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盡管水兒如約寫了2024年每一集新上演的‘神秘博士’(Doctor Who)的劇評，我卻沒來得及整理、翻譯和加上我的簡評，慚愧！2024的聖誕節特輯播出了，要補全2024年的所有劇集的評論目前不可能，我補上2024年劇集中我和水兒都最喜歡的一集和聖誕特輯吧。這兩集和神秘博士的其他劇集沒有直接聯係，所以即使沒有看過‘神秘博士’的其他劇集，這兩集也是可以獨立欣賞的。
（“神秘博士”（Doctor Who）是由英國廣播公司（BBC）製作的經典科幻電視劇。如果沒看過但感興趣，點這裏：‘Who Fans’俱樂部。）
劇集1 - "點點和泡泡"（"Dot and Bubble"）
劇情簡介：琳迪（Lindy）住在芬泰姆（Finetime）市，這座城市由附近“家園世界”（Homeworld）的白人、富有的年輕人組成，與周圍危險的“野木林”（Wild Woods）隔絕開來。他們完全通過網上社交媒體生活，頭頂上套著一個名為“點點”（Dots）的機器人，這些點點機器人投射出一個圍繞他們頭部的實際“氣泡”，通過各種指令和箭頭引導他們的行動。故事開始，琳迪的幾個朋友失蹤，但她毫不在意，當博士試圖向她發送警告時，她直接屏蔽了他。此時，博士的同伴露比（Ruby）出現在琳迪的氣泡裏，誘導她關閉氣泡。琳迪隨即看到了巨大的蛞蝓狀生物正在吞噬一些居民，但卻無視了她和其他人。
博士和露比給琳迪和她的朋友們提示安全通道撤離芬泰姆，這些通道通向一條地下河流。離開點點、沒有氣泡的指引，琳迪戰戰兢兢的來到街道上。所幸她得到了另一名居民——她崇拜的網紅瑞奇（Ricky ）的幫助。瑞奇透露，和其他居民不同，他會定期關閉自己的氣泡，並能在沒有氣泡的情況下正常生活。他還發現家園世界已經被蛞蝓吞噬了，但對琳迪謊稱一切安好，以免她過度驚嚇。
博士意識到這些蛞蝓是由點點機器人創造和培育的，它們正按姓氏的字母順序將居民引向死亡。琳迪發現自己已無法控製她的點點，點點顯露出自我意識並開始攻擊他們、、、（省略，不劇透）。最終，琳迪與少數獲救的居民在地下河出口會合。博士提出帶他們進入TARDIS飛船，為他們尋找新的家園，但遭到了他們的輕蔑拒絕，他們暗示博士的外貌讓他顯得低人一等。博士警告幸存者，並懇求他們讓他救他們。然而，他們無視他的警告，將船推入河中、、、
水兒的劇評 - 讀讀我借助AI翻譯的水兒的劇評，你會情不自禁的被感染，我為此這周又刷了一遍劇：
哇，真的……哇。在這集播出前的幾天和幾周裏，我和室友們都以為這會是本季最糟糕的一集。隨著越來越多的宣傳片段播出，這種感覺甚至還在不斷加深。然而，我們大錯特錯了。“點點與氣泡”開頭顯得非常奇怪，但僅僅幾分鍾後，它就完全吸引了我們的注意力。它探討了許多當下極具現實意義的主題，並對社會的諸多方麵進行了極為細膩的探索。而最棒的一點是，這些主題和信息並不是強行附加在一個平庸的劇本上，而是巧妙地融入了一個寫作非常緊湊的故事中。
這絕對是一集充滿黑暗轉折和震撼情節的劇集，這些內容放在《黑鏡》中也毫不違和。所有的一切最終匯聚到一個在表演和寫作上都極具震撼力量的結局，這可能不僅是本季的高光時刻，甚至是這一時代的代表性場景。恩丘提·加特瓦（Ncuti Gatwa）已經證明了他是一位出色的演員，而這集的最後一幕更是鞏固了他作為史上最出色的博士之一的地位。
這集並不容易觀看，充滿了刻意設計得令人厭惡的角色和令人不安的故事情節，卻與明亮歡快的畫麵風格形成鮮明對比，而這恰恰是它最強大的地方。我唯一的批評是，這集如果能多幾分鍾來進一步刻畫角色，可能會更加精彩，但在現有的時長內，它已經做到極致好了。“點點與氣泡”可能是我目前最喜歡的本季劇集，而在它播出前，我絕對想不到自己會說出這樣的話。
水兒媽媽的的劇評 - 有點怪怪感覺的是，我在和水兒討論中寫，所以也是先寫了英文，然後借助AI寫成的中文：
這是這一季我最喜歡的一集。那些展示互聯網如何通過“泡泡”和“點點”控製人們的場景實在是太迷人了。看著年輕人被迫走出這些“泡泡”，對外麵的世界既好奇又天真，讓人感到興奮。到這裏，故事隻是很有趣，帶著些輕鬆的幽默感。然而，劇情在天真的女孩背叛了那個曾救過她、試圖幫助她、並剛剛還讓她心生敬佩的男孩時，變得嚴肅而又充滿衝擊力。我沒想到一集點綴著幽默元素、關於年輕人與互聯網的劇集，能如此深入地探討人性，並且以一種既不說教也不生硬的方式呈現出來。
Shuier’s Review :
Wow. Just...wow. In the days and weeks leading up to this episode, me and my flatmates all thought that this would be the worst episode of the season, and that feeling only grew as more and more promotional footage came out. We were so wrong. ‘Dot and Bubble’ begins very strangely, but after a few short minutes, it had us absolutely hooked. It explores so many deeply relevant themes and provides an incredibly nuanced commentary on so many aspects of society, but the best part is that these themes and messages are actually interwoven into an incredibly tightly written story instead of being tacked on top of an underwhelming script.
