Live Review: The Day Of The Doctor

Following the excitement of the 50th Anniversary, and a few other things, I'm finally sitting down to comment on it! I did write a brief overview with minimal spoilers on the following Monday so I'll start with that before the jump...

As for "The Day Of The Doctor" itself, I really enjoyed that too! A little disappointment here and there but in the grand scheme of things it was due to good reasons. Possibly a little too heavy on the comedy but I'd guess it was there to balance out the historical references and convoluted plot - it doesn't matter if you don't quite know what they're babbling on about because they'll say/do something funny in a minute! I have to say I was disappointed by the Zygons though. The way they were used felt sloppy as if it were an after thought - yes the shape shifting dopplganger aspect worked in the plot but the fact that it was Zygons behind it felt like it was just to throw in a successful monster from the past. They looked good, in the brief moments they were seen, but I didn't feel the shape was right - the best part of their original appearance was the way their silhouette was less human despite being a man in a suit, more curve to the spine, bulging chest and practically no shoulders. All things considered, I think Moffat pulled off a lot of great feats in terms of homage, tradition, development and growth and finally closed the gaping hole between TV movie and the shows return - almost...