Fear Her

Not bad at all! I think this story is probably one of those episodes that will make more of an impression on the younger viewers, but from an adult point of view I enjoyed it very much too.

We were given a very intriguing and original story, which started off very well in what seems an ordinary suburban street, but then very quickly an atmosphere of uneasiness is established as you just know something is going to happen to that child! This pretitle sequence ends very chillingly with the child’s drawing coming to life – real nightmare stuff for any kids watching.

David Tennant is as engaging as ever in his performance with Billie Piper as his “Lewis”. I assume the Doctor was associating himself with Inspector Morse?! His first scene was hilarious when he lands the Tardis so that the door won’t open, but then rematerialises again in the right place. The Doctor is certainly much better at steering his ship than he used to be! Tennant also seems to be basing his performance on a dog, i.e. he licks everything (like the wall in “Tooth and Claw”, he goes down on all fours to study the lawn, and stick his fingers in a jar of honey! Very dog-like behaviour, but a great part of his characterisation!

The most chilling part of the episode was undoubtedly the drawing of the dead father. When Rose first opened the wardrobe doors I was almost expecting her to walk inside only to end up in Narnia, but thankfully it was a bit more original than that! I think what made it work well was the fact that when he was “coming down the stairs” towards the end we only ever saw his shadow. What you don’t see is always more chilling in my opinion.

It was great to hear Huw Edwards commentating for the Olympics too!

So all in all a fine tale. Nothing outstandingly brilliant and won’t be a “classic” for me, but it was certainly a well told and original story, which I’m sure kids will have been scared of.

And of course the “next time” trailer….. oh how I am looking forward to next week!! Those lines are there yet again though:

Q: “What are they?”
A: “Cybermen!”

I don’t care though as I think it’s gonna be fab.