This episode is the sort of story that might have been made back in its era with its present-day setting and focus on strange goings on in otherwise normal surroundings. I think Chris Chinball really pulled it out for this one. This cheerful, gobby side of the Doctor is very much part of the character, and it’s a role that Whittaker seems well-suited for. However, all is not well. Arachnids in the U.K. is a satisfyingly spooky runaround for Doctor Who that, though flawed and perhaps lacking in focus, reaches for much bigger targets than the titular eight-legged freaks. Four episodes in, there’s another character whose relative lack of nuance is starting to chafe against the developing chemistry of her new best friends. Spiders do not simply walk into Mordor, unless they’re Shelob. Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor, who by her own admission is “still starting to figure herself out”, is once again her motor-mouthed, high octane self, pinging from prop to prop and rattling off observations about tea, sofas and Amelia Earhart. Wow, I have genuinly never seen an episode so poorly written, with such poor characters and a god awful ending, also with questionable ethics from the doctor. What could go wrong? Review Breakdown. Warning: Spoilers. NOTHING?!!! Arachnids in the UK ends with Robertson storming off in confidence of his impending victory, with the Doctor just sort of glaring at him. This episode, is not going to be timeless. Also, one of the creepiest?, have we been watching the same show? Doctor Who: Series 11, Episode 4: “Arachnids in the UK” – Review. Februar 2019 Erstausstrahlung UK: 28. ATTENTION: SOME OF THE QUOTES BELOW CONTAIN SPOILERS. Lovely grub! Posted on October 29, 2018 by tldrmoviereviews. It is a shame because I am very fond of Jodie Whittacker's very likeable and eccentric portrayal of the Doctor, and her companions are also good characters with potential, but unfortunately I am very disappointed with such childish rubbish. 3 thoughts on “ Who Review: Arachnids in the UK ” Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine (@plynne_writes) October 30, 2018 at 1:36 pm I definitely enjoyed this episode. Welcome To SpoilerTV We bring you a comprehensive and up to date spoiler service on all the major US TV shows and Movies. Welp, that's it, that's the good. It’s hard to remember the last time any piece of media tried to have us believe toxic waste can make anything randomly mutate and grow enormous, but I’m pretty certain Daryl Hannah was involved. Which tells us that Chris Chinball clearly a fan of music from 1976. I LOVED this episode. Januar 2020 Staffel 11 (2018) Doctor Who „Spinnefeind“ „Arachnids in the UK“ Erstausstrahlung DE: 21. As yet, those elements of the Doctor’s personality have yet to shine through as brightly as they might have. 2019-06-03 30:48. The Review Arachnids In The UK 2 Score. It was written by showrunner and executive producer Chris Chibnall, directed by Sallie Aprahamian, and first broadcast on BBC One on 28 October 2018. Arachnids in the UK Review shonaharding November 16, 2018 1 Comment I get this episode would be horrific if you hated spiders, but growing up with a tarantula it really didn’t faze me, what was really terrifying was corporate americans! POPULAR. We’re given the impression that this flightiness is par for the course in the Khan household, but it’s easy to feel that Yaz’s home life is being paid just enough attention to fill out an entry on a wiki, rather than because it’s anything the writing team really want to tackle this week. Before anyone writes this off as me being sexist and chauvinistic, I really loved Jodi in the first episode of the season. Doctor Whohas tackled alien spiders before, of course, and our expectations are toyed with early on, so that we’re led to think it must be some otherworldly danger. Honestly Chris, whatever possessed you to bring in a Donald Trump caricature! As it goes for many people, I am not a fan of spiders. After all, we’re just four episodes in. I'm super excited for the future of Doctor Who! Given that they’re not the real baddies here, perhaps it’s for the best that they’re a little bit cartoonish. (This review continues spoilers. This week’s episode is no different. I hate Trump as much as the next person, but really a Trump wanna be that hates him? Doctor Who – Arachnids in the UK – Series 11 Episode 4 Review. shonaharding November 16, 2018 1 Comment. I do like the opening graphics which are really well done. Until TONIGHT, Love and