Impossible Planet

I liked the looks of this episode a lot. First, it was actual sci-fi, which is what I tuned in for. The world-building was solid and very reminiscent of Blade Runner in good (not cheezy rip-off) ways. I liked the premise, and the plot, as it started out, was compelling. But then they just kind of gave up on the story, and it drifted off into some sort of vague, sentimental fantasy story. None of it made much sense.The clever twist you were expecting never came. Very disappointing.

The episode was okay, if not somewhat predictable for this series, whose stories usually end a bit disappointingly. Annes Elwy's small role was memorable. She has made a good showing in a few things, notably "The Passing".

This episode would have been my favourite if it weren't for the climax. The woman's character was so intriguing and it kept escalating. The robot too was an added mystery. Unfortunately, the reason for the robot's behavior isn't mentioned and that is BAD WRITING. I was loving the episode so much. I never thought they would mess up the ending. Such a bland and sudden poof! Shame!

So it was a mildly entertaining show to watch.

The actors were all great in their roles but they were sadly let down by the production .

The plot and themes of the book were hardly followed at all and this show just ended up as a very confusing and surreal mess as a result.Especially the ending.

Basically they took the premise of the book and ignored almost all of the contents and themes.

The ending just leaves the viewer wondering what the heck is going on .

The producers should be ashamed of themselves for wasting such a good opportunity.

The Impossible Planet is let down by an implausible ending. I just think the conceptual ending failed and left the viewer confused as it tried to eschew the obvious twist ending that the visitors actually arrive on Earth which would had been more faithful to the book.

Brian Norton and Ed Andrews are space tour guides who when offered an enormous bundles of real cash decide to take a deaf, very elderly old lady Irma Louise Gordon and her robot to a trip to Earth. The problem is the planet no longer exists and they decide to configure a trip to an Earth like planet and pass it off. After all the money she is offering is 5 years salary.

Andrews is the cynical one and happy to lead the old lady on for the money. Norton is more reluctant and makes a connection to Gordon. The robot knows that they cannot take her to the actual planet but seems to be going along with their plan.

The story was rather straightforward, the productions values reminded me of the Eccleston/Tennant era of Doctor Who, especially with the use of purple lighting. Geraldine Chaplin was very good as the old lady longing to visit Earth once more but the ending was unsatisfying.