“Judged as a trilogy, Extremis set up a wonderful premise, the follow-up The Pyramid At The End Of The World was a classic case of a brilliant concept poorly executed, and The Lie of the Land rewarded viewers who stayed with it by bringing all three together with great economy.”
“The Lie of the Land takes us from existential concerns about present (Extremis) and future reality (The Pyramid at the End of the World), to genuine doubts about the mediated past. It’s an extreme example of a real dilemma, the clever use of sci-fi tropes to explore how in real life those in power construct narratives to shape beliefs and allegiances. There is a very [...]
Doctor Who‘s audience fell significantly for last night’s episode, falling from the 4.01 million viewers that watched The Pyramid at the End of the World overnight to 3.01 million for The Lie of the Land, the ratings reflect a 15.0% share of the potential audience.
Doctor Who was under heavy competition from the Britain’s Got Talent Final on ITV and the UEFA Champions League Final featuring Real Madrid and Juventus on BT Sport which was aired free-to-view on YouTube. Britain’s Got Talent also saw a slight fall in ratings from the 8.38 million viewers overnight [...]
The Monks have been with us from the beginning. They shepherded humanity through its formative years, gently guiding and encouraging, like a parent clapping their hands at a baby’s first steps. They have been instrumental in all the advances of technology and culture. They watched proudly as man invented the lightbulb, the telephone, the internet. They were even there to welcome the first men on the Moon. They have defended us, too. Who can forget the time the Monks defeated the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Sontarans? And they have left their imprint in the arts as well. The Monks have found their way into Dickens and the Jason Bourne films… Two species, sharing a history as happily as [...]
The BBC have released a new video featuring Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie introducing this coming week’s episode, The Lie of the Land.
The description says that “Peter and Pearl introduce the climax of the trilogy of the Monks!” in this third part of a story that began with Extremis.
The official synopsis reads:
The world is gripped by a mass delusion and only Bill Potts can see the truth. When even the Doctor is fighting on the wrong side, it’s up to Bill to convince the Time Lord that humanity is in deadly danger. And if she can’t do that, she may just have [...]
