Doctor Who (2005)

The Vampires of Venice

Season 5, Episode 6, Aired 5/8/10

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Location: Venice, Italy, Earth''Date: 1580''Enemies: Saturnynians''''Dessicated corpses, terror in the canal and a visit to the sinister House of Calvierri the Doctor takes Amy and Rory for a romantic mini-break, as the TARDIS touches down once again.
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''But 16th-century Venice is not as it should be. The city has been sealed to protect it from the Plague, although Rosanna Calvierri may have other plans...moreless

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Matt Smith

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Helen McCrory

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A fun Hammeresque tale from Venice.

9.5

"Superb"

By AgentAlbertross, Jun 21, 2011 Report Abuse

I really enjoyed watching this episode I think some people expect too much from Doctor Who sometimes because it's such a cult show and the bar has been raised so high however this episode is superb and is still quality family viewing for Saturday night tea time. The costumes and setting were a joy to watch - very Ridley Scott I might add! Full marks for the art department for this! The story was an enjoyable tale too that added a spin on Vampires, full of sexual innuendo, mild horror, action, sci-fi and humour that really played its part in this episode from the beginning prologue to snippets of it throughout the episode. Matt's Doctor is really settling in now and you can see why he was picked to take over from David Tennent. Look out for a nice scene where Matt looks and speaks at the camera rather like Tom Baker's Doctor in Robots of Death.moreless

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Ah... a romantic retreat to venice for 'Mr and Mrs Pond'. Remember to stay in the sunlight and bring a stake and cross... Well, steaksauce would do. Heh heh heh

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By 10thdoctorfan, Apr 14, 2011 Report Abuse

Not exactly the best episode that could have followed the last one, but i'll take it. Funny thing is about his Doctor's character is he's clueless when Amy flirts with him, but manages to swap innuendoes with Rory about their flashlights. Ha ha!
It seems the Doctor had a bet with Casanova, which he must have lost since he owes him a chicken; i wonder what they bet on. Oh, well. Was anybody else expecting GENUINE, honst-to-god Vampires this time? I sure was, but it ended up being UGLY cradaunts fleeing from thier home world because of the Cracks. At the end of the episode, it seem very true that Rory is comparible to Mickey because of Amy's relationship with the Doctor, except the Doctor doesn't recepitate the feelings. Does he still harbor his tenth life's love for Rose? It would be kind of sweet if he did even with his new face.moreless

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Not doing it for me.

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By feenmatt, Apr 07, 2011 Report Abuse

Being a long time Whosian I am always excited to see a new Doctors personality and their little quirks and traits; and Matt Smith is no exception. However I believe that Matt is not being given the scripts nor the direction he deserves to make his version of the doctor all that he can be. I am more inclined to bag out Steven Moffat than Matt Smith, I understand Mr Moffat is trying to make the show his own, changing the daleks, the sonic screwdriver and the tardis,and I have no problem with the dry approach to the style that Mr Moffat has brought. However I always feel like Matt is right on the edge of becoming a brilliant and engaging doctor but his character seems too diffused by the contrived direction that the show has taken, and it does not allow Matt to tip over the edge and pour his version of the Doctor all over the screen with all his dynamic and eccentric potential. Please oh please pick it up Mr. Moffat, or if need be give Russel T a ring for some tips.moreless

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Where's Buffy when you need her...Oh wait we don't need her at all

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By sonicx68, Mar 25, 2011 Report Abuse

We'll the Vampires of Venice a very interesting episode to say the lest again Steven Moffat and crew try to deliver a Doctor Who episode and they succeed mostly

I do agree that lately each episode is feeling rushed at the moment and so very oddly paced like one minute there just prancing around next thing there seeing girls form a....We'll we call it a school but it isn't

And then we have infiltration jobs and a Farther looking for his daughter, it sometimes feel like there all over the place but not too all over just bits here and there

Anyway The Doctor jumping out of Rory's cake was pretty funny and the fact that Rory just didn't listen to the Doctor when he said they Ahhhh...Fish Vampires or what ever they are weren't really Vampires and Rory proves great Comical relief

