This is the very first episode that made me truly wish I was someone else, doing something different. Much to my annoyance, this was six parts, and I was already writhing in agony before the 1st chapter was over.
I almost quit. I almost threw up my hands and screamed, "I've been beaten by Doctor Who because of this episode!" Come to think of it, I believe I said something to that effect. But you know I am not a quitter. So I grimly sat through all six episodes and tried not to cry. I decided to watch them mostly in a row, just to get it over with because I didn't want to wake up the next day, thinking "Damn! I've still got to finish that stupid episode!" [This implies I don't have much of a life, either.] Well actually I had to take a Key and Peele comedy break between the 5th and 6th episode just because my mental circuits were fried.
There were so many things that made this episode squirming-in-agony bad.
For one, the costumes. At first they were hysterically funny, not because they were funny, but because they were comically terrible. The comedy wore off very quickly.
Clearly, guys in ant suits. Watch out as you crash about in those costumes. You almost knocked over a camera.
And this. WHAT THE.............ye gods, they fly! Hey, isn't that my shower curtain? And what's with the scrub brush creatures that shoot bullets?
And finally this. Oh my. Look where my career has taken me! I'm a beetle!
And then there was the dialogue. Oh the dialogue. These insect creatures had a lot of talking and making of obnoxious noises. But because it was artistic, they spoke very slowly and had their own way in which they moved. The slow dialogue made it downright plodding. Blast artistic endeavors! And eventually I started to think about more important things, like what I was going to have for dinner. Because of the pace, I was unable to concentrate on it whatsoever.
Pools of acid! Again with the pools of acid! Stop dipping things into pools of acid! It's not funny!
I can't talk much about the plot. It was so dull that I've forgotten most of it by now. There is a creature that is effectively controlling everyone and everything. Surprisingly it is evil and it communicates through a plastic tube. Plus, it has something like the voice of Lady Galadriel from Lord of the Rings.
One Doctor's ring to rule them all!
Anyway, this was so hard to stomach for many different reasons. I can't believe that they wanted to make these ant creatures more memorable than the Daleks. They were supposed to be the next big thing. Boy did that little plan backfire. This is one of those lost episodes that they recovered from the desert of Africa. My opinion is they should have kept it there, buried beneath 200 million miles of sand. No one needs to see this. No one.
Am I the only one who thought this was too theatrical? Even the set seemed like it was one really big theatre stage.
Erm......that doesn't look like fun at all.
I don't give a dip as to what this is or what it does. I just want it to go away.
And we couldn't go a whole episode without Ian getting tortured in some way. Really, the guy should be getting a raise for all the trouble he is put through.
And....how many of you got excited when Ian removed his belt? Oh my.
Next up: The Crusade
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