Day 607: The Awakening Part 1

The Awakening is a rather nice little story, but it's difficult to outright love it. It's got a simple little plot (more of which tomorrow), nice characters, a good design for the monster, and a lovely location but nothing is allowed to be done in too much detail. An example, for instance, is Sir George, the human villain of the piece. He's full of enthusiasm for his work, re-enacting old battles from days of yore, even if it may not be the safest past-time, both physically and morally. We can see that, and understand both his point of view and the point of view of those opposed to him, but we never get to spend too much time with the character. He gets one scene in which to describe his motives before he turns into a more generic Doctor Who villain who captures people for nefarious purposes.

It's a consequence of the pacing of the story, being a two part adventure with no real time to fully explore the characters and the situation. That said, the production team is more used to having longer adventures, but I'm fairly confident that things will change at some point in the future as times change as well. But, for the moment, let's finish off The Awakening and relax with a story with plenty to like, but not a lot to love.