Monsters, Fear Her, ITFOTN and Sleep No More have a new friend, With deep regret I have stopped watching Dr Who. You can leave any comments you have in the comments section below. By Sean McCarthy-Oct 28, 2018 . No plot. Pinterest. SXSW Dispatch #1: … Arachnids in the UK doesn’t give us anything stand-out or must-watch but it does, however, sprinkle a few good character moments – adding greatly to the mood and character of the story. Likewise, though, it’s previously been all-too-apparent that this manic behaviour is a veneer; a way of distracting the Doctor’s enemies while masking her intelligence and the danger that’s lurking beneath. Join me again shortly for my review of Episode 5, The Tsuranga Conundrum! Hello my TV Geeks! ... Arachnids in the UK is a perfect example of a “does what says on the tin” story- there’s a lot of spiders (all very big) and they’re running rampant in the UK (well, Sheffield). Honestly the doctor just seemed along for the ride and was used as an excuse to play an easy joke (THE DOCTOR KNEW OLD PEOPLE GUYS WHO CARES), or as a lazy way to advance the plot with her new sonic screwdriver. Doctor Who series 11: where are the real villains? Now that's a satisfying conclusion and an amusing one. There’s a tremendous sense of the script attempting to have its cake – despite the Doctor’s repeated insistence that spiders don’t do this-and-that, spiders here clearlydo, and so we’re all left eager to see what malevolent extra-terrestrial force is behind an apparently intelligent invasion plan. Terrible dialogue. What happened in ‘Arachnids in the UK’? If Rosawas made more powerful by its refusal to rely on allegory, Arachnids stumbles for precisely the same reasons. Brief as it is, it’s the moment where Graham – returning from a house that manages to feel both hostile and devastated thanks to some fine cinematography and Bradley Walsh’s big mournful eyes – connects with Ryan that manages to have the most impact. Facebook. The Doctor, Yaz, Graham, and Ryan find their way back to Yorkshire only to find something is stirring amidst the eight-legged arachnid population of Sheffield. The last time a president was cited in Doctor Whoit was the tongue-in-cheek reference that Obama was going to unveil a plan to single-handedly save the world economy, and even that drew some ire for being clumsily partisan. Just when you think nothing could top … Sort by. Filter by Rating Clear. Talk about a bad ending. Which tells us that Chris Chinball clearly a fan of music from 1976. Arachnids in The UK in particular richly deserves having "Rejected" stamped on it in angry red ink. Doctor Who: Arachnids in the UK. Or croissants! Though it lets its character down somewhat, to the detriment of the episode, "Arachnids in the UK" is a fun outing for the new Doctor. If there are any of those past examples that "Arachnids in the UK" draws upon, it's the Pertwee era ones. Chris Noth does his best to portray Robertson, the gun-swinging, employee-firing, wee-scheduling, Trump-aspiring American hotel owner whose various businesses are apparently responsible for buying up dead spiders and dumping them in radioactive goo. Um.... what? but then suddenly we go all eco-concious. like, also why were spiders the only things affected by the toxicity? Our second episode with a pun on a song title – Arachnids in the UK an obvious play on Sex Pistol’s Anarchy in the UK. TV. Doing a Trump ( whatever that was) included in this story was painful. I'm a huge fan and of the past seasons and I think Jodie can be good . micahratchet 29 October 2018. Review: Arachnids in the UK. Released just before Halloween, “Arachnids in the UK” played upon people’s great fear of spiders. Score – 4 out of 5 stars . After watching tonight's episode it is clear that Doctor Who has ran out of ideas. Like the previous two episodes, the adventure in this episode is smaller-scale. SpoilerTV - TV Spoilers Home. I'm a loyal Doctor Who fan who faithfully watched every show ever since it premiered in 2005 as New Who. First I will tell you the reason that I give this episode a two star review instead of a one. The issue here is that we already got to see how ugly humans can be in last week’s Rosa– but that was real, chilling human cruelty, rather than the kind that gets unmasked after you trap it under a big net in the abandoned fairground. Directed by Sallie Aprahamian. After an unplanned journey to an alien world and a harrowing journey into the recent past, the Doctor and her friends return to the present with stunning accuracy as the local spider population begins acting strangely in Chris Chibnall’s ‘Arachnids in the UK.’ We all know Doctor Who have done some excellent social and political commentaries about humanity many times before, such with the last episode "Rosa", but I expected much better than such cheap political posturing portrayed in this episode. Episode 3 is terrible . I really miss the past creative teams of Dr Who now. Either way, we’ll just have to wait and see. Comments In Channel. (28 Oct. 2018) The Doctor, Yaz, Graham, and Ryan find their way back to Yorkshire only to find something is stirring amidst the eight-legged arachnid population of Sheffield. Review: Doctor Who Series 11 Episode 4 – Arachnids in the UK. Hopefully will pick up, otherwise could do damage to Dr Who series. Posted on October 29, 2018 by tldrmoviereviews. I have never turned off Doctor Who. NOBODY: Maybe It’s Time To Let The Old Ways Die. Were the spiders even the focus or was it just Trump? Two sci-fi staples; escaped bio-engineered spiders and illegal toxic waste dumping. A 1 star rating is perfectly fair. Share. They were all aroubd town.. that hiphop music would not just bting them in. When they do appear on-screen they’re functional rather than fearsome, but as has been mentioned, spiders are scary for a lot of people. The Thirteenth Doctor finally manages to bring her friends home, but with more time alone on the horizon, she soon discovers that something unnatural has happened to the eight-legged population of Sheffield. The 1995 TV movie which wasn't very good is practically Oscar worthy in comparison. The bad jokes were just thudding into the ground like dismissed White House aides. Given that I think it would be perfectly acceptable to have the Doctor clap Trump himself in unbreakable chains forged in the heart of a dwarf star or imprison him forever by tricking him into the event horizon of a collapsing galaxy, having an analogue flounce off without so … Doctor Who – Arachnids in the UK – Review 30th October 2018 11th November 2019 Nathaniel Jepson 2 Comments Arachnids in the UK, BBC, BBC Worldwide, doctor who, Jodie Whittaker, review, Spiders. Though perhaps the weakest episode so far, Arachnids in the UK makes up for its basic premise and predictable storyline with more of the great character moments that have already made this series of Doctor Who so charming. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Robertson isn’t merely evocative of Donald Trump – he namechecks Trump, he disdains Trump, he wants to be Trump. Its garbage, fan fiction, parody of its former self. Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! Score – 4 out of 5 stars . As a concept, there’s a lot of fun to be had with an episode where you prime the audience to expect some kind of alien monstrosity and then reveal that, no; it was nasty, greedy humans all along. “I didn’t like that he said that.” Ryan’s admittance that his unwanted Grandad is what properfamily means, blood ties notwithstanding, is beautifully understated and very real. Doctor Who – Arachnids in the UK – Review 30th October 2018 11th November 2019 Nathaniel Jepson 2 Comments Arachnids in the UK, BBC, BBC Worldwide, doctor who, Jodie Whittaker, review, Spiders. There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. Balthazar. But this season is just terrible, it's just become an hour of PC, liberal agenda driven nonsense. Spiders don’t attack humans. "Just get a gun and shoot 'em like any normal person!" I prefer cereal. Blah blah blah...big spiders...blah blah blah...he's a bit like Trump...blah blah blah...sad companions...blah blah blah...sonic screwdriver...blah blah blah...Doctor is 'funny'...blah blah blah...guns are bad...blah blah blah...pollution is bad...blah blah blah...big corporations are bad...blah blah blah...Doctor talks fast...blah blah blah...horrible rap music...blah blah blah...spider dead...blah blah blah...moral outrage...blah blah blah...team TARDIS...blah blah blah...the end. As it turns out, it’s a villainous, human Scooby-Doo refugee who is hiding ACME-grade toxic waste. The worst aspect of this episode, is the character of the villainous American businessman "Jack Robertson", who is an obvious, unoriginal and annoying parody of Donald Trump, should in my opinion not been featured at all, and what is worse, he does not even get eaten by the spiders at the end. Please do not use ALL CAPS. Here is a short preview of Episode 5, the Tsuranga Conundrum (BBC, 2018) Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) While