but the Sixth was thoroughly unpleasant. Treated his companions like crap, acted like the sun shone out of his various orifices, but without the charm of the Ninth or Fourth to make it endearing instead of boorish.
See, I always thought of him as sort of the Ozzy Osburne of Doctors. Which, fine, was the hair talking to me.
In that light, he was forgettable, but mildly entertaining.
The Fifth Doctor just made me want gag on my own boredom while at the same time somehow not being forgettable. Most annoying.
EXTERMINATE. EXTERMINATE.
See, I always thought of him as sort of the Ozzy Osburne of Doctors. Which, fine, was the hair talking to me.
That's part of my problem with him. It felt like they wanted to get a curly-haired actor named Baker to play the Doctor, rather than operating from any forward-looking plans. Sylvester McCoy, on the other hand, held the world record for stuffing live ferrets down his trousers. Now that's a Doctor-worthy resume.
The Fifth Doctor just made me want gag on my own boredom while at the same time somehow not being forgettable. Most annoying.
Yeah, I didn't mind him, though that was partly because when I first watched it I had a crush on Nyssa. I wouldn't begrudge anyone their boredom-fuelled contempt for him. (He was also, I think, the most goody-goody of the Doctors.) He did, however, go out in one of the most highly regarded Doctor Who stories ever,
The Caves of Androzani.
I also have a soft spot for
Enlightenment.
"You are a Time Lord. A lord of time. Are there lords in such a small domain?"
Recent phone conversation with AS:
Me: "See, now I'll have to teach you about Dungeons & Dragons."
AS: "Why?"
Me: "You can't call yourself a nerd without knowing D&D, it's the epitome of nerddom."
AS: "But that's for boynerds! I'm a girlnerd!"
AS: "But that's for boynerds! I'm a girlnerd!"
If it doesn't work out for you, can I date her?
So cute. So doomed.
Sooo sleepy.
So cute. So doomed.
So very true. I told her I want to get her a t-shirt with that sentence on it.
As I have a rather long-standing crush on Peter Davidson, I liked the Fifth Doctor. I disliked Colin Baker enough that I quit watching entirely. My brother and I had the following conversation about the Sixth Doctor:
Me: I don't like him. He's a wimp.
James: He's just fatherly.
Me: My father isn't a wimp.
James: OK, so he's grandfatherly.
Me: My nephews' grandfather isn't a wimp.
I associate Peter Davidson way too much with Tristan Farnon to have a crush on him.
AS: "But that's for boynerds! I'm a girlnerd!"
Very cute. But not entirely accurate. There are girlnerds that play D&D. It's not like saying you do tabletop miniature games - the percentage of women playing those is miniscule.
And I'm not a nerd and I play D&D every week. I'm a geek. I'm not a nerd. And okay, up until recently my gaming group included several other women, one of whom was a Playboy model and exotic dancer.
What's the social standing of D&D in Australia? Coz here, I think I'd rather tell people I have sex with horses.
What's the social standing of D&D in Australia? Coz here, I think I'd rather tell people I have sex with horses.
Well, I think it beats out sex with horses as a lifestyle choice. But yeah, it stands pretty comfortably as an admission of Nerd.
