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== Doctor lite? Not so much. == | == Doctor lite? Not so much. == | ||
When I encountered it, the lead asserted this was a "[[Doctor lite]]" episode. It's not, though. A Doctor/companion lite episode is one that arises from the ''production'' need to [[double banking|double bank]] two episodes at the same time. Thus, one or more of the primary artists are not available for one of the two episodes. Given the split season, and the almost leisurely pace of filming this year that allowed them to be completing shots as late as July/August, there was nothing double banked in series 6, and therefore no '''need''' for a "Doctor lite" episode. | When I encountered it, the lead asserted this was a "[[Doctor-lite]]" episode. It's not, though. A Doctor/companion lite episode is one that arises from the ''production'' need to [[double banking|double bank]] two episodes at the same time. Thus, one or more of the primary artists are not available for one of the two episodes. Given the split season, and the almost leisurely pace of filming this year that allowed them to be completing shots as late as July/August, there was nothing double banked in series 6, and therefore no '''need''' for a "Doctor lite" episode. | ||
Narratively, this is in no sense a Doctor lite episode, as the Doctor is present in virtually every scene. Granted, he's often there by remote control, but he's still there, with lines, the entire time. It is an unusual visual structure to have the three regulars often essentially alone in shots, but communicating with the others who are offscreen. But that doesn't make this "Doctor lite" any more than ''[[Father's Day]]'' is for concentrating on Rose and Pete, and having a few minutes where the Doctor has been removed from the scene by Reapers. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} <span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''13:40:19 Sun '''11 Sep 2011 </span> | Narratively, this is in no sense a Doctor lite episode, as the Doctor is present in virtually every scene. Granted, he's often there by remote control, but he's still there, with lines, the entire time. It is an unusual visual structure to have the three regulars often essentially alone in shots, but communicating with the others who are offscreen. But that doesn't make this "Doctor lite" any more than ''[[Father's Day]]'' is for concentrating on Rose and Pete, and having a few minutes where the Doctor has been removed from the scene by Reapers. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} <span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''13:40:19 Sun '''11 Sep 2011 </span> | ||
