Happy Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Day!!!
HAPPY 50TH DAY WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY IT HAS BEEN.
(Ok, so I'm not dead. I'm aware that all evidence points to be being quite deceased, but I'm not, and there are reasons, but none of them matter, because today was Doctor Who Day.)
I have been so excited for today. So, so excited. I have legit been looking forward to this all year. And this week has been such a grand time. BBC America was playing all Doctor Who all the time, and while I didn't have nearly enough time to devote to watching, it was such a delight knowing that every time I turned on my TV Doctor Who would be on. It also revived all of my semi-dormant Ten feelings in a BIG way. God, I just love everything.
So I went to one of the screenings today. Yes, it was in 3D. I got to be in a crowd of fellow nerds wearing 3D glasses that made us look even weirder in the best way, and everyone was excited and cheery but also surprisingly not annoying (no one screamed over key lines or anything, which, yay), and the pre-show bits were beyond wonderful and POPCORN CAN FEEL PAIN.
Also, I dressed up. Mostly. I wore suspenders and a red bow tie, and I painted my nails 5 different designs, which include the Tardis, the Time Vortex, and a Dalek. Proudest moment, this is it. Also, I went out into the world after the screening and people were weirdly into my outfit and I was just like, "people, this is a COSTUME." And they said they didn't care and that I should wear it more often. Weird or win? You decide.
THE ACTUAL EPISODE WAS SO MUCH FUN. What an unparalleled joy it was to see Ten again. And David and Matt were just as adorable together as I knew they would be. I always figured that of all the Doctors, Ten and Eleven would get on best together. Also, John Hurt was excellent. He was altogether lighter than I thought he would be, which was a nice surprise, since he got his angsty moments but could also add to the romp-y fun. And the romp-y fun was just too good.
ROOOOOOOSE. Well, Billie Piper. Bad Wolf. What did you guys think of this? I was ever so mildly sad that we didn't get to see proper Rose, just because I love her so much and miss her (rewatching old episodes this week has really driven that home for me too), but that being said, I really loved what they did here. Bad Wolf as the weapon with a conscience. It was just a neat, genius little twist. And man, Billie was so good. I love her so much. The way she popped in and out, the way she and John Hurt worked together, it was just wonderful. While my sad little Ten/Rose heart will always kind of wish I could have gotten a moment with them, I can never regret a single instant of the Bad Wolf storyline in this ep. Brilliant stuff.
Ngl, being the dark, miserable little person that I am, part of me kind of wanted Gallifrey to have to get destroyed, just for the angst factor. That being said, this is quite an interesting, clever new twist, and most of me is satisfied with the fact that they found a way to do it without messing with the integrity of the Last of the Time Lords emotional trauma stuff. Best of both worlds, pretty much. Because New Who would not be what it is without the Doctor having done what he did, but now we can sort of have it all, because he still did it - he just didn't do it twice. Sometimes time travel shows are just too confusing to bear, and sometimes they lead to nifty little loopholes that make everything awesome.
All the Doctors together was surprisingly moving, and this is coming from someone who didn't watch old Who. And the Tom Baker bit at the end was lovely. This episode was really a great celebration of the tradition of Doctor Who without getting too mired in excessive sentimentality. I also thought it was a good move to keep the threat to the world at a moderate scale. Part of the problem with the end of Ten was that there was nowhere left to go - how do you beat the end of reality? And then The End of Time got weird and complicated, and there's a certain point at which you just can't top the danger to the universe. But this ep had a scary villain that was still manageable, and the big epic life-changing event was more personal than OMG THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE IS ENDING WE HAVE NEVER FACED SUCH A THREAT EXCEPT THAT TIME WE DID LAST SEASON HUSH. Just a lot of good taste all around in this ep.
I know I'm forgetting tons of things, but I just loved everything. I am legit so sad it's over. It's been such fun, building up to this - all the specials, the Doctor Who exhibit at Heathrow (yes, I did take my picture in the Tardis. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS (well, two visits to Heathrow itself - four visits to the Tardis. I never claimed to have shame.)), all the events (went to Doctor Who Pub Trivia last weekend - SO MUCH FUN), this whole Doctor Who takeover week on BBC America, THE GOOGLE GAME, just. It's been amazing. It's just been such a great time to be a Doctor Who fan. And now starts the rewatching and the flailing and the obsessing, but I was actually a little sad leaving the theatre, because there won't be anything quite like this for, well, quite a long time. But I, for one, am looking forward to the 12D.
In short: I LOVE DOCTOR WHO SO MUCH. Happy 50th, Doctor Who!!!