It is an absolutely shocking episode, full of dark twists and turns which would not feel out of place in an episode of Black Mirror. All of this culminates in an ending so powerful both in acting and in writing that it may just be the defining moment of this series, if not this era. Ncuti Gatwa has already proven himself as a fantastic actor, but the final scene of this episode solidifies him as one of the best actors to have ever graced the role of the Doctor.
This is a somewhat difficult episode to watch, full of deliberately unlikeable characters and horrific story beats juxtaposed with the bright and cheery aesthetic, but that is its biggest strength. My only criticism is that the episode could have been even better if it were a few minutes longer, just to flesh out the characters a little bit more, but the episode is as good as it could have been in the time it had. Dot and Bubble may just be my favourite episode of the season so far, and I could not have imagined myself saying that before it came out.
Mum’s comments:
This is my favourite episode of the season too. The scenes depicting how the internet controls people through Bubbles and Dots are absolutely fascinating. It was thrilling to watch the young people being forced to step out of these Bubbles—curious yet naïve about the world beyond. Up to that point, the story was just intriguing and sprinkled with light humour. However, it took a serious and powerful turn when the naïve girl betrayed the boy who had saved her, tried to help her, and whom she had admired just moments earlier. I wasn’t expecting an episode about the internet, sprinkled with humour, to delve so deeply into human nature in a way that felt neither preachy nor heavy-handed.
劇集2 – 2024 聖誕專輯“歡樂頌”（Joy to the world）
劇情簡介：博士到達時間酒店，這是一家建於公元4202年的機構，允許客人造訪曆史上的各個時點。博士尋求酒店保安的幫助，一起調查一名把公文包用手銬扣在手上的男子。每當有新人被欺騙接手公文包時，它就會控製對方，而前一個攜帶者則會化為灰燼。最終公文包到了一個名叫喬伊（Joy ）的女孩手上。
公文包控製了喬伊。為了解救她，博士不得不激發喬伊對新冠疫情期間政府人員的“派對門”事件的憤怒：當時，由於新冠疫情的封鎖，她在聖誕節那天無法陪伴染上新冠的母親度過最後的時光，她的母親在聖誕節那天孤獨的死去。公文包顯露出它是由一家武器製造公司製造的，公司的計劃是利用酒店的時間旅行功能讓“星種”（star seed）生長，將其作為一種能量來源引爆。故事最後，災難被避免，星種成為一顆帶來希望與安慰的星星。
水兒的劇評：
“歡樂頌”（Joy to the World）是一集節奏極快、充滿動作場麵的過山車式體驗，情感張力十足，盡管將這些情節串聯起來的主線稍顯單薄。
“歡樂頌”試圖觸及許多不同的主題。它探討了孤獨感——既展現在最終篇章的博士身上，也展現在他周圍的人身上。同時，它還涉及了新冠疫情，其中有一個場景既絕美又令人揪心。劇集中有許多（甚至可能太多）場景在處理高度情感化的話題，這可能會讓某些觀眾覺得過於壓迫或顯得不真誠，盡管我個人非常喜歡這種處理方式。
這集中演員的表演非常精彩。Ncuti Gatwa 再次令人驚豔地飾演了博士，他在這短短一集中展現了巨大的情感幅度，從幽默到平凡再到令人心碎。他這一集中的角色塑造似乎從之前的故事弧中有所倒退，但他的傑出表演讓這個角色超越了劇本。客串演員的表現同樣出色。Nicola Coughlan 飾演的 Joy 表現尤為突出，再次展現了令人驚歎的表演層次，而 Steph de Walley 飾演的 Anita 則以微妙內斂的表演令人印象深刻。
然而，這一集中也存在一些不足之處，而這些問題對某些觀眾來說可能會顯得尤為嚴重。劇情本身相當薄弱。很明顯，編劇多半時候是分別設想了這些場景和情節，因此整體劇情推進非常迅速，有時甚至顯得有些脫節。結局也令人失望。它並沒有真正試圖解釋自身，甚至顯得有些過頭，與這一集始終以情感為基礎的風格顯得格格不入。
總體而言，這一集表演的高質量以及許多獨立場景的精彩表現是毋庸置疑的。然而，你是否會喜歡這一集，很大程度上取決於你如何看待它們之間的銜接。這一集或許無法為全世界帶來“歡樂”，但對我來說，它做到了。
水兒媽媽的劇評：
對我來說，關於疫情的這一場景既出乎意料又極具情感力量。在情感強烈的那一刻，Joy 喊出來：“她在聖誕節去世”，“她因為規則而孤單地死去”，她的憤怒進一步爆發：“那些可怕的人，自己有著吧台、跳舞和聚會，而我聽他們的，我讓我的母親獨自死去”。
Joy 的言詞明顯指向了保守黨遭遇的質疑——當時媒體揭露出他們在嚴格的社交距離規則下仍彼此社交。
這樣一場情感豐富的戲劇場景在科幻劇中可能會讓一些人感到不適，但對我來說，反映現實問題、如此坦率地表達強烈的情感，這是一種勇敢的選擇。
我確實越來越喜歡這位新的博士了。他誠實地表達自己的情感，充滿活力，在某種程度上，我甚至可以說他非常優雅。
飾演 Joy 的演員是 Nicola Coughlan，我知道她是因為她在Netflix 劇 “Bridgerton” 中 扮演Penelope 。她的身材是毫不出眾的那種——身高 5 英尺，體重大約 56 公斤，BMI 值為 24。然而，在今天的娛樂圈中，身材“普通”是可能被許多人視為“犯罪”的。正是因為這種“普通”，我才更加欣賞她的自信——以及製作方的自信，允許她以自己獨特的方式閃耀。
“歡樂頌”劇照：
“Bridgerton”劇照：(這部劇我在上上一篇就推薦過了）
Shuier’s review:
‘Joy to the World’ is a fast paced, action packed rollercoaster ride of an episode filled with incredibly emotional moments, but a somewhat threadbare plot tying them all together.