it may not be the home run that last week's episode was, it's still an engaging romp worthy of 50 … It’s fair to say that much of Jodie Whittaker’s run has been given over to the evolving relationship between Ryan and Graham so far, so with the TARDIS plonked outside Yaz’s flat, it seemed high time for Mandip Gill to enjoy some of the meaty character development that the rest of Team TARDIS – we have a moniker, ladies and gentlemen – have undergone so far. Helpfulness Review Date Total Votes Prolific Reviewer Review Rating. Your review may be edited for content. And thus, the episode ends. At this rate she'll be remembered not only as the first female doctor, but the one who got the programme cancelled. Join me again shortly for my review of Episode 5, The Tsuranga Conundrum! It was an insult to all hardcore Doctor Who fans! Spiders don’t behave this way, we’re told. Well, first of all, there's the people. Picture Shows: The Doctor (JODIE WHITTAKER) This week, Team TARDIS were back in modern-day Sheffield, but throughout ‘Arachnids in the UK’, I couldn’t help but feel like I was back in 2005. Possibly the worst Doctor Who episode in years. I don’t, I prefer cereal. Chibs, you're not doing Jodie any favours with this banality. I’m not certain there’s any deeper meaning for Robertson here beyond “Donald Trump is BAD, guys”, but whatever your political point of view, this half-baked caricature is not exactly insightful commentary. As such, it’s hard to be toocross with a show that has such a strong sense of what it wants to be. Spiders don’t build webs this quickly. As we all say, the one thing we want in Doctor Who after a shaky start with Jodie Whittaker, is an episode so political that Mock the Week would get annoyed. The basic plot was o.k. Arachnids in the UK doesn’t give us anything stand-out or must-watch but it does, however, sprinkle a few good character moments – adding greatly to the mood and character of the story. Arachnids in the UK Review. Unfortunately, Yaz’s insistence on shutting down any meaningful conversation about her new friends and their window to the universe means that we’re still waiting on that front. Review | 11×04 | Spinnefeind (Arachnids in the UK) Daniel Klapowski 12. Here is our review of the VERY creepy episode 4 of Doctor Who Series 11, Arachnids in the UK (Sheffield)! Read Pete’s review of the previous episode, Rosa, here. It's a nice throwback to the modern-day monster-of-the-week tales that were a hallmark of the Tennant and Smith years. This show, whatever you'd call it (because it isn't Doctor Who) is so forced, badly acted and crammed with identity politics. Remember in my Rosa review when I said “while I wouldn’t want all of my Doctor Who this blatantly educational” ? Home; Film Reviews. Back in 2005, we’d just had farting Slitheen in Downing Street. Doctor Who series 11 episode 4 Arachnids in the UK review: A skin crawlingly good adventure into the horror genre. While uneven in spots, “Arachnids in the UK” is, for the most part, a remarkably strong episode that continues to cement the high quality of Series 11. FOLLOW US. This was just bad, like I honestly believe this was the worst episode of doctor who I have ever seen. It doesn’t matter that this unlikely confluence was absolutely not Robertson’s intention; he’s given so many opportunities to twirl his non-existent moustache during the episode, it’s clear we’re expected to consider him as much a villain as the snarling Sycorax Leader or Max Capricorn. Let me try to explain myself so that you might find it annoying too! Our second episode with a pun on a song title – Arachnids in the UK an obvious play on Sex Pistol’s Anarchy in the UK. The rest not so. It’s this chemical concoction that’s making spiders grow gigantic and act out all the horror movie tropes from the past fifty years. Chris Allcock | @taskbaarchitect, Chris Allcock is a professional writer and games designer with more than fifteen years’ experience in the video game industry, whose print portfolio includes works such…, review of the previous episode, Rosa, here. Simply heard them into an enclosed space where they can die naturally. Hide Spoilers. Doctor Who has had a history with gross alien looking things in the past. TV Review – Doctor Who: Arachnids In The UK. We’ve had a few glimpses – the “famous naps” speech from The Ghost Monument, and a flicker of exhaustion as the she leans against the TARDIS door in this episode, steeling herself to be alone again – but mostly the Doctor has