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I haven't actually commented on The Big Bang yet, so I'll do that now.
Yeah, that was pretty much the fantasicest thing I've seen on my telly in a good long while. It was clever without being far fetched, it was funny and touching at the same time, it was epic yet felt intimate and personal, it was everything I want from a finale episode of Who, and not a hint of emo manpain in sight. It was, in fact, the polar opposite of anything RTD's ever done, which is weird, because the threat, the storyline itself, was as world-shattering as anything RTD's ever attempted. The whole universe, all of space and time, ceasing to exist, big threat, yup, but where RTD would illustrate his big threat with EPIC SHOTS of BILLIONS OF DALEKS AT THE TAJ MAHAL AND IN NEW YORK BECAUSE IT'S A BIG THREAT, REALLY, LOOK HOW BIG A THREAT THIS IS, LOOK EVERYONE, LOOOOK HERE'S MURRAY GOLD!!! Moffat chose to not insult our intelligence to quite that extent, he explains the threat, illustrates it with a little girl and an absence of stars and then gets on with the story, a story which actually seemed to have been crafted as an end to the series, which actually tied up loose ends, nodding to the themes that have been playing throughout of memory and remembering, perception and reality and all the rest of it. And at the same time, it was a laugh, it was fun; witty and engaging and clever and exciting and I swear I've watched it about twenty times now and I'm still enthralled by it. And I'm someone who still regrets sitting through Jesus-the-magic-troll just that once. An hour I still haven't had back, by the way. (And those five hours of Children of Earth, Rusty. And Daleks in Manhattan. And all of the Martha series except maybe the Human Nature two-parter. New Earth. Idiot's Lantern. The hideous one where Donna gets mind-wiped. All of the specials. Good God, man, you owe me like a whole day of my life.) Oh, and how wonderful was Smith as a dying old man? Anyone not sold on this guy by now has got to have absolutely no heart whatsoever. Your loss, dudes.
Which brings me to:
OHHEMMGEE, I seriously cannot believe there are people out there who don't love this man. IT'S GODDAMN RORY, PEOPLE! Boy who waited! I LOVE RORY. I'll say it now so you all can get used it, I freaking love Rory. For reals.
Yes, he's a bit of a typical Moffat guy, he's slightly bumbling and incompetent and less able to deal with life than the awesome and beautiful and competent women in his vicinity. That's a thing Moffat does a lot and I can see how it bugs people, but fuck that, man. He's sweet and he's nice it's not like he's useless or a coward or anything like that, he's just a good guy. (And yes, she sure does flirt with the Doctor, but that was laid on so heavily, especially in the last ten minutes of The Big Bang, that I firmly believe it will be A Thing next series. I don't think it's a thing Moffat just hasn't noticed, I firmly believe after this series of Who that there's not a single thing in the world Moffat doesn't notice or does by accident.)
Random observation: Rory reminds me a bit of Arthur Dent. I think that might be why I like him as much as I do. He does that observational thing a lot where he says "you're bringing back the aliens of death" and "now you're getting undressed" and "you're not in the Pandorica." I love that thing. He appears, with every phrase he utters to be trying to take in and process what is going on around him, simply by repeating the facts, out loud, to no-one in particular. "It's a nice day." "You're very tall." "So this is it, we're going to die." <3 <3 <3
I wished for a couple in the TARDIS last year, and it seems I've got my wish. Awesome. I cannot fucking wait for next series.
Oh, and tomorrow, I shall be celebrating the wonderfulness this past Who series and the impending one year anniversary of the tragic death of Ianto Jones by posting a picspam of Richard Ayoade of the Boosh and IT Crowd, whom I have ceased to find "strangely hawt" and now simply find "fucking hott." LOL, I'm so fickle.
Yeah, that was pretty much the fantasicest thing I've seen on my telly in a good long while. It was clever without being far fetched, it was funny and touching at the same time, it was epic yet felt intimate and personal, it was everything I want from a finale episode of Who, and not a hint of emo manpain in sight. It was, in fact, the polar opposite of anything RTD's ever done, which is weird, because the threat, the storyline itself, was as world-shattering as anything RTD's ever attempted. The whole universe, all of space and time, ceasing to exist, big threat, yup, but where RTD would illustrate his big threat with EPIC SHOTS of BILLIONS OF DALEKS AT THE TAJ MAHAL AND IN NEW YORK BECAUSE IT'S A BIG THREAT, REALLY, LOOK HOW BIG A THREAT THIS IS, LOOK EVERYONE, LOOOOK HERE'S MURRAY GOLD!!! Moffat chose to not insult our intelligence to quite that extent, he explains the threat, illustrates it with a little girl and an absence of stars and then gets on with the story, a story which actually seemed to have been crafted as an end to the series, which actually tied up loose ends, nodding to the themes that have been playing throughout of memory and remembering, perception and reality and all the rest of it. And at the same time, it was a laugh, it was fun; witty and engaging and clever and exciting and I swear I've watched it about twenty times now and I'm still enthralled by it. And I'm someone who still regrets sitting through Jesus-the-magic-troll just that once. An hour I still haven't had back, by the way. (And those five hours of Children of Earth, Rusty. And Daleks in Manhattan. And all of the Martha series except maybe the Human Nature two-parter. New Earth. Idiot's Lantern. The hideous one where Donna gets mind-wiped. All of the specials. Good God, man, you owe me like a whole day of my life.) Oh, and how wonderful was Smith as a dying old man? Anyone not sold on this guy by now has got to have absolutely no heart whatsoever. Your loss, dudes.
