The story of a young mental patient and the doctors treating him.The story of a young mental patient and the doctors treating him.The story of a young mental patient and the doctors treating him.
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- TriviaAll three actors haves appeared on Doctor Who: Brian Cox: as Elder Ood, The End of Time (2009). John Simm: as Harold Saxon/The Master, Utopia (s3 e11), The Sound of Drums (s3 e12), Last of the Time Lords (s3 e13), The End of Time (2009-10), World Enough and Time (s10 e11), The Doctor Falls (s10 e12). Shaun Parkes: as Zachary Cross Flane, The Impossible Planet (s2 e8), The Satan Pit (s2 e9)
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Bits of brilliance, but a few missteps
There is the makings of an outstanding show here. It is at its strongest when it portrays the patient caught in the crossfire between these two feuding doctors. Where it goes wrong is in failing to solidly provide the motivation for the consultant doctor's actions. I'm sure the writer thought it best to try and make this ambiguous, but it just makes for a weaker story as the motivations begin to conflict and appear questionable. I felt like almost the entire racial angle could have been scrapped and it would have been just as interesting if not more so. Instead, it should have focused on the consultant's need for power and control over his subordinate vs. the subordinate's idealism and desire for some autonomy, all while maintaining more ambiguity about whether the patient was truly "mad". Still a good show with some great acting from all 3 leads.
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- maximusveritas
- Jun 6, 2009
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