Doctor Who Review: Time Heist - 5 Ways The Check Was Cashed (And Bounced)
We begin with a mysterious phone call, wiped memories and strangers in a dark room.
WARNING! SPOILERS: This post contains spoilers and speculation for the Doctor Who series eight episode Time Heist. We begin with a mysterious phone call, wiped memories and strangers in a dark room. Our mission impossible is robbing the most secure bank in the universe. The clues we need to accomplish this are doled out by an enigmatic hooded figure called the Architect. A deliberate tongue-in-cheek jaunt down a familiar path, Time Heist should be great fun. Instead this is an episode that starts with an intriguing if goofy premise and goes everywhere it shouldnt. Theres a beautifully shot sequence near the beginning of Time Heist where the Doctor and his team enter the bank and wade through a crowd of customers in classic hero style. The moment the security system is deployed brings true tension and horror to the scene. Yet it all goes downhill from there. The build-up is sacrificed to a sloppy plot and cardboard villain. To balance our account lets look at five ways Time Heist slipped up and five ways it saved the day.