Plot Summary:The Doctor takes Ace to Gabriel Chase. An old Victorian house which stands in the teenage s home town of Perivale. But the location and the name of the house is unknown to Ace as the Doctor has an ulterior motive for bringing her to the sinister building. As they make their presence in the house known to those who reside within It's walls. The Doctor and his companion discover an odd assortment of characters. Josiah Samuel Smith, an ambitious and ruthless man, who is not what he seems. Redvers Fenn Cooper, an eccentric explorer who saw something in the cellar of Gabriel Chase and has gone mad as a result. Josiah's Butler Nimrod who strongly resembles a Neanderthal. The stern housekeeper, Mrs. Pritchard and Josiah's pretty but unusual Niece Gwendoline. And then there is Control. A 'depraved monstrosity' as Josiah insists. A mysterious creature that is kept locked away in the Cellar of Gabriel Chase. Along with what seems to be a large stone spaceship which contains a dark secret. All ...
八十年代末Cartmel时代最后的Who，充斥着批判撒切尔主义的政治寓言，又比新版要subtle得多。“Scratch the Victorian veneer and something nasty’ll come crawling out.” Ace叫喊道。整个故事是社会达尔文主义者，为维护秩序害怕改变而不惜停止一切的守旧派，与宣称“一切都在不停变化，这才是生活”的博士（进步派）之间的斗争。种族主义在这里同时被当作笑料与“过往创伤”呈现，博士必须带Ace confront过去，就像DW电视剧本身需要在观念样式上自省与超越，不畏惧改变。问题还是想要讲的theme太多而节奏过快，观众并没有给太多时间沉浸。一些氛围塑造和剪辑真实不错，莫名切入的That's the way to the zoo钢琴曲与突变猩猩的场景实在spooky。两篇很好的评论：https://tinyurl.com/ycy8hsug https://tinyurl.com/y8day6fr
八十年代末Cartmel时代最后的Who，充斥着批判撒切尔主义的政治寓言，又比新版要subtle得多。“Scratch the Victorian veneer and something nasty’ll come crawling out.” Ace叫喊道。整个故事是社会达尔文主义者，为维护秩序害怕改变而不惜停止一切的守旧派，与宣称“一切都在不停变化，这才是生活”的博士（进步派）之间的斗争。种族主义在这里同时被当作笑料与“过往创伤”呈现，博士必须带Ace confront过去，就像DW电视剧本身需要在观念样式上自省与超越，不畏惧改变。问题还是想要讲的theme太多而节奏过快，观众并没有给太多时间沉浸。一些氛围塑造和剪辑真实不错，莫名切入的That's the way to the zoo钢琴曲与突变猩猩的场景实在spooky。两篇很好的评论：https://tinyurl.com/ycy8hsug https://tinyurl.com/y8day6fr
氛围太棒了！