Who UK: it was surprisingly downbeat, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I'm probably going to have to rewatch the whole thing in light of the information at the end. It makes perfect sense, though. And any logical inconsistencies can be explained away easily this week because it was all a dream anyway !

Agree that the casting was superb. I almost hope Toby Jones comes back. And I'm loving Matt Smith more and more. That little smile he did just before the credits, just after he said, "This is going to be a tricky one"? Perfect .

I don't like it when Who meets my own anxieties, however. I'm holding lectures for three days from tomorrow and this morning I had at least three dreams where I was late for them and spent the whole time rushing about not sure whether I was dreaming or not, then making myself wake up (in the dream) and the whole thing started again. I had to wait until I was really awake to find that it was Sunday and I was OK. Ooof .

Edit: and no crack stuff at all this week, which was actually quite refreshing.

Who UK: I loved it. One of my favorite moments was when Amy freaked out the Doctor by pretending to go into labor--just to make a point. I am also starting to like Rory a whole lot. I love that after prisoner Zero, he started reading up on the latest science and therefore knew immediately what was going on with the interior of the TARDIS.

As for the Dream Lord, upon the reveal of who (heh) he was, did anyone else who's somewhat familiar with the old series think 'Valeyard'?

UK Who: I completely loved it, in a 'Simon Nye* is my new hero' way, up until about half way through - when it got a bit silly. Wasn't in the least bit interested in the elderly people with eyeballs in their mouths. (And I flinched every time they hit an old person. I know, they were aliens, but I couldn't watch!) Basically, a good concept, not as well executed as it could have been.

But there were some great moments, especially on the part of Matt Smith, who seems to be getting better every week. I adore the nervously manic side of this Doctor. His little apology about landing in their flowers was so cute. And Rory wasn't as bad as last week. I liked him better once we'd put some character to him, via his dream of being a quiet, settled village doctor with a wife who bakes cakes. Which marks him out as being, in fact, a very different character from Mickey. So I'm willing to take back my complaint there, if he continues to develop.

*Talking of whom, he was always a good comedy writer, but wasn't this his first Doctor Who episode? I don't remember seeing his name in the credits before.

Flashforward: "He told my mother he would take care of me. He didn't say it would be good care. It wasn't."

I am bummed about Flashforward. I'm much more interested in knowing what happens next with it, rather than V.

I agree Dana.

Who UK: In news only interesting to me, I'm sure I think the show playing on the tv in upper left corner of Amy & Rory's kitchen was Who:Baker flavor. (I initially thought Pertwee, but have reconsidered. Though the logo doesn't look Whovian, so I could be totally wrong.)

Keener eyes than mine might even be able to discern the episode. If so, I'll bet it's significant in some Moffaty sort of way.

Also, it was very cool that the Doctor didn't struggle with Amy's choice for suicide by portico. That whispered 'okay' from him, and the key clench, really warmed my heart.

Nevermind that last bit...retyped over something I misheard. Tumdedum...anywhoo. Did anyone see any crack business ? I didn't catch any at all.

rather than V.

I never even watched Flashforward and I preferred it over V (which I did watch, at the outset)

I am bummed about Flashforward. I'm much more interested in knowing what happens next with it, rather than V.

Me, too.

I am bummed about Flashforward. I'm much more interested in knowing what happens next with it, rather than V.

Ditto. When I was on my Sudafed buzz a couple of nights ago, I was having all sorts of FF dreams of what might happen and I very firmly came to the conclusion that Janice's baby is now going to turn out to be a boy. I don't know why, but it would really skew everything all sorts of sideways.