38th Century and the Doctor and Clara land on a space station, which up until 24 hours ago had been fully manned, but now appears abandoned. The Doctor and Clara walk into a team of four armed investigators, Nagata, Chopra, Deep Ando and 474, sent in to discover what had happened. Out of nowhere they're set upon by an unknown being, Deep Ando gets split from the other group who retreat into a locked room. In that room are Morpheus pods, large caskets designed to induce all necessary sleep in just 5 minutes. Out of a pod comes Rassmussen, creator and man behind Morpheus. A desperate battle for survival begins as the Doctor discovers what the creatures are and their purpose.
The beginning felt like a hybrid of Blair Witch and Event Horizon, I liked it a lot, the crew going into the unknown, the threat of shadowy monsters. There was lots of atmosphere it was well done. The pace of the episode never let up for a single moment.
Reece Shearsmith showed when he starred in the Widower last year that he's actually a really talented and capable actor, they didn't really make the best use of his talents I didn't think. His performance felt more like it belonged Inside no 9.
Did I notice no opening credits? Kept waiting for them, maybe it was to do with the running time, or to add to the whole found footage angle.
Some excellent elements to it for sure, it very much kept you on the edge of your seat, I applaud them for that. I loved the concept of sleep being abandoned in the future for corporate reasons, that was brilliantly imaginative. Issue for me was the monsters themselves I didn't love them, I wasn't sold on the the theory of them nor the execution. They could have easily been in Timeflight!
I enjoyed it a fair bit, even though it left me a little confused. I give plaudits for the brilliant ending 7/10
