Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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He did say on the DVD easter egg that the reason they close their eyes is so that they don't look at each other and turn themselves to stone, but he didn't say that once that happened, it was permanent.
I tried to logic it out, but I then I started to feel like one of the androids from I, Mudd.
The thing you really don't want to logic out is the transcript! The Doctor created the easter egg from a transscript that was given to him of that easter egg. Temporal mechanics gives me a headache.
Who 3.10 -
Right? I loved the whole big ball of timey-wimey stuff non-explanation.
Cereal:
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Here's a link to the short story Steven Moffat wrote on which this ep was based [link]
I haven't read it yet. Not that that matters.
Jen, I've read it. It's very cute and amusing. Worth a read, definitely.
Jon, re: that interesting thing: Wow!! I was just thinking that damn, wonder how much it sucked to have to build all those different statues. Especially at the end with the lights flashing.
OK, so I rewatched the episode last night. R. doesn't normally watch Doctor Who, but I MADE him sit through this one with me, and he loved it and thought it was brilliant (even though I did get an accusatory look and an "oh God, it's not just dead scary, it's sad as well!" when Sally meets up with old Billy at the hospital ).
Yep, I was wrong about the statues. I thought the Doctor said something to the effect that if they look at each other they're 'dead', but the usual still applies: they're only safe for as long as they are all looking at each other, so they would have to be left where they are for all eternity. Sorry about that. I do wonder, though, what would happen if you filled the basement with concrete... .
"the statues were played by actors! I assumed they just built a bunch of real statues..."
So did I, and I've got to say that they were one of the most amazing costumes I've ever seen.
Who, 3.10 -
Yeah, when I watched the confidential and realized that the statues were actors, I was pretty amazed. That's some fantastic work, there.
Dude. Really? Actors? It would seem simpler (and even perhaps cheaper) for that not to be the case.
A very well done job, that.
Possibly makes the whole thing more creepy.
Were the actors actually standing still for the shots, or were they digitally composited freeze-frames?
It would seem simpler (and even perhaps cheaper) for that not to be the case.
Really? I thought the opposite. I mean, building all those different statues in various poses?