Well... I'm still alive...
My running commentary, quite spoiler-full, obviously... (of Doctor Who, I just realised I missed out the most important part *epic facepalm*)
18:40- Yaysss it's starting!! OOOH TENINCH IDENT. AND TENINCH NARRATING. HOT.
18:41- The bets are up for Rose's return. £2 for me if she does, £2 for Dom if she doesn't. £2 for me If I don't cry at any point, £2 for Dom if I do.
18:41- "David Tennant" ahh the last time his name's on the opening credits. I'm starting to well up already.
18:42- There are flying saucers on Gallifrey :/
18:45- EARTH! EARTH! EARTH! Dom & I got a bit exited at that one.
18:45- Gagged Teninch & 60 billion Masters. I would.
18:47- "he likes playing with Earth Girls" oh and don't we all know it.
18:48- Not being funny, but I really need the toilet.
18:49- "you could be beautiful" oh but you already are.
18:50.- Just checked the television guide. I still have 65 minutes until the end. I don't think my bladder will last. I could pause but I want to watch it at the same time as the rest of the UK.
18:52- Teninch's hair looks very Jedward-esque with that strap around his forehead.
18:53- NO DON'T KILL WILF!
18:54- "that guard is one inch too tall" I'll admit that I shouted Rose, and upon reflection, it is stupid because Rose is one inch too small. But my heart got the better of me.
18:55- Oh what I wouldn't give to push him around like that.
18:56- Dad just pointed out no missiles on the earth go to 100,000 miles. FAIL.
18:58- And Dominic's pointed out that the radar should pick up heat from the satellite. FAIL X2
19:03- John Simm has nice teeth. They've probably had work, but they're still nice.
19:04- new theory: old woman in white suit stalking Wilf is Rose. My whole family disagree.
19.07- "I'd be proud.. if you were my dad" awwwwww.
19.08- Don't cry teninch!
19.09- Don't cry Wilf! This is more upsetting that watching Teninch cry.
19.12- The gallifrey senate looks surprisingly similar to the one on Coruscant.
19.13- Timothy Dalton doesn't really offer a very balanced argument. Surely if Gallifrey doesn't die then the Time War doesn't end.
19.15- Ripping off Star Wars again, those turrets Wilf and cactus 2 are in are just like the ones on the millenium falcon.
19.17- I really, really, really need the loo and there's 40 minutes left.
19.19- to echo my brother's shout "HOW THE F*** DID HE SURVIVE THAT"
19.20- No. I like the master as all the Humans, but as the Time Lords... he can't take Teninch's face away. It's immoral.
19:21- "SOMETHING IS RETURNING"... ROSE! ROSE! ROSE! ROSE!... oh. Gallifrey. What a let down.
19:23- WILF!
19:26- They like dragging it out don't they.
19:27- "ROSE MUSIC! GASPS GASPS ROSE MUSIC ROSE MUSIC ROSE MUSIC, ROSE! ROSE! ROSE! ROSE! Oh. She's in time lord robes. Not Rose. Oh." My heart rate is obscene. But apparantly I was wrong about that woman being Rose.
19:30- NO WILF DON'T KNOCK 4 TIMES! 3 TIMES WILL DO.
19:31- No, Wilf. This is upsetting. I'm about to loose the crying bet.
19:32- No, Doctor, let Wilf die, do it. let him Die. Please. Please.
19:34- No, why did they do that. I ALMOST DIED there.
19:36- Reareading that; there were a lot of Nos there.
19:37- NOT MARTHA! ! NO MICKEY DID NOT MARRY HER.
19:39- The signs are looking good for meeting Rose.
19:40- I've put my laptop down for fear of dropping it when Rose comes on.
19:42- No Rose yet, clearly saving the best til last.
19:45- ROSE ROSE ROSE ROSE! £2 FOR ME, AND I HAVEN'T CRIED YET!
19:46- There are no words to describe the state I am in... my family are backing away in fear. I have almost never been so excited.
19:49- Me: "Don't die in the Tardis" . Dad: "He's not dying, he's regenerating!" . Me: "Yes, but regenerate has 3 syllables, and die has 1." short pause... "I mean 4!"
19:50- Last glimpse of Teninch! But the Tardis setting on fire is ridiculously overdramatic.
19:55- Credits role. Matt Smith actually looks quite good. I'm off too the loo, then back for a reflection, with Dr Who confidential on in the background. But not too loud because Russell T Davies anoys the hell out of me.
So on reflection.. quite crap. But to be honest I've thought the same about most of the episodes written by Russell T Davies Since... Doomsday probably. He doesn't do big, hyped up episodes well, they really shouldn't only compose of lots of bangs and characters and complicated plot-lines. Unless they're well written,but, I'm sorry, but Davies isn't the worlds best writer.
But there was Rose, which was good.
I have a very similar feeling to what I had after Journey's End though... I feel immensly let down. They tried to make it really dark, and it just.. wasn't. Nothing about it worked... I just.. I don't know how to describe it. And the 20 minute ending was ridiculous, it seemed like filler. If they don't have all the plot to fill 1 hr 15 mins, then don't make it 1hr 15. They did that with Journey's End too. Its about Quality not Quantity. Someone could do with holding down Russell and screaming that in his ear.
Gahh. Ohh well, Teninch is there, and Rose came back. Well didn't really come back, was visited. But then so did Martha. hmm.
I'm going to have to rewatch the Rose section at some point.
I'll stop now, otherwise I'll be talking forever.
Ok, I won't quite stop. Russell is talking about how he tried not to make his story too like the original ones. NO RUSSELL. THAT IS BAD. THE ONLY GOOD NEW ELEMENT HE INTRODUCED WAS TEN/ROSE
RAHHHHHHHHHH!
