Great locations, very good costumery and sets, good acting, well written lines, thoughtful story but it suffers from a messy last episode.
After Count Federico gets his comeuppance the Hieronymous/Demnos/Mandaragora plot fails to fire and the ending is flat and unconvincing.
ABM Rating 3.15/4.00
LJM Rating 4.25/5.00
SPJ Rating 8.42/10
No. 22 (out of 86)
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MARCO: What is it? GIULIANO: Well, there's this man in Florence who claims that by arranging ground glasses in a certain order, it's possible to see the Moon and the stars as large as your hand. MARCO: Is that a good thing? GIULIANO: Well of course it's a good thing. That way we can learn more about them, understand their mystery. MARCO: What is there to know about the stars except how they move in the heavens, and we've known that for hundreds of years. GIULIANO: That's the whole point, Marco. Perhaps the stars don't move as we think they move. That's what this man in Florence is saying. Maybe the stars don't move at all. Maybe it's we who move. This one is science versus superstition (with cod Shakespearian political intrigue thrown in for good measure). A deeply thoughtful and philosophical adventure set in 15th century Italy. Again the guest stars in this one are outstanding. Jon Laurimore, Gareth Armstrong and Tim Pigott Smith all have memorable roles and give entertaining performances. But, when the show is done, the kids will be apeing DW regular Norman Jones (Silurians and Abominable Snowmen) as Hieronymous. Deeply spooky, mad and bad. Watch out for stuntman Stuart Fell's fire eating party piece! (from Quickflix)
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