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The Brain Of Morbius
You ever get that feeling where you just want to watch something scary? Almost like a craving?... I by no means am a fan of horror and have never watched a horror movie or a horror show because in the film and TV industry "horror" just means rampant gore. But I will say that in shows with many different episode types, the horror ones are always the best. In shows like Star Trek I seek out the scary bits. The same with Doctor Who. I think the reason is that when you make a horror movie you are making it for the 20+ crowd and can use simple gross out scares. But when you are making a scary one for a family show you have to use more 'civilized scares'. Using things that creep under your skin, things that seem eerily off, and thing that just wrong but really make you think. I would put this episode under the last category. think about it... Would you resort to becoming a monster to get out of being a lone creature of thought? Would you ever be so desperate for a body to Yearn to be a Frankenstein's Monster? This idea isn't new to Doctor Who. Did any of you face the dilemma in your mind of if you were dying and offered Cyberconversion, would you do it? I think things like this are truly scary because when you think about it, We could all see ourselves becoming the monster...
Random Thoughts
Seriously I have to give a big dark speech before jumping into funny stuff? Fine.
"Have you gone potty?!" Is apparently a way to say 'Have you gone crazy?!' BAAHAAHA!!
So if any of you were confused during the Night Of The Doctor minisode, this episode is the origin of Karn and its Sisterhood.
Doctor didn't anyone ever tell you not to drink anything in the company of mad scientists?!
The level of darkness in this episode amazes me. The headless bodies, The near beheadings, Burning at the stake, human sacrifice! Wow.
Were those fly creatures the same species as the one's in Planet of The Dead?
That poor assistant dude. Gets his arm lopped off, remains loyal. Get's offered as a sacrifice, Stays loyal. Told he had to get someone else to fix his arm, remains loyal. But I actually liked how he did have a breaking point. I saw quite a few bits of myself in him, and I liked that.
That gunshot had to be the bloodiest moment I've ever seen in the show. Not even the modern show has had a worse one.
While we are on the topic, how did that guy survive so long?!
The Sisterhood and their fire pokers of death! Seriously why were these things so scary to everyone? I mean the Sisters honestly don't seem much of a threat so why does everyone treat them like the black death?
I absolutely loved that part with the Doctor and Sarah locked in the lab. It totally reminded me of some NuWho moments. It's times like these where he really seems to be just one person.
Gallifeyan sport is quite awesome. Mind bending is pretty darn cool. A game of pure mental strength with a possibly deadly outcome? Yes! Also regarding all those extra faces seen, apparently they were meant to portray other versions of the Doctor! I thought they just showed versions of Morbius. Most people don't regard the other faces as canon but it's really cool to think about.
That falling shot was... brilliant! Low budget at its best!
This is so weird... I liked this episode SOOO much but it doesn't seem like there is a whole lot to write about. Maybe I liked it so much that I wasn't looking for things to write about.
Conclusion
I wish I had more to say about this episode as it was just so awesome! But alas this is all I got... I feel like they tried to make this episode a " gross out scare" episode but it really didn't seem like that to me. This was an episode that really made me think "What would I do?" a question I still don't have an answer to. I saw myself in the characters and it really made me think. If you haven't seen this (Hey if you haven't seen this why did you ignore the spoiler warning?!) Totally do. And think about it... What would YOU do? 5/5
P.S
I'm looking for something to do next. I'm thinking of the episode where Sarah leaves, The hand of something something... Let me know if you have any ideas.
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