Spoilers Wild Blue Yonder grade and discussion thread
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From the moment they entered the almost endless corridor I was riveted. Pared down, distilled, deliciously creepy and atmospheric Who, anchored by Tennant and Tate in fantastic form. For me, Who is often at its best when stripped back to its essence, and in a way doing that for an anniversary ep could be seen as a way to celebrate the show's core strengths. Plus I focus on this style of storytelling a lot in my own work, so I'm undoubtedly a little biased.
Another reason I liked it so much is because it wasn't what I'd expected, it caught me by pleasant surprise. Have to note how dang well they're blending the practical and the digital; often struggling to tell where one ends and the other begins. Some beautiful shots in there, especially of the exterior; echoes of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Two for two, for me, and what I'm most excited for, and I haven't exactly been subtle about him for exactly that reason, is still to come...
Another reason I liked it so much is because it wasn't what I'd expected, it caught me by pleasant surprise. Have to note how dang well they're blending the practical and the digital; often struggling to tell where one ends and the other begins. Some beautiful shots in there, especially of the exterior; echoes of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Two for two, for me, and what I'm most excited for, and I haven't exactly been subtle about him for exactly that reason, is still to come...
I first heard the term 'filler' from the Anime community, it was usually applied to an anime that was adapted from an ongoing manga. Once the anime caught up to what was written, instead of taking a break they'd create their own stories to "fill" in the gap while waiting for the Manga writer to finish the next story.
That's interesting. Obviously, that's a completely different sense of the word from how it was used in the 1970s for filler tracks on records, which were often judged to be second-rate material, compared to the hits, included just to fill up the LP. By extension, that sense was used for TV shows to demean second-rate episodes in between the strong ones.
Of course the economics of music and TV production both were different from what they are today. Seasons (or series, if you prefer) run much shorter now. I'll echo the point that it makes no damn sense to characterize one episode in a three-episode run as "filler," given the costs of production.
Hubby and I both enjoyed it. It had a little fun silliness but also a real sense of jeopardy. I loved all the little details, which I assume are going to pay off later on. We both liked this one much more than the first.
