The eaters of light doctor who

The doctor and bill go on the best scottish time travel adventure this side of outlander. Davies populated his relaunch with veterans of the interregnum, of the period between the cancellation of the classic show and the debut of. Rona munro returned to writing for the programme after nearly 28 years since her last television script, survival. Jun 18, 2017 the penultimate story of the season, doctor who season 10 episode 12, world enough and time, is scheduled to air saturday, june 24, 2017, at 98c on bbc america. Lucius was part of the ninth legion when they invaded the area of aberdeen in the 2nd century. A hunt for the lost ninth roman legion leads the doctor, bill and nardole into the middle of an ancient battle. The eaters of light feels like a throwback to a different era of doctor who. The placement of the eaters of light in this seasons schedule could easily be seen as a mistake. In many superficial ways, it bears more than a few similarities to last weeks empress of mars. In a cairn, on a hillside, is a doorway leading to the end of the world watch more. Bill and the doctor go to ancient aberdeenshire, what they find is a far greater threat than any army. Doctor who s36 e10 the eaters of light recap tv tropes. A hunt for the lost ninth roman legion leads the doctor, bill, and nardole into the middle of an ancient battle that could cast humanity into the dark forever. Jul 03, 2017 doctor who series 10 deleted scene the eaters of light stewart seyfried.

Capaldi plays the doctor note perfect, always finding the right balance between the varying and often contradictory facets of the character. Light eating locusts in 2nd century scotland i enjoyed watching the eaters of light when i saw it on tv. Where eaters of light shines to a large extent is in its execution. Doctor who the eaters of light tv episode 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Critics consensus the eater of light emphasizes the doctors most relatable characteristics with an episode whose timely political subtext is nestled neatly within compelling drama. The eaters of light makes for a swiftpaced episode by separating bill from the doctor and nardole, and using a bit of science fiction spackle to fill in things like potential communication barriers between romans and young woman from england. The eaters of light is astonishingly idiosyncratic, taking the form of a classic who adventure which has been sped up to fit 40 minutes by taking most of the connective tissue between scenes and deftly skipping over them.

The scene where the romans and picts run into each other again, this time. Jun 20, 2017 i was intrigued to hear that rona munro would be contributing an episode to series 10 of doctor who, given that she wrote the very last serial of the classic era survival, featuring the seventh doctor. The doctor, bill and nardole arrive in ancient scotland, with one aim, to answer the question, why the ninth roman legion vanished. The unlikeliest tardis trio ever travel to secondcentury scotland. Trapping the monster eaters of light doctor who bbc. The eaters of light comes from the pentypewriter word processorbrain of rona munro, and i think many of us have been looking forward to her return. Perhaps unsurprisingly, then, theres something of a more deliberate feel to this episode, focusing on worldbuilding and its supporting cast while hinting at the mystery of the doctor and relying on the.

The eaters of light was the tenth episode of series 10 of doctor who rona munro returned to writing for the programme after nearly 28 years since her last television script, survival the episode answered the question about what happened to the ninth legion of the roman army and featured missy, revealing the doctor. Bbc one doctor who, series 10, the eaters of light. A long time ago, the roman legion of the ninth vanished into the. And how far will they have to go defeat the terrifying alien eaters of light.

Munro has written an understated and elegiac episode. Season 10, episode 10 in this weeks episode of doctor who, the doctor and bill venture to scotland, 120 ad, to discover the fate of the lost ninth legion of the roman empire. Jun 17, 2017 the doctor is a little more caustic here and it is remarkable how few stories we have had in doctor who that have actually been set in scotland. And its probably up there with this seasons thin ice in terms of. One of doctor whos core storytelling mechanics is to solve an ancient mystery by using the aliens excuse, but this episode is far more about the humans than it is about the light eating. Dr who stuff your one stop shop for everything dr who. Theres also the rona munro a modern classic makingof documentary. In this episode, the doctor saves the ice warriors from the verge of extinction. They lived in swarms of millions, and could potentially consume all the stars in the universe. We also seem him ready to sacrifice the rest of his future regenerations in order to save a planet, much like he did on trenzalore. It is written by rona munro and was broadcast on 17 june 2017 on bbc one. Bill is keen to find out, so the doctor takes her and nardole back to the second century and the scene of a battle between the centurions, the local pictish youth and fearsome light eating. The eaters of light were extradimensional creatures described by the twelfth doctor as lighteating locusts, as they sought to enter dimensions with light on.

Watch doctor who season 10, episode 10 the eaters of light. Peter, pearl and steven take a closer look at bills interactions with the roman soldiers and the doctor s loyalty to his friends in the eaters of light. Jun 25, 2017 unintentionally but fortuitously, the eaters of light feels like a corrective, a doover, a chance for classic doctor who writer rona munro to teach new who writers like mark gatiss how to do this kind of story right. Jun 18, 2017 doctor who season 10 episode 11 quotes. Peter capaldi embarks on his thrilling final chapter as the twelfth doctor with brand new companion pearl mackie as bill potts and the return of matt lucas as nardole. Extremis was the sixth episode of series 10 of doctor who most notably, the episode revealed that missy was inside the vault beneath st lukes university and explained how nardole came to travel with the doctor after the events of the husbands of river song the episode is also notably one of the few stories to exclude the doctor from events occurring in the story. The eaters of light is one of those doctor who episodes that could easily serve as a gentle intro to the time lords universe. Doctor who haters often dismiss the series as a kids show, so. The eaters of light is the tenth episode of series 10 on doctor who. It is also a story that links the last days of classic. The eaters of light was written by rona munro, who is reportedly the only person to write for both the modern doctor who and the original series in fact, she penned the final story for the. At least we know this isnt the last story of the modern series, so thats a start.

