Doctor Who

that was a very big desert.
you could tell.
although, sadly, there is a certain sameyness about deserts that combines with extensive use of computer FX and leaves me with a pervasive feeling of photoshop no matter what I know really happened.

It isn't helped by the way I felt like the story went 'Look! A desert!' and then sort of hung around there for a while and came home.

I felt like, having seen the trailer, I'd seen the episode, and I don't usually get that feeling.

Admittedly it doesn't help that I've been studying Hamlet this week - the gear change is immense - but I felt this story could have done with a bit more character, and conflict between opposing goals, and tension, and people doing things.

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I may like it more later.

I'm sure if it was somewhere in the middle of a series I'd not mind it at all, think it had some interesting characters, lots of women and black people, shiny monsters, all the good ingredients.

But sitting there on its own it didn't have enough of the character moments I love TV for, the continuing characters, to keep me properly involved.