This is not an episode that has much in mind beyond spectacle. At around the fifteen minute mark it switches into action set pieces, and it stays there until the end with almost no scenes doing anything else. With The Lazarus Experiment this becomes harder – there is simply not a heck of a lot going on in this story. defeats Oscar De La Hoya in what is apparently the highest grossing boxing match ever.Ĭlearly something in the air, because Doctor Who decides that what it really needs is a story that’s basically all action sequences. With Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks there was at least enough going on that we could play the quasi-entertaining game of simply ignoring quality entirely. In news, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation acquires the Wall Street Journal, the Labour Party gets whacked in local and regional elections, and on the day this story airs, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Beyonce and Shakira are still at number one, with Avril Lavigne, Ne-Yo, Mika, and Gym Class Heroes also charting. Yeah, but at least my head isn’t covered in penises.