Yeah, I didn't see anything sexy about it.

I hate that picture because it's so...damsel in distress and I don't like it. It 's an image I've seen lots of places, or just the still and it was one of the first I saw for the season (which I haven't seen yet) and it seemed like. Amy is helpless and the Doctor is saving her. And that's not the dynamic that's been there and I just wish they didn't go there. Or used another image for the promotion other than the helpless damsel being saved by the strong man.

Yep, that's how it struck me, too.

Last night's episode was so fun!

Last night's ep was a kick. My favorite random Doctor moment was when Rory said, slightly exasperated, that he didn't have a Christmas list anymore, and the Doctor said, hands in the air and with the unbridled joy of a child, "I do!!!"

And I also loved the trowel/nursing supplies thing with Rory and his dad. That was awesome.

And poor Doctor watching the Ponds all looking down at Earth. Aw.

I don't think I'll ever be able to watch Doctor Who. No matter how cool, it seems that everything ends in misery.

Doctor: yes loved, loved, loved the episode. My personal highlight was a very shallow one. Towards the beginning of the episode when it was clear where they were and what it was inhabited by my thought was "Motherfucking dinosaurs on a motherfucking spaceship". Two negatives.

1) They have a greedy murderous trader with a big nose and they name him "Solomon"?

2) Queen Nerfiti chooses to have a romance with the white big game hunter in 1902 Africa rather than go back to rule her people?

No matter how cool, it seems that everything ends in misery.

Is that a vibe you're getting from here, or from other people? Just shooting in the dark--yesterday's ep didn't end in misery. Are you getting that read from here?

Mostly from here. Since I don't follow it, the only other place I hear about it is people squeeing and/or cussing on twitter. Every episode seems to result in the same thing (people squeeing and/or cussing) so, I dunno.

Moffat is a fine writer, but sometimes he makes me wince.

Sad things do happen somtimes, but when you say "ends in misery" I think of shows like Supernatural. Doctor Who hasn't lost its roots as a kids show, and is really not taking itself seriously at least half the time.

The current Doctor is a wacky goofy guy with the power to save the universe. He prefers being wacky and goofy to having to save the universe, and when he commits genocide it rarely takes anyway.

You can also watch older Doctor Who - if you are looking for an intro to Doctor Who but don't want to watch the new show then Tom Baker years are good. Although I'm biased Tom Baker was my gateway Doctor. And there is some sad stuff but there's way more action and adventure and fun stuff.

Current Whoo has some sad moments--companion departures are 50/50, but Nine had the pain from the Time War, and Ten was intermittently punishing himself for it, but they both managed to have some hijinx. Torchwood is the Who with the misery.