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Season 5, Episode 6 - The Vampires of VeniceWritten by: Toby Whithouse
Directed by: Jonny Campbell
Original Air Date: May 22, 2010
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. But 17th-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...
The city is protected by the House of Calvierri and bodies are being found with all their fluid drained out of them. There's something odd in the Canal, and the beautiful Calvierri gals cannot be seen in mirrors . . . . so Vampires and Venice - just a great mix not matter which way you slice it.
The Doctor seems to be back to his gleeful self after a dark two-parter featuring the dreaded Weeping Angels, though his opponents this time around still have pointy teeth. This time, they're vampires; not the vampires you see in Twilight and The Vampire Diaries; those are watered-down versions of these creatures, who resemble creepy young girls and appear to have some sort of hive mind going on. And when they don't like someone, they hiss and bare their strange teeth, which are strangely aligned… and presumably razor sharp. Thankfully, the Doctor's roguish charm and their slow movement allows him to state, but not before telling them how interested he is in what exactly they're doing in Venice.
Of course, that's after he stops to admire himself in a mirror and tell himself what a handsome fellow he found himself. Of course, that led into the revelation that the vampires couldn't be seen in mirrors, but the little inclusion of his vanity was quite a nice touch. After all, the Doctor does find himself good-looking — remember when he made Sky Sylvestry tell him that in "Midnight"?
"Vampires in Venice" will air this Saturday, May 22, on BBC America / Space Chanel.
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