Who 4.11:
I didn't realize Rose had a "special" voice. Huh.
Whatever. Next week, IANTO!
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Dana - Jun 22, 2008 6:12:10 am PDT #3110 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
DebetEsse - Jun 22, 2008 6:21:32 am PDT #3111 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Who 4.11: Apparently, with the lots of acting (esp period stuff), her normal speaking voice has gotten posher (*This is what the Internet told me disclaimer). But it makes sense that she'd have a particular way of speaking for the character, distinct from her own normal way.
Also, I know! And Everyone Else Ever!
Torque - Jun 22, 2008 1:02:32 pm PDT #3112 of 30001
Bad Wolf
DW 4.11
Holy Hell everyone indeed. I can't wait, I want next week to be this week already.
DCJensen - Jun 22, 2008 3:08:55 pm PDT #3113 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
DW 4.11
I kept trying to figure out who the Asian fortuneteller was.
About a half hour after watching, I finally figured it out.
She is the actress who played Chantho, from last season's Utopia, Chipo Chung.
Juliebird - Jun 22, 2008 3:25:08 pm PDT #3114 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
DW 4.11 Daniel, you reminded me of one of the nagging thoughts I had during the ep: why did the fortune-teller want to lure marks in to have their time/universe get altered. She seemed so adamant and passionate about it, but I still can't fathom her angle. What's her benefit?
The other query I had was why if Rose could show up at the exact right place at the exact right time to whisper Bad Wolf into Donna's ear, then how come they couldn't send Donna to the exact place and time, and why did it have to be Donna killing herself to accomplish this? Why not Rose going and blowing a giant pothole in the road. As awesome as Donna giving all the she had was, seeing that Rose had the ability to be there also makes me question why the f*** why?
Fiona - Jun 23, 2008 3:08:58 am PDT #3115 of 30001
Juliebird, I figured that Rose was a transmission from the parallel universe (rather like the Doctor was in her universe when they said their goodbyes), and thus only able to transport herself from place to place. Though: did she just tell UNIT what to do with the time machine or was she actually at the controls...? 'Cos that would spoil my theory. Anyway.
I thought that the fortune teller definitely had a Hidden Agenda, and was working for somebody, in order to get Donna away from the Doctor. That would probably make more sense than just tricking random people to feed her humungous pet beetle .
WindSparrow - Jun 23, 2008 4:03:52 am PDT #3116 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Fiona, I suspect that (DW series 4 trailers & speculation) the Daleks are behind the bug, the fortune teller, and that something they have done has caused the darkness. Something very bad. Poor Doctor, he really hateses the Daleks.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2008 6:30:21 am PDT #3117 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fear Itself reviews. They liked last week's best, but frustratingly had nothing to say about the acting.
sumi - Jun 23, 2008 6:40:57 am PDT #3118 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Are we going to be 4 weeks behind the UK after skipping 4th of July?
Kathy A - Jun 23, 2008 8:25:52 am PDT #3119 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
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