18:40- Yaysss it's starting!! OOOH TENINCH IDENT. AND TENINCH NARRATING. HOT.
18:41- The bets are up for Rose's return. £2 for me if she does, £2 for Dom if she doesn't. £2 for me If I don't cry at any point, £2 for Dom if I do.
18:41- "David Tennant" ahh the last time his name's on the opening credits. I'm starting to well up already.
18:42- There are flying saucers on Gallifrey :/
18:45- EARTH! EARTH! EARTH! Dom & I got a bit exited at that one.
18:45- Gagged Teninch & 60 billion Masters. I would.
18:47- "he likes playing with Earth Girls" oh and don't we all know it.
18:48- Not being funny, but I really need the toilet.
18:49- "you could be beautiful" oh but you already are.
18:50.- Just checked the television guide. I still have 65 minutes until the end. I don't think my bladder will last. I could pause but I want to watch it at the same time as the rest of the UK.
18:52- Teninch's hair looks very Jedward-esque with that strap around his forehead.
18:53- NO DON'T KILL WILF!
18:54- "that guard is one inch too tall" I'll admit that I shouted Rose, and upon reflection, it is stupid because Rose is one inch too small. But my heart got the better of me.
18:55- Oh what I wouldn't give to push him around like that.
18:56- Dad just pointed out no missiles on the earth go to 100,000 miles. FAIL.
18:58- And Dominic's pointed out that the radar should pick up heat from the satellite. FAIL X2
19:03- John Simm has nice teeth. They've probably had work, but they're still nice.
19:04- new theory: old woman in white suit stalking Wilf is Rose. My whole family disagree.
19.07- "I'd be proud.. if you were my dad" awwwwww.
19.08- Don't cry teninch!
19.09- Don't cry Wilf! This is more upsetting that watching Teninch cry.
19.12- The gallifrey senate looks surprisingly similar to the one on Coruscant.
19.13- Timothy Dalton doesn't really offer a very balanced argument. Surely if Gallifrey doesn't die then the Time War doesn't end.
19.15- Ripping off Star Wars again, those turrets Wilf and cactus 2 are in are just like the ones on the millenium falcon.
19.17- I really, really, really need the loo and there's 40 minutes left.
19.19- to echo my brother's shout "HOW THE F*** DID HE SURVIVE THAT"
19.20- No. I like the master as all the Humans, but as the Time Lords... he can't take Teninch's face away. It's immoral.
19:21- "SOMETHING IS RETURNING"... ROSE! ROSE! ROSE! ROSE!... oh. Gallifrey. What a let down.
19:23- WILF!
19:26- They like dragging it out don't they.
19:27- "ROSE MUSIC! GASPS GASPS ROSE MUSIC ROSE MUSIC ROSE MUSIC, ROSE! ROSE! ROSE! ROSE! Oh. She's in time lord robes. Not Rose. Oh." My heart rate is obscene. But apparantly I was wrong about that woman being Rose.
19:30- NO WILF DON'T KNOCK 4 TIMES! 3 TIMES WILL DO.
19:31- No, Wilf. This is upsetting. I'm about to loose the crying bet.
19:32- No, Doctor, let Wilf die, do it. let him Die. Please. Please.
19:34- No, why did they do that. I ALMOST DIED there.
19:36- Reareading that; there were a lot of Nos there.
19:37- NOT MARTHA! ! NO MICKEY DID NOT MARRY HER.
19:39- The signs are looking good for meeting Rose.
19:40- I've put my laptop down for fear of dropping it when Rose comes on.
19:42- No Rose yet, clearly saving the best til last.
19:45- ROSE ROSE ROSE ROSE! £2 FOR ME, AND I HAVEN'T CRIED YET!
19:46- There are no words to describe the state I am in... my family are backing away in fear. I have almost never been so excited.
19:49- Me: "Don't die in the Tardis" . Dad: "He's not dying, he's regenerating!" . Me: "Yes, but regenerate has 3 syllables, and die has 1." short pause... "I mean 4!"
19:50- Last glimpse of Teninch! But the Tardis setting on fire is ridiculously overdramatic.
19:55- Credits role. Matt Smith actually looks quite good. I'm off too the loo, then back for a reflection, with Dr Who confidential on in the background. But not too loud because Russell T Davies anoys the hell out of me.
So on reflection.. quite crap. But to be honest I've thought the same about most of the episodes written by Russell T Davies Since... Doomsday probably. He doesn't do big, hyped up episodes well, they really shouldn't only compose of lots of bangs and characters and complicated plot-lines. Unless they're well written,but, I'm sorry, but Davies isn't the worlds best writer.
But there was Rose, which was good.
I have a very similar feeling to what I had after Journey's End though... I feel immensly let down. They tried to make it really dark, and it just.. wasn't. Nothing about it worked... I just.. I don't know how to describe it. And the 20 minute ending was ridiculous, it seemed like filler. If they don't have all the plot to fill 1 hr 15 mins, then don't make it 1hr 15. They did that with Journey's End too. Its about Quality not Quantity. Someone could do with holding down Russell and screaming that in his ear.
Gahh. Ohh well, Teninch is there, and Rose came back. Well didn't really come back, was visited. But then so did Martha. hmm.
I'm going to have to rewatch the Rose section at some point.
I'll stop now, otherwise I'll be talking forever.
Ok, I won't quite stop. Russell is talking about how he tried not to make his story too like the original ones. NO RUSSELL. THAT IS BAD. THE ONLY GOOD NEW ELEMENT HE INTRODUCED WAS TEN/ROSE
RAHHHHHHHHHH!