SuaveStar Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 After the episode that airs today, we'll be more than halfway through the season! Why did you have to remind me! It's only now starting to pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 After the episode that airs today, we'll be more than halfway through the season! Why did you have to remind me! It's only now starting to pick up. Really? I thought highly of the first five episodes, but last week's I was not into at all and this week's seems incredibly predictable watching the preview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Interesting episode, a step up from the Daleks and Vampires but probably middle of the road for the season so far. Rory isn't really working for me, although I thought Toby Jones was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Good enjoyable episode. But like all of this series, it's not grabbing me enough to think the show is awesome. Really? I thought highly of the first five episodes, but last week's I was not into at all and this week's seems incredibly predictable watching the preview. I don't know, it's still not great, it's still trying to get it all together for me. I think Smith is good, but the episodes have been lack lustre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob1978 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 well...i thought that was an excellent episode. Just my sort of ep, and thoroughly enjoyed it, and of course the intriguing question it posed is, who is the Dreamlord? It has to be the Valeyard doesn't it? I think all that stuff about the particles causing the dream and it being a manifestation of the Doctor's darker side was mostly just to put Rory and Amy at ease...and yet, "manifestation of the Doctor's dark side" is a good description for the Valeyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urdush Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Simon Nye for King of the Universe! If the episode just ended when Amy crashed the Volkswagen, leaving us cliffhanging, it would have been the best episode since Blink. Also, the Dreamlord seemed very Sylvester McCoy-ish to me... Also... SILURIANS!~!!!`1!@!1!one!!eleven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 I'm surprised since we've already had four Moffat episodes, but "Amy's Choice" is my favorite episode of the new season so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 I'm rewatching the series with one of my mates and I've realized something. This entire season is kinda mirroring "The Girl in the Fireplace." Amy has, so far, met the Doctor when she was a little girl, met him when she was older though the Doctor didn't realize it for a few because he thought he only moved forward a little bit more. He then repeats said mistake. The girl also in both cases thinks the Doctor was an imaginary friend and when the two remeet in the farther future, both are involved with other men. It just seems odd, even with Moffat having written "The Girl in the Fireplace" since I think he would realize if he was accidentally mirroring himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 I'm rewatching the series with one of my mates and I've realized something. This entire season is kinda mirroring "The Girl in the Fireplace." Amy has, so far, met the Doctor when she was a little girl, met him when she was older though the Doctor didn't realize it for a few because he thought he only moved forward a little bit more. He then repeats said mistake. The girl also in both cases thinks the Doctor was an imaginary friend and when the two remeet in the farther future, both are involved with other men. It just seems odd, even with Moffat having written "The Girl in the Fireplace" since I think he would realize if he was accidentally mirroring himself. I think that it made sense to start off with young Amy and then have her grow up to become The Doctor's companion. You needed to establish the child-friendly aspect of the Eleventh Doctor (fish custard scenes and all) before taking her into another world of danger. The two years late thing was a nice throwaway idea that played into the wedding night aspect of the series storyline. I've liked every episode of this season (with the exception of Victory of the Daleks, which was bollocks) but I've found this one to be one of the most intriguing of the lot. Toby Jones was AWESOME as the annoying Dream Master whilst the story structure was unlike anything I've seen in New Who. Also, I like Rory - even if he is in the Mickey-mold, he's a different character if only because the female companion actually gives a damn about him. Not everyone's going to warm to him, but I think he's realistic enough if you consider what you would do if your fiancee ran off with a time-travelling alien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Something that occurred to me today is that this season needs a Steven Moffat. I don't mean showrunner Steven Moffat, but a writer whose stories are going to be for the Moffat era what Moffat's were to the RTD era. Gentlemen, I think we've found our new Steven Moffat in the form of Simon Nye. This was an awesome episode, and easily the best of the season thus far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Something that occurred to me today is that this season needs a Steven Moffat. I don't mean showrunner Steven Moffat, but a writer whose stories are going to be for the Moffat era what Moffat's were to the RTD era. Gentlemen, I think we've found our new Steven Moffat in the form of Simon Nye. This was an awesome episode, and easily the best of the season thus far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illogicology Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 I enjoyed, in fact I enjoyed it a lot, but I think it had issues. I think the split narrative gave it pacing problems early on, that got a lot better as the episode went on but I found the first 15 minutes hard to connect with. I wasn't having trouble following it or anything, just having trouble getting invested. I also thought the ending was a bit of an anti-climax and not as clever as Nye seemed to think it was. However, it was a lot of fun for most of the time an a definite improvement on last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 I'm convinced that entire episode was designed just to fuck with people like me that hated on the ending of "Flesh and Stone". Not to say that's a bad thing. I love when any piece of fiction can play with my emotions like that. Favourite episode thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urdush Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Me and a bunch of mates have been making a Doctor Who fan film for a while now, and it is nearly done, except for the opening scene, for which I'm going to need a little help from you. To put it in continuity, we have decided to start it with the end of season one, with Eccleston regenerating into our new Doctor. So, we have been wondering how to get rid of Rose in under five minutes, in a way that makes sense, without killing her? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 She sees the new Doctor and freaks out (as she did), then asks to go home. He reluctantly drops her off, and that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Watching The Twin Dilemma. I know he has quite a few detractors, but the Sixth Doctor is one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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slothian Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Who's the guy on the right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Who's the guy on the right? Neil Gaiman. (Squee.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Who's the guy on the right? ... Ian, please tell me you've read at least one Gaiman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Who's the guy on the right? ... Ian, please tell me you've read at least one Gaiman. trying...so hard...not to pun... Ian's reviewed and like Stardust, he knows some Gaiman. Yeah he does. Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Ah right - that must be the first picture of him with a beard I've seen. I was introduced to many a-Gaiman when visiting my sister in Brighton (she's a closeted fan). As such, I've read snippets of Gaiman here and there, but not enough to call myself a Gaiman fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Worst episode of the season yet. We're halfway done, and barely anything that I want to watch in the series again. Edit: With the exception of the Angels episode, nothing I can actually say I've enjoyed, and will want to watch again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Worst episode of the season yet. We're halfway done, and barely anything that I want to watch in the series again. Edit: With the exception of the Angels episode, nothing I can actually say I've enjoyed, and will want to watch again. Couldn't disagree more, I thought this was classic top notch Who, back to basics stuff. I also think that this is the season of Who that I'll revisit most when its done, its been all around of a higher quality than before. Way more of the Doctor being fallible and there being consequences for this, but he also seems far more comfortable as a badass than 10 did. 10 was resigned to it in the end, 11 almost relishes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damndirtyape Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 It was nice to see the mother have a go at him and he had no answer for her but just look awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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