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[caboca]

 Happy Easter, y'all!

And, in hope of mking this entry actually brief enough to finish and post, I give you

Right. Lady Christina De Suza. I love her last name, for one thing. Reminds me of that Carlyle film, the Albania in fucking neon one, have you seen it? Lady Christina, Time Ladyesque beautiful thiefperson who speaks French and carries a shovel

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[ehnel]

Below the Christmas ep? Oh my, not sure we've ever been in such disagreement about an episode before. *woeful giggle* I thought it was vastly better than that episode ... Not much substance, of course, but beautifully light, like a really good sponge cake. (A Ten-angst-heavy episode would be like ... Christmas cake. Heavy. Rich. Palatable in small quantities. Draped in marzipan (Martha-pan? with, uh, Donna-licious icing and ... I can't think of a pun for Rose). And I just realised that Ten-angst sounds like Tennant. Sort of.) So, a really light bubble-full sponge-cake. Eminently eatable.

Not rewatchable? Really? Woe? I thought it was - not for the plot (it was almost PWP, Plot-what-plot, but with word-porn instead of body-porn) but the froth-bubble humour, at least for me. :)

At least we agree on the Malcolm front. EEEEE, he was lovely! "I love you! I love you! *hugs* I love you!" asl;fkas;lfk

I think the bus-roof did get fixed, yes ... We can put that plot-hole down to ... Christina carries a spare bus-roof in her bag? :P

11 icon! Eeee!

[caboca]

Aww, yes. The only other ep we've ever substantially disagreed on was New Earth but that's largely cause I'm leery of both zombies in hospitals and of body swap plots

Re: 11 icon! Eeee!

[ehnel]

I think she's just perfect enough for most of fandom to despise her, because we all know how fandom treats its women.

Ah, yes, sadly true. Fandom is pretty misogynistic. Group brains frequently are.

I had more to say about Christina, but I'm completely overdosed on chocolate and roast dinner (not at the same time) so it's off to bed for me. I might email you more tomorrow.

PS: On an entirely unrelated note, how wonderful is this word: syzygy! I suppose you say it sih-zih-gee, or sy-zy-gee, but it looks so brilliant written down. Excellent scrabble word, hm ...

Re: 11 icon! Eeee!

[caboca]

I'd say it sihzihgee, and yes, it's hot. It gets my writin' gears a-running... hmm.

[softly_me]

*thoughtful face* You would rate this one below the christmas ep? You didn't find the 'The Next Doctor' to be unbearably dull and unbelievably ridiculous? We disagree on that part. However bad, this episode was an improvement over that mess of a christmas special. (Although, I admit that I am much more excited for the Mars adventure. The preview for that was much more exciting than this entire epsiode.)

Other than that, we seem to agree on all parts. I liked Christina (but mostly because I felt the need to defend her from the hoards of fangirls who would hate her on principle). Ten was emo. Malcolm was love. And everything would be better if Donna was there.

[caboca]

Nah, not particularly dull, and only about as ridiculous as Torchwood, which is pretty ridiculous but not bad per se. And I really didn't know where it was heading and I liked Red Dress Lady, mostly because I love the idea of an evil mastermind who had no formal schooling and genuinely hates humanity for validish reasons.

The only was this episode WASN'T predictable was that everybody lived.

You're totally right about the need to like Christina because such a horde hates her, and, honestly, this fic helps with this: http://users.livejournal.com/_thirty2flavors/62868.html?style=mine#cutid1 because you know that's what Donna would call her, and she totally well is. (Read and then holler if you didn't know what I meant.)

[softly_me]

It was just as ridiculous as Torchwood and just as dull. I can only ever pay half-attention to any TW episode until the last ten minutes when everything happens at once. That's how I felt about 'The Next Doctor'. Red Dress Lady was awesome, though.

*giggles* Christina = Tomb Raider with flying bus.

[ehnel]

And everything would be better if Donna was there.

That should be iconed. And made into an international motto.

[caboca]

I suppose that's because we're not too skilled in telling apart wrinkly old blondes. I had this heart-stopping moment when I thought it was Donna's mum. Although, in retrospect, that woulda been awesome.

[tardis_stowaway]

I agree with a lot of what you said here. This was a good episode, but not a great one, and IMHO not as good as The Next Doctor (even if this one did win points for not having anything as ridiculously contrived as the Cybershades). Christina was fun and doesn't deserve the inevitable Sue cries, but I'm also glad that she's not a regular companion. For one thing, the one big difference between her and the Doctor is that we saw no indication of morality or compassion from her. The Doctor needs someone who can balance him when he goes too far or conversely comfort him when he takes the deaths of those he can't save too hard.

I like your Christina = Master theory. I had been rooting for Christina being Jenny, regenerated and either memory-wiped or deliberately concealing her identity, until they kissed. That would be a bit too squicky. She could also be Romana!

The flypeople justified their existence by giving Tennant an excuse to make ridiculous mouth noises while speaking their language.

Lonely, for another. "You're my new

[caboca]

You're right, she showed no particular care for the driver's death, but then neither did the Doctor, which makes me feel he really needs someone to slap him well. (he couldn't stop the man from jumping in, seriously? Since when is Ten POLITE and IGNORABLE.) Very good point about this being why she is Not a Perfect Companion after all. (Although I sorta have the impression that she would have fit right in with Old Skool companions? Specifically, Ace?)

Dunno much about Romana, but it would be cool if it was her. It WOULD also be cool if it was Jenny. Especially the My Father Lost Everything bits. (Maybe her father is a previous incarnation of the Master? OR MAYBE IT'S LUMIC.)

Malcolm should have snogged the Doctor, but I'm sure he'll write all about it on his blog.