Well, it's cold and rainy here (and I've just come in from the Easter sunrise service, and can't feel my toes) so...yeah, I could watch that again! Or maybe go get a copy of Sherlock Holmes, speaking of rewatches....
I've loved it all along, though most of the Donna season left me cold (though I did love Donna), but I really enjoyed this, too. I feel like this is going to be a creepier, more poignant, time-twisty Who, going by Moff's earlier episodes as well as this one, and I may prefer the Rusty approach, we'll see, but I really enjoyed this quite a bit.
I wonder if there's going to be a fairy tale/children's story vibe to the new series, based on this episode, which could definitely fit with creepy/poignant.
Also, I'm declaring that the preferred term for the new showrunner is SMoffat -- you read it here first!
It was bonkers. That is, it was absolutely fantastic. Crazy ideas, an even more frantic pace (and doesn't "Rose" look downright pedestrian now?), and oozing confidence and showmanship. So much to love, not least of which a companion who's been writing Doctor fanfic for most of her life and has been effectively pushed around and disappointed not once, not twice, but (if you read the subtext of the last few minutes) three times by the "Raggedy Doctor." And a steampunkier TARDIS. And a spot-on Doctor in Matt Smith.
Eleven kinds of wow, this one. This is going to be a helluva ride this year!
Totally bonkers, not one false note or flabby segment. I love Amy -- she's not a blank-slate ingenue, but an actual character. And Matt Smith plunged right in and took over and simply was the Doctor. Raggedy Doctor! Absolutely so much to love, and so much to look forward to. I thought SMoffat did a particularly elegant job in paying homage to what's come before while subtly charting a new course and tone.
I thought SMoffat did a particularly elegant job in paying homage to what's come before while subtly charting a new course and tone.
Talk about paying homage: as near as I can tell, there were explicit shout-outs to (almost) every single previous Doctor's debut stories. I haven't yet gone to the forums to see how others think, but...
"An Unearthly Child" -- Little Amelia's a bit of a mystery herself, discovering the TARDIS in a misty yard with a flashlight
"The Power of the Daleks" -- some odd behavior with food
"Spearhead From Space" -- a semi-rural hospital, a shapeshifting alien
"Robot" -- final standoff vs. a giant adversary out in the open
"Castrovalva" -- a getaway in an emergency vehicle, a cricket bat (delivering a helpful post-regenerative blow to the head; cf. Five's need for adrenaline in that story)
"The Twin Dilemma" -- slimy aliens, a dialogue-driven wardrobe scene
"Time and the Rani" -- fighting back with a giant brain of geniuses (metaphorically in this case, but still!)
"Doctor Who (TV Movie)" -- clothes found in a hospital locker room (see also "Spearhead"), a looming deadline + countdown
"Rose" -- crashing into a girl's mundane life, meeting her family, battling shapeshifting baddies
"The Christmas Invasion" -- global alien invasion crisis, rooftop showdown, explicit declaration of Doctorness
Wow, that's massively impressive -- you're either a walking Whovian database or suffering from acute apophenia! I'll be very cross if your comment propels me to spend the entire day immersing myself in Doctor-debut serials....
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I am well-pleased.
Also, I'm declaring that the preferred term for the new showrunner is SMoffat -- you read it here first!
Eleven kinds of wow, this one. This is going to be a helluva ride this year!
Talk about paying homage: as near as I can tell, there were explicit shout-outs to (almost) every single previous Doctor's debut stories. I haven't yet gone to the forums to see how others think, but...
"An Unearthly Child" -- Little Amelia's a bit of a mystery herself, discovering the TARDIS in a misty yard with a flashlight
"The Power of the Daleks" -- some odd behavior with food
"Spearhead From Space" -- a semi-rural hospital, a shapeshifting alien
"Robot" -- final standoff vs. a giant adversary out in the open
"Castrovalva" -- a getaway in an emergency vehicle, a cricket bat (delivering a helpful post-regenerative blow to the head; cf. Five's need for adrenaline in that story)
"The Twin Dilemma" -- slimy aliens, a dialogue-driven wardrobe scene
"Time and the Rani" -- fighting back with a giant brain of geniuses (metaphorically in this case, but still!)
"Doctor Who (TV Movie)" -- clothes found in a hospital locker room (see also "Spearhead"), a looming deadline + countdown
"Rose" -- crashing into a girl's mundane life, meeting her family, battling shapeshifting baddies
"The Christmas Invasion" -- global alien invasion crisis, rooftop showdown, explicit declaration of Doctorness