TV Meme--Day 26
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Journey's End.* I will be brutally honest here and say that words almost can't describe how much I dislike this season finale. I was so excited for it, and so wanted to love it, and then it aired and my reaction was pretty much...WTF? For me, this episode is just chock full of wasted potential. All those characters I'd adored, all in one space again, and I'd been waiting for it FOREVER, and it should have been epic, and instead it felt like no one interacted with anyone else, except for one hurried scene on the TARDIS that just reminded me of how awesome the whole episode could have been, and the Doctor seemed stagnant for most of the episode (oh, wait, because he was literally trapped in some cone of light or something, wasn't he?), and the best part of this episode turned out to be the crazy Dalek. Or the Daleks speaking German, that was pretty good, too. It starts with WTF-ness, I think, with the avoided regeneration, and then it ends with WTF-ness, with that weird, abrupt scene on Bad Wolf Bay that ties up four seasons with two sentences, and then Ten mind-rapes Donna, oh, and then he ends the whole season alone, again, to commence a few specials' worth of severe emo moping. Oh, and the episode ends with rain, in case you missed how woefully sad and tragic the Doctor's life is.
Sorry, I just really hate this episode. Although I appreciate the brief flash of shirtless!David!Tennant that RTD threw to me.
I'd like to pick End of Time Part 1 as my runner-up, because there is no moment so "OMG WTF?" as the Secret Books of Saxon moment, but I suppose that is not, strictly speaking, a season finale, so instead I'm going with The Last of the Time Lords as a runner-up, for the Tinkerbell!Jesus!Doctor moment.
And before you think that I hate all RTD finales, I will say that I think Parting of the Ways is brilliant, and that Doomsday might actually be my pick for the second most perfect season finale ever written (after The West Wing's Two Cathedrals, but who can compete with that?).
*All descriptions of Journey's End based on my recollections, as I only re-watched once, years ago, and then decided to try to ignore it forevermore, because I realized that if I thought too hard about it, I would be unable to continue writing Ten.
Past
Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled: Dirty Sexy Money
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching: Gossip Girl
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season): White Collar
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever: The West Wing
Day 05 - A show you hate: Robin Hood
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show: Celestial Navigation
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show: The episode where the shuttle leak is revealed
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Day 09 - Best scene ever: The President rants at God, in the West Wing episode Two Cathedrals
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving: Top Gear
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times: the Doctor Who episode Tooth & Claw
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show: Belle and Sebastian
Day 14 - Favorite male character: the Doctor from Doctor Who
Day 15 - Favorite female character: Liz Lemon from 30 Rock
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show: America's Next Top Model
Day 17 - Favorite mini series: Pride and Prejudice
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence: Mad Men
Day 19 - Best TV show cast: Arrested Development
Day 20 - Favorite kiss: Chuck tells Blair he loves her on Gossip Girl
Day 21 - Favorite ship: Josh and Donna from The West Wing
Day 22 - Favorite series finale: The O.C.
Day 23 - Most annoying character: The Humphreys from Gossip Girl
Day 24 - Best quote: "Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land!" from The West Wing
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new): The Good Guys
Future
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
Journey's End.* I will be brutally honest here and say that words almost can't describe how much I dislike this season finale. I was so excited for it, and so wanted to love it, and then it aired and my reaction was pretty much...WTF? For me, this episode is just chock full of wasted potential. All those characters I'd adored, all in one space again, and I'd been waiting for it FOREVER, and it should have been epic, and instead it felt like no one interacted with anyone else, except for one hurried scene on the TARDIS that just reminded me of how awesome the whole episode could have been, and the Doctor seemed stagnant for most of the episode (oh, wait, because he was literally trapped in some cone of light or something, wasn't he?), and the best part of this episode turned out to be the crazy Dalek. Or the Daleks speaking German, that was pretty good, too. It starts with WTF-ness, I think, with the avoided regeneration, and then it ends with WTF-ness, with that weird, abrupt scene on Bad Wolf Bay that ties up four seasons with two sentences, and then Ten mind-rapes Donna, oh, and then he ends the whole season alone, again, to commence a few specials' worth of severe emo moping. Oh, and the episode ends with rain, in case you missed how woefully sad and tragic the Doctor's life is.
Sorry, I just really hate this episode. Although I appreciate the brief flash of shirtless!David!Tennant that RTD threw to me.
I'd like to pick End of Time Part 1 as my runner-up, because there is no moment so "OMG WTF?" as the Secret Books of Saxon moment, but I suppose that is not, strictly speaking, a season finale, so instead I'm going with The Last of the Time Lords as a runner-up, for the Tinkerbell!Jesus!Doctor moment.
And before you think that I hate all RTD finales, I will say that I think Parting of the Ways is brilliant, and that Doomsday might actually be my pick for the second most perfect season finale ever written (after The West Wing's Two Cathedrals, but who can compete with that?).
*All descriptions of Journey's End based on my recollections, as I only re-watched once, years ago, and then decided to try to ignore it forevermore, because I realized that if I thought too hard about it, I would be unable to continue writing Ten.
Past
Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled: Dirty Sexy Money
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching: Gossip Girl
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season): White Collar
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever: The West Wing
Day 05 - A show you hate: Robin Hood
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show: Celestial Navigation
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show: The episode where the shuttle leak is revealed
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Day 09 - Best scene ever: The President rants at God, in the West Wing episode Two Cathedrals
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving: Top Gear
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times: the Doctor Who episode Tooth & Claw
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show: Belle and Sebastian
Day 14 - Favorite male character: the Doctor from Doctor Who
Day 15 - Favorite female character: Liz Lemon from 30 Rock
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show: America's Next Top Model
Day 17 - Favorite mini series: Pride and Prejudice
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence: Mad Men
Day 19 - Best TV show cast: Arrested Development
Day 20 - Favorite kiss: Chuck tells Blair he loves her on Gossip Girl
Day 21 - Favorite ship: Josh and Donna from The West Wing
Day 22 - Favorite series finale: The O.C.
Day 23 - Most annoying character: The Humphreys from Gossip Girl
Day 24 - Best quote: "Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land!" from The West Wing
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new): The Good Guys
Future
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death