Doctor Who - 2.2 - Better Watch Out Reviews

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9	35%	7
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Average Rating 8.3
Votes 20

Synopsis

The Doctor hopes to take Liv's mind off recent events by treating his companions to a traditional European Christmas. But not everybody is full of the spirit of Christmas when a wave of misery follows the Krampus as they run through the streets of Salzburg.

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4 out of 13 (30.8%) raters say this story requires a previous story.

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Plot

8.0

(15)

Acting

8.6

(15)

Effects

8.4

(14)

Replay

7.9

(14)

8th Doctor

Ravenous - Volume 2

Liv Chenka

Ravenous - Volume 2

7.3

2.4 - Seizure

8.1

2.3 - Fairytale of Salzburg

8.3

2.2 - Better Watch Out

7.3

2.1 - Escape from Kaldor

7.8

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Cast

Paul McGann (The Doctor)

Nicola Walker (Liv Chenka)

Hattie Morahan (Helen Sinclair)

Mark Bonnar (The Eleven)

Claire Rushbrook (Tula Chenka / SV111 / SV23)

Richard Popple (Kit Laver)

David Rintoul (Galla Posca)

Tracy Wiles (Hadway / Salma / V75)

John Dorney (Sol / Security Guard / Comtech / V21 / V616)

Jamie Newall (Shafranek)

Carla Mendonça (Waltraud Raither / Imp 1)

Kate Rawson (Inge / Imp 2)

Ewan Goddard (Christophe / Krampus Runner)

Robert Whitelock (Bruno / Vagabond / Priest)

Siân Phillips (Pilgrim)

Raad Rawi (Bishop) Kate Duchêne (Antonia Werner)

Susan Hingley (Maria Werner)

Pippa Haywood (Jaxa)

George Asprey (Ravenous)

Cover Art:

Tom Webster

Director:

Ken Bentley

Music:

Jamie Robertson

Sound Design:

Benji Clifford

Writer:

John Dorney

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Reviewed By: adamelijahReview Date: 10/15/18 6:28 am

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The Doctor takes Liv and Helen to Salzburg for the Holiday Season on Krumpas Day, which is little more than a fun celebration on Earth. However, it becomes far more serious when the Imps come to claim the souls of anyone who have done wrong.

This is an absolutely solid story. While occassionally, Doctor Who will take a potentially terrifying idea and fail to deliver it, Better Watch Out really does deliver the great sense of atmosphere that makes the imps that their actions unnevering and the entire situation constituting a dark and scary story. At the same time, Paul McGann delivers an outstanding performance. He manages to show compassion as well as some chilling moments. The Doctor has some narration and its brilliantly performed by McGann. The story has several pieces that are a mystery including the man the Doctor is telling the story to as well as another situation of the story being told which is left open.

Overall, this features a superb performance by McGann and solid directing make this story a winner and closes with a great cliffhanger to set up the next story.

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7.9

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Last Christmas

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2.2 - Better Watch Out

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Reviewed By: ordalyaReview Date: 10/13/18 5:49 pm

0 out of 0 found this review helpful.

This story forms a two-parter with the next one and has all the characteristic attributes of a Christmas special, and little to no connection to Ravenous.Volume 1 or the Ravenous species.

Quite a few common traits with the TV episode 5.14 "A Christmas Carol." Some nice examples of "companion power". Some interesting choices in narration order. On the whole, nice to listen to, but nothing special.