Huh. I can totally see that, Anne. Like you, I hope not!
Angel's lame. His hair goes straight up, and he's bloody stupid!
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beekaytee - Aug 24, 2014 10:07:44 am PDT #25520 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
-t - Aug 24, 2014 10:44:51 am PDT #25521 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have a feeling we are in for a lot of callbacks this season with all that "I've seen this face before, it's like I'm trying to tell myself something". I don't have a theory as to where that's going, but I think it's going to be a big thing.
beekaytee - Aug 24, 2014 11:09:24 am PDT #25522 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
One thing I hated...'Dopey, Sleepy, Grumpy..."
Why? Why call Strax a dwarf? The Doctor would know better, even if he isn't fully himself. He's an alien for goodness sake!
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2014 11:45:23 am PDT #25523 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why is that something the Doctor knows better than? I'm not sure if you're applying taste or morals or what, but he hadn't gotten any identities down right.
I liked how not comedic that was, BTW.
beekaytee - Aug 24, 2014 12:01:41 pm PDT #25524 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Good question. It may have been both taste and morals.
It just seemed mean spirited to me and even if he hadn't totally identified himself yet, he _surely_ identified as alien. Plus, how much of a role does Disney play in the Universe that the Doctor so readily pulled that reference out of his addled brain?
Huh. I realize now that the bottom line is that I have a huge prejudice against Disney in general and I guess I'd rather they not show up in the Doctor's world!
beekaytee - Aug 24, 2014 12:03:10 pm PDT #25525 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Was anyone else aghast/amused when Strax called out the young men in Clara's subconscious? "Sport. Well, it _could_ be sport."
My eyes flew open so wide they hurt!
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2014 12:07:35 pm PDT #25526 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If I were to compare it to telling a woman she's thinking of gay porn, I'd say both equally in character, one more bothersome, but trivially. I'd rather be a person who doesn't get names of things right called a dwarf than have my sexual fantasies investigated and narrated.
-t - Aug 24, 2014 12:10:40 pm PDT #25527 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Of course, since he keeps calling Clara "Boy" how likely is it that those are actually young men in her subconscious?
Sheryl - Aug 24, 2014 1:03:35 pm PDT #25528 of 30001
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So Missy was definitely someone we haven't seen before, right?
The guy sitting behind us at the Shamrokon showing of "Deep Breath" claimed she had shown up before, but I guess he was bullshitting us.
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2014 1:25:11 pm PDT #25529 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Of course, since he keeps calling Clara "Boy" how likely is it that those are actually young men in her subconscious?
Since he doesn't seem to get gender, could have been anyone on anyone. Still, vs. being called a Disney character vs. your spank bank deets...I know which I'd feel more bothered by.