Talk:The End of the World (Doctor Who)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Kingsif (talk · contribs) 20:34, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

• Opening reviewKingsif (talk) 20:34, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

• Lead doesn't mention that the episode has big costumes, only vaguely refers to SFX, when there's a lot on them - should be mentioned
• through gaining compensation from staging a hostage situation is awkward and uncommon phrasing - just say 'by fabricating a hostage situation'
• Could move the viewing figures up to the end of the first paragraph, but lead seems otherwise fine
• Describing Cassandra with but actually suggests she's not the last human, when she is. Could rephrase to 'billed as "the last human", though she remains only a face on a large piece of skin that must be continually moisturised, with her brain in a vat below' or something
• I'd probably add a hidden note to say that, yes, their name does include the phrase 'Repeated Meme', this was 2005, it's not trolling
• Images could be rearranged: Cassandra seems more pertinent to Plot than the Face of Boe (and even Jabe). And the robot spider isn't mentioned in 'conception' - perhaps even have Cassandra there, the robot spider in Plot, and Boe and Jabe in the gallery.
  • Of course, the article isn't really long enough to justify so many images outside of the gallery, which should only show characters discussed in the article. So, you could also move them all (except Billie Piper) to the gallery, removing some of the current ones.
• Conception feels like it could have more detail, if there's anything about writing process?
• because she was about to be unavailable working on the film The Business - again, awkward and uncommon, would be better as 'because of commitments for film The Business that would make her unavailable'
• pick-up shots can be wikilinked
• "ducts" should probably be expanded to 'air ducts', or whatever the Plot section uses to describe
• All of the Filming subsection can realistically be merged into one paragraph
• First two sentences in 'Effects and costumes' belong in 'Filming'
• This subsection could do with some restructuring. I'd start with the number of SFX shots.
• Cast notes section can be removed - the Cassandra paragraph belongs in Conception, and the Bannerman one is uncited.
• The cold open mention is not part of broadcast, it's a production decision. I'd say in Conception. The second sentence of it, mentioning pre-credit teasers, needs some rephrasing. It could be as simple as changing the two sentences to 'This episode begins with a cold open, the first time Doctor Who has done this, which from here on became a standard feature. The show has previously used pre-credits teaser sequences, but only for some special episodes in the 1980s.'
• Otherwise, Broadcast and reception section is good, and a good length for the article. Appears to be neutrally weighted with the reviews included.
• on hold Some things to improve Kingsif (talk) 21:13, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

• @DMT biscuit: Thanks for picking up work so quickly, you'll see I've also made some edits, where maybe my comments weren't clear enough. Looks good now. If there's nothing more about writing the episode, for example, this can pass - is there more coverage that could be included? Kingsif (talk) 16:51, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

• Made some final clarifications from sources, and a ce. Kingsif (talk) 20:38, 14 March 2020 (UTC)