I really enjoyed Martha, and her interactions with Owen, and even Gwen, but in the scenes with Jack, much strain and forced joviality was brought out of Jack. Do you think it was a character choice that Jack got all loud and uber-happy and LingOL (TM someone awesome), or did John Barrowman get confused about how his character acts differently on DW and seeing Martha on TW threw him off?
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
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Juliebird - Mar 02, 2008 4:55:21 am PST #632 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Dana - Mar 02, 2008 6:20:15 am PST #633 of 30001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Actual proof that one of the John Sheppard action figures comes with a ZPM and a lemon:
(Also includes action figures making out.)
Theodosia - Mar 02, 2008 6:22:44 am PST #634 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Gives 'lemon-squeezer' a whole new meaning.
sumi - Mar 02, 2008 8:12:35 am PST #635 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I thought that when Martha came on the scene she brought this extra burst of energy. It was very nice.
sumi - Mar 02, 2008 8:15:35 am PST #636 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Oh and before I forget: not being an old Doctor Who fan - what do we think about UNIT? Is it a good thing that Martha has been working for them? Or is there something off with them?
victor infante - Mar 02, 2008 12:01:34 pm PST #637 of 30001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
UNIT's always been the good guys, and indeed, the Doctor worked for them for a couple of years. So it's really just a harken back to old days,with no reason to see anything sinister.
Jessica - Mar 02, 2008 1:57:30 pm PST #638 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Sarah Jane Smith also worked with UNIT, so Martha's association with them may be a shout-out to the new show.
Dana - Mar 02, 2008 2:06:54 pm PST #639 of 30001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
UNIT's been at least mentioned before on New Who. Maybe in, um, "The Sound of Drums"?
Jessica - Mar 02, 2008 2:12:39 pm PST #640 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Maybe in, um, "The Sound of Drums"?
That sounds right. (And really, I should *know* because we just mainlined all of S3 last week. Of course the downside to mainlining 13 eps at once is they kind of start to blend together. Except for Blink, which still hasn't finished creeping me the fuck out.)
Fred Pete - Mar 02, 2008 2:20:46 pm PST #641 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
UNIT's always been the good guys, and indeed, the Doctor worked for them for a couple of years. So it's really just a harken back to old days,with no reason to see anything sinister.
But how would Ianto look in one of their red caps? And would that be innovative or avant garde?
Our TW got cut off about 2 seconds after Owen was shot. So one vote of relief that BBCA repeats the ep so many times that we were able to catch the last 45 seconds later.
I'm not sure I like the idea of Martha replacing Owen. Owen's cynicism added a certain spice to the team dynamic. While Ianto's snark is welcome, it isn't quite as pure as Owen's style.