Day 578: Time-Flight Part 3

It's always interesting to note what happens with directors in Doctor Who. There are some, like Peter Grimwade or Douglas Camfield, that will be able to use the camera, lighting, or special effects in innovative ways that make stories a better experience. And then there are others like Ron Jones. There's nothing explicitly bad about the direction in Time Flight. But it's unimaginative. I never get a sense that anything special is happening, and everything just feels so mundane. Take, for instance, the cliffhnager shot of this episode. It simply concerns the Doctor saying words to the effect of "we're all going to die" as the camera slowly moves in on his face. It's pretty much the same as every other cliffhanger in Doctor Who, and adds no sense of suspense to the final proceedings, reinforcing the view that this is just a really poor Doctor Who story.