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The failures of the previous season continues into this season, with a Doctor who has been reduced to a driver of some magic school bus and companions that seem more like tourists then fully developed characters with impact. The episode also starts with a giant plot-hole so dumb its an insult to the intelligence of the audience. When they re-introduce the companions, remember that the Doctor has a time machine. You will see what I mean. Do these writers understand even the bare basics of writing a story involving time travel? Production value is decent, which only makes it more frustrating the writing is so terrible. Thus, if you were a fan of Doctor Who and don't enjoy episodic disappointments, you'd be better off considering this series as already concluded. Because this now feels like a lazy knock-off.

Very poorly prioritized pacing hurrying through the actual attack in less then 30 minutes, thus missing out on several key aspects making it very surface level and uninspired. The acting is mostly poor, probably because the Norwegian actors were speaking English with sometimes very heavy accents, which unfortunately came off anything but natural. So even though facial expressions were usually on point, what was said almost always sounded as if read from script. Thereby rendering scenes that should have been gut wrenching seem rather silly or stale instead.

The use of handheld camera only served to cheapen the experience, almost making it look like some sort of soap opera. Most of the film is basically hospital and courtroom drama, which could be fair enough except its way too long. It seems to me most of the positive reviews are motivated more by politics then the quality of work on display here. Either that, or they have mistaken this film with Erik Poppe's Utøya 22.juli, which with a full hour shorter runtime leaves much more of an impression.

Almost impressive how they've managed to make this subject matter seem flat and boring, with several strangely failed attempts at being impactful. You almost forget this is based on something that really happened, as you sit there waiting for the film to end. Not recommended.