Thin ice is the third episode of the tenth series of the british science fiction television series doctor who. Will the doctor and bill stop the slaughter before they too are dragged. Thin ice is the third episode of the tenth series of the british science fiction television series. Apr 30, 2017 thin ice may not have surpassed face the raven, but it provides more of what made it such a modern classic in the first place. But its central concept isnt original in the shows heavy history. Damn, as soon as i heard the episode was set in the last great frost fair i was waiting for this reference. First look thin ice teaser reveals deadly killer under the thames doctor who continues to grip the nation with the return of season 10 but what is in store for the time. And new companion bill got to go on her first proper trip as a companion. Theres usually an episode early in a new companions run that visits the past, and. Doctor who literally time travels to punch racists in 1814. Traditionally once youre at the third episode of the season, the brilliance of one or two of the episodes has been offset by one that feels like a hurried, unfocused, last minute effort. While the current run of doctor who may be on fine form, thin ice feels like a bit of a dip in quality for the show. The doctor and bill visit london during the last of the river thames frost fairs in february 1814. Apr 26, 2017 doctor who season 10 episodes 3 s10e03 ep03 thin ice full online.
Doctor who series 10 deleted scene thin ice youtube. May 11, 2017 i still think season 10 is the best jumping on point weve had since the first season of the who reboot. Unfortunately, doctor who season 10 episode 3 really strayed too far into whole plot references to be altogether enjoyable for its own sake. By proper, i mean planned and not running from your watery crushstalker. Thin ice, a 1997 memoir by illustrator bruce mccall disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title thin ice. May 01, 2017 but this weeks doctor who episode, thin ice, wasnt just a good scifi story with a monster and fancy top hats. Thin ice featured the doctor and bill visiting the frost fair in 1814 and discovering that there was an enormous creature under the ice, being fed people in order to produce fuel for the engines of london. That was fun seeing how well they portrayed the frost fair. Thin ice season 6, episode 10 hist each survivalists grit and resourcefulness is tested by the unrelenting cold, causing one survivalist to hit their breaking point much sooner than expected. Hidden remote 3 years doctor who season 10 episode 3 recap.
Clint hassell gives his verdict on the third episode of doctor who series 10. But this weeks doctor who episode, thin ice, wasnt just a good scifi story with a monster and fancy top hats. While it isnt a failure, and still holds interest, it feels a little lacklustre compared to the previous episodes of season 10. In thin ice, the doctor and bill find themselves in 1814, and decide to break from the contiguous events of. So, i enjoyed thin ice more than smile, but still did not love it. May 03, 2017 rob and mark look back at the latest episode of doctor who titled thin ice the doctor and bill go back in time to see a terrible cgi fish. Theres usually an episode early in a new companions run that visits the past, and this one doesnt break any new ground in that area. Apr 29, 2017 season 10, episode 3 thin ice first aired. Apr 30, 2017 thin ice featured the doctor and bill visiting the frost fair in 1814 and discovering that there was an enormous creature under the ice, being fed people in order to produce fuel for the engines. It is written by sarah dollard and was broadcast on 29 april 2017 on bbc one. The doctor and bill potts visit the last great frost fair in london 1814, but they soon find that something sinister is lurking below the frozen thames. A lot will change after this season, and im eager to see a refreshed. In season 10s third installment, we journey to nineteenth century london, where a monster lurks beneath the frozen thames. Thin ice is, by the way, also the title of an unrelated audio adventure from big finish, which itself was repurposed from a story called ice time.
Steven introduces thin ice doctor who season 10 saturdays. The events of this story follow on directly from smile, with the tardis arriving in london just moments after the doctor and bill left the human colony planet. Thin ice featured the doctor and bill visiting the frost fair in 1814 and discovering that there was an enormous creature under the ice, being fed people in order to produce fuel for the engines. Doctor whos new season continues as the doctor and bill find themselves in london in 1814. Get ready to have the time of your life with the doctor. The made us feel very special, as if we didnt have a care in the world.
Thin ice may not have surpassed face the raven, but it provides more of what made it such a modern classic in the first place. But beneath the frozen thames, revelers are disappearing, snatched through the ice. But whats lurking beneath the frozen thames at the citys famous frost fair. Thin ice was the third episode of series 10 of doctor who. A creature feature with some social justice to boot, thin ice recaptures the highs and lows of what makes a great doctor who episode. Doctor who season 10 continued last week with its first proper, nonpremiere episode. Last weeks smile found the two on a planet inhabited only by robots who communicate via emoji a perfect freakoftheweek style episode that allowed bill to shine as she continues to explore the wonderful new world of time travel. In the far future, at the edge of the galaxy, there is a gleaming, perfect city. A jaunt back to merry olde london is more sinister than bill could have imagined.
