A change from comics this blog to one of my other passions, Doctor Who. This week sees the final episode of series 7 part 2's run, "The name of the Doctor." I've enjoyed this years episodes enormously, even the heavily criticised "The rings of Akhaten." with its Flash Gordon feel, to wonderful gothic modern classics of "Hide" and "The Crimson Death,"onto fantastic future forays like "Journey to the centre of the TARDIS" and "Nightmare in silver."
It's been a great season, in the future we may compare it to classic seasons like seasons 1,2, 5,8,12 or 13. In "Hide" the Doctor and Clara easily compare able to the Fourth Doctor and Sarah-Jane, in "Cold War" with the Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria. It's no wonder that the Ice Warriors, CyberMen and the Great Intelligence all appear in this series, a great nod towards the classic season 5.
I've also enjoyed the guest actors, David Warner, Diana Rigg, Warwick Davis, Dougray Scott and Richard E Grant to name but five. All perfectly casted. Madame Vestra, Jenny and Strax shouldn't be forgotten about either, with their funny dry banter and kickass Victorian action. More please from Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart and Dan Starkey.
But the finial episode got me thinking, it's called "The name of the Doctor" and we were all expecting a big reveal, which didn't really come. Yes we learned about Trenzalore and Clara, the girl who was born to save the Doctor. Plus seeing all them other Doctor made many a fan boy punch the air with ecstatic joy. But still no name! Shakespeare wrote "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet." It's not important what the Doctor real name is. As long as he live up to his status as a hero. We're told the secret has been hiding in plain sight any way. So may be we already know but don't care. "Doctor? Doctor who?"
Any way this series as just been the teaser for the grand 50th anniversary episode and I can't wait!
"Doctor? Doctor Who?"
