When we say “complaints over Dark Water content” we don’t mean the Cybermen, we of course mean the plotting…. no, not Missy being the Master, but rather the grim subject-matter of the story.
Centered around the theme of death, the afterlife and what happens to both body and “soul” after we depart, the episode was always likely to stir up controversy and the BBC have confirmed that complaints have been sent to the broadcaster, the Beeb having “received complaints from some viewers who were unhappy with a storyline about death and cremation”.
In a statement the BBC said:
“Doctor Who is a family drama with a long tradition of tackling some of the more fundamental questions about life and death. We were mindful of the themes explored in ‘Dark Water’ and are confident that they are appropriate in the context of the heightened sci-fi world of the show. The scene in which a character reveals 3W’s unconventional theory about the afterlife was preceded by the same character warning the Doctor and Clara several times that what they were about to hear could be distressing. When the Doctor does hear these claims, he immediately pours scorn on them, dismissing them out of hand as a ‘con’ and a ‘racket’. It transpires that he is correct, and the entire concept is revealed to be a scam perpetrated by Missy (Michelle Gomez).”
The second part of the series finale, Death in Heaven, will air at 8pm this coming Saturday on BBC One and BBC HD.
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