Review: Very Disappointing!
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
I was so excited for this story and it was an unbelievably enormous letdown!Spoilers ahead:The story was a retelling of Cinderella which may have been okay in theory, it was lazy in practice. The Doctor had an annoying habit of over explaining non-essential information, like the symbolism of the characters' names which ultimately had no payoff in the plot, and barely glossing over the important plot points like how the Bog Warriors were revived and how the shoes defeated them. There were moments of missed character development, such as a conversation between The Doctor and Root, and the Tenth Doctor wasn't just out of character, he had no character whatsoever. He was as bland as mouthful of flour.The one bright spot about his story was that Princess Ash, the main female presence in this story, was a Woman of Color. I was very excited to see WOC representation, especially in a retelling of an iconic fairytale. I just wish the story had done her justice.I have been pleased that the "Time Trips" series has employed more female authors than male authors thus far. Female writer representation is severely lacking in the television series (one female scriptwriter in nine years) and two out of eleven women for the 50th Anniversary Puffin e-shorts. The lack of female authors is unacceptable! As disappointing as this specific title turned out to be, I still applaud that female authors were given major roles in the construction of this series and I hope to see that continued in the future writing of the Whoniverse.