Dr. Who Reaction 12x6 Praxeus
Added 2025-02-15 15:00:11 +0000 UTC
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"This is not an ordinary day.", Aramu, "Praxeus" Not an ordinary day. "Okay. So with the understanding that was pretty alarming, don't be overly alarmed.", The Doctor, "Praxeus" It's quite fun that our team pop in-and-out across the world - but it does make the plot a bit confusing with all the locations. However, I appreciate the storytelling here. This is a story that highlights an environmental problem, but treats the plastics issue as the catalyst for the SF alien virus threat they are telling. As a consequence, and unlike "Orphan 55", they don't have to rub your faces in the environmental issue the writer is trying to highlight (BTW it's the same writer as "Kerblam!"). This was filmed in the same block as the "Spyfall" stories and used South African exterior locations - like the location on the beach. "Look at you, going off on your own and not getting killed.", The Doctor, "Praxeus" Now, although the multi-country plot is a bit busy, I do like the way the Doctor separated the team in order to solve the diverse mystery (although ignoring the puzzle of the talking cat in Ontario). But I have to admit that I didn't get too attached to the multiple side characters here. I mean, it's nice that the Doctor manages to save Jake at the end, but Aramu dies when he is attacked by the birds - and I think I liked him a bit more. "Ryan Sinclair picks up a dead bird in Peru, and might just have saved the world.", The Doctor, "Praxeus" It's a fine story. Although, I think a scripted line indicating that the Doctor was going take a quick detour to go off to Suki's planet and help save them from the virus as well might have been nice.
Andrew Vignaux
2025-02-17 02:14:43 +0000 UTCI once described the plot of this episode (as best I could) to a friend who didn't watch it. His response: "I think my brain's just turned to mush!" It's not the messaging that's bad (it's perfectly valid,in fact); it's the plotting which is all over the place. So many story targets to meet; so little sense overall. A mess
Ian Smith
2025-02-15 19:30:00 +0000 UTC
