Very little is revealed???
I'd say that it gives away quite a lot about John Hurt's Doctor, mainly that he's so hated because of what he did to stop the time war, although quite what that might be isn't even hinted at.
The BBC has released two trailers for its 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, "The Day of the Doctor" and announced that it will hit screens at 7.50pm on 23 November. Youtube Video The trailers premiered over the weekend on Saturday and Sunday and are now available on the BBC's Doctor Who website. Very little plot detail …
Explosions, fire fights, even a whole space war it seems. Not to mention a plot which has been done several times before (where multiple doctors meet up; this was even used during last years Christmas special if I recall correctly).
Now, I'm not saying this is a bad thing. But after recently having gone through of the somewhat older material again (with thanks to a certain online tech magazine which featured those) I couldn't help notice that in those days the focus was fully set on the storyline where any special effects were solely used to enhance said storyline. Sure; they probably didn't have much of a choice due to restraints, but in many cases it added up quite nicely.
When looking at trailers like these I can't help wonder if Who really needs to be "bigger, badder and stronger" by mixing in a zillion special effects. Are those effects there to enhance the story, or to divert ones attention from that same story? Even if that were the case it still wouldn't be a bad thing, this is entertainment after all and if we're entertained then I'd say mission accomplished.
It's just that sometimes I honestly wonder where the subtleties in Dr. Who have gone to. I think there are times where they can achieve more with less so to speak.
And in the end I'm looking forward to seeing both Smith and Tennant in action together. In my opinion Tennant was a more convincible Doctor than Smith, the latter is always a bit too joyful for my taste. The change between joyful / careless and becoming serious is something I always considered to be a little bit too enforced on his character.
I wonder if Tennant "still has it" :-)
Now, I'm not saying this is a bad thing. But after recently having gone through of the somewhat older material again (with thanks to a certain online tech magazine which featured those) I couldn't help notice that in those days the focus was fully set on the storyline where any special effects were solely used to enhance said storyline. Sure; they probably didn't have much of a choice due to restraints, but in many cases it added up quite nicely.
Again this Guy ...gets it!
I'm glad I'm not the only One who thinks "Who" has grown colder over the Years....
The Zygon costume looks a step back though. The original is much more organic/fetusy and the "face" seems smaller and more alien. Even though you can see where the mask isn't stuck around the actors eyes!
We'll see if the actor in the new suit is up to the job soon enough, bet they've changed the voice...
To me the question always was: How did the doctor stop/lock the time war.
The trailers seem to answer that.
Or at least there is one device that looks very much like the key to time and it seems to be indicated that this will play a crucial role.
If I'm correct, the BBC just managed to give away the ending.
> To me the question always was: How did the doctor stop/lock the time war.
Surely that was answered in that episode* where the Daleks were trapped in a shrunken space/time (i.e inside a Tardis but without the engine, effectively). Okay, they didn't tell you *how* he managed to trap them in there. And if the Daleks had time travel it would have been impossible. However, don't let that spoil a good story.
[*] "that episode" == you can tell I'm a real fan ;-)