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Doctor Who s06e13

Oct 01, 2011 13:59

Can haz sane fannish discussion about this plot resolution? What did you think? What did you enjoy? What did you not so enjoy?

Expect spoilers in the comments.

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Comments 34

antennapedia October 1 2011, 21:09:18 UTC

That resolution was fair, in that we were handed all the pieces of the puzzle well in advance, so we could have figured it out. Most viewers probably did, though I was thinking ganger!Doctor all along, not tesselated!Doctor ( ... )

kivrin October 4 2011, 02:06:27 UTC

The Doctor and River Song can flirt all freaking day long as far as I'm concerned. 60 minutes of just them flirting? No problem.

AMEN. Particularly if weapons are involved.

Also a big word to Arthur Darvill as the surprise hit. He sells the I-am-triumphing-over-my-plasticness-or-eyedrive-or-whatever every. single. time.

meegat October 1 2011, 21:10:05 UTC

I loved it all. Everything is Doctor Who and nothing hurts.

I am SO glad they didn't mess our heads with the wedding. 11 and River are wonderful together - and thsi from someone who a couple of years ago was anti ANY kind of Doctor ship.

I am a most happy bunny this evening.

antennapedia October 1 2011, 21:13:10 UTC

Us too! We enjoyed it. Especially when 11 and River flirt. Man oh man.

meegat October 1 2011, 21:16:46 UTC

Ohh they just make the screen sizzle. I loved the Doctor's comment about the "nights". LOL

And Alex Kingston's little comment on Confidential: "Matt managed to flirt perfectly well with that eyepatch on...and he can flirt as long as he likes..."

brutti_ma_buoni October 1 2011, 21:29:21 UTC

I enjoyed it. Quite a bit, and enough to want to go back and review past episodes for pointers I missed. Am pleased that I've believed River was in gaol for killing the Doctor for some seasons now. Can't for the life of me remember when I first twigged, but it simply felt right, and so it proved ( ... )

antennapedia October 2 2011, 00:50:08 UTC

I also love that marks on the skin detail. It's chilling to see, every time, even more as they proliferate. Only four marks on his left arm? No problem. Then you see that his right arm is covered and OH SHIT. And then those shots of the Silence hanging from the ceiling in clusters like insects or bats or something very definitely not human: ultra-creepy.

So I like them as enemies. Much more so than Cybermen or Daleks or the other over-exposed, over-defeated villains from historical Who.

River in jail (AMERICAN SPELLING ALERT) for killing the Doctor has been the safe bet ever since we learned she was in jail for murdering somebody. I'm sort of happy Moffat made some of these explanations/resolutions the simple ones. No shocking twists all the time.

Episodes jaybird6228 October 1 2011, 21:52:03 UTC

Could somesone please tell me where I can watch/download Seasons 5 and 6 Doctor Who episodes?

Re: Episodes antennapedia October 1 2011, 21:59:07 UTC

Vudu has legitimate, pay-and-stream-right-away BBC America shows, including Doctor Who. So does iTunes Music Store: buy the current season right here. Mmm, high-def! Earlier seasons are probably out on DVD by now, too.

Re: Episodes jaybird6228 October 1 2011, 22:21:39 UTC

Thank you!

Re: Episodes jaybird6228 October 2 2011, 15:20:18 UTC

I love the fragmentation of the market:

If you have a PS3, or a new internet-enabled TV or BluRay player and you have decent internet bandwidth, get Vudu: it does 1080p, real hi def. I think there's only one bluray that supports downloads, though.

If you want to watch on a computer, I suspect Amazon might be the best bet.

On an Apple TV (which only goes to 720p) or iPad etc., it's iTunes.

And of course if you're trying to catch up with old Who, probably Netflix ;)

Thread 7

clavally October 1 2011, 22:53:24 UTC

I liked it, but then, like you, I completely adore River and the Doctor together. They can fight or flirt, I don't care which. I loved seeing River visiting her parents. I loved that Rory didn't die. I was worried about that, but it still doesn't explain why he was speaking in past tense in the hotel episode. Still something weird there, I think.

As for the end, I'm assuming we won't know what that was about until his next regeneration since it mentioned the "fall of the 11" or something like that.

Can't wait for next season!

antennapedia October 2 2011, 00:45:16 UTC

Yeah, I think that's a hook set in place by a writer/show producer who has to plan for the long term. The only stable point in the series is the TARDIS. The Doctor *will* change. Those plot points are sufficiently vague that whoever has to cope with the Doctor's regeneration (when it happens, as it will, eventually) can take off in any direction they like with it. No need for Moffat to pay that off any time soon.