Late, but a couple of thoughts on Victory of the Daleks
It's late, I know, and most everyone's posted their reactions or thoughts on Doctor Who s05e03 ("Victory of the Daleks") by now, but if you've been following my Twitter, you may know I'm under the weather, to put it mildly. (We think a bad reaction to the new migraine meds, but I'm going to try to stick it out till Monday unless my BP rises even more, as it's pretty high now, and my pulse even lower, which is pretty fucking low for me at rest.)
Anyway, Editrx's 3 Thoughts on All This Dalek Business & DW So Far This Series .
1. iDaleks™ -- I don't really need to say much more, do I? Other than: for the love of god, new production team -- NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT CHILDREN'S TOY MARKETING! WTF??
2. CRACK, LOOK AT THE CRACK IN THE UNIVERSE, THE BIG GLOWY CRACK, OMG THERE'S A CRACK! If I wanted to read or watch writing this ham-fisted, there's plenty of it out there in fanfic. I expect more from a show that's getting so much money from the BBC coffers plus the love and devotion of not just one nation but nations all over the world. And it's just not that one instance of ham-fistedness; it's infecting the entire 2010 series so far. It's not the UK's fault. Hell, for all we know, it's not the BBC's fault (sorta), depending on what draconian contract they have with Moffat. Either way, it still stinks to high heaven. FIX THIS OR I WILL SEND MY iDALEKS™ AFTER YOU, STEVEN MOFFAT!
3. Okay, Amelia Pond. Amy Pond. Also: "Old Pond." Also: "Schrodinger's cat." Also: Amy who, when she goes near the TARDIS screen in episode 1, is clearly giving "off" a reading of the "crack in the universe" (see #2 above: AND MOFFAT, I'M STILL NOT FORGIVING YOU FOR THAT FUNNY BUSINESS). Amy who doesn't remember the Daleks or the Earth moving and different planets in the sky.
Amy who was sitting in her garden at age (mumble mumble, help me out here guys -- I can't remember her age when Eleven first showed up ... but whatever that young age was) and waited for the Doctor -- and we saw her look up when she heard the TARDIS engines. But the scene cut to the older Amy again, waking up to hear the TARDIS engines -- the +14-years Amy. What happened there? I don't think it was a bad edit; "Little Amelia Pond" heard the TARDIS come back for her. Hrmmmm.
Amy is intriguing, and only THE HOPE THAT THIS LITTLE PLOT ARC MIGHT NOT STINK AS MUCH (Moffat, I'm looking at you) has me willing to maybe, maybe watch the rest of this 2010 series. Besides, the actress has a boatload more acting ability than Matt Smith (god, that's sad, given her background's not primarily in acting) and is pretty damn fantastic looking. Plus she does kick-ass so very well. Good on you; use this opportunity, Karen Gillan, to get famous, get lots and lots of good gigs lined up -- and get the hell away from Moffat and his crew. He will only throw you under the bus in the end. Hear me? Good woman. There you go.
Even if I'm still pissed off they put her in a minidress in episode #1, a nightgown (YES, YES WE GET THAT SHE'S WENDY AND HE'S PETER PAN -- LEAVE IT ALONE, MOFFAT! WE GET IT ALREADY!) in episode #2, and yet another completely bonkers miniskirt outfit (you can't run in that -- OMG, didn't you learn that in the Companion 101 book that's in the tea cabinet in the TARDIS kitchen?) in this latest foray.
Oh, and #4 -- because I just have to say it:
4. MATT SMITH, PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO DO RAGE & FEAR & RAGE EVER AGAIN. LEAVE IT TO CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON (OMG, Dalek...) & DAVID TENNANT. THAT WAS SO FULL OF FAIL I ALMOST THREW SOMETHING THROUGH MY VIEWING SCREEN.
Anyway, Editrx's 3 Thoughts on All This Dalek Business & DW So Far This Series .
1. iDaleks™ -- I don't really need to say much more, do I? Other than: for the love of god, new production team -- NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT CHILDREN'S TOY MARKETING! WTF??
2. CRACK, LOOK AT THE CRACK IN THE UNIVERSE, THE BIG GLOWY CRACK, OMG THERE'S A CRACK! If I wanted to read or watch writing this ham-fisted, there's plenty of it out there in fanfic. I expect more from a show that's getting so much money from the BBC coffers plus the love and devotion of not just one nation but nations all over the world. And it's just not that one instance of ham-fistedness; it's infecting the entire 2010 series so far. It's not the UK's fault. Hell, for all we know, it's not the BBC's fault (sorta), depending on what draconian contract they have with Moffat. Either way, it still stinks to high heaven. FIX THIS OR I WILL SEND MY iDALEKS™ AFTER YOU, STEVEN MOFFAT!
3. Okay, Amelia Pond. Amy Pond. Also: "Old Pond." Also: "Schrodinger's cat." Also: Amy who, when she goes near the TARDIS screen in episode 1, is clearly giving "off" a reading of the "crack in the universe" (see #2 above: AND MOFFAT, I'M STILL NOT FORGIVING YOU FOR THAT FUNNY BUSINESS). Amy who doesn't remember the Daleks or the Earth moving and different planets in the sky.
Amy who was sitting in her garden at age (mumble mumble, help me out here guys -- I can't remember her age when Eleven first showed up ... but whatever that young age was) and waited for the Doctor -- and we saw her look up when she heard the TARDIS engines. But the scene cut to the older Amy again, waking up to hear the TARDIS engines -- the +14-years Amy. What happened there? I don't think it was a bad edit; "Little Amelia Pond" heard the TARDIS come back for her. Hrmmmm.
Amy is intriguing, and only THE HOPE THAT THIS LITTLE PLOT ARC MIGHT NOT STINK AS MUCH (Moffat, I'm looking at you) has me willing to maybe, maybe watch the rest of this 2010 series. Besides, the actress has a boatload more acting ability than Matt Smith (god, that's sad, given her background's not primarily in acting) and is pretty damn fantastic looking. Plus she does kick-ass so very well. Good on you; use this opportunity, Karen Gillan, to get famous, get lots and lots of good gigs lined up -- and get the hell away from Moffat and his crew. He will only throw you under the bus in the end. Hear me? Good woman. There you go.
Even if I'm still pissed off they put her in a minidress in episode #1, a nightgown (YES, YES WE GET THAT SHE'S WENDY AND HE'S PETER PAN -- LEAVE IT ALONE, MOFFAT! WE GET IT ALREADY!) in episode #2, and yet another completely bonkers miniskirt outfit (you can't run in that -- OMG, didn't you learn that in the Companion 101 book that's in the tea cabinet in the TARDIS kitchen?) in this latest foray.
Oh, and #4 -- because I just have to say it:
4. MATT SMITH, PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO DO RAGE & FEAR & RAGE EVER AGAIN. LEAVE IT TO CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON (OMG, Dalek...) & DAVID TENNANT. THAT WAS SO FULL OF FAIL I ALMOST THREW SOMETHING THROUGH MY VIEWING SCREEN.