April 14th, 2013
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What Did You Think of The Doctor Who Episode Cold War?
What Did You Think of Doctor Who – Cold War?
The Doctor and Clara land on a damaged Russian Submarine in 1983 as it spirals out of control into the ocean depths.
An alien creature is loose on board, having escaped from a block of Arctic ice. With tempers flaring and a cargo of nuclear weapons on board, it’s not just the crew but the whole of humanity at stake!
Now that the 3rd episode of series 7b has aired in the UK what did you think?, was it the best episode ever or just average.
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The Cyber Squirrel
April 13th, 2013 - 10:33pmThe Doctor did land when the ice warrior was on the loose
drjakeyoung
April 13th, 2013 - 10:14pmhow many seconds into the credits was it? (if you don’t mind me asking)
66
April 13th, 2013 - 10:11pmPersonally, I didn’t like the Ice Warriors Arms or whatever they were when it was out of the armour, but overall I thought it was a great episode. Looking forward to the rest of the series, particularly the last 3.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
April 13th, 2013 - 9:38pmdidn’t like it. the plot was badly executed, clara passing out was an excuse to speed up time. the doctor should’ve landed when the ice warrior was already on the loose, and when the sub had sunk. the ice warrior out of it’s armour was pointless, and the trailer was misleading. someone said t looked like something from Monsters inc, whoever that was, i agree. the ice warrior wasn’t a great villain, it was disgusting the way he killed everyone. there wasn’t much mystery of the monster as it was revealed in the trailer and revealed in the ep really quickly. the dynamic between clara dn the doctor wasn’t the same as TBOSJ which is why i liked her. there weren’t many other good characters with a large part like last week’s Merry. Liam cunningham is a great actor but he was badly used. why on earth did clara ask the doctor if she was doing it right with the Ice warrior interrogation? that is just giving it away. it went a bit over the top, having the doctor with a barbie and quite frankly, last week was better.
The Cyber Squirrel
April 13th, 2013 - 9:33pmwe finally saw the sonics red setting!
Anonymous
April 13th, 2013 - 9:13pmit is!
Whovian
April 13th, 2013 - 8:43pmThe episode was almost the best though I missed the begining.the music for the next episode sounded like Rose in Peril music
sheepinafez
April 13th, 2013 - 8:34pmone of the best episodes evar
Anonymous
April 13th, 2013 - 8:30pmNo it hasn’t, I just watched it on iPlayer and the name was there.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
April 13th, 2013 - 7:59pmI havent watched it yet! went out with family. i am dying inside! i’lll report when i’ve watched it! next week looks good though. (Yes, I watched the trailers…)
booboo
April 13th, 2013 - 7:53pmit was good this time
drjakeyoung
April 13th, 2013 - 7:50pmbooboo, in the credits of this episode, it credits “the ice warriors created by (whoever) but on BBC i player this has been taken down from the credits (you can check if you want) Why has this been done?
the astronaut of of death
April 13th, 2013 - 7:45pmwhat did you think of this ep booboo
Matt smithy
April 13th, 2013 - 7:39pmalso booboo you should change on the ice warrior fact section skaldak from warrior to grand marshal (And add name) when you get the time 😀
the astronaut of of death
April 13th, 2013 - 7:38pmthe ice worriors make a hissing sound
bow ties are cool xxx
April 13th, 2013 - 7:37pmwhat r u talking about ?????????????
bow ties are cool xxx
April 13th, 2013 - 7:35pmas i said i agree with u the begining was way to fast and the ending was just random and weird it wasnt gr8
Benjee10
April 13th, 2013 - 7:33pmThis episode left me feeling pretty disappointed. The first two acts were decent enough; there was suspense, the effects were top notch, and there was great acting and a decent sense of genuine peril. However, then we got the the last part, which ruined the episode for me.
The first problem was the reveal of the ice warriors true face. On principal, they shouldn’t have done it. They should’ve kept a mystery. It didn’t help that the face wasn’t exactly the best piece of design doctor who’s seen. It looked painfully fake compared to the excellent visuals of the arctic and the sub.
The second problem was the ending itself. It didn’t feel like an ending. Skaldak was about to destroy the world, and then suddenly his assumption’s proved wrong and he goes. There was no resolution; it just happened. The characters had very little to do with it.
The first two thirds, as I said, were excellent, but the ending really let it down unfortunately.
4/10. Average. Luckily Hide looks good, and hopefully this was a one off low.
Obsie
April 13th, 2013 - 7:26pmThis was so much an improvement than last week.
Brilliant! So much atmosphere,confinment and separated from the TARDIS (nice nod to the H.A.D.S from years ago). I liked the added dimension given to the new Ice Warrior, about time they came out of their shell (sorry about that one!). This time everything zipped along at a cracking pace, or “zapped” as Tegan would say. Congratulations to Mark Gatiss,more like this please!
the astronaut of of death
April 13th, 2013 - 7:25pmdid any one notice any ssssssssssssssss,s
Esterath
April 13th, 2013 - 7:24pmYes, I did.
Anonymous
April 13th, 2013 - 7:24pmYes, to comfort yourself.
Esterath
April 13th, 2013 - 7:23pmWe did see the sonic weapon being used.
bow ties are cool xxx
April 13th, 2013 - 7:22pmi kinda agree with u it wasnt that gr8 every one is making it out to be a gr8 ep but it wasnt that good
daryl
April 13th, 2013 - 7:22pmYes I like the actual Ice Warrior
The TARDIS
April 13th, 2013 - 7:20pmAlso, really disappointed we didn’t see the sonic weapon in action! If Gatiss gets his way though, we’ll be seeing more of the Ice Warriors, so there’s still a chance.
Dalekdino27
April 13th, 2013 - 7:20pmI could not agree with you more.
The TARDIS
April 13th, 2013 - 7:17pmAfter a slightly shaky start that did have me worried about where the episode was going, it did pick up speed and became the best episode of the series so far. I do have to question the use of the Ice Warrior though – as nice as it was to finally see the warriors of Mars battling the Doctor again, it could have been any old monster in that block of ice. Especially when they have entirely recreated everything about them such as the swinging head and the whole getting out of the armour… Anyway, a first rate story more than makes up for this, with some genuinely funny lines and great performances. Matt and Jenna continue to gel, and David Warner performed a wonderfully endearing grandfather figure. Some more new incidental music from Murray Gold would be nice, but at the end of the day, the only real problem that I can see is the rushed ending, which plagues almost every story this series.
8.5/10
bow ties are cool xxx
April 13th, 2013 - 7:17pmwhat r u talking about hide looks gr8 apart from that i totaly agree but hide looks good 😉
Moxx of Who
April 13th, 2013 - 7:15pmBrilliant episode looking foward to next week.