Reaction Post: Doctor Who Night of the Doctor
YES, I KNOW I AM SO LATE TO THE PARTY THAT THE PARTY ITSELF IS A DISTANT MEMORY.
School continues to be cancelled (and we got word that it's cancelled tomorrow, too, though that doesn't matter for Andrew so much since he doesn't have school on Fridays), so we headed over to a neighbor's house to finally watch the Christmas episode where Matt Smith regenerates into Peter Capaldi.
End result: I have now seen the Christmas episode.
Actual truth: I didn't actually hear most of it, because Andrew and his best friend Trent were chasing each other around in the background, and when they weren't, Andrew was on my lap asking me to identify Daleks and Cybermen and Clara. Also the 8- and 10-year-olds were providing running commentary and asking my opinion on who the scariest Doctor Who monster is, and if the Sontarans are bad guys or good guys.
(Although it was fun to watch the episode through the eyes of the audience intended to receive it.)
Anyway, this is what I gathered:
--The beginning of the episode made no sense.
--The crack is back? The crack is Gallifrey? Has the crack always been Gallifrey?
--What's up with attending church naked? Was there an actual point to that?
--That turkey was nowhere near done, judging by the lack of general brownness. And if having sex on the TARDIS results in River Song, I'm a little concerned about what eating a turkey that's been cooked by the TARDIS will do to you.
--Is it ever daylight in the town of Christmas for more than ten minutes?
--Matt Smith bald is....kind of awesome, actually.
--I do not understand the stalled regeneration.
--Secondary to that, the quick-change actual regeneration in the TARDIS was seriously cool. I LOVED it. The kids were freaked out about it, though.
--Why does the Doctor have a pet Cyberman head?
--Does everyone fly the TARDIS better than the Doctor?
And lastly:
--Bow ties are apparently no longer cool.
I have hopes of seeing the episode in its entirety without background chatter at some point in my life, when I might be able to answer those questions, but otherwise...eh. I'm good. Matt Smith out, Peter Capaldi and his off-color kidneys in. On with the show.
School continues to be cancelled (and we got word that it's cancelled tomorrow, too, though that doesn't matter for Andrew so much since he doesn't have school on Fridays), so we headed over to a neighbor's house to finally watch the Christmas episode where Matt Smith regenerates into Peter Capaldi.
End result: I have now seen the Christmas episode.
Actual truth: I didn't actually hear most of it, because Andrew and his best friend Trent were chasing each other around in the background, and when they weren't, Andrew was on my lap asking me to identify Daleks and Cybermen and Clara. Also the 8- and 10-year-olds were providing running commentary and asking my opinion on who the scariest Doctor Who monster is, and if the Sontarans are bad guys or good guys.
(Although it was fun to watch the episode through the eyes of the audience intended to receive it.)
Anyway, this is what I gathered:
--The beginning of the episode made no sense.
--The crack is back? The crack is Gallifrey? Has the crack always been Gallifrey?
--What's up with attending church naked? Was there an actual point to that?
--That turkey was nowhere near done, judging by the lack of general brownness. And if having sex on the TARDIS results in River Song, I'm a little concerned about what eating a turkey that's been cooked by the TARDIS will do to you.
--Is it ever daylight in the town of Christmas for more than ten minutes?
--Matt Smith bald is....kind of awesome, actually.
--I do not understand the stalled regeneration.
--Secondary to that, the quick-change actual regeneration in the TARDIS was seriously cool. I LOVED it. The kids were freaked out about it, though.
--Why does the Doctor have a pet Cyberman head?
--Does everyone fly the TARDIS better than the Doctor?
And lastly:
--Bow ties are apparently no longer cool.
I have hopes of seeing the episode in its entirety without background chatter at some point in my life, when I might be able to answer those questions, but otherwise...eh. I'm good. Matt Smith out, Peter Capaldi and his off-color kidneys in. On with the show.