Doctor Who Series 9 - Part 1 Review

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Series 9 is becoming one of the strongest seasons in Doctor Who I have seen. Thanks to the great performances of Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, the show keeps going strong.
We have arrived to half of season now, only six more episodes left plus the Christmas Special. I couldn't be more excited and cannot wait what they are going to do in the finale.
Here there are the reviews from the six last episodes!

1. The Magician's Apprentice (9.5)



2. The Witch's Familiar (9.5)



3. Under the Lake (8.7)



4. Before the Flood (9.0)



5. The Girl Who Died (8.5)

In a Viking village, a girl named Ashildr (played by Maisie Williams) is about to make a desperate mistake. The Mire are the deadliest mercenaries in the galaxy, famed for showing no mercy and Ashildr has just declared war on them. The Doctor and Clara have 12 hours to turn a peaceful village into strong fighters, ready for the deadly Mire.

The Doctor's back in his most emotive performance ever. While the plan to save the viking's village success, a life is lost and his grief is perfectly acted. Peter Capaldi puts a lot of feeling will make you feel sorry for him. There's also another scene where a baby is heard crying and the Doctor (who speaks baby, of course) translates its crying into a beautiful poem, very touching.

We also get the change to finally discover the reason the Doctor choosed that face. If you're a fan of the show, Capaldi appeared as a roman named Caecilius back when David Tennant was the Doctor in an episode called "Fires of Pompeii". Back then, he decided to break the rules and change story by saving this family from the volcan eruption. This new face was a reminder he's able to save the people he wants.

· Quote of the Episode: "I'm the Doctor and I save people"
                                       "No no no. Not Vikings. I’m not in the mood for vikings"
                                       "I’ll lose any war you like. I’m sick of losing people."

 · What I liked most: Brilliant and emotive performance from Capaldi. Maisie Williams character very interesting. We finally know about the Doctor's face and its conection with "Fires of Pompei"

 · What I didn't like: The ending and final fight seemed a bit rushed. Plot was simple and dull.


6. The Woman Who Lived (8.0)
England, 1651. A deadly highwayman known only as 'The Nightmare' plagues the dark streets of London, his fire-breathing accomplice by his side. There's something clearly more than human here, and that includes the loot as much as the outlaws. Who are these creatures, and are they enemies to be fought, or friends who might possibly save the Doctor from certain doom on the gallows?

The Nightmare is Ashildr (played again by Maisie Williams), a future version of her with 800 years old. Now she doesn't remember much of her past and doesn't care about her own name or the people she lost. She tries to convice the Doctor to take her away with him but fails for the Doctor's own reasons. A she keeps saying, she will do anything to go to the future, or a better place.

The mistery of this character keeps going, I personally think we'll see more from her in the future (she's inmortal now, duh!) now she calls herself as the "anti" Doctor. The Beast-Lion was an weird adding and a disappointment as his plan was very expected.
The relation between Her and the Doctor is closer than ever, they show great chemistry together, you can even tell she's her new companion as Clara doesn't show up until the very end of the episode where she shares a warm and cute hug with the Doctor.

 · Quotes of the Episode: "Do I look like some feckless thief? I'm on your side. I'm an undercover constable from Scotland Yard. Do you have Scotland Yard yet?"
                                         "I'm not his dad, I'm the Doctor."

 · What I liked most: The Doctor and Ashildr relationship is strong and believable. Doctor sunglasses and guitar are back. The ending scene with the girl claiming she's the anti Doctor is great plus the other ending scene with Clara hugging him, very cute and funny.

 · What I didn't like: The episode felt out of place. The bad guy was very predictable and one of the worst villians I've seen in a long time...


:: Doctor Who - Series 9 ::

1. The Magician's Apprentice (9.5)
2. The Witch's Familiar (9.5)
3. Under the Lake (8.7)
4. Before the Flood (9.0)
5. The Girl Who Died (8.5)
6. The Woman Who Lived (8.0)
7. The Zygon Invasion (??)
8. The Zygon Inversion (??)
9. Sleep No More (??)
10. Face the Raven (??)
11. Heaven Sent (??)
12. Hell Bent (??)

13. Christmas's Special (??)