Doctor Who - The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood
I just finished watching Cold Blood and it's time to record my thoughts before I forget!
Before the review, have a gif. I saw this earlier and I love it!
First things first: RORY!!! *sniff* I'm going to miss him in the next few episodes since I really loved the dynamic he brought to the TARDIS. I like that he had a good, heroic death saving the Doctor. I do wonder if he fell into the same trap that he called the Doctor on in Vampires of Venice - in trying to impress the Doctor, he makes himself a sacrifice. However, it was probably just a part of Rory's personality. He does have a need to help people after all, which why he became a nurse. Unfortunately, I have to say that I didn't FEEL his death like I did in Amy's Choice. Having the crack swallow him up may give us the hope that he will come back but it also cuts short any sadness that we feel for his death since Amy no longer remembers him though the Doctor does. (And, yes, I did note engagement ring both when it was placed prominently on the TARDIS console and then at the end when it remains even though Rory is gone.)
Now for what I didn't like about the episode - Ambrose. Mostly her but also that almost every female character (excepting Nasreen) was irrationally fixated on war and hating the other side while the men were reasonable and conciliatory. However, if it weren't for Ambrose I don't think I'd have problem with the rest of the characters. Restac and Alaya were part of a warrior clan that sees the humans as invaders so really it makes sense that they'd want a war. It's Ambrose that bugs me. If her character's pain and fear had been sold to me then maybe her actions would make sense but her killing of Alaya seems to come out of nowhere. Yes, her husband and child had been stolen and I have a husband and child as well, but if I was told that my best chance of ever seeing them again was to keep the hostage alive, I'd KEEP THE HOSTAGE ALIVE. Not kill her just because she was taunting me. Idiot. The Doctor was so much more forgiving of her than I would be. I don't like plots that require the characters to be stupid to work.
Things I did like about both parts:
• The Doctor giving Alaya a verbal slap about her telling him that she was the last of her kind. He knows how that feels and is not impressed by your acting.
• Eleven really connects with children and I loved him with Eliot. Of course, I would never let him have primary care of a child even for an hour since we can see what happens when he's the one in charge! 'Oh, go off into danger alone to get your headphones. No worries!'
• Amy palming the key to the restraints. Yay, Amy! I was sad she was sidelined for much of the two-parter so it was good to see her doing something active.
• The Doctor asking for celery after he was almost fatally decontaminated. Hee.
• Nasreen in general. I loved her and her insistence in going with the Doctor and her willingness to negotiate with the Silarians and her decision to stay behind. She was awesome.
Not too many yay bits for two hours of television. I liked the episodes but didn't love them and don't see myself watching them again anytime soon unlike Amy's Choice and The Eleventh Hour. (my favorites of the season thus far) I do have high hopes for the van Gogh episode though!
Before the review, have a gif. I saw this earlier and I love it!
First things first: RORY!!! *sniff* I'm going to miss him in the next few episodes since I really loved the dynamic he brought to the TARDIS. I like that he had a good, heroic death saving the Doctor. I do wonder if he fell into the same trap that he called the Doctor on in Vampires of Venice - in trying to impress the Doctor, he makes himself a sacrifice. However, it was probably just a part of Rory's personality. He does have a need to help people after all, which why he became a nurse. Unfortunately, I have to say that I didn't FEEL his death like I did in Amy's Choice. Having the crack swallow him up may give us the hope that he will come back but it also cuts short any sadness that we feel for his death since Amy no longer remembers him though the Doctor does. (And, yes, I did note engagement ring both when it was placed prominently on the TARDIS console and then at the end when it remains even though Rory is gone.)
Now for what I didn't like about the episode - Ambrose. Mostly her but also that almost every female character (excepting Nasreen) was irrationally fixated on war and hating the other side while the men were reasonable and conciliatory. However, if it weren't for Ambrose I don't think I'd have problem with the rest of the characters. Restac and Alaya were part of a warrior clan that sees the humans as invaders so really it makes sense that they'd want a war. It's Ambrose that bugs me. If her character's pain and fear had been sold to me then maybe her actions would make sense but her killing of Alaya seems to come out of nowhere. Yes, her husband and child had been stolen and I have a husband and child as well, but if I was told that my best chance of ever seeing them again was to keep the hostage alive, I'd KEEP THE HOSTAGE ALIVE. Not kill her just because she was taunting me. Idiot. The Doctor was so much more forgiving of her than I would be. I don't like plots that require the characters to be stupid to work.
Things I did like about both parts:
• The Doctor giving Alaya a verbal slap about her telling him that she was the last of her kind. He knows how that feels and is not impressed by your acting.
• Eleven really connects with children and I loved him with Eliot. Of course, I would never let him have primary care of a child even for an hour since we can see what happens when he's the one in charge! 'Oh, go off into danger alone to get your headphones. No worries!'
• Amy palming the key to the restraints. Yay, Amy! I was sad she was sidelined for much of the two-parter so it was good to see her doing something active.
• The Doctor asking for celery after he was almost fatally decontaminated. Hee.
• Nasreen in general. I loved her and her insistence in going with the Doctor and her willingness to negotiate with the Silarians and her decision to stay behind. She was awesome.
Not too many yay bits for two hours of television. I liked the episodes but didn't love them and don't see myself watching them again anytime soon unlike Amy's Choice and The Eleventh Hour. (my favorites of the season thus far) I do have high hopes for the van Gogh episode though!