The End of Time, pt. 1
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rmOMGWTFBBQ!!!!
Well, hrrrrr.
1. I think it's too ambitious. This already feels like a three-parter, but it only has two parts. This really needed to ramp up into what it is, the intensity got too high too fast.
2. The quiet emo moments were really the best. Man, Ten crying is HOT. And all that Ood shit was creepy.
3. John Simm is a really good actor. And it looks like filming this vacillated between really fun and completely sucktacular. All that food stuff. Food scenes SUCK.
4. OMG, the porn. THE PORN. That little smile on the Master's face when he was being buckled into the straight jacket. Hello, hello, hello. HELLO.
5. No Jack yet. This is good. This means he may be there for the regeneration, this is my hope.
6. This really is pretty damn audacious. And the rebirth of Gallifrey/Timelords is a really smart plot line since the Doctor is getting close to the limit unless the council or whatever it is grants him some more. Er, yeah, this is the first time I've really felt stymied by my lack of old who knowledge.
7. So that first shit with the regeneration of the Master? What a waste of Lucy Saxon. What was with all the women basically being witches with potions? And "The Book of Saxon"? What now? The prison was named Broadfell? Seriously? I've never found RTD to be more misogynistic than he is fucked up (i.e., his issues as a writer tend to be more interesting to me than offensive), and this happened. Dude, REALLY?
8. OBAMA, WTF? Actually, could a Brit living in Britain currently help me out here? How is Obama perceived? Was this satire that made sense to you all in an eye-rolling at the believe he can fix everything thing or what? I was like confused. A lot confused. Also I hate when they do scenes that are supposed to be White House press conferences and of course everything looks wrong.
9. Naismith = ne Smith? Also, woah, incesty with the daughter there.
10. OMG, Whoniverse wardrobe department, I love you. But "The Master Race"? Seriously? You went there? Man. Really?
11. I'm glad Ianto got to miss this one, such as it is.
Woah.
Well, hrrrrr.
1. I think it's too ambitious. This already feels like a three-parter, but it only has two parts. This really needed to ramp up into what it is, the intensity got too high too fast.
2. The quiet emo moments were really the best. Man, Ten crying is HOT. And all that Ood shit was creepy.
3. John Simm is a really good actor. And it looks like filming this vacillated between really fun and completely sucktacular. All that food stuff. Food scenes SUCK.
4. OMG, the porn. THE PORN. That little smile on the Master's face when he was being buckled into the straight jacket. Hello, hello, hello. HELLO.
5. No Jack yet. This is good. This means he may be there for the regeneration, this is my hope.
6. This really is pretty damn audacious. And the rebirth of Gallifrey/Timelords is a really smart plot line since the Doctor is getting close to the limit unless the council or whatever it is grants him some more. Er, yeah, this is the first time I've really felt stymied by my lack of old who knowledge.
7. So that first shit with the regeneration of the Master? What a waste of Lucy Saxon. What was with all the women basically being witches with potions? And "The Book of Saxon"? What now? The prison was named Broadfell? Seriously? I've never found RTD to be more misogynistic than he is fucked up (i.e., his issues as a writer tend to be more interesting to me than offensive), and this happened. Dude, REALLY?
8. OBAMA, WTF? Actually, could a Brit living in Britain currently help me out here? How is Obama perceived? Was this satire that made sense to you all in an eye-rolling at the believe he can fix everything thing or what? I was like confused. A lot confused. Also I hate when they do scenes that are supposed to be White House press conferences and of course everything looks wrong.
9. Naismith = ne Smith? Also, woah, incesty with the daughter there.
10. OMG, Whoniverse wardrobe department, I love you. But "The Master Race"? Seriously? You went there? Man. Really?
11. I'm glad Ianto got to miss this one, such as it is.
Woah.
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Date: 2009-12-26 03:53 am (UTC)And since I watched Water of Mars and then this in a row, this one definitely is far more of RTD's OMGWTFBBQ let's throw everything and the kitchen sink into the specials special.
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Date: 2009-12-26 04:48 pm (UTC)That is pretty much exactly what my husband said (he's not really a DW fan).
The scene with Wilf and the Doctor in the cafe was by far my favorite part of the whole episode, the emotion there was palpable and real. Bernard Cribbins is ace. And Donna...I can't see this ending well for her. :( Not that it's going to end well for anyone from the looks of it.
Re: Obama: I believe this was filmed at least a few months ago, so I'm sure it was still in the 'fervent optimism' phase, though RTD might have been slyly commenting on the messianic hopes pinned on Obama. Then again, he might have been as excited about it as the rest of the world that someone not-Bush was in charge and felt compelled to include reference to it in the script. I agree that it dates the episode and the press room looked kind of...inauthentic?