5x06 The Vampires of Venice (Grading/Discussion) SPOILERS!!

[The Mirrorball Man]

I enjoyed it immensely. I thought it was gorgeously shot, exciting, funny, nicely written with some eminently quotable dialogue, brilliantly acted and sparkled with just enough silliness to make it feel like a classic episode of Doctor Who.

 

[Brent]

I have a major problem with the sonic screwdriver healing Amy's vampire bite wound. This crap is getting ridiculous.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

I have a major problem with the sonic screwdriver healing Amy's vampire bite wound. This crap is getting ridiculous.

It's only ridiculous if you worry about how the sonic screwdriver works. I see it as a technological magic wand, and I think it's perfectly fine. We all know where the line that shouldn't be crossed is.

 

[Yminale]

I have a major problem with the sonic screwdriver healing Amy's vampire bite wound. This crap is getting ridiculous.

After watching Doctor Who Confidential, I've learn to let things like this slide since it was probably done to save time and/or money.

Story reason: The Doctor is constantly upgrading his sonic screwdriver with more features and it's more convenient than carrying a first aid kit.

Real reason: Scenes are shot out of order and it would have been a "pain in the neck" to keep track of Amy's bite marks.

 

[intrinsical]

This episode is the worst of what I've seen thus far, but having said that I'm still finding it enjoyable. And if this episode turns out the worst of the 2010 series, it would make this series one of the most well-rounded because there hasn't been an episode that has turned me off.

As for Rory, I like that he's not impressed by the Doctor and isn't going to take any of his nonsense. I think Rory is going to turn out great.

 

[Bones2]

and unfunny it is.

For you am sure more people laughed that didn't laugh.

I'm tempted to start a poll on that. If it's not funny when Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams do the exact same joke, how's adding the trite Americanism of "don't go there!" and putting it in Doctor Who an improvement?

 

[Yminale]

I'm surprised no one thought "The Curse of Fenric" and Haemovores when watching this. I was kind of disappointed that the vampires were really fish-aliens.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

I'm tempted to start a poll on that. If it's not funny when Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams do the exact same joke, how's adding the trite Americanism of "don't go there!" and putting it in Doctor Who an improvement?

I think that at some point, you'll really have to accept that different people like different things and laugh at different things, and that it has nothing to do with their logic being flawed.

 

[Jax]

and unfunny it is.

For you am sure more people laughed that didn't laugh.

I'm tempted to start a poll on that. If it's not funny when Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams do the exact same joke, how's adding the trite Americanism of "don't go there!" and putting it in Doctor Who an improvement?

Well am sure if we could do a poll of 8 million ish am pretty confident my side would win. Its not so much the joke much the timing of it and the facial expression of the Doctor that nails it for me.

 

[Sci]

I'm tempted to start a poll on that. If it's not funny when Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams do the exact same joke, how's adding the trite Americanism of "don't go there!" and putting it in Doctor Who an improvement?

I think that at some point, you'll really have to accept that different people like different things and laugh at different things, and that it has nothing to do with their logic being flawed.

This. Just because it needs repeating.

Sometimes other people laugh at things you don't like. Deal with it.

 

[Bones2]

I'm tempted to start a poll on that. If it's not funny when Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams do the exact same joke, how's adding the trite Americanism of "don't go there!" and putting it in Doctor Who an improvement?

I think that at some point, you'll really have to accept that different people like different things and laugh at different things, and that it has nothing to do with their logic being flawed.

This. Just because it needs repeating.

Sometimes other people laugh at things you don't like. Deal with it.

Yes, thanks for trying to patronise me there. But I wasn't the one claiming that the majority of people would find it funny. Merely giving my reasons for why I thought it was about as funny as a knock-knock joke.

 

[Checkmate]

Yes, thanks for trying to patronise me there. But I wasn't the one claiming that the majority of people would find it funny.

You did by virtue of saying that you wanted to create a poll with the sole purpose of proving the fellow wrong.

 

[Cyke101]

and that "yours is bigger than mine"/"don't go there" bit of dialogue. I mean, that's sub-Carry On. And "don't go there"? This is Doctor Who, not fucking Friends.

It would've been funnier with no dialogue.

I was about to disagree with you simply because you're Shazam!, but hey, when you're right, you're right

Anyway, back to the episode:

I gave this a Good. It didn't quite blow my socks away, but I can't really find a fault in it, either. I was pretty shocked when the daughter died, but when the father trapped himself, I was a bit hard on myself for not seeing the rational conclusion for his character, either. If she had to die, he would have to as well. I suppose I was too distracted by other things in the episode. As well, perhaps the idea of vampires itself already brought in some prejudices on my part, perhaps unfairly so.

The teaser, however, was brilliant. We're so used to having something mysterious yet grand to happen right before the kickass theme, but here we have something that Eleven does best, something he did maybe three times in last week's episode: say the absolute wrong thing. The awkward timing and pacing was just so wonderful and intentionally un-epic that it's easily now one of my favorite teasers. Plus, it really made me forget what happened in Venice!

 

[Gov Kodos]

I'm surprised no one thought "The Curse of Fenric" and Haemovores when watching this. I was kind of disappointed that the vampires were really fish-aliens.

My first thought was Lovecraft's 'The Shadow over Innsmouth" I really liked this one.

 

[captcalhoun]

i loved it.

apparently, Karen got carried away filming the snog and forgot she had to break it! that was the first take, though...

you realise that was on Confidential right?

you realise not every can/does watch Confidential, right?

and of course i know it was on Confidential, that's where i knew that from!

 

[Awesome Possum]

I enjoyed it. It wasn't the best of the series, but it wasn't terrible.

I liked the aliens, they weren't really evil, they were just trying to survive at any cost. Shame they had to go out, it would be interesting to see them again.

 

[O'Dib]

There's potential they may be seen again. The surviving males: Who knows how long they can live? What happened with the females in transit.. kidnapped? The Doctor may yet reunite them. BTW, the planet was called Saturnine?

 

[Admiral_Young]

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would...I apologize if this has already been brought up in the thread but I'm really starting to think the cracks are related somehow to the Time War and the events that took place in the End of Time. I really loved the banter between Rory and The Doctor. I thought the teaser for next week's episode was awesome too.

 

[Australis]

As far as I could tell, yes. the planet was called Saturnine.

 

[O'Dib]

Anyone noticed the 'this is Sparta!' reference?

ETA: I like what Matt is wearing in the Venice part of Confidential. It looks like something the Doctor might wear - a 19th century military coat with a hoodie hanging out.