Blink!

[tree_and_leaf]

Well, that was a good episode - well plotted and good characterization - though there was only one moment when I was even a little scared, which is funny, because as some of the people on my flist could testify, scary bits in telly usually make me very jumpy.

It may well be of interest to you that the original short story this is freely based on (a Ninth Doctor adventure also by Moffat) is available from BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/2007/blink_annual.shtml You may have to cut and paste it into a word processer, as the spacing was totally wrecked on my machine in both Safari and Firefox.

Last thought: I liked both the adaptation episodes, but I do hope the producers won't make a habit of it - it's lazy.

Comments

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

RTD always says that if there's a good story there, and only a few thousand people have read or heard it, it's right to adapt it so it can be seen by millions... but I think that there will be a few puzzled children exclaiming 'This isn't right!' after watching last night's story and remembering the Sally Sparrow story in the annual.

[tree_and_leaf]

Actually, one of the Fear Factor children seemed mildly bothered by this. I know it would have annoyed me as a child, though I can see Rusty's point from an adult persepctive.