So i was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be a fun little romp with a legitimately scary foe and. Everything that doctor who could and should aim to be. But she struggles to find somewhere to hide, in time to save the doctor and everyone else. When he again met with the executive producer, he showed him four ideas for episodes, complete with his own illustrations, aided by his background in art college. This is the first series of the revived series that does not consist of episodes excluding christmas and other specials. The doctor and clara have one of their biggest struggles to date ahead. The doctor and clara have one of their biggest struggles. Clara must face a menace from another dimension when the doctor is trapped within a shrinking tardis.
Watch series doctor who season 8 episode 9 online couchtuner. Season 8 ends with the doctor taking on a new role as cybermen invade the streets of london, and old. The ultimate irony of flatline a story about twodimensional villains is that it comes at a time when doctor who is the most threedimensional it has been in years. He certainly knows how to start a story with a good visual hook, as the doctor peter capaldi and clara jenna coleman land in presentday bristol and find themselves struggling to emerge from a police box thats. Clara is alone in victorian london with a man she doesnt know, a dinosaur in the thames, and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions. Will clara be able to get the doctor back in time to stop the boneless. Season 8 opens with a specially priced feature length first episode remaining broadcast episodes will be of regular length and price. In the episode, the alien time traveller the doctor is trapped inside his time machine and spaceship the tardis after the tardiss external dimensions get shrunk by twodimensional extraterrestrial creatures called the boneless in presentday bristol. Inventor nikola tesla is at war with his rival thomas edison. Watch doctor who s08e09 online free streaming on couchtuner.
Home doctor who doctor who season 8 episode 9 tv season page. But all that aside, the show has been on a definite upswing with each subsequent episode better than the last. A problem happens with the tardis, trapping the doctor inside and leaving clara to. Following the adventures of a timetraveling alien called the doctor and an assortment of human companions as they deal with crises set on earth and other worlds. Clara comes up against an enemy that exists beyond human perception. Flatlines basic premise is that this is the episode where clara acts as the doctor. Episode 8 s flatline is a major step back up with the doctor finding himself locked within an ever decreasing tardis. Clara jenna coleman wields the doctors sonic screwdriver in his. Flatline ill admit my love of graffiti and digital art makes me pretty biased towards this weeks episode flatline.
The doctors worst enemies, the daleks, the cybermen, the angels and the silence, return, as the doctors eleventh life comes. Doctor who season 8 episode 9, flatline, goes off the. Im struggling to think of doctor who monsters that are quite so completely alien as this episodes twodimensional monsters. New writer jamie mathieson delivers an intriguing and suspenseful standalone episode with flatline. Recap of doctor who 2005 season 8 episode 9 recap guide. A problem happens with the tardis, trapping the doctor inside and leaving clara to fend for herself against a two dimensional enemy. Clara acts alone to discover who or what is doing this ably assisted by a graffiti artist. Oct 20, 2014 afterbuzz tv doctor who edition, is a weekly after show for fans of bbcs doctor who series. Clara is separated from the doctor and discovers a new menacing figure from another dimension. The theme of clara was a doctor was explored again in doctor who season 8 episode 9 and it can mean more than one thing, especially with the new reveal at the end.
Ill admit my love of graffiti and digital art makes me pretty biased towards this weeks episode flatline. The bbc has published the official synopsis for the ninth episode of doctor whos new season, titled flatline written by jamie mathieson, the episode airs on saturday 18 october on bbc one and is described by steven moffat as a horror story and a proper scary one the synopsis reads. The bbc has released two trailers for the ninth episode of doctor whos new season, titled flatline. The themes of the episode are important ones that have been looming over the series for a last few episodes. The man that stops the monsters flatline doctor who youtube. However, theres an even greater threat in their midst. Oct 18, 2014 flatline, then, is the episode that ultimately realises the interchanging of the doctor and clara throughout the series. Doctor who season 8 episode 9, flatline, goes off the wall in a good way.
To watch the next episode right now, unedited, to s12 finale pat. Season 8 ends with the doctor taking on a new role as. Season 8, episode 9, flatline new writer jamie mathieson delivers an intriguing and suspenseful standalone episode with flatline. Flatline clara becomes the doctor tim liew saturday 18 oct 2014 9. Well i cant help it, can i, you and your big ole face.
With peter capaldi, jenna coleman, joivan wade, samuel anderson. But how do you hide when even the walls are no protection. With people to save and the doctor trapped, clara comes up against an. It was first broadcast on bbc one on 18 october 2014. Flatline is the ninth episode of the eighth series of the british science fiction television programme doctor who, written by jamie mathieson, and directed by douglas mackinnon.
Doctor who season 8 episode 9, flatline, goes off the wall in a good way continue to indiewire skip ad you will be redirected back to your article in seconds. Flatline was the ninth episode of series 8 of doctor who flatline was mathiesons first script for the show. Dark water flatline was the ninth episode of series 8 of doctor who. Claras the doctor doctor who season 8 episode 9 flatline. Separated from the doctor, clara discovers a new menace from another. The episode stars peter capaldi and jenna coleman, with joivan wade and christopher fairbank guest starring. Play the shows signature sounds doctor who glossary posters. H ot on the heels of last weeks mummy on the orient express, new writer jamie mathieson delivers an intriguing and suspenseful standalone episode with flatline. Ratings remained consistent throughout the course of the series, seeing a low of 6. Oct 11, 2014 next week, doctor who season 8 is going to air another new episode entitled flatline, and based on some of the early buzz that we have around this one, one thing fells clear.
Written by jamie mathieson, the episode airs on saturday 18 october on bbc one and is described by steven moffat as a horror story and a proper scary one. We know that clara is meant to be the doctor not through her actions although there are many, but by the. This episode pulls off the trick pioneered by the girl who waited of doing a technical doctorlight episode while still having the doctor present for most of the episode. Dont read ahead if you havent watched doctor who series 8, episode 9. Two years before writing it, he had pitched his ideas for a story to steven moffat but was unsuccessful. The geekheavy mythos and tonal flippancy of the smith era have been replaced by ambiguous characterisation, rippling subtexts and a restored sense of. Separated from the doctor, clara discovers a new menace from another dimension. Flatline is the ninth episode of the eighth series of the british science fiction television programme doctor who. The episode was written by jamie mathieson and directed by douglas mackinnon. This is the first series since series 5 to be broadcast straight with no split deep breath, into the dalek, the caretaker, flatline and in the forest of the night all feature the appearance of a mysterious character known only as missy. Clara battles a menace from another dimension and tries to free the entrapped doctor. Weve talked many times about how clara has taken on a more doctorrole. Flatline was the ninth episode of series 8 of doctor who.
In this episode hosts matt lieberman, liz rishmawry, and jessie klein discuss episode 9. New writer jamie mathieson delivers an intriguing and suspenseful standalone episode with. Oct 18, 2014 flatline s basic premise is that this is the episode where clara acts as the doctor. Watch doctor who episodes online season 8 2014 tv guide. The next generation episode schisms, as those were nearly incomprehensible foes of similarly ambiguous intent, at least until it became completely clear. Flatline, then, is the episode that ultimately realises the interchanging of the doctor and clara throughout the series. Next week, doctor who season 8 is going to air another new episode entitled flatline, and based on some of the early buzz that we have around this one, one thing fells clear. Oct 02, 2014 the bbc has published the official synopsis for the ninth episode of doctor whos new season, titled flatline. Last week i praised mummy on the orient express for shifting the narrative focus away from clara and back to the doctor, however this week the narrative thrust clara. Mar 05, 2020 doctor who season 8 episode 9 flatline reaction. We know that clara is meant to be the doctor not through her.
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