seemed irritated by her adversaries rather than furious. But then the episode's most unbelievably ridiculous character steps in and finishes her off with his gun. We're four episodes into the new series, and the show remains divisive online. I expected to hate this episode, or at least get creeped out by the spider stuff. Twitter. Even so, it feels better-balanced than the three that have come before it, which tended to burn slow and then race to the climax as if they were running out of time. This was poor, very poor. Share. Hello my TV Geeks! And most David Tennant or Matt Smith episodes would follow this. Positives . Let's get back to Si Fi please . The problem with some Doctor Who episodes are whether they would be timeless. Update: 2018-10-29. With Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill. 1 /10. Aired 28 October 2018 SOME SPOILERS FOLLOW. Drehbuch: Chris Chibnall Regie: Sallie Aprahamian Produktion: Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens, Sam Hoyle, Alex Mercer. It felt like classic Doctor Who. What Series 12 Needs! Doctor Who is working. Bradley Walsh. “Arachnids in the UK” is sadly the worst episode so far in Chris Chibnall’s run as showrunner and it is an example of some of the worst aspects of Doctor Who. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Add a Review. Why? https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-series-11-arachnids-in-the-uk-review by J.D. There’s a lot you can do within the realm of CG animation by adjusting their body type and how they walk to minimise just how unsettling spiders can be to those with an aversion, and it looked like as much care as possible was being taken to ensure that anyone watching could still get to sleep. Why have they converged on an unopened hotel, and why is there a mangoing around like he owns the place? 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While uneven in spots, “Arachnids in the UK” is, for the most part, a remarkably strong episode that continues to cement the high quality of Series 11. PATRON LOGIN MEMBERSHIP . Or those little fried Portuguese … never mind, it’s not important!’ -The Doctor . No Politics or current climate. Here's our spoiler-filled review of a creepy-crawly adventure that reminds us humanity breeds its own scary monsters…. A genuinely sad addition to the franchise. 29th October 2018 admin Comments 1 Comment ‘I eat danger for breakfast. This episode and the next are the lowest rated episodes (IMDB) since the Who reboot in 2005. Verdict. This episode was scary y’all!! TL; DR – If you have a deep-seated fear of spiders, well this might be one of those hide behind the coach kind of episodes for you. But it seems that as this season has moved on we've lost something integral in the character. It made no sense at all! Hopefully there are still threats in store that’ll engage us in the same way Team TARDIS have, so that we end up lauding the show’s decision not to bring back the Daleks and Cybermen rather than lamenting their absence. Your score has been saved for Arachnids in the UK. Januar 2020 31. Ripping off ideas from the Green Death, but using Spiders instead of maggots Chibnal isn't a patch on Moffatt. Even with the slower moments afforded to Graham’s homecoming and torches cautiously panning across spider-webs, this is a pacey episode. Finally we are back in our right time and year and Yaz is able to go home to her family. I'm really worried about this season . You can find specific show content by clicking the menu system at the top of the screen. There's absolutely nothing like a subtle and nuanced character study. The dialogue is immature and corny, there is very little action, the spiders themselves are underdeveloped and are not even properly defeated and simply fails to go anywhere and is very dissatisfying. Doctor Who Season 11 Episode 4 Review: Arachnids in the UK Diana Keng at October 28, 2018 11:28 pm. The conclusion was insanely disappointing. And from what I gather from a lot of my friends, quite a lot of people have also stopped watching. In this week's Doctor Who Arachnids in the UK review, the sci-fi series delivers a solid B-horror inspired episode with good scares and a weak villain. And, for advice on how to get rid of spiders, just review The Runaway Bride in which the Empress (an arachnid) is flushed away down a giant plughole. Wtf. "Arachnids in the UK" is the fourth episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. You can do better than this. Arachnids in the UK is a year old and I just