One thing I remember thinking at the time was this one must have been a particularly interesting one to film with the actual flames given how clumsy both Smith and Coleman reputedly are, but the finished product is indeed beautifully shot
Having rewatched this only last weekend (and loved it) I had a few observations too.
Tonally, it's actually quite similar to Image of the Fendahl isn't it? A bit more substance though, as Fendahl is all striking imagery but a bit empty in places.
Coleman and Smith have brilliant chemistry in this, but it did seem funny how that this may be the one episode where we get the Clara that Moffat *thinks* he's writing, not the one we usually got. And in an episode he didn't even write. Most of the time, we're told this and that about her but not really shown it, which is rather unlike him and much more Chibnall territory.
Speaking of which, a good 90% of this is ripped off completely for Flux's Village Of The Angels, and I didn't even realise it til this weekend. It's really quite bad how blatant it is. Claire being Emma is just the tip of the iceberg. The cliff edges, the setting, even the grading.
Pocket universes though - wasn't The Doctor's Wife the series before set on one?
One thing I remember thinking at the time was this one must have been a particularly interesting one to film with the actual flames given how clumsy both Smith and Coleman reputedly are, but the finished product is indeed beautifully shot
Having rewatched this only last weekend (and loved it) I had a few observations too.
Tonally, it's actually quite similar to Image of the Fendahl isn't it? A bit more substance though, as Fendahl is all striking imagery but a bit empty in places.
Coleman and Smith have brilliant chemistry in this, but it did seem funny how that this may be the one episode where we get the Clara that Moffat *thinks* he's writing, not the one we usually got. And in an episode he didn't even write. Most of the time, we're told this and that about her but not really shown it, which is rather unlike him and much more Chibnall territory.
Speaking of which, a good 90% of this is ripped off completely for Flux's Village Of The Angels, and I didn't even realise it til this weekend. It's really quite bad how blatant it is. Claire being Emma is just the tip of the iceberg. The cliff edges, the setting, even the grading.
Pocket universes though - wasn't The Doctor's Wife the series before set on one?