Russell T Davies famously instructed Stephen Greenhorn that
he wanted this episode to be like a classic marvel story of a mad scientist
gone wrong, and the writer did not disappoint when he created the Lazarus
Experiment.
This episode feature the Doctor and his companion Martha
Jones and features around the time experiments of an elderly scientist named
Lazarus who wishes to make himself young again in the hope of marketing youth
and immortality to the people of the world.
The most notable thing about this episode is the monster.
Lazarus’ experiment goes wrong and though he finds himself younger he has awakened
a dormant gene in his DNA which means he fluctuates between a youthful looking
man in the form of Mark Gatiss and a primal lizard-like creature that needs to
feed on the life energy of humans in order to survive. Pretty creepy!
Mark Gatiss’ performance as Lazarus is really slimey and
perfect as usual and the Doctor is the right combination of suspicious, curious
and sympathetic.
Not the most memorable episode but definitely enjoyable, we
have given this episode a tentative 4. A great classic style episode.
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