Which brings me to:
OHHEMMGEE, I seriously cannot believe there are people out there who don't love this man. IT'S GODDAMN RORY, PEOPLE! Boy who waited! I LOVE RORY. I'll say it now so you all can get used it, I freaking love Rory. For reals.
Yes, he's a bit of a typical Moffat guy, he's slightly bumbling and incompetent and less able to deal with life than the awesome and beautiful and competent women in his vicinity. That's a thing Moffat does a lot and I can see how it bugs people, but fuck that, man. He's sweet and he's nice it's not like he's useless or a coward or anything like that, he's just a good guy. (And yes, she sure does flirt with the Doctor, but that was laid on so heavily, especially in the last ten minutes of The Big Bang, that I firmly believe it will be A Thing next series. I don't think it's a thing Moffat just hasn't noticed, I firmly believe after this series of Who that there's not a single thing in the world Moffat doesn't notice or does by accident.)
Random observation: Rory reminds me a bit of Arthur Dent. I think that might be why I like him as much as I do. He does that observational thing a lot where he says "you're bringing back the aliens of death" and "now you're getting undressed" and "you're not in the Pandorica." I love that thing. He appears, with every phrase he utters to be trying to take in and process what is going on around him, simply by repeating the facts, out loud, to no-one in particular. "It's a nice day." "You're very tall." "So this is it, we're going to die." <3 <3 <3
I wished for a couple in the TARDIS last year, and it seems I've got my wish. Awesome. I cannot fucking wait for next series.
Oh, and tomorrow, I shall be celebrating the wonderfulness this past Who series and the impending one year anniversary of the tragic death of Ianto Jones by posting a picspam of Richard Ayoade of the Boosh and IT Crowd, whom I have ceased to find "strangely hawt" and now simply find "fucking hott." LOL, I'm so fickle.
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he must've met Capt. Jack, when he was still..worthwhile...
I love that Moffatt is subtle and brings us to notice the big things by illustrating the little things i.e. "Star Cults"
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Who wouldn't want a man like Rory Fucking Williams?
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PPS: Are we going to have to have a shipwar now? :( I don't know how to watch DW when we don't agreeeee on it.
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I don't want to have wars with you, I am not AGAINST Eleventy/Amy shipping per se, I personally just don't see it on screen, and I need a lot of canon evidence to ship something, because I'm not really a shipper like that. Don't hate me, pls.
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I see it there but then I ship it so I would wouldn't I?
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OT, but have you heard Starz has cancelled Party Down. And Gravity.
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Is that to pay for the stupendous effects in the new Torchwood series?
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They have already run out of money for hiring all the most expensive pieces of 'bigger and better' arses to throw at Gwen's sidekick.
With special effects, 'fcourse.
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This totally sucks.
Did you see the season finale? It at least went out with a good one.
Screw Torchwood.
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The one true tragedy of the thing is we'll never get to see a Party Down Paul Rudd guest appearance... *sigh*
On topic...LOVE Rory. Loving the new Doctor. Liking very much series 5 so far. Can't wait to see how it all wraps up in a few weeks on this side of the Atlantic.
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In related news, I think I may finally start watching Parks and Rec.
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And if they were basing it all on the finale ratings, airing the season finale two weeks before its scheduled air date wasn't smart.
:(
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What series were those people watching.
RORY GREW ON ME. In this two-parter, he grew on me.
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Look, emotional stories without a bunch of horrible deaths!
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RTD, who now ...?
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Like the idea of Rory but feel he's been more of an appendage to Amy than a character in his own right and I find their relationship slightly off. I'm hoping this gets fixed next season and that he gets promoted to full companion with name in credits and their relationship is pitched in a way that I like it more.
Also for next series hopefully more River and hopefully those who suggest Jack will be in next series will be wrong.
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Yeah, very strange...but I like it.
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You put your finger right on what I love most about Rory. That nonplussed, deadpan observational stuff.
"So maybe 'what rings true' isn't so simple."
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I agree with pretty much everything about this post. I heart my Doctor Who overlords so, so, soooo much!
This series got me watching the Confidentials again. The adventures of Karen and Matt have been a surprisingly fun addition to this whole adventure. And hey, it's an adventure again!
I kind of understand those people who prefer RTD's style, but to me it's like admitting you prefer Michael Bay instead of Christopher Nolan. That may be true, but I wouldn't be so proud of it, ya know?
Also, I want to take Arthur Darvill home and do naughty things to him.
...Maybe Matt Smith too, but really only because I could listen to him laugh all day.
I'm on the fence with Ayoade. I need to see this picspam...
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RTD could pull heartstrings easily, though it always seemed like just a way to manipulate the fans. SM had me crying quietly as Eleven told the sleeping Amelia the story, but it wasn't emotion for emotion's sake. There was a purpose to it all that moved everything along.
There is no doubt in my mind now that Eleven is my Doctor and Steven Moffat is my writer.
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(Anonymous) 2010-07-11 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)Moffatt seems to approach things from the perspective that 'yeah, life can be shit and terrible things happen, but look how good it can be in the end? How the struggle is always worth it?'
Whereas, RTD is 'Look how shit life can be. No, really. Look. *camera closeup of a dog turd* and scene!'
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Oh yes, yes yes!
I don't mind depressing stuff as such, but I like to be left feeling that things have the potential to get better if you hang in there - even if we don't see it on screen, it's enough to know that hope exists. RTD's take on things is *not* something I want to watch.