I also have deeply mixed feelings about the choices they made around the inter-racial regeneration.
I liked that they showed that inter-racial regeneration is possible. I'd love to see Chiwetel Ejiofor as The Doctor.
Harken: You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war? Zoe: Fought with a lot of people in the war. Harken: And your husband? Zoe: Fight with him sometimes, too.
'Bushwhacked'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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sj - Aug 28, 2011 5:19:05 pm PDT #17913 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Aims - Aug 28, 2011 5:24:07 pm PDT #17914 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
jumper/sweater
I thought she said johdpurs, since she was All About Her Ass.
Juliebird - Aug 28, 2011 5:36:13 pm PDT #17915 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Johdpurs makes sense.
Divine was . . . short. Very short, and the one female character is played by a terrible actress, but I could watch Misha have a wordless existential crisis of faith all day.
DebetEsse - Aug 28, 2011 5:52:50 pm PDT #17916 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Vortex, the positive feelings, I think, are pretty obvious, but did she have to be the juvenile delinquent sociopath? I may be being over-sensitive. I was going to post being all "yay! precedent for open season on ethnicity for regenerations!" and then thought "well, but...bus-jacker."
DCJensen - Aug 28, 2011 6:17:42 pm PDT #17917 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
jumper/sweater
I thought she said johdpurs, since she was All About Her Ass.
I think the Internets agree. Jodhpurs is what I heard also.
Vortex - Aug 28, 2011 6:19:55 pm PDT #17918 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
but did she have to be the juvenile delinquent sociopath?
I thought nothing of it, her personality was consistent with River.
DCJensen - Aug 28, 2011 6:24:26 pm PDT #17919 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
I think It made sense for River to have grown up being a delinquent. She has two forces inside of her at war. The awesomeness of Amy and Rory DNA, and her mission.
I wonder if the ethnicity was before or after the basic story was written. Mels ethnic makeup seems irrelevant to the plot.
DebetEsse - Aug 28, 2011 6:34:01 pm PDT #17920 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Then I shall resolve to feel good about the casting choice, and say "yay! Time Lord(ish) diversity!"
Dana - Aug 28, 2011 6:35:06 pm PDT #17921 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I was more weirded out about the retcon. Meet this new best friend we've never mentioned before!
Frankenbuddha - Aug 28, 2011 6:46:36 pm PDT #17922 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'd love to see Chiwetel Ejiofor as The Doctor.
Who do we have to petition for this to happen? I mean SERIOUSLY!!!
I'd start a write-in campaign once it was clear Matt Smith was done.