I didn’t hate it. Wasn’t wowed by it either. I like the aliens. I liked the idea of a race that has a hard time remembering things. It amuses me. I like that they’ve kept Tom in a prison so that they can watch the first contact with an alien race over and over again. And then because of their memories it’s like the first time every time. Poor Tom, but good humor. Tom was kinda annoying anyway.
Mainly this one left me even more worried about C’rizz. I think it’s clear that something horrible is going to happen with him. What with his belief that killing people=saving them. And the Dalek living in his head, that just can’t be good. Also Big Finish lists him in the next audio, but not the one after that. So I’m worried about C’rizz.
I like C’rizz, I think he’s a fun character, but his time has always been limited. More so than most characters on Doctor Who. Something horrible is going to happen to make the Doctor either leave him or end in C’rizz being dead. Bah.
Anyway back to Memory Lane. I can still talk about C’rizz though. I loved his bitchiness. He hated the lady astronaut (who’s name I can’t be bothered to remember) and didn’t feel like he should have to deny it. Also I love the way he wasn’t polite to anyone. Such a contrast to Eight, who always tries to be polite. Really about the only memorable part of this one was C’rizz and the aliens.
Oh and the fact that the Doctor’s fantasy about saving the day envolves Charley and C’rizz telling him how brilliant he is. That caused me to laugh out loud, which isn’t a good thing on the bus (people look at you funny and carefully edge away…so maybe it is a good thing).
Yeah, that’s all I’ve got.
