It was only a matter of time until Doctor Who did an episode about the very origins of science fiction. The…
did an episode about the very origins of science fiction. The story behind Mary Shelley’s seminal is almost as famous as the novel itself: In 1816, Lord Byron was holed up in a lakeside villa in Switzerland, and while trapped inside by dismal weather, he challenged a group of friends — John Polidori, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Claire Clairmont, and the future Mrs. Shelley, Mary Godwin — to invent the most chilling horror story they could imagine.
Like many of this season’s episodes, “The Haunting of Villa Diodati” initially presents itself as one thing, before shifting into unexpected territory. From the moment the Doctor and company arrive in Switzerland, strange occurrences are afoot — shattering vases, disappearing figures, staircases that lead to nowhere. Mary , Byron , Polidori , and Claire are all there as expected, but Shelley is nowhere to be seen.
It’s also a refreshing change of pace to focus the episode not on an entire army of Cybermen but just a single threat. I love a good alien invasion story as much as the next recapper, but some of villains are at their most effective — and their scariest — when they’re alone. Think of the Daleks, who can be a bit silly in large numbers but downright terrifying when flying solo .
We’ve gotten to know the Thirteenth Doctor as largely happy-go-lucky and optimistic, so it’s exhilarating to seedeliver a little more of that Doctor angst and grit. There’s an age-old weariness in her voice as she recounts how many people she’s lost at the hands of the Cybermen — and while she doesn’t mention Bill Potts by name, it’s implied that she’s still haunted by her old Twelfth Doctor companion. “Sometimes this team structure isn’t flat,” the Doctor tells Yaz, Graham, and Ryan.
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