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 05:49 am (UTC)I'm disappointed in the complete lost opportunity they had with Lucy. I don't have anything specific in mind for what they could have done with her, but it could have been better than that. That whole plot point was just...weird. And completely nonsensical. I fucking lost it at "Book of Saxon."
10:
I knew they were going to go there as soon as it became clear what he was planning to do. Remember in Turn Left when they started shipping off the non-native residents and Wilf, tears in his eyes, commented that they "called them camps the last time"? I think they actually got a lot of flack for that. I loved seeing John Simm in all those costumes though. The gray dress and the suit that was like 4 sizes too big for him were my favorites, I think.
6:
I'm glad they're bringing the Time Lords back. I have to wonder if this was all RTD's doing or if it was something he was discussing with Steven Moffat. I really have no idea where Moffat is planning to take this, but I know he wants to differentiate between his vision and what RTD has done; I know he's like uber fanboy and I think he's a bit of a purist, however much possible that is with this show. I have a long standing agreement with Timothy Dalton, though, that I Do Not Want (because he is not Clark Gable nor Laurence Olivier, and can never live up to them and how dare he even try, and then of course the cinematic masterpiece that is The Beautician and the Beast), so that's conflicting, but I did think he did a good job with the narration at the beginning...it was like he was reading a fairy tale to a child, and I kind of liked that.
Overall, I guess I'd give it an 8.5. I loved the Doctor's interactions with Wilf, and I just really love Wilf and Donna anyway.
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Date: 2009-12-27 09:00 pm (UTC)"Wait, really? With funny hats?"
"ACTUAL FUNNY HATS."
"I wonder if that's Moffat's doing?"
"I'm sure it is. Also, CAPES."