So you thought the eater of light could destroy a whole roman army. Team tardis head back to roman times for a story that answers one of historys great unanswered questions and makes history in the. When the legion was attacked by a pictish beast, lucius assumed the role of leader. But when they arrive in ancient aberdeenshire, what they find is a far greater threat than any army. Feb 16, 2019 on disc 4 of the complete series 10 of doctor who, the eaters of light inside look featurette can also be found on there.

Lucius and a small group of others ran from the beast, while the. Doctor who heads to ancient scotland for a mystical throwback. This browser is supported only in windows 10 and above. The eaters of the light was a wildly uneven episode, strong on messaging but weak on sense, it served to test its characters in revealing ways. Doctor who tvs preair views on the tenth episode of series 10. A hunt for the lost ninth roman legion leads the doctor, bill and nardole into the middle of an ancient battle that could cast humanity into the dark forever. Bbc doctor who 28 years later, munro has returned to the whoniverse with the eaters of light. Doctor who series 10 deleted scene the eaters of light. Jun 17, 2017 thanks to a surprisingly long epilogue at the end of the eaters of light, it feels as though the stage is tantalisingly now set for wherever steven moffats very last doctor who finale two. In the eaters of light we see the doctor back in scotland, a place he seems almost as fond of as london. Bill has a theory about what happened, and the doctor has a time machine.

The eaters of light was written by rona munro, who also wrote the final story of the classic doctor who era, survival, in 1989. The warring factions have a common enemy, the eaters of light. Bbc one doctor who, series 10, the eaters of light, the. The eaters of light a hunt for the lost ninth roman legion leads the doctor, bill, and nardole into the middle of an ancient battle that could cast humanity into the dark forever. Director charles palmer has set a good standard in the visuals as much of the action has a nighttime and interior settings. Doctor who the eaters of light tv episode 2017 plot. The eaters of light is the tenth episode of the tenth series of the british science fiction television series doctor who. Jun 17, 2017 the eaters of light was written by rona munro, who is reportedly the only person to write for both the modern doctor who and the original series in fact, she penned the final story for the. The eaters of light was the tenth episode of series 10 of doctor who rona munro returned to writing for the programme after nearly 28 years since her last television script, survival. I havent seen survival, so i cant compare it to the eaters of light. Lucius was a roman soldier who accompanied the ninth legion as they invaded scotland. Jun 18, 2017 with the eaters of light, rona munro becomes the first writer to have penned for both the classic and revived doctor who series. What lifts the eaters of light when it hits form are some. The protagonist is the doctor and the antagonist is the eater of light.

Steven moffat introduces the eaters of light doctor who. The eaters of light tv story tardis fandom tardis wiki. Jun 24, 2017 the doctor, bill and nardole are led into a battle that could cast humanity into the dark. The eaters of light was the tenth episode of series 10 of doctor who. The legion was attacked by a creature known as the eater of light. Doctor who season 10 episode 10 the eaters of light written by rona munro directed by charles palmer were very close to the end of what has been one of the best seasons of doctor who ever.

Expect laughter, danger and exhilarating escapades in this final season under the helm of. You know things arent going to go well when there are crows in the opening scene. Check out everything there is to know about the series 10 episode 10 episode the eaters of light. The doctor, bill and nardole discover a doorway leading to the end of the world. Empress was disposable nonsense, but eaters is one of the better episodes of doctor who in recent years. As for the eaters of light thats a good question and needs me to have another rewatch. It happened for munro in 1989s survival and does so again in the eaters of light. So, you were supposed to guard the gate while everyone else went off to war. But you had strangers at the door, and a guard dog in the attic, so you let the beast come through. Trapping the monster eaters of light doctor who bbc youtube. The doctor and nardole fall into the hands of the locals, while bill is given salvation by the romans.

Doctor who 10x10 the eaters of light the unaffiliated. That isnt surprising given the episodes writer is rona munro, the first classic series writer to pen an episode for the revival and whose 1989 story survival served as capstone for the shows original 26year run. Doctor who the eaters of light tv episode 2017 doctor. Peter capaldis last standalone episode took him home to scotland. Subscribe for more exclusive doctor who clips and content. The doctor could only speculate as to the origin of the creatures, suggesting they were light eating locusts breaking through cracks between worlds and coming into the light to feed. Doctor who the eaters of light tv episode 2017 imdb. The doctor and bill wager on whether the ninth legion disappeared or not while fighting the picts in scotland. The eaters of light sees the doctor peter capaldi, bill pearl mackie and nardole matt lucas investigate the vanishing of the lost roman legion of the ninth, meeting a malevolent beast that. I was intrigued to hear that rona munro would be contributing an episode to series 10 of doctor who, given that she wrote the very last serial of the classic era survival, featuring the seventh doctor. Series 10 episode 10 the eaters of light a long time ago, the ninth legion of the roman army vanished into the mists. The doctor, along with the ninth legion of the roman army and the picts must trap the light eating locust monster and send it back into the portal. Writer rona munro and director charles palmer came together for doctor who season 10 episode 11, a fairly solid tale featuring romans, scots, and light eating extradimensional aliens this.

Familiar doctor who themes abound in the midst of all, of the futility of battle, a strange monster, and a mystery of two to resolve. Doctor who s36 e10 the eaters of light ymmv tv tropes. The 7th doctor and cute, fluffy cheetah people in 1989s survival image. With peter capaldi, pearl mackie, matt lucas, michelle gomez. Oct 02, 2019 this was always going to be the episode i was going to have most problems writing about. An eater of light resembled a large reptilian quadruped with a frilled neck and luminescent blue stripes. A recap of the doctor who 10th season episode the eaters of light. The eaters of light were extradimensional creatures described by the twelfth doctor as light eating locusts, as they sought to enter dimensions with light on which they could feed.