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Seriously though, there is no way that this could have
been taken seriously with costumes like these |
Doctor Who has decided to visit a B-Movie, as we arrive in the lost kingdom of Atlantis. I say B-Movie not so much as an insult as a statement of fact, as the entire episode feels gloriously awful and yet entirely watchable. Take, for instance, the fact that Ben, Polly and Jamie are, for trespassing in this lost continent, being lowered into a shark pit, or the costumes, which defy ridiculousness as that's not strong enough of an adjective to describe them. This is not, I stress to add, a bad thing, because it brings another healthy dollop of fun to the series. People may dismiss this, but it's worth noting that when Innes Lloyd and Gerry Davis, the current producer and script editor, came into the series, they wanted to make it far more serious, and this showed, particularly in stories like The Savages or The Tenth Planet, both very humourless adventures. But now we've reached a point where they're willing to accept fun and ridiculousness every once in a while, because you can't remain serious all of the time, sometimes it pays to just relax and have an adventure where everyone wears silly costumes. But, then again, there are hidden dark secrets behind even the silliest of moments, and we'll have a look at some of them later on...
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