watched it for the first time, and I found its message somewhat annoying. No matter how hard I try. I feel very bad for saying so, but this has to be undoubtedly the worst episode of the Doctor Who in a long while. Reviewed by Ryan Monty. DOCTOR WHO – SEASON 11 – EPISODE 4 REVIEW: ARACHNIDS IN THE UK (2018) Directed by: Sallie Aprahamian Written by: Chris Chibnall Produced by: Alex Mercer Executive producer(s): BBC Productions, Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens, Sam Hoyle Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill, Chris Noth, Shobna Gulati etc. The scene with Graham reconnecting who with his wife at their home was pretty powerful, thanks to Walsh's exquisite acting. And speaking of corridors, Arachnids in the UKcertainly does its part to fill this year’s quota of passageway-pelting. And big momma spider is dying anyway so let her go in peace. There can be no doubt that this more measured approach, and its refusal to rely on universe-shattering peril every week, is enticing an absent audience back to the screen. Without any doubt, the worst episode of the season so far, a really dumb conflict where people's reaction is just "Wait a moment... Spiders don't do that!, there is something weird around here", cringeworthy dialog like the whole kitchen scene, really bad acting from the ones that are not part of the main crew, not an actual resolution (the plot just kinda stops) and oddly enough, the episode chose to bring back one of the most annoying tropes of the RTD era, the annoying "I don't like this 'Doctor' person" mom. Its starting to smell like a social justice series. https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-arachnids-in-the-uk-review The eight-legged arachnid population of Sheffield are not acting right and people are being killed. Was there a chunk of this episode missing or are there still spiders out there? Laughable! All Reviews; Short Film Reviews; Film Festival Coverage; SXSW 2021 Review: R#J: A Horribly Misguided Experiment . Share Tweet Send. This week’s episode is no different. There are some positives to the episode. I was pleasantly surprised on both accounts. 1/10. This is becoming very sad to see, with a better script, better character direction im sure Jodi can become one of the great Doctor's, however at the moment Jodi could end up burying Dr Who forever. The episode had an Audience Appreciation Index score of 83. TV Review – Doctor Who: Arachnids In The UK. Read on if that doesn’t bother you!) Review – Today we continue looking at Doctor Who’s 11 th season, a season with a lot of promise but also some recurring issues. I'm so done! Here’s hoping that in episodes to come there’s some downtime between running through corridors, where Whittaker can play more with the character of the Doctor, pushing beyond warmed-over mannerisms from previous incumbents to make her own indelible mark. Hopefully, the next episode will be much better than this. We’re seeing great development and real care paid to certain characters, but not everyone’s getting to enjoy the same attention. Oktober 2018. Arachnids in the UK ends with Robertson storming off in confidence of his impending victory, with the Doctor just sort of glaring at him. I get this episode would be horrific if you hated spiders, but growing up with a tarantula it really didn’t faze me, what was really terrifying was corporate americans! I’m in the last year of primary school and I have a dream that gets inside my head, more or less permanently. Ok writers . Doctor Who Series 11. TL;DR – If you have a deep-seated fear of spiders, well this might be one of those hide behind the coach kind of episodes for you. Ryan’s into Stormzy. Arachnids in the UK (2018) User Reviews (154) Spoilers. WRITE A REVIEW NO, THANK YOU. Bad CGI, bad writing, a cringe-worthy attempt at political satire aimed at Donald Trump and the title pun from the episode was stolen from British B-horror movie Spidarlings: Arachny in the U.K. Arachnids in the UK (Sheffield) Review. October 30, 2018 Ciaran K. Kerr TV Review 0. I have been a big fan of DR Who since the relaunch in 2005. WhatsApp - Advertisement - So far Series 11 has been an absolute delight for fans of Doctor Who with perhaps the strongest start for a new Doctor since David Tennant’s 10th Doctor replaced Chris Eccelston’s 9th. Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton’s Cybermandance on Strictly, of course! What does the doctor actually do in this episode? 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