6x01 The Impossible Astronaut (Grading/Discussion) (SPOILERS!!)
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Okay kids, wish me luck. I'm headed over to Gallifrey Base. If I'm not back in an hour, bring a box of Jammie Dodgers, a tax form, and an inflatable sheep, and come rescue me!
Did anyone else get the Wheel of Time vibe where the same little events keep getting repeated again and again?
River shooting The Doctor's hat.
"Okay kids, this is where it gets complicated"
"Doctor... who?"
At first it was fun and seemed like a cool way of reminding us of older episodes, but I'm starting to wonder if Moffat intentionally wrote this stuff in for a specific reason.
River shooting The Doctor's hat.
"Okay kids, this is where it gets complicated"
"Doctor... who?"
At first it was fun and seemed like a cool way of reminding us of older episodes, but I'm starting to wonder if Moffat intentionally wrote this stuff in for a specific reason.
Get him his tax form.
You're welcome.
Same place as these
Confidential? I haven't watched it yet. Oooh, that first pic, mind out of the gutter DAK...
^yes, they're from Confidential
Well played, madam.
- Loved Mark Sheppard's character, and his reactions to the TARDIS were amusing
- liked River's explanation to Rory about the nature of her relationship with the Doctor.
- I too didn't understand Amy's urgency in telling the Doctor about her pregnancy -- it's not like there's any chance he's the father.
- seeing the TARDIS console from "The Lodger" was cool
- I noticed the interrupted regeneration used somewhat different effects from the RTD era; it was more that wispy regenerative energy than the flamey explosive stuff
- it's cool that Arthur Darvill is now in the opening titles (though I guess that started in "A Christmas Carol")
- liked River's explanation to Rory about the nature of her relationship with the Doctor.
- I too didn't understand Amy's urgency in telling the Doctor about her pregnancy -- it's not like there's any chance he's the father.
- seeing the TARDIS console from "The Lodger" was cool
- I noticed the interrupted regeneration used somewhat different effects from the RTD era; it was more that wispy regenerative energy than the flamey explosive stuff
- it's cool that Arthur Darvill is now in the opening titles (though I guess that started in "A Christmas Carol")
I got a kick out of the way Rory poked the Doctor the same way the Doctor poked Rory when he saw him in "The Pandorica Opens". Actually, I got a kick out of a lot of little gags in this episode, but I hadn't seen that one mentioned yet.
Also, the credits list an actor playing "The Silent", so it's time for us to stop referring to this season's big baddie as "The Silence".
I wonder if the Silents have anything to do with why Amy couldn't remember the Daleks last season ... that continues to be unresolved.
This episode left me singularly creeped out. The idea of a monster that you can see but instantly forget reminds me far too often of times I've been alone in the basement when the lights went out or when, like now, I sit in my sunroom looking out across a silent midnight landscape and anything can be lurking out there. Even as an adult, I'm still a little weirded out by the dark, but I've spent a lot of years convincing myself that there's nothing to worry about there.
Now I have a speculative explanation why there might be.
Doctor Who ... the show that has daddy hiding behind the couch.
Also, the credits list an actor playing "The Silent", so it's time for us to stop referring to this season's big baddie as "The Silence".
I wonder if the Silents have anything to do with why Amy couldn't remember the Daleks last season ... that continues to be unresolved.
This episode left me singularly creeped out. The idea of a monster that you can see but instantly forget reminds me far too often of times I've been alone in the basement when the lights went out or when, like now, I sit in my sunroom looking out across a silent midnight landscape and anything can be lurking out there. Even as an adult, I'm still a little weirded out by the dark, but I've spent a lot of years convincing myself that there's nothing to worry about there.
Now I have a speculative explanation why there might be.
Doctor Who ... the show that has daddy hiding behind the couch.
Has anyone speculated yet what exactly the phrase "the Silents will fall" means? And who was the voice we heard saying that back in "The Pandorica Opens"? They certainly were creepy, particularly down in those tunnels where River & Rory were.
Thinking further on the whole 'death' thing: if this really were the Doctor's once and final end, and he were calling his friends around him - would he pick just Amy, Rory and River? Given their timescales, Sarah Jane is still alive (only in the Whoniverse, sadly) as would be people like Jo, Donna and Wilf, Ace, and who knows who else. River and Jack are capable of enough time travel to turn up any time. Even Rose seems able to make it through from an alternate universe when needed.
But the Doctor only summons these three and the Ex FBI bloke. Which suggests to me that his death is specifically tied to these events and he needs them in particular. Increases my conviction that they're not working on the principle that they can leave him dead and reckpn they've got 200 years of his life to work with. (overlooking the fact that he's still Matt Smith in 200 years)
But the Doctor only summons these three and the Ex FBI bloke. Which suggests to me that his death is specifically tied to these events and he needs them in particular. Increases my conviction that they're not working on the principle that they can leave him dead and reckpn they've got 200 years of his life to work with. (overlooking the fact that he's still Matt Smith in 200 years)
It was ok, lots of fun bits and the story was quite interesting. I liked Amy a lot more than last year well until the end with her insisting on telling the Doctor she was pregnant but that's Moffat's fault not Karen's.
However I am very bored with all the time tricks. The start with the Doctor dying was pointless, it doesn't add to the tension as you know they'll get round it anyway. I'd rather the Doctor stumbles into these things rather than having it all set up like this though at least this time the Doctor doesn't know what's going on. In the same way I'm not keen on Moffat saying he did the split to have more event episodes. Doctor Who for me should be exploring new places every story with at most a loose arc connecting the series.
Still Matt Smith & Alex Kingston remain amazing and as long as they are there it's worth watching - hopefully next week will be better though.
However I am very bored with all the time tricks. The start with the Doctor dying was pointless, it doesn't add to the tension as you know they'll get round it anyway. I'd rather the Doctor stumbles into these things rather than having it all set up like this though at least this time the Doctor doesn't know what's going on. In the same way I'm not keen on Moffat saying he did the split to have more event episodes. Doctor Who for me should be exploring new places every story with at most a loose arc connecting the series.
Still Matt Smith & Alex Kingston remain amazing and as long as they are there it's worth watching - hopefully next week will be better though.
Perhaps we don't want the Silents to fall.
Fair point, that could be it.
It was just a bit annoying and was too much like the series 5 Amy where it always felt she thought the universe revolved around her.
Checkmate
Commodore
He probably only called on them to avoid any more of a paradox. Afterall, his 900-year-old self already knows a paradox was created, and he also knows (or will know) who'll be there. If he invited anyone other than those individuals, it would worsen the impact of the event.
River felt sick as well - does that mean she's pregnant too?
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