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EPISODE
SEASON
Doctor Who - Season 9 Episode 3 Under the Lake
The Doctor and Clara have established a dynamic as a partnership of equals, they’re relishing the fun and thrills that all of space and time has to offer. Tangling with ghosts, Vikings and the ultimate evil of the Daleks, they embark on their biggest adventures yet. Missy is back to plague the Doctor once more, the Zygons inspire fear as they shape-shift into human clones, and a new arrival moves in cosmic ways.
2 November 1964, Brooklyn, New York, USA
19 September 1954, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
8 October 1980, Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK
21 February 1980, Grahamstown, South Africa
7 November 1950, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
16 November 1965, Guisborough, Cleveland, England, UK
11 May 1944, London, England, UK
14 December 1982, Manchester, England, UK
October 05, 2015
It's not that "Under the Lake" is bad Doctor Who, just terribly average.
October 05, 2015
Toby Whithouse culture-jams haunted-house intrigue with classic base-under-siege tension. We've seen both formats on Who before, but never quite like this. As always with Whithouse, there's fizzing, funny dialogue and a cracking ensemble.
November 18, 2015
Chills, action, adventure - this is old-school Doctor Who given a modern sheen and, most of all, it's enormous fun.
October 05, 2015
Writer Toby Whithouse successfully expands the mystery at the episode's core in such a way a continuation feels more like something the story earned, rather than an obligation to perfunctorily expand the scope of a tale that doesn't necessarily need it.
October 05, 2015
The fact that it rarely feels clichéd or repetitive is a testament to clever writing, and even better acting. In particular Capaldi, who seems to get even more riveting with each passing episode, elevating the material in ways that continue to astonish.
October 05, 2015
I always welcome the creature-feature Doctor Who episodes, and "Under the Lake" does that tradition proud.
October 05, 2015
"Under The Lake" was a competent episode but somewhat heavy going, and it'll be good to see things opened up in concluding part "Before The Flood". Deep breaths, all.
October 05, 2015
This episode is refreshingly reminiscent of earlier eras of the series.
October 05, 2015
This rollicking, hair-raising romp demonstrated that the sci-fi franchise still has the power to thrill and chill in equal measure.
October 05, 2015
In terms of long-lasting psychological childhood trauma, Under the Lake ranks with the gas mask kid and the giant maggots, doubly so when you consider the final image.
