My biggest complaints about this episode were Tricey's death and the unexpected rapeyness. Other than that, there were dinosaurs on a spaceship, which was all I really wanted.
Tricey's death mirrors the death of the horse in Crime and Punishment, and it has essentially the same purpose. Tricey is essentially innocent, being an animal, and inherently sympathetic. We, as the audience, are supposed to feel more regret for its death than that of Solomon, the human, who is after all not a very nice man. It makes the Doctor seem like less of a monster for condoning Solomon's death (even though he gave the man plenty of chances).
Oh, no, I get the script- and character-based reasons why Tricey had to die; I just don't enjoy watching animal cruelty onscreen, even to a fictional, CGI animal.
That was creepy. Yes, it established Solomon as a Very Bad Man but we knew that already. My original understanding of way he wanted Nefertiti was to sell her as a curiosity (bad enough!) so the rape undertones were unnecessary.
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Date: 2012-09-12 01:26 am (UTC)My biggest complaints about this episode were Tricey's death and the unexpected rapeyness. Other than that, there were dinosaurs on a spaceship, which was all I really wanted.
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Date: 2012-09-12 04:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 12:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 11:02 pm (UTC)ETA: Having the Doctor lock Solomon away and not have to deal with further unpleasantnesses is very Doctorish.
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Date: 2012-09-12 06:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 12:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 01:53 am (UTC)Otherwise I missed something I really shouldn't have.
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