Just watched on iTunes and enjoyed the heck out of it. The three doctors together was brilliant.
Wesley: We're going to bring Angelus in alive. Connor: No we're not. Gunn: I thought you said capturing him wasn't an option. Wesley: Changed my mind. Connor: Change it back.
'Why We Fight'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Pix - Nov 24, 2013 8:33:11 am PST #23942 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Trudy Booth - Nov 24, 2013 8:55:30 am PST #23943 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Really think Eccleston was the War Doctor? I think the episode was pretty clear that he was new into the body.
Really think you could have phrased that a little more nicely...
Forgot about that. So he wouldn't have been Hurt. For this story, you'd still need that character. For a very different story you'd have Eccleston instead. For a slightly different story you'd have Hurt, Eccleston, Tennant, and Smith... that would have been awesomesauce.
(Nice Eccleston story: A friend was interviewing him recently on the press junket for Thor. He said on fb "I understand that Eccleston didn't really enjoy his experience as the Doctor and doesn't love talking about it, but when I mentioned that my son loved it he said, "I'd like to sign something for him." Who am I to say no to that?" Awwwwww.)
§ ita § - Nov 24, 2013 10:23:22 am PST #23944 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Really think you could have phrased that a little more nicely...
Like this, maybe?
Eccleston could have been in a lot of places here, but not replacing John Hurt, Frank. That regeneration we saw when he stepped into his TARDIS leads directly to "Rose."
Not that I don't think it's neutral--what I do think it is is surprised. Because I was. I'm not the first to mention that here this month.
Zenkitty - Nov 24, 2013 12:38:00 pm PST #23945 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Doctor Who confuses me. I'm interested in it just enough to see just enough to know about half of what's going on. I want Doctor Who Cliff's Notes.
Jessica - Nov 24, 2013 12:41:57 pm PST #23946 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Isn't that what Wikipedia is for?
Zenkitty - Nov 24, 2013 1:16:48 pm PST #23947 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I had not even thought of Wikipedia as a tv show Cliff Notes.
Amy - Nov 24, 2013 1:18:25 pm PST #23948 of 30001
Because books.
Try this, Zen: [link]
Tom Scola - Nov 24, 2013 1:23:55 pm PST #23949 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Zenkitty - Nov 24, 2013 1:24:33 pm PST #23950 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Okay, that's helpful. Thanks!
Trudy Booth - Nov 24, 2013 2:10:54 pm PST #23951 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Like this, maybe? Eccleston could have been in a lot of places here, but not replacing John Hurt, Frank. That regeneration we saw when he stepped into his TARDIS leads directly to "Rose."
I didn't recall that he was regenerating at the beginning of that episode, I thought you meant that they were setting this up as the episode just prior to it by having him regenerate.
Not that I don't think it's neutral--what I do think it is is surprised. Because I was. I'm not the first to mention that here this month.
You're right. I should have studied up rather than just chimed after I watched the thing. Scolding me like a child for not doing my homework was obviously your best option.
It would have been nice to have Eccleston, but since its not a production he'd like to work on I'll just have to deal. But not by watching that John Lennon biopic... it was dreadful and he was the only good thing about it.