![]() ![]() Why a NASA spacesuit? Why keep River underwater in it? Why was young Melody Pond reflected in its visor back in the two-part premiere during some scenes, if it's the adult River Song trapped in there? Why does River have to be the one in the suit? And is the final part of River's mystery (who she killed to get herself thrown in prison) going to pan out as unsurprisingly as it feels it might do now? It doesn't make much sense to me, the more I think about it, so I just hope the finale explains everything in a satisfying way. This answers a few questions in itself, but I remain largely puzzled by Madam Kovarian's plan. Here we caught up with River Song (Alex Kingston), who's been researching The Doctor in the TARDIS-shaped journal he gave her, before she was reacquainted with Madam Kovarian and The Silence, forced into the "impossible astronaut" spacesuit and submerge in Lake Silencio in preparation to kill The Doctor. Of greater interest was the denouement, which was so separate from the story preceding it that I'm willing to bet Steven Moffat wrote it. By the by, should we now consider Corden the Catherine Tate of Steven Moffat's reign? Some ingredients worked (The Doctor spotting Amy in the shop and realizing she's since become a famous model was lovely), some didn't (the razor-toothed cybermat attack), but the overall effect was watching an episode with practically no story having to rely on the antics of Smith and Corden to sustain it. I appreciated Roberts' many nods to the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton's a notable influence on Smith's performance)-particularly with the recycled line "you've redecorate I don't like it" from "The Three Doctors", and the return of the cybermats that mostly appeared in '60s episodes-but it was a story that felt like bits and pieces thrown together. Even when this episode climaxed with sweet Craig being turned into an automaton, the whole procedure failed because of something as eye-rolling as Craig "blowing up the Cybermen with love" because he heard his baby cry. And it's also a shame the Cybermen have become a bigger joke on nu- Who than even The Daleks, as the metal men constantly fail to elicit any sense of dread in viewers. Still, it remains true that Smith and Corden have great rapport, and a Laurel & Hardy-esque appearance when sharing he screen, but too often their banter and silly quips became tiring here. This episode was a quasi-sequel to last year's "The Lodger", but the idea of putting The Doctor in very ordinary surroundings wasn't as charming a second time. Doctor Who Series 14 starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson will debut in 2024.Now aware of his impending, seemingly-unavoidable demise, and without his trusty companions around, The Doctor arrived to bid one-time pal Craig Owens (James Corden) goodbye, only to be pulled into one last adventure when it became clear Craig's local department store is the unlikely setting for an invasion of Cybermen. In the following festive period, Ncuti Gatwa will star in his first full Doctor Who episode as the Fifteenth Doctor. A rumoured working title for a Series 14 episode is Spitting Image.ĭoctor Who will return in November 2023 with three 60th anniversary specials starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as companion Donna Noble. The filming with the babies occurred during Block Three, directed by Julie Anne Robertson. The babies will likely be heavily featured in a Doctor Who Series 14 episode. ![]() There has never before been an episode of Doctor Who which cast this many babies and for several days of filming.Ī baby was cast as Alfie “Stormageddon” Owens in the Doctor Who Series 6 episode Closing Time. The boy cast for for ten days of filming and at least two of the other babies then completed two more days of filming on 3 and 4 April with Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. Eight babies, including the boy who was cast for the bulk of the filming, were called in to Wolf Studios on March 30 for one last day filming together. Eight other babies were filmed on various days depending on when they were called. The filming began on 16 March with one baby boy who was to complete a total of ten days of filming. All filming with the babies took place in the studios. ![]() The babies chosen were diverse in gender and ethnicity if not age. The casting call was for babies 12-16 months old for filming in Cardiff. “Friday 3 February… An unusual set of auditions for aspiring young actors takes place at Wolf Studios…” ![]() In Doctor Who Magazine 589, script editor Scott Handcock mentioned in his Production Notes column an interesting casting call at Wolf Studios Wales on 3 February. ![]()
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