For this Doctor Who analysis I watched Crimson horror on BBC iplayer which was original first broadcasted on the 4th of May 2013. Crimson Horror is episode 2 in the 7th series of Doctor Who and was written by Mark Gatiss. In this episode of Doctor who the narrative is about a mysterious apocalypse called the crimson horror set in victorian Yorkshire in 1893. I felt that this episode was a very conventional sci-fi episode however did also include some elements of romance and comedy throughout. In the beginning of this episode we are introduced to some of the main characters in this episode that find, help and save the doctor. Jenny Flint (a young woman), Madame Vastra (Lizard) and Strax (goblin alien creature) also known as the paternoster gang are three main characters in this episode and are characters that have featured in other doctor who episodes as well. Recurring characters are used a lot in doctor who and is very conventional for this sci-fi series. Two of the characters are also alien creatures which is very conventional in all sci-fi Tv shows/films.
Straight away at the beginning we are shown a pan up shot of a setting and also text on screen to tell us in which era of time the episode will be set in, this is something that does happen sometimes in doctor who to show us were it is set so that it can cut straight into the narrative and not have a long introduction showing the doctor arrive at the place in the tardis. This makes it so that we don't see the doctor straight away in the narrative, which is a conventional factor that happens a lot in the doctor who series. In this episode the doctor is shown before the intro, however only in a photograph which the camera fades into and then the theme song intro is shown. One of the first characters we are shown is also the main antagonist 'Ms Gillyflower', who is the evil character who tries to spread the leech virus.
We are also told in the narrative a main setting called 'sweetville' which is a caged of town area where all the good, sweet and perfect people go to get brainwashed instead of getting put in a red leech liquid called 'the crimson horror'. I feel that the narrative of this episode and the idea of 'sweetville' reminded me a lot and has connotations of Hitler and how he wanted the perfect 'aryan race' in concentration camps.
I feel that the Mise-en-scene of this doctor who episode was very conventional because of the use of a past time location and the use of aliens and creatures. In doctor who episodes it is very rarely that you see the narrative mainly set in present time and or no use of time travelling because the tardis/time travelling are two main factors of this series and without these in episodes it would make the show less conventional as a sci-fi and not appeal to the fan base/audiences. The use of costumes in this episode have been used very well because of how they change costumes, hair etc when they go to different era's/dimensions.
The representation of women in the episode differs a lot through characters and is overall very balanced out so that the characters appeal to the audience and so that negative stereotypes are not shown. The main female character, clara, even though she is a companion and follower of the doctor she has a big impact on the decisions they make together as a team and is also shown in this episode as much more violent, outgoing and sometimes a bit more masculine than the doctor because of the actions and decisions she does. E.g she tries to fight of the army of brainwashed people by violence and also uses a chair to break a machine instead of the doctor using his sonic screwdriver. She is also shown as a very independent character and someone that stands up for her rights, because when clara saves the doctor, the doctor quickly kisses her and clara then slaps him. The representation of genders changes a lot throughout the whole of the doctor who seasons and episodes because of the different doctors and companions they use. In this series the actor playing the doctor is Matt Smith who is represented throughout the series and this episode as a very fast paced, smart, funny and romantic character. The companion in this series is clara who is being played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.
We are also told in the narrative a main setting called 'sweetville' which is a caged of town area where all the good, sweet and perfect people go to get brainwashed instead of getting put in a red leech liquid called 'the crimson horror'. I feel that the narrative of this episode and the idea of 'sweetville' reminded me a lot and has connotations of Hitler and how he wanted the perfect 'aryan race' in concentration camps.
I feel that the Mise-en-scene of this doctor who episode was very conventional because of the use of a past time location and the use of aliens and creatures. In doctor who episodes it is very rarely that you see the narrative mainly set in present time and or no use of time travelling because the tardis/time travelling are two main factors of this series and without these in episodes it would make the show less conventional as a sci-fi and not appeal to the fan base/audiences. The use of costumes in this episode have been used very well because of how they change costumes, hair etc when they go to different era's/dimensions.
The representation of women in the episode differs a lot through characters and is overall very balanced out so that the characters appeal to the audience and so that negative stereotypes are not shown. The main female character, clara, even though she is a companion and follower of the doctor she has a big impact on the decisions they make together as a team and is also shown in this episode as much more violent, outgoing and sometimes a bit more masculine than the doctor because of the actions and decisions she does. E.g she tries to fight of the army of brainwashed people by violence and also uses a chair to break a machine instead of the doctor using his sonic screwdriver. She is also shown as a very independent character and someone that stands up for her rights, because when clara saves the doctor, the doctor quickly kisses her and clara then slaps him. The representation of genders changes a lot throughout the whole of the doctor who seasons and episodes because of the different doctors and companions they use. In this series the actor playing the doctor is Matt Smith who is represented throughout the series and this episode as a very fast paced, smart, funny and romantic character. The companion in this series is clara who is being played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.
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