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Spoilers:***
During the sixth season the Doctor is murdered and
he must find out who killed him. More importantly he has
to discover WHO or WHAT the "Silence" is and why, well,
they've chosen to silence HIM. The doctors lies, dies and
Amy Pond cries. Steven Moffat comes up with an intriguing
story arc that has a strong beginning, lags a bit in the
middle but picks up again by the last third.***
End of Spoilers:***
While the sixth season of "Doctor Who" isn't flawless,
it's ALWAYS entertaining even during the lesser episodes
in this set. Writer/producer Moffat has made "Doctor Who"
his own show (much as his predecessor Russell T. Davies
did) in a sense rebooting the series with a new Doctor (Matt
Smith)during the fifth season, a pair of new companions
(Karen Gillian as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvil as Rory) who
plays a role almost as important as the Doctor himself.
It's a clever story arc that at times gets lost in its own
cleverness but always returns to what makes the series fun.
Smith has made the role his own which given the performances
of his predecessors is saying something.***
Moffat ties together the story strands from previous
seasons including the origin of Dr. River Song (Alex Kingston).
Any season that features one of my favorite actors Mark
Sheppard ("Battlestar: Galatica", "Supernatural" and "Burn
Notice" among other shows--please someone get this man a
series!)is given a bit of leeway.***
I do hope though that Moffat will move away from the
all powerful Doctor as it would eventually become something
of a narrative dead end for the show. There is a bit of
noticeable banding now and again but on the whole the presentation
is exceptionally good.***
Image & Sound:
The Blu-ray for "Doctor Who" receives a marvelous looking
transfer for home video in high def. Colors pop (well, when
they're supposed to)and the show looks remarkably sharp
with strong fine detail.***
Audio sounds quite strong with a nice immersive 5.1
lossless mix but dialogue is quite strong.***
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