I leave you with this:
(Ok, so I'm not dead. I'm aware that all evidence points to be being quite deceased, but I'm not, and there are reasons, but none of them matter, because today was Doctor Who Day.)
I have been so excited for today. So, so excited. I have legit been looking forward to this all year. And this week has been such a grand time. BBC America was playing all Doctor Who all the time, and while I didn't have nearly enough time to devote to watching, it was such a delight knowing that every time I turned on my TV Doctor Who would be on. It also revived all of my semi-dormant Ten feelings in a BIG way. God, I just love everything.
So I went to one of the screenings today. Yes, it was in 3D. I got to be in a crowd of fellow nerds wearing 3D glasses that made us look even weirder in the best way, and everyone was excited and cheery but also surprisingly not annoying (no one screamed over key lines or anything, which, yay), and the pre-show bits were beyond wonderful and POPCORN CAN FEEL PAIN.
Also, I dressed up. Mostly. I wore suspenders and a red bow tie, and I painted my nails 5 different designs, which include the Tardis, the Time Vortex, and a Dalek. Proudest moment, this is it. Also, I went out into the world after the screening and people were weirdly into my outfit and I was just like, "people, this is a COSTUME." And they said they didn't care and that I should wear it more often. Weird or win? You decide.
THE ACTUAL EPISODE WAS SO MUCH FUN. What an unparalleled joy it was to see Ten again. And David and Matt were just as adorable together as I knew they would be. I always figured that of all the Doctors, Ten and Eleven would get on best together. Also, John Hurt was excellent. He was altogether lighter than I thought he would be, which was a nice surprise, since he got his angsty moments but could also add to the romp-y fun. And the romp-y fun was just too good.
ROOOOOOOSE. Well, Billie Piper. Bad Wolf. What did you guys think of this? I was ever so mildly sad that we didn't get to see proper Rose, just because I love her so much and miss her (rewatching old episodes this week has really driven that home for me too), but that being said, I really loved what they did here. Bad Wolf as the weapon with a conscience. It was just a neat, genius little twist. And man, Billie was so good. I love her so much. The way she popped in and out, the way she and John Hurt worked together, it was just wonderful. While my sad little Ten/Rose heart will always kind of wish I could have gotten a moment with them, I can never regret a single instant of the Bad Wolf storyline in this ep. Brilliant stuff.
Ngl, being the dark, miserable little person that I am, part of me kind of wanted Gallifrey to have to get destroyed, just for the angst factor. That being said, this is quite an interesting, clever new twist, and most of me is satisfied with the fact that they found a way to do it without messing with the integrity of the Last of the Time Lords emotional trauma stuff. Best of both worlds, pretty much. Because New Who would not be what it is without the Doctor having done what he did, but now we can sort of have it all, because he still did it - he just didn't do it twice. Sometimes time travel shows are just too confusing to bear, and sometimes they lead to nifty little loopholes that make everything awesome.
All the Doctors together was surprisingly moving, and this is coming from someone who didn't watch old Who. And the Tom Baker bit at the end was lovely. This episode was really a great celebration of the tradition of Doctor Who without getting too mired in excessive sentimentality. I also thought it was a good move to keep the threat to the world at a moderate scale. Part of the problem with the end of Ten was that there was nowhere left to go - how do you beat the end of reality? And then The End of Time got weird and complicated, and there's a certain point at which you just can't top the danger to the universe. But this ep had a scary villain that was still manageable, and the big epic life-changing event was more personal than OMG THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE IS ENDING WE HAVE NEVER FACED SUCH A THREAT EXCEPT THAT TIME WE DID LAST SEASON HUSH. Just a lot of good taste all around in this ep.
I know I'm forgetting tons of things, but I just loved everything. I am legit so sad it's over. It's been such fun, building up to this - all the specials, the Doctor Who exhibit at Heathrow (yes, I did take my picture in the Tardis. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS (well, two visits to Heathrow itself - four visits to the Tardis. I never claimed to have shame.)), all the events (went to Doctor Who Pub Trivia last weekend - SO MUCH FUN), this whole Doctor Who takeover week on BBC America, THE GOOGLE GAME, just. It's been amazing. It's just been such a great time to be a Doctor Who fan. And now starts the rewatching and the flailing and the obsessing, but I was actually a little sad leaving the theatre, because there won't be anything quite like this for, well, quite a long time. But I, for one, am looking forward to the 12D.
In short: I LOVE DOCTOR WHO SO MUCH. Happy 50th, Doctor Who!!!
I leave you with this: