JasonC Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 The first Oswin/Nina fanfic that I've found only showed up today. What's wrong Internet, are you slipping? That's slightly over a week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Double post. sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I think "Blink" is a good enough argument against charges for Moffat being sexist. I'm pretty sensitive to sexism in media, and I don't see it with Amy Pond. She'll need to get saved every now and then, sure, but that's a trope of the show not indicative to her gender. It's like Robin having to be saved by Batman every now and then. It doesn't denigrate the character, it establishes the series' status quo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I'm 10 minutes away from watching a horribly misogynistic, evil television programme called 'Doctor Who', which is apparently serious business on the internet. Please pray for my soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I'm pretty sure just watching it turns you into Chris Moyles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damndirtyape Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Not a bad episode but nothing we haven't seen before. Hmm...three episodes in and we haven't really had a meaty story yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Trying to put my finger on what seems off about this episode, I think it's the fact that the episode is very simple and linear. Much like last season's episode 3 in fact (the pirate one). There's no overtly complex pseudo-science and the character moments of the Doctor, Amy & Rory are largely downplayed in favour of the plot. I liked the story, although it was nothing special - so cue the hysteria that this was a bad episode, which seems to be a recurring hallmark at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damndirtyape Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Trying to put my finger on what seems off about this episode, I think it's the fact that the episode is very simple and linear. Much like last season's episode 3 in fact (the pirate one). There's no overtly complex pseudo-science and the character moments of the Doctor, Amy & Rory are largely downplayed in favour of the plot. I liked the story, although it was nothing special - so cue the hysteria that this was a bad episode, which seems to be a recurring hallmark at the moment. Your right, it's not a bad episode. but there is nothing really memorable about it either, which all three episodes so far have in common. Also Amy had little to do this week and even worse Rory had nothing at all. Getting a bit concerned about this choice of there not traveling with him all the time, yet he seems to pic them up from now and then for no real reason. Weird. If there isn't a reason for it, I'll be glad to see them go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Getting a bit concerned about this choice of there not traveling with him all the time, yet he seems to pic them up from now and then for no real reason. Weird. If there isn't a reason for it, I'll be glad to see them go. Funny you should mention that. Moffat talked about it in an interview dealing with the coming of the next companion. ...one of the interesting things about writing the Doctor is that he’s so responsive to the people around him. It’s almost like left on his own his personality would slowly disintegrate. He becomes what people want him to be, a little bit. So he’s Amy’s Raggedy Doctor. In [the first] five episodes [of Series 7] the Doctor is practically the adopted son of Amy and Rory. He’s gone from being the wonderful man from space – Space Gandalf, as he wants to be – to being that troublesome kid that they try and keep under control. They even talked about getting babysitters for him in one unfortunately cut scene. They love him, but they know he’s a big kid, they know they have to look out for him, check he eats and all that. Whereas with the new companion he’s back to being the mysterious spacefarer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedevil Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I thought it was good. Nothing really stood out,(other than Matt Smith being freaking amazing) but I enjoyed it. The ending was a little bit cheesy, though and the narration was awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I liked Susan. But other than that, I was kind of bored, and: Did anyone else see the alien robot villain, and think he looked like Kryten from the Wild West episode of Red Dwarf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Did anyone else see the alien robot villain, and think he looked like Kryten from the Wild West episode of Red Dwarf? He looked like unmasked Robocop with a borg eyepiece. Also, the text on his POV display was in the Terminator logo font. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damndirtyape Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I liked Susan. But other than that, I was kind of bored, and: Did anyone else see the alien robot villain, and think he looked like Kryten from the Wild West episode of Red Dwarf? The whole thing seemed like Red Dwarf when ever they run into a cyborgs or gelfs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badhead Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I'm 10 minutes away from watching a horribly misogynistic, evil television programme called 'Doctor Who', which is apparently serious business on the internet. Please pray for my soul. The latest thing people are saying is the fact that Oswin was baking a souffle was sexist. They are saying that baking is a stereotypical thing for a woman to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Wait, female characters aren't allowed to do a completely normal human thing like cooking? I think these people are doing feminism wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Can we get past this already? I don't know why it has to be sexist if a female character acts feminine. Note that I'm not saying that they should act like a Puritan wife or something. But yes, women get scared and maybe even scream sometimes. Somes they even-oh god don't speak of it-cook. *shudder* When a woman is depicted as being a domesticated maid, it's insulting. When a woman is criticized for being too feminine, it's more insulting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Can we get past this already? I don't know why it has to be sexist if a female character acts feminine. Note that I'm not saying that they should act like a Puritan wife or something. But yes, women get scared and maybe even scream sometimes. Somes they even-oh god don't speak of it-cook. *shudder* When a woman is depicted as being a domesticated maid, it's insulting. When a woman is criticized for being too feminine, it's more insulting. I think everyone here, is making fun of the sexist debate, and not taking it seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Can we get past this already? I don't know why it has to be sexist if a female character acts feminine. Note that I'm not saying that they should act like a Puritan wife or something. But yes, women get scared and maybe even scream sometimes. Somes they even-oh god don't speak of it-cook. *shudder* When a woman is depicted as being a domesticated maid, it's insulting. When a woman is criticized for being too feminine, it's more insulting. I think everyone here, is making fun of the sexist debate, and not taking it seriously. Oh, no. I wasn't intending to direct that at anyone here. I was just saying that I was sick of the argument being made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I really liked A Town Called Mercy. It was a bit linear, but I tend to hook onto those episodes more than the crazy sci-fi mind benders anyway. I will say that I wonder why they're doing the whole "Doctor needs to lighten up and not kill people" schtick again after they introduced it with 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I liked the episode. It's the first one in awhile that I've really enjoyed. I just haven't been overwhelmed the last season or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Coming soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I will see you the scarf and raise you a Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Janet Fielding (Tegan) has been diagnosed with cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Watched the last two episodes of Doctor Who. They were cute, not anything I would go out of my way to watch again, but nice to turn my brain off, which I kind of needed last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Janet Fielding (Tegan) has been diagnosed with cancer. Oh lord...it's been a horrible couple of years for the actors from the classic series. Best thoughts and prayers for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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