Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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Seska, I agree on
Doctor Who.
I loved
Ten's "realization" that as the last of the Time Lords, he was the fucking LORD OF TIME. It was creepy and awesome. I think it may have been cool to do an extended arc with that, but I also know that some people already think Ten is too full of himself, and they might abandon the character entirely if it went on too long. And while I knew Adelaide would shoot herself, I wish she hadn't done it IN HER FUCKING HOUSE. How were they going to explain her presence there after the base nuked? How would they explain the others', for that matter? It would have been better if she had disappeared and then killed herself so she could have been assumed to have died in the crash. Or, if Ten weren't on a power trip, all he needed to do was seed them in another time and let them live out their lives "Blink"-style. As long as people thought they died on the base, that's all that mattered.
Oh oh oh oh!! A friend of mine just pointed out that
Adelaide Brooke did a fellowship at Rice!
AWESOME!
PC the final web page shot in the show (Spoiler!) indicates
that they tell the truth from their experience. Including telling the world about The Doctor.
Ooooh. Thanks, DCJ. I wonder if they explained
why the hell Lindsay killed herself. I mean, did they really tell the WHOLE story? Telling the world its future seems like a bad idea. Look what it did on FlashForward.
I'm assuming this is the place to discuss The Prisoner? I am... intrigued. I like the more naturalistic acting, I LOVE Ian McKellan. Not sure yet how I feel about Caveziel.
Yeah, I don't like Caveziel at all - I don't think he's a great actor, but McKellan is great.
At a dramatic moment, I yelled "I am Gandalf the White!"
I didn't realize it was 2 hours however. I might have to go to bed before I finish watching it. My sicky self needs rest.
I love Ian McKellen, but I want to know what the fuck is up with the wraps?
I'm not sure how I feel about the whole idea trying to convince Number 6 that he's crazy.
Well, I just watched an episode where they tried to convince Number 6 that he was actually Number 12 impersonating Number 6, so "crazy" seems like small potatoes.
io9 gave the new series a terrible review, so I'll wait to see what the verdict is from you guys. I'm enjoying the old series so far. Close to halfway through.
Doctor Who: I liked
the short-lived badassedness of Ten, and I'm glad it was kept short. In the Confidential, RTD pointed out that that's the sort of superiority complex which turns you into The Master, and we really don't need the Doctor going there for anything more than a couple of minutes. As DT said, pride comes before a fall...
.
Super
strong episode, loved Lindsay Duncan and the supporting cast
.
I am a little upset at the BBC, who obviously moved the original air date, thus making
all the references to 21st November just a bit off
.
Doctor Who: I also liked his badassery - mainly because I sort of agreed with it. Well, I guess it was more that I could see both sides. On the one hand maybe screwing with these laws about time is like screwing with nature or the environment (a bad idea)- but on the other hand, maybe time laws are like some sort of preordinated destiny, which as a concept kind of sucks, so, why not fight fate?
Also, the moment where he said, "We're fighting time itself and I'm GOING TO WIN!" was really awesome. Then, unfortunately, he went insane.