Amy once again proves to use that maybe she can join Rose, Donny and Sara-Jane as one of the Great Doctor who Companions, she starts challenging the Doctor with great ideas and Matt Smith himself is proving to be great Doctor with his amazing skills (I am very surprised at how go he is but he will never as good as David Tennant but he is good)

The Fight with Rory vs. the Son was we'll done and funny at the same time, and the Doctor talk with the 'Mummy' was again brilliant with lost to talk about

The Mysterious Cracks in time are becoming more and more important with the pervious episode making that point, and Steven Moffat I trying something very new by getting the cracks in time into story much earlier and into action more quicker then pervious seasons have done witch is an interesting way of doing (Great job Moffat)

The Vampire-Fish (Whatever) where very interesting villains themselves in fact I felt this one was enemy that the Doctor himself could really relate too and I felt strange connection between the Doctor and the 'Mummy' forming like they where some much alike last of there Kinds and Stuff but that was again to Matt Smith Brilliant acting

I can go on and on but I'll not to close I give this a 8.0 because it was great, Rory was great New Addition and with nice to see more of him, Amy was Brilliant in her Role and Matt Smith as the Doctor continues to impress me...so I can't wait for the next onemoreless

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To Venice with a boring third wheel.

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By Dunga103, Jan 26, 2011 Report Abuse

Last episode I was kind of excited when Amy finally made a move on the Doctor. Things have been pretty boring as it is between them why not spice things up, right? Ah, well guess again. Being the over talkative, annoying Doctor he is, he decides to go back to Scotland (or where he picked up her from) and get Amy's fianc and take them to ancient Venice for a romantic gateway. De javu? That's because it is; second season if I am not mistaken Rose's boyfriend join her and the Doctor for a few trips. At least that made a bit of sense; this one makes no sense whatsoever. Imagine going on vacation with your fianc and the guy she used to cheat on you with.

Anyway turns out the city is populated by some very weird vampires that in fact are some kind of fish. These fishy vampires are part of a dying alien race being that slipped through crack in the wall and now want to make ancient Venice their new home. Just one problem; the ones that made it to Earth are all males and just one female who is their mother. To repopulate they start abducting the local girls in the most conspicuous way they can. Only the dumbest of writers can come up with such a dumb plot.

This was yet another example of an exciting premise full of potentially interesting characters dumb down so that the Doctor can go on and on about stuff that makes no sense. I miss the good old days when the plots made sense, and the Doctor talked less.moreless

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- When the Doctor accidentally shows the Calvierri girls his library card, the picture in it is of his first incarnation, played by William Hartnell. Edit
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- The Doctor: The clouds are thick. Rory: Good thing I brought this, then. (pulls out a tiny penlight) The Doctor: (pulls out a much longer light) Ultraviolet. Portable sunlight. Rory: Yours is bigger than mine. The Doctor: Let's not go there. Edit
- Rory: You can't repopulate somewhere with just women. You need blokes. Amy: She's got blokes in the canal. She said she has 10,000 husbands waiting for her in the water. The Doctor: Only the male offspring survived the journey here. She's got 10,000 children swimming around the canals, waiting for Mum to make them some compatible girlfriends. Ehhh. I mean, I've been around a bit, but really, that's, that's... ehh. Edit
- The Doctor: The people upstairs are pretty noisy. Guido: There aren't any people upstairs. The Doctor: I knew you were going to say that. Did anybody else know he was going to say that? Edit
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- The Doctor: You've got to love Venice. So many people did. Byron, Napoleon, Casanova. Oh that reminds me. (checking his watch) 1518. That's all right. Casanova doesn't get born for 145 years. Don't want to run into him. I owe him a chicken. The 11th Doctor's hesitation to meet Casanova, besides the chicken issue, may be a clever allusion to the fact that BBC's Casanova series starred David Tennant, who was the 10th Doctor. Edit