When he takes the lead Doctor Who, a Show Stephen Moffat was quick to make the Doctor an imaginary friend. A fictional being brought imaginary adventures to ordinary people, and inspired them to become the best version of themselves. In the first place, it’s not much different from what the new series did in its earlier years, where ordinary people became capable of bravery that saved worlds after meeting the Doctor; However, Moffat Era will approach this issue a little differently. This approach is illustrated in episodes featuring Craig, played by James Corden, where the strange threats he unwittingly encounters alongside the Eleventh Doctor are just a bridge for this man to meet the challenges of his own life.
in a plot Tenant, The Doctor was stranded in Colchester, in 2010, after a failed attempt to land the Tardis. With Amy trapped on the ship in a Knot The Doctor must find out what prevented Tardis from achieving whether to save his friend and get his time machine back. To do so, he becomes a tenant of friendly Craig Owens, a shy city dweller who accidentally ends up investigating his new roommate, turning his life upside down. Written by Gareth Roberts, Tenant Adapted to a homogeneous comic book written by the same screenwriter for Doctor Who magazine, Which sees the Tenth Doctor move in with Mickey Smith after they are stranded on 21st century land. As in comics, Roberts’ story is essentially comic-oriented, creating a series of comic situations that solve the Time Lord’s complete social irrelevance and the embarrassment it causes for poor Craig, who is increasingly dissatisfied with the behavior. Stranger from your new tenant.
The script works fine with a file metaphors From an inappropriate roommate, a typical comic cliché competently expressed with its own elements and myths from the series. But more than comedic situations, the script creates a good arc of development for Craig, who needs to muster up the courage to confess his passion for his girlfriend Sophie. It’s a simple arc, but very well done, as well as making an interesting expression with the main antagonist of the episode. The onboard computer above Craig’s home has selected victims who seek change by expressing their desire to leave Colchester, placing change as a risk factor. That’s why Craig never becomes a target of the machine in the first place, because he doesn’t want to move, and although he really wants to, he can’t change his relationship with Sophie either. Paradoxically, then, the desire to survive for a couple who defeats the villain is only strengthened when they both confess their feelings, and thus risk changing their relationship.
Amy has a minor role in the plot, and spends most of the narrative confined to the TARDIS. Despite this, we can not consider Tenant a lite companion (Stories with minimal participation from Companion), Given that the companion remains present throughout the plot, trying with little success to deal with the ship’s controls in the absence of the Doctor. Although it doesn’t have the same space as its co-stars on this episode, Karen Gillan and directing manage to keep the Emmy starring blocks fun enough that they don’t seem out of place.
The episode’s introduction also allows Matt Smith to exercise the detached and childish nature of his version of “The Doctor” like never before, by creating playful clips; Like the one where Time Lord plays soccer with Craig’s friends, or crafts an anomaly-tracking machine that traps a TARDIS made from things collected in the trash. At the same time, the time traveler’s true affection for Craig is poignant, even if, as in all stand-up comedies, it often leads to him being invasive. But if Smith’s Time Lord shines by displaying his comedic prowess, much of that is due to the support of James Corden, who makes Owen a wholly distinctive character, whose suspicious reactions to the Eleventh Doctor’s behavior are vital to the efficacy of these clips. .
The episode was directed by Catherine Morshed in her last direction of the series so far (2022), who knows how to value timing From an actor, even if he didn’t do a delicate job like what he did in it Amy’s choice. On the technical side, it is worth noting the editing work, which knows how to improve many of the ideas presented by the scenario, such as the sequence of a football game, or the parallel montage that compares two telephone conversations that took place between them. Doctor, Amy, Craig and Sophie.
Tenant It is a highly entertaining episode, embracing its comedic nature fearlessly as it introduces one of the most charismatic and relatable characters to emerge in the era of the Eleventh Doctor. In addition, the episode opens up once and for all in the way Era Moffat sees the Doctor as a fairy-tale character who enters the lives of ordinary people, through fascinating challenges, to show that they have the strength and courage to take on challenges. of normal life.
Doctor Who – 5X11: The Lodger (UK, June 12, 2010)
direction: Catherine Morsed
road map: Gareth Roberts (adapted from his comic)
spit: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, James Corden, Daisy Haggard, Owen Donovan, Babatunde Alish, Jim Wall, Karen Secombe, Kamara Bacchus
Period: 43 min.
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