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Last Saturday, September
19th, The Doctor and Clara returned to an amazing Season 9
opener! In just 45 minutes, we witnessed intense action, plot lines,
the return of Missy and amazing acting by Peter Capaldi, Michelle Gomez (who
has become my favorite female actress) and Jenna Coleman.
The episode opened with
a war scene on another planet, a scared and lost kid in the middle of a
battlefield, freaky hand mines with eyeballs and of course the Doctor who was
more than willing to save the kid – that is until he found out that the kid was
Davros. WOW – all in the first sequence of the episode.
Of course the Doctor
does allow Davros to survive and now we basically have a decent idea of where
Season 9 will or might be taking us.
After the opening
scenes, Missy and Clara have a cool exchange that in my opinion really
solidifies Michelle Gomez’s Missy character as being right up there with Roger
Delgado. We are also led to believe that the Doctor has fallen off
the grid while this cool looking snake like creature named Colony Sarff is
trying to track him down – going to the Shadow Proclamation and Karn – before
ending up in the medieval times. This brings us to the most awesome
entrance ever for the Doctor and any Superhero in my opinion – The Doctor
playing electric guitar on a tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We then find the Doctor,
Clara and Missy on Skaro where the Doctor has a creepy exchange with Davros
that includes sound bites and screen shots of past encounters with
previous regenerations of the Doctor and Davros. At the
end of the show, Clara and Missy and the Tardis (yes you read that correctly –
the Tardis) are EXTERMINATED!!!
So what are my
thoughts?
This opener was
extremely fast paced but not so fast that you got lost in the plot. Everything
was put together smoothly and at the end, you were like “Holy Crap”! The
acting by Capaldi and Gomez were incredible and though I may get crucified for
this next string of words, Coleman was actually left behind compared to
them. In fact, the episode would be just as good without her. But
needless to say, Coleman did do a good job playing the concerned
friend/companion.
Also, there is a line
that the Doctor says that has been making me think all week. It
happens at the very end and is how the episode finishes on a cliff
hanger. The Doctor essentially time travels back to the beginning
where he let kid Davros live. The last line the Doctor says is “I am
going to save my friend the only way I can, Exterminate!” So -
who is the Doctor’s friend? The obvious answer is Clara but it could
also be Missy. It could also be the Tardis! So who is the
Doctor really trying to save?
Final Rating -
After watching Magician’s Apprentice for 4 times – A Perfect 10
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