These issues are compounded by a lack of thought about the nature of Sea Devil technology. Sea Devils and Silurians have always proven themselves to be high tech, but they seem to have gotten an upgrade in that department – apparently to be time sensitive so they can hide from the TARDIS and detect the TARDIS. The weirdest new element is the MacGuffin, the episode’s keystone that allows them to manipulate time. Its properties actually resemble an object called Key to Time, which was dismantled and dispersed through time and space during Tom Baker’s time; It would be interesting to see a track from Key to Time come back, especially Doctor Who: Flow Introducing the Time avatar. But the show went in a very different direction, instead seeming to suggest that the keystone is standard Sea Devil tech.
After all, then, unfortunately Doctor WhoThe Spring Special squandered their returning monsters. It’s especially disappointing given that costume designer Ray Holman and his team put a huge amount of effort into the design, and the Sea Devils in this episode are visually unique. While rubber suits honor the classic series, they’ve been given an entirely new aesthetic, Japanese armor suits them much better than Jon Pertwee-era fishnets. Doctor Who The story “Sea Devils”. The potential was clearly there for another classic Doctor Who episode, but the article just failed to pull.
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Doctor Who’s Sea Devil Return Wasted An Underrated Villain
These issues are compounded by a failure to think through the nature of Sea Devil technology. The Sea Devils and Silurians have always been shown to possess advanced technology, but they seem to have received something of an upgrade in this episode – right down to apparently being time-sensitives, able to hide from and detect the TARDIS. The oddest new element is the episode’s MacGuffin, the Keystone, which allows them to manipulate time. Its properties are actually similar to an object called the Key to Time, which was shattered into fragments and scattered throughout time and space in the Tom Baker era; it would have been interesting to see a piece of the Key to Time return, especially after Doctor Who: Flux introduced the avatar of Time itself. But the show headed in a very different direction, instead seeming to suggest the Keystone was standard Sea Devil tech.
All in all, then, sadly Doctor Who‘s Spring Special wasted its returning monsters. This is particularly disappointing given costume designer Ray Holman and his team put a tremendous amount of work into the design, and the Sea Devils in this episode are visually unparalleled. While the rubber suits honor the classic series, they’ve been given a totally new aesthetic, with Japanese armor suiting them much more than the fishing-nets of the Jon Pertwee-era Doctor Who story “The Sea Devils.” The potential was clearly there for another classic Doctor Who episode, but the writing just couldn’t pull it off.
#Doctor #Whos #Sea #Devil #Return #Wasted #Underrated #Villain
Doctor Who’s Sea Devil Return Wasted An Underrated Villain
These issues are compounded by a failure to think through the nature of Sea Devil technology. The Sea Devils and Silurians have always been shown to possess advanced technology, but they seem to have received something of an upgrade in this episode – right down to apparently being time-sensitives, able to hide from and detect the TARDIS. The oddest new element is the episode’s MacGuffin, the Keystone, which allows them to manipulate time. Its properties are actually similar to an object called the Key to Time, which was shattered into fragments and scattered throughout time and space in the Tom Baker era; it would have been interesting to see a piece of the Key to Time return, especially after Doctor Who: Flux introduced the avatar of Time itself. But the show headed in a very different direction, instead seeming to suggest the Keystone was standard Sea Devil tech.
All in all, then, sadly Doctor Who‘s Spring Special wasted its returning monsters. This is particularly disappointing given costume designer Ray Holman and his team put a tremendous amount of work into the design, and the Sea Devils in this episode are visually unparalleled. While the rubber suits honor the classic series, they’ve been given a totally new aesthetic, with Japanese armor suiting them much more than the fishing-nets of the Jon Pertwee-era Doctor Who story “The Sea Devils.” The potential was clearly there for another classic Doctor Who episode, but the writing just couldn’t pull it off.
#Doctor #Whos #Sea #Devil #Return #Wasted #Underrated #Villain
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