I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.

Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'


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.

Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.

Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


WindSparrow - Jan 03, 2010 1:39:48 am PST #11560 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Why are we still white-fonting?

Seska, what I heard about the Weeping Angels was that they were to hold a pose *like* them, not become them.


Shir - Jan 03, 2010 2:43:09 am PST #11561 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

OK, OK, I will give it another go. It was mostly Maysa's post which convinced me it might not have been totally out of character.

Did someone post a link here to a sneakpeak of the 5th season, or was it in another place? I can't remember now, nor find it.

Nevermind, here it is: [link]

Also, Geronimo? That's the catch phrase for the next season? Why, sunshine, why?


Tom Scola - Jan 03, 2010 3:05:52 am PST #11562 of 30001
hwæt

Shir - Jan 03, 2010 3:19:47 am PST #11563 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Moar links:

Did anyone caught this [link] and maybe has a record of it? I'd love to listen to it.

Here's how some Israeli fans celebrated the end of Tennant/Rusty last night: [link] (there's a recipe which I can translate, if you'd wish).


Stephanie - Jan 03, 2010 4:04:24 am PST #11564 of 30001
Trust my rage

I thought this was a very buffista Twitter battle. Neil Patrick Harris vs. John Barrowman for Gay of the Decade. [link]

If you find Barrowman (Team_Barrowman) on Twitter, there are some really cute pictures of him with his dogs. It looks like JB didn't really get Twitter before but is now having fun with it.


Shir - Jan 03, 2010 4:08:32 am PST #11565 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Neil Patrick Harris vs. John Barrowman for Gay of the Decade

Everybody wins.


Jessica - Jan 03, 2010 4:39:20 am PST #11566 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

That was so much fun to watch happening - this tweet from NPH pretty much says it all:

[link]


Frankenbuddha - Jan 03, 2010 4:45:33 am PST #11567 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Oh, may have been in the white font, but I loved that he called Donna his best friend, and so offhandedly.

I LOVED that!

Looks like I missed a bunch of the showouts (Frame went right past me and I never recognize Jessica Hynes on DW, though I got who the character was supposed to be).

Hope the teamed-up (as opposed to married-up) Martha Jones & Mickey means they'll be in the next iteration of Torchwood. Though that will make three coupled-up folks on the team if Gwen is back.


Barb - Jan 03, 2010 5:15:20 am PST #11568 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

I fall in the like it camp, for a lot of reasons. Yes, there were weaknesses, but a lot of the things that pinged many so badly didn't really get to me. The ranting didn't strike me so much as being anger at Wilf or anger with respect to the inevitable, but more a recognition of the irony of the situation. That this person he loves so much and who loves him so much would ultimately be the instrument of his death (and given how much speculation there was that Wilf and his gun would take out the Doctor, it did turn out to be true, just not in the obvious ways). That whole speech was to me, just full of all the love and the recognition that Wilf is a better person than he is and that the "little" person was ultimately the bigger person.

And the "I don't want to go," at the end to me wasn't whiny or self-indulgent-- just very, very human to me, which again speaks to the fact that Ten has always been the most human & humane of the incarnations. After flirting with the Master-like madness and megalomania at the end of "Waters of Mars" to me it was very poignant and had a feeling of completeness about it to see him react in such a very human way.

Loved that he referred to Donna has his best friend so unreservedly. Giggled at Captain Jack and yes, I recognized Frame and had a chuckle over that and while the Rose scene had a charm about it, with its timing, Donna's wedding and especially seeing Joan's great-granddaughter were the most poignant and special to me.


Nora Deirdre - Jan 03, 2010 6:44:37 am PST #11569 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Upon re-watch, I am much more fondly disposed toward the finale. Sometimes the buildup to the Big Moments tends to put me off the result easily.