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Seska,
Re. the exploding TARDIS, I got the impression that finding out who set it to explode and why was deliberately left a mystery for the next run, along with the whole Silence thing.
I absolutely adored
River and Amy teaming up to destroy the fez. There's something about their dynamic together that I really like. I also have a suspicion that there is some connection between the two that will be revealed next season, but that's more a gut feeling than anything else.
Another thing that intrigued me
was the River-Dalek confrontation, and the Dalek's reaction when it dug deeper into its data banks. She got a Dalek to beg for mercy. Damn. While I like River and how the character fits into the overall arc, I'm starting to worry a bit that Moffat is setting us up for a bigger payoff than he can deliver.
Also,
my first thought upon seeing the stone Daleks was "Great. Daleks that move when you're not looking at them. THANKS, Moffat."
UK Who:
I think it's significant that we didn't actually see River destroy the Dalek when it begged for mercy.
Also, I absolutely LOVED the
"Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" as a way to describe the Tardis.
I mean, has that ever been mentioned before? Hard to believe it's been just sitting out there like some low-hanging fruit waiting for a writer to pluck it.
DW UK:
"I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool!"
LOVE.
US Who... Bill Nighy!
I agree the monster's story was given short shrift but I loved Vincent so much I didn't notice until I read the discussion. I cried when they brought him to the museum.
How many weeks behind the UK are we now?
three.
I'm watching Curse of Fenric right now. I'm trying to be open minded but I think I might not have room in my heart for another Doctor & companion.
US Who: I found this episode so sad. I think I relate to it because it`s kinda how I feel about my students, like I wish I could just show them their potential and value. But it was tragic for me because of the inevitability of Van Gogh`s suicide. It feels like it makes a statement about the inevitability of my students` fates and the futility of my work. I know that`s not the intent, but I can`t help responding to it that way. And I was sad for Amy and her loss of Rory.
Laga, thanks for the link.
Lonely monster, blind, far from home. Resonates rather hard, doesn't it? Both with the Doctor and Vincent.
I felt like taking Vincent to the Musee d'Orsay was a bit much, and Nighy's character laid it on a bit thick, but I suppose it would be hard for the writers and the Doctor to resist going there, for the Doctor especially since he doesn't want to deny Amy anything right now. And what a powerful message for children to hear, that the good things in life don't erase the bad and vice versa*, and that you can't always save people who are depressed.
* unless the bad thing is the crack and the good thing is Rory
OK, Ace is pretty cool. Aside from the umbrella I don't much care for that doctor.
