This whole episode seems like a retread of Father's Day
With a nice helping of a retread of Genesis of the Daleks. The villain was totally a Davros clone.
Who died and made you Elvis?
Cordelia ,'Storyteller'
Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
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Tom Scola - May 14, 2006 5:48:57 am PDT #8655 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Kathy A - May 15, 2006 6:01:08 am PDT #8656 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Steering clear of the Doctor Who S2 whitefont, I have to jump onto the Capt. Jack bandwagon. Loved his memory of the two executioners he ended up in bed with, especially the fond way he said, "And they stayed in touch!"
Being so used to American television's distaste of the subject, I wasn't too sure how they were going to handle his bisexuality, but I thought that the Doctor's line about how Jack can definitely cut in, but the question was with whom, was great.
"Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once, everybody lives!!" ::happy sigh::
JenP - May 15, 2006 6:18:15 am PDT #8657 of 10001
"Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once, everybody lives!!" ::happy sigh::
I just wanted to give him a huge hug at that point.
Betsy HP - May 15, 2006 7:29:13 am PDT #8658 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
And the look of radiant joy on Eccleston's face... ::sigh::
Not to mention Jack's delivering the classic line "It's bigger on the inside!" and the Doctor replying grimly, "You'd better be."
Polter-Cow - May 15, 2006 7:39:35 am PDT #8659 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
"Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once, everybody lives!!" ::happy sigh::
That is quite possibly my favorite moment in the series. I think it brought tears to my eyes.
JenP - May 15, 2006 8:10:23 am PDT #8660 of 10001
Right there with you, P-C.
And for comedy - good god, the sonic screwdriver discussion.
That ep was just gold all around.
Polter-Cow - May 15, 2006 8:20:50 am PDT #8661 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So, Matt, were you disappointed that you were TOTALLY RIGHT?
I loved the nanogenes resolution because it made so much fucking sense, and it came from a throwaway bit of sci-fi dressing that you wouldn't think would be relevant to the main plot.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 15, 2006 9:29:58 am PDT #8662 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Well, somewhat, since I think it would have lived up to the first half of the story better if we'd not found out what was going on. I feared that would turn out to be the explanation the instant the nanogenes made their appearance in Captain Jack's ship and gave me flashbacks to that DS9 show about Kai Opaka having to stay on the war-torn planet where nannites made everyone immortal.
I'm still skeptical about nannites being able to let the Child hear people through unplugged radios and manipulate a 1940s era mechanical typewriter from afar, nevermind raising him from the dead. If that's technologically possible, why weren't the Time Lords making use of the method to bring back citizens that had used up their 12th regenerations?
Theodosia - May 15, 2006 10:01:22 am PDT #8663 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Maybe they weren't really, sincerely, dead yet?
Tom Scola - May 15, 2006 10:16:56 am PDT #8664 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
why weren't the Time Lords making use of the method to bring back citizens that had used up their 12th regenerations?
The case could be made that the 12 regeneration limit was something proscribed by Gallifrean law, and not a hard limit. In "The Five Doctors" the high council promised the Master new regenerations if he helped the Doctor.