The modern Who hasn't created many memorable monsters, the Weeping Angels are probably the exception.
Part of this is now the monsters are now frequently misunderstood, just defending themselves or slaves to the real monster, man.
This was an interesting concept at one stage, but I'm now finding it a bit repetitive and three weeks in row is a bit much.

In this story we open to a frozen London with a circus on ice. But what are the strange green lights below the surface and why are people disappearing?
For the first half of the story it was Bill coming face to face with the lives of the street urchins.
She also had to come to terms with the fact that sometimes to fight inequality, hardship and oppression action might be required and that action may have consequences.
The Doctor has killed before but what makes him different as a hero is it isn't something he takes lightly or uses as the first method. This has been covered multiple times and to be honest I'm getting a little tired of it.
I still find Bill entertaining and I am enjoying her being a companion but I hope we can move from so much reflection and contemplating and have better stories.
Putting aside this part there isn't much else went on in this episode.
There wasn't any real tension and the creature never felt like much of a threat.
The decision that the Doctor got Bill to make was similar to Kill the Moon or The Beast Below.
Freeing a creature may put people at risk but on all 3 occasions the show has backed out of showing the consequence, going with the totally happy ending. It has now robbed this decision of any weight.

So not a fan of this episode but still more to come.
4 top hats filled with dodgy fish pies out of 10

For me, THIN ICE was a series of interesting scenes or moments that just didn't quite add up to a cohesive and convincing serial. Nearly... but not quite.

The fact that a warning flashed up on the screen just after the time travellers had left the console room reminded me of part four of AN UNEARTHLY CHILD, when the radiation warning began just after the time travellers left the console room to clean up, after the TARDIS had arrived on Skaro for the very first time. I find it mildly amusing that the Doctor now uses his sonic screwdriver as a torch - which reflects what I've been using mine as during all the power blackouts over the course of the last few years. I did rather enjoy the sequence concerning the non-existent "Peter", but I'm now wondering if Homer Simpson plans to sue when he gets back to the present with his time travelling toaster. I enjoyed the Doctor's punch very much and I hope this might inspire the next show-runner to introduce a new Doctor who is a bit more violent, like William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee, early Tom Baker and Colin Baker.

However, I found it difficult to buy into the gigantic aquatic CGI effect. I thought it was a nice idea, but it was a bit of a shame about the reality. It also seemed like another space whale concept, similar to the idea featured in THE BEAST BELOW. Meanwhile, Bill still irritates me with some of her questions, not to mention most of her expectations concerning the Doctor. And is it just me, or is this series of DOCTOR WHO being particularly rough on little kids? All in all, I didn't enjoy this serial quite as much as SMILE...

By the way, when are they going to start giving some of these serials some decent bloody titles?

THE CREATURE FROM BENEATH THE ICE...

By the way, when are they going to start giving some of these serials some decent bloody titles?
THE CREATURE FROM BENEATH THE ICE...

Doctor Who and the Creature from Beneath the Ice!

@cloister56 said:

Part of this is now the monsters are now frequently misunderstood, just defending themselves or slaves to the real monster, man.
This was an interesting concept at one stage, but I'm now finding it a bit repetitive and three weeks in row is a bit much.

I was thinking the same thing. The villains are just misunderstood.

Another mediocre outing for me. Enjoyable, but nothing special.

6/10