Comments | chloris: Doctor Who

chloris

Doctor Who

May 08, 2010 22:11

*sigh* At this point I'm far enough behind on Doctor Who that I might as well switch to the BBCA viewing schedule. I'm just not obsessed enough with the show anymore to sequester myself away with my computer to watch it and rewatch it and make caps and all that stuff I did for the last couple of years. I can't say that I'm a big fan of watching ( Read more... )

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bella_fox May 9 2010, 02:38:57 UTC

I'm going through the same thing. I'm caught up, but I don't know why I bother. The scripts are weak and sloppy -- they're literally all over the place. There's not character development whatsoever (Amy is two-dimensional and not very pleasant). Matt Smith is great, but -- let's face it -- no one is David Tennant. :(

chloris May 9 2010, 03:08:58 UTC

I do like Matt Smith for himself but I think he's being let down by the writing. I hope that his characterization comes together! I know he's the Doctor and what the Doctor in general cares about, but I need to know who Eleven is and what HE cares about.

Yeah, though Smith is lovely, it's hard to follow Tennant. Ten was my OTC and without that to drive me, I'd rather wait a couple of weeks and watch the episodes with my husband.

luinel May 9 2010, 02:42:08 UTC

i liked the Angels better than the rest of s5... but then, i haven't really been enjoying s5 for the most part.

chloris May 9 2010, 03:10:02 UTC

I have been enjoying season 5 just not enough to jump through hoops for it.

Your icon is freaky. *shudder*

luinel May 9 2010, 03:38:39 UTC

i know, i <3 it so much! i was hating s5 until we got to the angels. Now i'm not quite sure what to think. i wish you could have already seen Flesh and Stone...

chloris May 9 2010, 04:56:18 UTC

One week! And then I'll have seen it! I even have it here on my computer but I'm going to wait.

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professorworm May 9 2010, 02:44:26 UTC

I'm with you. Every thing you said, is exactly how I feel. Watching the show almost feels like a chore anymore. While I do like Eleven and I like Amy, I'm not loving them. I don't feel the zip and danger like I did the first four seasons. I don't see the chemistry (well I do, but not enough to go OMG!!!) It feels like it wants to be awesome, and you can tell they want it to be awesome...but it just isn't.

I do have to say I really enjoyed tonight's ep, probably because "vampires" were involved.

chloris May 9 2010, 04:42:59 UTC

I've already heard good things about tonight's UK episode, so I'm looking forward to it! And the first Angels episode was good fun - loved the last line. So I'm not unhappy just not all OMG I MUST WATCH!!!

Everyone on the show is new and that might be part of it. Both for me (getting used to the new cast) and for them (working out the kinks - heh - and getting the season to gel).

rahirah May 9 2010, 02:51:00 UTC

FWIW, this week's episode is the first time I've felt like Eleven has jelled and is developing into a distinct personality. I've been meh about this season so far, but this week it felt like everything was finally coming together and working.

rahirah May 9 2010, 02:52:12 UTC

(But then, I'm a Doctor Who fan, not a David Tennant fan.)

chloris May 9 2010, 04:51:36 UTC

I came into new Who as a Who fan. I watched a good portion of Doctor Who on PBS as a child and I was all excited it was revived. And I enjoyed the revival right from Rose.

However, my level of interest went up significantly once Ten arrived. Ten just clicked with me and caught my interest so much that it was inevitable that I would be less interested in this season than I was previously. I like Eleven about as much as Nine right now and I like Nine quite a bit.

I'm happy to hear that this week's episode brought things together! The previews looked fun and I'm interested to see what happens.

apurplepatch May 9 2010, 03:37:14 UTC

I've had to stop watching as of last week.

I mean, last season I was glued to it, but this season I'm very much take it or leave it - although I like Matt and Karen I'm not emotionally invested into the story.

Combine that lack of investment with the problems that expressing same lack has caused me and it's just not worth it to keep watching. Sad, because I so wanted to like it - I wanted my pre-season doubts to be proven wrong and they weren't.

Apparently you're supposed to watch every episode a bunch of times so you "get it" or so I've heard - apparently they improve on each rewatch.

chloris May 9 2010, 04:55:20 UTC

I'm sorry that people have badgered you about not being happy with the season. No one is required to love any show even if they loved it before. We'll see if I get any blowback for not being all YAY so far.

I think that if you weren't happy with an episode the first time, watching it over and over isn't going to help. Episodes should be gettable the first time.

apurplepatch May 9 2010, 05:04:26 UTC

It wasn't just what i've had said to me, there's a lot of fandom saying "if you aren't enjoying it you're either a bat-shit crazy Tennant fangirl or a hater in which case you were never a fan and should go die somewhere"

I personally don't think that just because I don't LOVE and ADORE everything that happens in the show that i'm a hater, or that it would necessarily be any better if David was acting it or Russell was writing it - so it was just easier to walk away that persevere banging my head against the wall and liking the show less and less because of what was happening on and off the screen.

I hope no one gives you blowback, one day fandom is going to understand that not everyone has to enjoy the show in the same way, or completely love every second of it and we'll all be a lot happier.