In thin ice we got to see the doctor visit the 1814 frost fair, after we learned hed taken river song, and had asked clara to go. The third episode of series 10 sees the doctor and new female companion bill arriving at the last great frost fair on the river thames, london in 1814. Thin ice is a brilliantly cracking yarn about racism, climate change, and income inequality. Spoilers ahead for doctor who season 10, episode 3 thin ice. The entire city has turned out for the biggest frost fair in decades. I still think season 10 is the best jumping on point weve had since the first season of the who reboot. With peter capaldi, pearl mackie, matt lucas, nicholas burns. Ice time was an unrealized sylvester mccoyera adventure television story which wouldve found two factions of ice warriors sparring in 1960s london, and seen companion ace sophie aldred departing from the show. Doctor who season 10 episode 3 really strayed too far into whole plot references to be altogether enjoyable for its own sake. Doctor who season 10 episode 3 thin ice best episode of. Doctor who season 10 episodes 3 s10e03 ep03 thin ice full online. Phil himself opened up our eyes and made us realize we are accountable for our own actions. April 29, 2017 a frost fair begins, but revelers begin disappearing beneath the thames, and bill and the doctor try to intervene.
This brand new human settlement is said to hold the secret of human happiness but the only smiles the doctor and bill can find are on a. Doctor who season 10 episode 3 thin ice is expected to be one of the best episodes of this season. After dressing in period garments, they take time to explore it, unaware the tardis sensors have identified a large life. While its written for people just getting started with doctor who, it also brings back some old fan favorites like the ice warriors as a final hurrah before we get a new doctor and showrunner. There are strange things lurking under the ice and a very unpleasant person manipulating events above the ice. Skating on thin ice sports illustrated high school 3 years why tony romo is leaving the gamefor now. It took my husband and i about a week to stop saying, wow. The doctor and bill travel to london in 1814, and discover that a gigantic creature is living under the icedover thames.
Thin ice doctor who thin ice is the third episode of the tenth series of the british science fiction television series doctor who. Rob and mark look back at the latest episode of doctor who titled thin ice the doctor and bill go back in time to see a terrible cgi fish. This browser is supported only in windows 10 and above. The tardis traps the doctor and bill in london 1814 to save an extraterrestrial sea creature and some street urchins. So far, the season has rightly leaned more toward the former, as bill has only just begun her journey with the doctor, venturing first into deep space and distant time in order to escape a sentient oil slick, before moving into the future to bear. So the remarkable thing about thin ice isnt that its a great episode and it is but that its the third great episode in a row. First look thin ice teaser reveals deadly killer under the thames doctor who continues to grip the nation with the return of season 10. As such things go, the story of thin ice isnt terribly remarkable. Despite strong competition, particularly from the pilot, thin ice is the best of series ten so far. Skating on thin ice sports illustrated high school 3 years why tony romo is leaving the gamefor now hidden remote 3 years doctor who. Showrunner steven moffat introduces this weeks new episode of doctor who, thin ice. Doctor who is two episodes into its 10th season, and still exploring the relationship between the doctor peter capaldi and his new companion, bill pearl mackie. Beneath the frozen thames, people are disappearing.
With spiders death, this episode is the first doctor who episode to feature the death of a child since 2008s the stolen earth not counting any offscreen deaths during invasions. The doctor and nardole team up with a university student to take down a sinister lifemimicking alien. Doctor who season 10 first look thin ice teaser reveals. May 07, 2017 thin ice is wonderfully paced, structured, and packed with superb dialogue and classic doctor who moments. It was a pact with the audience, a renewal of faith. On the subject of an elephant and a frozen thames bill potts pearl mackie. Set during the final hours of the last london frost fair in february 1814, the doctor and bills first foray into the past sees them visiting a frozen river thames, an obvious but nevertheless very effective metaphor for the persecution that.
If you havent started watching this season, you should and bring your friends. Every episode is tasked with being as much of an introduction as it is preparation for a farewell. Doctor who, season 10 will see peter capaldi embark on his thrilling final chapter as the twelfth doctor as well as the introduction of brand new companion pearl mackie as bill potts and the return of matt lucas as nardole. But beneath the frozen thames, revellers are disappearing, snatched through the ice and pulled into the depths where a terrifying monster lurks.
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