Doctor Who: “Kill the Moon”

Oct 08, 2014 03:19

First, when they make the “Strax Was Right!” T-shirts, I want one.

Second, on the madly bogus science, take a deep breath and remember that this is Doctor Who, where a box can vanish from one physical location and reappear in another, laws of conservation of mass be damned. I was in high school when Full Circle came out, and when Tom Baker said “ ( Read more... )

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elisi October 8 2014, 17:13:13 UTC
Just a couple of points, as I still have my own meta to write... /o\

I don't think Twelve is anywhere near The Timelord Victorious. If anything, he's the opposite. I don't mean re. the outburst (will get to that), but he steps aside, lets people chose for themselves, when his default mode for so very long has been to make decisions for others.

That said, I think he has changed significantly from Eleven. I said in my post how it's more like a re-boot, that he reminds me of One. Very arrogant and rude and oddly... almost younger than Eleven? I'm not sure this makes sense to anyone except me, but Eleven was always old. Young face, ancient soul. Twelve has sort of been turned inside out? Old, brusque face, but far more young in his soul. Searching ('Am I a good man?'), and actually a little insecure underneath ( ... )

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enevarim October 9 2014, 04:12:23 UTC
he steps aside, lets people chose for themselves, when his default mode for so very long has been to make decisions for others.
Agreed. Compare Ten and Twelve in response to “Who put you in charge?”

Clara might be following Ace’s arc
Huh. That comes closest to making sense of the otherwise inexplicably cruel remark about taking the stabilizers off the bike. Not in any way excusing it, mind.

Clara is - apart from everything else - massively disappointed
Yes. Not taking Journey Blue with him is one thing: at least he smiles at her and says “I think you’re probably nice; underneath it all I think you’re kind; you’re definitely brave; I just wish you hadn’t been a soldier.” The treatment of Danny, by contrast, on a shorter acquaintance, feels uncharacteristically awful (“Nope, sorry, no, I can’t retain that. I’ve tried, it’s just not going in.”)

ETA: And, for crying out loud, the Brigadier ending up teaching mathematics in Mawdryn Undead. It’s not like there isn’t a precedent among the Doctor’s close friends for soldier-turned

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elisi October 9 2014, 21:43:16 UTC
Very busy writing meta. 3000 words so far... Will get back to you when I can. ♥

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enevarim October 9 2014, 22:56:22 UTC
Yay, meta!

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luckweaver January 4 2015, 19:30:50 UTC
I had the same 'issue' (for lack of other words) with how he let them make the decision myself, so I can totally get where you're at there.

Also, have you ever read a book called 'The Science of Doctor Who' by Paul Parsons? It's an unofficial thing, but your first paragraph brought it to mind.

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