‘Doctor Who’ not-blogging: “The Unicorn and the Wasp”
I’ll get around to geeking out over this episode in detail in due course (I'm up to “The Sontaran Stratagem,” which is here), but since we’re going to be Doctor Who-less for two weeks in both America and England -- next weekend is a holiday on both sides of the pond, and apparently it’s one of those holidays during which everyone is out believed to be playing outside in the nice weather instead of inside watching telly -- I just want to take this opportunity to say: Is “The Unicorn and the Wasp” the funniest episode of Doctor Who ever? I think it might be.
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posted by Dave (Sun May 18 08, 5:12AM)
Oh, absolutely. Funnier than most comedy shows. I was rolling around on the couch.
posted by Der Bruno Stroszek (Sun May 18 08, 7:22AM)
I didn't think it was funnier than 'City of Death' or 'The Pirate Planet', but it's easily the funniest episode of Doctor Who *not* to be written by one of the twentieth century's greatest novelists. Because, frankly, that's an unfair advantage.
posted by Barb Gorczyca (Sun May 18 08, 8:09AM)
When I saw this eppie, I kept thinking this is the new series' version of Black Orchid. I thoroughly enjoyed it and once again the dear Doctor is behind another historical mystery/incident.
posted by joy (Sun May 18 08, 9:43AM)
Unicorn and the Wasp has become my favorite episode of this series. Loved it. Though watching with the BBC commentary wasn't as fun as it would have been with DT and CT. I'm just sayin'.
posted by Sonia (Sun May 18 08, 10:42AM)
How brilliant was the poison/detox bit? I loved it. They were both so good in it!
And yes, a DT/CT commentary would have been great.
posted by Ryan H (Sun May 18 08, 12:16PM)
And you know it is going to deeply offend all sorts of fans who are going to complain it was too campy and silly and not serious enough.
I'd put it second this season, behind Pompeii, although they are about as different as two shows of the same series can be. Donna had some really excellent one liners this time around.
posted by PaulW (Sun May 18 08, 12:19PM)
I vote for the Sun Makers. A spoof/critique of oppressive bureaucracy. When Leela figures out "everyone runs from the taxman," you can't stop laughing from that point on...
posted by Paul (Sun May 18 08, 12:36PM)
Doctor Who hasn't been suspended in the UK next week because of the Bank Holiday. (They didn't for the first Bank Holiday in May, after all). It's because of the Eurovision Song Contest.
posted by MaryAnn (Sun May 18 08, 4:30PM)
Ah, well, it amounts to the same thing: no new DW next week.
posted by Paul (Sun May 18 08, 5:04PM)
Very true. But there will be a nice long trailer, at least!
posted by angel (Sun May 18 08, 8:02PM)
I giggles all the way through, though the kitchen scene turned my giggles into guffaws. And how about the "Spot the Title" game - how much fun was that?
posted by jules w (Tue May 20 08, 1:46PM)
It's been recently announced that Steven Moffatt is taking over from RTD as DW showrunner for season 5 in 2010.