Doctor Who Series 10 Recap: Thin Ice
Unable to reason with the TARDIS to take them back in time for tea, the Doctor and Bill find instead themselves at a Frost Fair in 1814…
This season of Doctor Who is bound and determined to be a rebooting of the show. Last week’s episode was a “flung into the future” adventure that recalled Rose’s first adventure with Nine in “The End of The World” or Clara’s first outing with Eleven in “The Rings of Akhaten”. This week was highly reminiscent of Amy and Eleven in “The Beast Below”…straight down to the fact that underneath the ice of the Thames lay a captive Beast, below.
The Doctor: You’re not stepping on a butterfly, you’re just taking a flyer. It’s just time travel–don’t overthink it.
Every season of Doctor Who features at least one period piece where the Doctor and the companion find themselves in need of some period clothes in order to blend in. Moffat seems determined to hand us an easter egg every week, like when we learned where the loo was in the TARDIS two weeks ago. This episode included directions to the wardrobe, from where those luxury outfits magically materialize.
