The best thing about turning onDoctor Whoevery week is that you never know what youre going to get.
Maybe itll be a historical romp; maybe itll be a futuristic alien adventure.
This show tries on genres the way a regenerated Doctor tries on clothes.
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Then, it takes a hard left into alien territory, with flesh-eating moths and creepy, dripping caves.
And then it takes another left into alternate universes, meditations on grief, and dead doppelgangers.
Also, theres a talking frog whos basically an entire sentient universe.
Its enough to give you tonal whiplash.
It doesnt take long before Graham discovers a strange mirror in Hannes house, which doesnt show reflections.
(Wed know if we were vampires, right?
Suddenly, whats outside the cabin seems a lot less scary than whatevers been hiding inside this mirror.
So whats in the other universe?
Hes been sneaking away to this other universe because here, his late wife Trine is still alive.
Not your finest moment, Erik.
The Doctors earrings are on her other ear.
Instead, it was exiled and has been trying to find its way into ours ever since.
So, the Doctor sacrifices herself instead to save Erik, offering herself up to the Solitract.
Hot take: I love the talking frog.
Why shouldnt it take the form of a tiny green frog on a white kitchen chair?
Theres so much going on here that some side plots will inevitably feel rushed.
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