Fiona: Re your comment "The man is a walking inferiority complex." Yep. Mickey II. Major deja-vu, and I'm a bit bored already.
Stop that right now! I can hear the smacking!
Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
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 (the Watcher-in-Training) - May 09, 2010 8:01:45 am PDT #12909 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Laga - May 09, 2010 9:07:22 am PDT #12910 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I knew River Song was coming but I forgot it was this episode so I did gleefully squee when I recognized her. And I've watched "Blink" so many times that the angels had stopped being scary - I loved being frightened by them again. River is a bit overbearing but it's great the way The Doctor reacts to her, and to Amy's interpretations of their relationship. Also, the way The Doctor managed to convince Amy that her hand wasn't stone was priceless. I love the two-parters but it's been a long time since I couldn't just press play on the next episode. I was in agony when I realized there were only three minutes left and they couldn't possibly wrap it up in time.
Polter-Cow - May 09, 2010 12:38:36 pm PDT #12911 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm with Fiona! I really enjoyed the episode, especially the Doctor/Amy/Rory trio. I assumed the vampires were aliens, and the stuff with the mirror was weird and probably didn't make sense (also the girls weren't wearing perception filter machines, right? so why weren't they displaying as fish monsters?), but I liked it.
Eleven had a lot of great lines, too. Like "Tell me the whole plan! One day that'll work."
Shir - May 10, 2010 11:29:45 am PDT #12912 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
DW UK: let me add oil to your disagreements:
The thing that struck me first was how beautiful the ep looked. I was stunned by the filming alone. I didn't think Rory's speech was too broad, because I had a bigger problem than that: ahem, 'cuse me. WTF is he doing on the TARDIS to begin with?! Since when does the Doctor takes his companions to after school special journeys in time and space? Don't get me wrong - it's very 11 to do so. But it's not the Doctor I'm used to.
Unless. Unless he realized by now what Amy is (anomaly), and he's afraid he'll have to kill her, so he's giving her the best time of her life, before he'll have to end it. And I'm also glad we saw she's not in love with him after all.
And besides everything, 11 is starting to get into his own personality now. And it's totally craxy, but I have "oh, that's how 10 or 9 would have done it different" moments.
amych - May 10, 2010 11:37:15 am PDT #12913 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
The ep did look fantastic, except for the part where I kept looking for assassins on the rooftops. Probably just me.
Polter-Cow - May 10, 2010 11:42:30 am PDT #12914 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Shir, "Since when does the Doctor takes his companions to after school special journeys in time and space?" amuses me because, uh, isn't that how Doctor Who STARTED? It was supposed to be an educational children's program.
And I agree that Eleven is a distinct personality at this point.
Shir - May 10, 2010 12:08:30 pm PDT #12915 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Oh P-C, I know. That's why I wrote it. < snerkish >
Theresa - May 10, 2010 2:20:44 pm PDT #12916 of 30001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
And I agree that Eleven is a distinct personality at this point.
River Song was awesome. Amy is interesting. I'm ready for the Doctor to regenerate. Now he's just boring blue buttons.
Kate P. - May 10, 2010 5:36:50 pm PDT #12917 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Doctor Who (UK):
I really enjoyed this episode! It might have been the first one of the season that felt... smooth to me, like everything and everybody was fitting together the way they should. Obviously not everyone feels that way about it, but I thought it was great fun in an almost effortless kind of way. I like Rory -- agreed that he's not the most fantastic actor, but so far he's mostly just been required to be hapless and goofy, which he pulls off pretty well. I'm sticking with my theory that the Doctor believes (rightly or wrongly) that he has to keep Amy & Rory together so they'll get married.
§ ita § - May 10, 2010 8:23:49 pm PDT #12918 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
SyFy to redo not just Being Human, but Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).