‘Joy to the World’ tries to tackle so many different things. It explores loneliness, both in the Doctor following the finale, and in the people around him. It also explores the COVID-19 pandemic, with one scene in particular being absolutely both beautiful and harrowing. There are so many, almost too many, scenes tackling highly emotional topics, and some might find that overwhelming or disingenuous, although I really enjoyed it.
The performances within the episode are fantastic. Ncuti Gatwa once again stuns as the Doctor, giving a huge amount of range within a single episode, from the comedic to the mundane to the downright heartbreaking. His character in this episode feels somewhat like a regression from previous arcs, but his performance elevates the character beyond the script. The guest stars are also phenomenal. Nicola Coughlan gives a standout performance as Joy, once again with incredible range, and Steph de Walley’s Anita is a wonderfully understated character and performance.
Unfortunately, there are some negatives with the episode, and some people will find these to be a much bigger problem than others. The plot itself is quite thin. It is clear that the writer thought of most of the scenes and ideas individually, and so the plot moves extremely quickly and can feel somewhat disconnected at times. The ending is also a letdown. It doesn’t really make any effort to explain itself, and it feels a step too far for what is otherwise an episode always grounded in emotion.
Overall, what is undeniable about this episode is the quality of the performances, and a lot of the individual scenes. Whether or not you enjoy it however, depends on your view on the things in between. The episode may not bring Joy to the entire world, but it certainly did bring Joy to me.
Mum’s comments:
To me, the scene addressing the pandemic was both unexpected and deeply emotional. In a raw and powerful moment, Joy cried out, “She dies on Christmas Day,” adding, “She dies on her own because of rules.” Her anguish intensified as she continued, “And all those awful people with their wine fridges, their dancing, and their parties—and I listened to them, and I let my mother die alone.”
Joy’s remarks were a pointed reference to the backlash faced by the Conservatives after it was revealed that they had been socializing with each other during a time when strict social distancing rules were in place.
Such an emotional scene in a sci-fi show might make some people uncomfortable, but to me, it is a brave choice to reflect on real-world issues and to express such intense emotions so candidly.
I’m definitely growing more and more fond of this new Doctor. He is honest with his emotions, full of energy, and, in a way, I’d even say elegant.
The actress who plays for Joy is Nicola Coughlan. I knew her for her role as Penelope in Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’. She has a body shape that many might consider ordinary – standing at 5 feet tall and weighing approximately 56 kg, her BMI is 24. Well, in today’s show business, being ‘ordinary’ might be seen as a ‘crime’ in the eyes of many. It is precisely because of this ‘ordinary’ that I admire her confidence - and the producer’s confidence to allow her to shine in her own unique way.
Doctor Who 劇評：
晚些時間來敲蘑菇家門。
蘑菇周末愉快！
蘑菇推薦的劇，追！我最愛看科幻劇了。你的劇評也要追，寫得那叫一個精彩，有水平，而且是雙語，大讚！
Mum,和mom，是的，英國英語用mum，不用mom呢。謝謝菲兒留言謬讚，祝周末愉快！
你們兩個人對這部電影的passion都一目了然！寫得好！
科幻片其實很有意思。很多年前的科幻成為今天的reality，想來這部科幻片也是有科學依據的，dots，bubble，和培育出的蛞蝓， star seed（尤其是這個），這些好像就是在播種（像我們今天談的火星），多少年後也許會grow, blossom, 也成為現實。人類被吞噬的可能性存在的。可怕的！
謝謝輝蘑菇分享！
沒想到大英帝國還真是Mom和Mum混用的，長見識！：）