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.
They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.
River ,'Ariel'
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Laga - Jun 27, 2010 10:59:27 am PDT #13485 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
sumi - Jun 27, 2010 11:01:52 am PDT #13486 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
How many weeks behind the UK are we now?
Laga - Jun 27, 2010 11:24:37 am PDT #13487 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
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.
Liese S. - Jun 27, 2010 11:51:34 am PDT #13488 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
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.
smonster - Jun 27, 2010 11:57:16 am PDT #13489 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
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
Laga - Jun 27, 2010 12:43:33 pm PDT #13490 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
OK, Ace is pretty cool. Aside from the umbrella I don't much care for that doctor.
Tom Scola - Jun 27, 2010 1:04:07 pm PDT #13491 of 30001
hwæt
Seven was badass. I liked Seven.
Laga - Jun 27, 2010 1:13:44 pm PDT #13492 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I guess this episode didn't really showcase the badassery. When I think of badass Doctors I think nine.
Connie Neil - Jun 27, 2010 1:22:48 pm PDT #13493 of 30001
brillig
Oh, Seven could bring the badass, you just didn't expect it. "Memory of the Daleks" and the Cybermen one with the neo-Nazis. I think a lot of the badassness, though, was his willingness to turn Ace loose on stuff. "No, really, I'm quite reasonable, have you met my pyromaniacal friend?"
My favorite lines ever are Seven pinning Ace with a look and saying, "You wouldn't have been so mad as to make more Nitro-9 after I expressly forbid you to, would you?"
Ace, grinning: "What if I had?"
"Do you have any with you?"
Laga - Jun 27, 2010 1:30:49 pm PDT #13494 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Maybe my mistake was jumping in the middle but Netflix only has two 7 episodes on instant streaming.