Was the leaf being page one of the book supposed to be understandable? If so, I didn't.
I think that it was the leaf that brought her parents together?
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
'Safe'
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Vortex - Apr 06, 2013 4:05:12 pm PDT #22349 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Polter-Cow - Apr 06, 2013 4:19:19 pm PDT #22350 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yep, now that leaf makes sense. I loved that whole bit.
I loved a lot of the concepts in the episode—my Olympians play is about attachment to material objects and the sentimental value we afford them and the fact that they carry our history, for fuck's sake—but I wasn't really enthralled with the execution.
Tom Scola - Apr 06, 2013 4:24:55 pm PDT #22351 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
A Susan reference!
Polter-Cow - Apr 06, 2013 4:36:51 pm PDT #22352 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I know!! That was cute. For a second, I was trying to work out if Amy and Rory had had a baby I forgot about, and then I remembered.
DebetEsse - Apr 06, 2013 6:10:27 pm PDT #22353 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
P-C, your reaction was mine. A number of people on my Tumblr feed loved it with sparkly pink hearts, but it didn't quite ring true for me. I think I may have gotten too caught up in the logistics.
Did love the Susan reference, though, a lot.
Polter-Cow - Apr 06, 2013 6:53:29 pm PDT #22354 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I've seen very positive reactions from other people, but...what the hell was even going on? The Doctor won a shouting match?
beekaytee - Apr 06, 2013 7:25:24 pm PDT #22355 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
what the hell was even going on? The Doctor won a shouting match?
Seriously.
That was my reaction.
It seemed like the whole hour was geared toward that one speech. Let's just say, it didn't hold a candle to St. Crispian's, if you know what I mean.
Super picky nit ahead: Perhaps I've seen too many episodes of Face Off but the makeup was _terrible_. I could see the edges of the prosthetics.
It crossed my mind that Moffat is somehow dedicated to making more like the earlier, more kid-focused, stories before the Davies era.
I don't think it is working as well as he thinks it is.
-t - Apr 07, 2013 6:22:07 am PDT #22356 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Scrappy - Apr 07, 2013 8:20:47 am PDT #22357 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I really liked the speech, what with the passion and the crying and all.
Typo Boy - Apr 07, 2013 2:46:26 pm PDT #22358 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Actually Clara won the shouting match. And no it makes no sense: the leaf satiated Grandfather with the overwhelming quantity of nummy possibilities? But Dr. Who resolutions often make no sense. The delivery of the patter was quite good.