Can
You Hear Me?
The
seventh episode of series 12. Team TARDIS faces their fears as they
confront a powerful being. But that is jumping ahead. The Doctor
drops the 'fam' off in Sheffield, and then investigates something in
14th
Century Aleppo. The set up was very good, especially when it came to
the dream creatures that were made real. (But still unreadable with
the sonic, which should be called a scanner, rather than a
screwdriver at this point.) More on the dream concept below. The
Doctor picks up someone and returns to Sheffield...
In Sheffield, issues are afoot. Ryan finds that his friend Coco is
struggling with bad dreams, which are having effects on his self
esteem. That Ryan would ask him to seek help for that is considerate,
and believable. (What people should do in similar situations). Yas
and Sonya celebrate the anniversary of Yas returning after running
away one time. (Seems Sonya is having dreams also, but the theme of
Yas' experience is an important part to the episode. More on it
below.) And Graham has a vision...
(This part was done rather well.) Which leads to the discovery of a
station near two planets that are about to collide, but have stopped
just beforehand. Investigating, the quintet finds people held in
suspension, and separated fingers... (Quite creepy!) The Doctor finds
a man who calls himself Zellin (which she thinks is mythological). It
is revealed that he is responsible for the dreams that have been
plaguing the others (and the creatures in Aleppo), feeding off fears.
Similar to the Eternals, Guardians and the Toymaker.
An
especially apt reference. I can definitely see the similarities
between this and Enlightenment.
Zellin and Marriner are 'cut from the same cloth' as it were. The
former feeding off fears. The latter feeding off Tegan's imagination.
(And she found it very creepy too...) The companion's fears. Ryan
about his friend. Yas flashing back to when she had run away. Graham
worrying about his cancer possibly coming back. And the Doctor,
thinking about the Timeless Child (That is definitely leading
somewhere.)
However, the Doctor manages to outwit Zellin and his companion, in a
typical Doctorish way. The endings with Yas giving the other
policewoman the 50p and the Doctor's awkward response to Graham's
concerns about the cancer returning were done well. With the latter,
it is within her character, and it's a way that someone on the autism
spectrum may respond, which I can certainly relate to. Overall a very
good episode. 9/10.
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