I love that both of the Sheppards are "that guy", as in that guy you have seen in practically everything.
Home schooling? You know, it's not just for scary religious people anymore.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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sj - Apr 30, 2011 5:44:00 pm PDT #16853 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Barb - Apr 30, 2011 5:57:47 pm PDT #16854 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
Also, Moffat is evil.
We've established this.
Also, the orphanage was seriously creeptastic. And around the second time the Silence uttered "Silence will fall," I realized they meant the fall of their own civilization, not Silence falling over civilization.
The regeneration was absolutely wild and brings a whole sense of WTF to the season.
tommyrot - Apr 30, 2011 6:01:33 pm PDT #16855 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm going to watch it again on BBCA in an hour.
And then download the HD version from iTunes.
Polter-Cow - Apr 30, 2011 6:04:39 pm PDT #16856 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And around the second time the Silence uttered "Silence will fall," I realized they meant the fall of their own civilization
Yeah, that's what I heard, and I thought...well, that's not very ominous. Tooting your own demise, are you?
Frankenbuddha - Apr 30, 2011 6:20:03 pm PDT #16857 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
River realizing she kissed the Doctor for the last time was heartbreaking. Also, she's a total badass. Loved her spin move.
Polter-Cow - Apr 30, 2011 6:21:17 pm PDT #16858 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Her spin move was great, but there was no explanation for how she was able to shoot the Silent behind her, unless she saw it in a reflection or something.
Fiona - Apr 30, 2011 9:28:06 pm PDT #16859 of 30001
The beginning of that episode was fantastic. I loved River's dive into the Tardis's swimming pool. (Which also saved her a few weeks in a body bag - clever River).
I wonder if we'll ever find out what happened in the warehouse? That was one hell of an ellipsis. One which seems to have affected Amy's pregnancy in some timey-wimey way.
We've GOT to see Canton again, haven't we? I'll be very upset if we don't.
aurelia - Apr 30, 2011 10:12:23 pm PDT #16860 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
OMG, I love Fringe. Even though I have no idea what happened at the end there. For some reason I think Peter was still in the blueverse, though I couldn't begin to explain why. Or why it was suddenly 10 or more years into the future. Did anyone else notice he was wearing a wedding ring?
Even though the promos said only one universe would survive, I'm wondering if that's not true and the war between universes became much more conventional during the time gap. Otherwise, that battle that Peter woke to seems pretty random.
I hope we get more backstory on why the hell the machine was created in the first place.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Apr 30, 2011 10:49:47 pm PDT #16861 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
The entire portion in the nursing home was one of the creepiest things ever.
I was more terrified by that than by anything Moffat's ever come up with before. The concept that Amy could have been there forever, turning back to the window every couple of seconds and not knowing how long she'd been doing that - UGH.
So many awesome moments. I don't think I've ever liked a Doctor Who second-parter so much. They're often a let down. This one fulfilled the promise of the first.
I'm interested in the child, but more excited by the River story. Are we going to get to a point where we meet her younger self, played by someone else? She seems to be suggesting that she first met the Doctor when she was very young.
We still haven't solved a lot of the mysteries, which is fun. Are we supposed to assume that the 'astronaut' that kills the Doctor is Amy's child, or is that a red herring? (We did learn that the suit could walk on its own.) Did he send the message to himself and the others because he knew that what was happened? How is it all linked to the exploding TARDIS that first returned to Amy's house? Ooh, I'm excited for the rest of this season.
aurelia - Apr 30, 2011 11:59:32 pm PDT #16862 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Okay, I just watched the aired preview for next week.
I think this 15 years in the future thing is Peter's experience while he is in the machine (aided by an Observer maybe?). He's seeing a possible future (of merged universes?). Presumably that will lead to him making some kind of choice about what the machine does.
I really hope we end up with both red and blue. Losing the blue side is so very much not an option (there could be riots!) and Fauxlivia can't die in lockup. So says I.
Whatever happens, I don't see them aging the stars of the show for the entirety of season 4.