The Impossible Astronaut
Let's make this gripe short: I was steamed soon after watching the ep. but I've calmed down a bit more and look forward to having some questions resolved in Part 2: Day of the Moon.
The Impossible Astronaut has cemented my hatred for two-parters though. I never realized it before because I just watched the episodes back to back, read copious spoilers (because I would lose my patience for the pacing sometimes, haha), and didn't worry that bad things would happen to people because I knew when the companions and doctors got replaced.
But now the series is happening in real time, and I find myself anxious about what will happen to Amy (and by extension Rory) as they're never companions for very long. I suspect that I will be heartbroken when Amy goes. She made Doctor Who compelling for me.
Which is how I found myself mad at what they did to the Doctor in series 6 episode 1.
I feel secure that Matt Smith will be the Doctor for at least 4 series, since David Tennant was the Doctor for 3 and they got pretty mad at him for leaving so soon. And I also feel pretty secure that there will be a Twelve and a Thirteen and more.
So killing the Doctor in this episode felt cheap and dishonest. There's just not any believable stake in it so I don't even know why Moffat felt compelled to try.
The episode was really chaotic. There were so many parts in it! The picnic section by itself was crammed to bursting with elements:
-the picnic itself
-the first glimpse of the Silence
-the first appearance of Canton Everett Delaware
-the first appearance of the astronaut
-the death
They're not really giving you time to absorb any of these things. That, and the plot twists felt like they were ripped from some soap opera. The Doctor's death and... Amy's pregnant? *groangroanGROAN* I don't know what to make of that at all, but if it's true, it's really really dumb. :T
The Impossible Astronaut has cemented my hatred for two-parters though. I never realized it before because I just watched the episodes back to back, read copious spoilers (because I would lose my patience for the pacing sometimes, haha), and didn't worry that bad things would happen to people because I knew when the companions and doctors got replaced.
But now the series is happening in real time, and I find myself anxious about what will happen to Amy (and by extension Rory) as they're never companions for very long. I suspect that I will be heartbroken when Amy goes. She made Doctor Who compelling for me.
Which is how I found myself mad at what they did to the Doctor in series 6 episode 1.
I feel secure that Matt Smith will be the Doctor for at least 4 series, since David Tennant was the Doctor for 3 and they got pretty mad at him for leaving so soon. And I also feel pretty secure that there will be a Twelve and a Thirteen and more.
So killing the Doctor in this episode felt cheap and dishonest. There's just not any believable stake in it so I don't even know why Moffat felt compelled to try.
The episode was really chaotic. There were so many parts in it! The picnic section by itself was crammed to bursting with elements:
-the picnic itself
-the first glimpse of the Silence
-the first appearance of Canton Everett Delaware
-the first appearance of the astronaut
-the death
They're not really giving you time to absorb any of these things. That, and the plot twists felt like they were ripped from some soap opera. The Doctor's death and... Amy's pregnant? *groangroanGROAN* I don't know what to make of that at all, but if it's true, it's really really dumb. :T