Reviewing Christmas
Season's greetings! Here's hoping your Christmas (other celebrations are available) was fabulous and the food has now digested!
So I thought I'd give my thoughts of A Christmas Carol and Christmas in general (Spoliered for ...well spoilers if you havent seen the episode, and a bit of Ten angst).
I have to say, I really enjoyed it! It was fun, it was clever, it was moving. Matt is really coming into the role now, I think some of the early nerves must have settled, or he has more confidence now after the series was well recieved. Either way, he's gone from strenght to strength and it's easy to feel genuine warmth for him.
The story itself was really clever I thought, with lots of Moffat typical timey wimey stuff going on. I found it easier to just go along for the ride than to try and figure out the paradoxes and why the universe wasn't impolding. Michael Gambon was really good too, although I think the show was stolen by the youngest Kazran. That boy was brilliant. It's so exciting actually that you've got kids that can act so well, (thinking of him, Amelia Pond, and also the kids in Single Father recently) - bodes well for the future.
I liked the flying fish and sharks, I even managed to tolerate Katherine Jenkins and her smug expression. I have to begrudgingly accept though that she does have an amazing voice. Murray Gold was a star as always.
And because it's the Season and all....all I'll say is that...the story didn't seem to suffer from Amy being stuck on a ship, far far away.
All in all, 5 stars I think.
I have to admit though, Christmas just felt SO odd without Ten and without David. I missed him hugely over this whole time. I watched EOT again in the week before Christmas, just...because... Probably getting the 'first Christmas' out of the way will always be difficult, but I had hoped for some kind of news from DT. It was just so strange to not have a single new TV or radio appearance, especially after last year not being able to move for seeing him.
I think a corner of my heart will always be for Ten, as much as Matt and 11 are great, but that's ok.
I'm also wise enough (ahem) to realise that someone Ten and his time on Doctor Who linked in with fairly momentous life stuff for me and sometimes when I'm missing him, it's because i'm missing him, and sometimes I'm actually missing those times and my own losses. And that's fine too...because we're half way out of the dark (sorry....but it's still close enough to Christmas that i'm allowed some cheese I think ;) )
And... hope you all had brilliant Christmases. I seem to have done well with a haul of books and dvds. I got the Single Father DVD i was coveting and some other things. Most importantly, lots of time spent with the family, catching up, relaxing and , touch wood, no rows yet!
So, hope all your days were merry, and bright and here's to the new year!
x
So I thought I'd give my thoughts of A Christmas Carol and Christmas in general (Spoliered for ...well spoilers if you havent seen the episode, and a bit of Ten angst).
I have to say, I really enjoyed it! It was fun, it was clever, it was moving. Matt is really coming into the role now, I think some of the early nerves must have settled, or he has more confidence now after the series was well recieved. Either way, he's gone from strenght to strength and it's easy to feel genuine warmth for him.
The story itself was really clever I thought, with lots of Moffat typical timey wimey stuff going on. I found it easier to just go along for the ride than to try and figure out the paradoxes and why the universe wasn't impolding. Michael Gambon was really good too, although I think the show was stolen by the youngest Kazran. That boy was brilliant. It's so exciting actually that you've got kids that can act so well, (thinking of him, Amelia Pond, and also the kids in Single Father recently) - bodes well for the future.
I liked the flying fish and sharks, I even managed to tolerate Katherine Jenkins and her smug expression. I have to begrudgingly accept though that she does have an amazing voice. Murray Gold was a star as always.
And because it's the Season and all....all I'll say is that...the story didn't seem to suffer from Amy being stuck on a ship, far far away.
All in all, 5 stars I think.
I have to admit though, Christmas just felt SO odd without Ten and without David. I missed him hugely over this whole time. I watched EOT again in the week before Christmas, just...because... Probably getting the 'first Christmas' out of the way will always be difficult, but I had hoped for some kind of news from DT. It was just so strange to not have a single new TV or radio appearance, especially after last year not being able to move for seeing him.
I think a corner of my heart will always be for Ten, as much as Matt and 11 are great, but that's ok.
I'm also wise enough (ahem) to realise that someone Ten and his time on Doctor Who linked in with fairly momentous life stuff for me and sometimes when I'm missing him, it's because i'm missing him, and sometimes I'm actually missing those times and my own losses. And that's fine too...because we're half way out of the dark (sorry....but it's still close enough to Christmas that i'm allowed some cheese I think ;) )
And... hope you all had brilliant Christmases. I seem to have done well with a haul of books and dvds. I got the Single Father DVD i was coveting and some other things. Most importantly, lots of time spent with the family, catching up, relaxing and , touch wood, no rows yet!
So, hope all your days were merry, and bright and here's to the new year!
x