That reminds me...

[glitterfairy25]

I finally watched Moffat's two parter the other day.

And it may have been because I watched it when I was quite tired, or maybe because I would have watched anything (I just wanted to watch something) but I though it was a bit, well, poor. There were so many questions raised (that I felt were irrelevant); so much that didn't really seem to tie in;

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[aquirkofmatter]

The concept was good (the dark, the Doctor/River metbutnotmet thing, + the 'ghosting' that makes it difficult to tell the dead from the living), but the end of the second bit seemed too Rustified. They all lived happily ever after in a computer thanks to a WEIRDO sonic screwdriver (like the Doctor gave her his - he obviously built it specifically for the purpose.

One thing that bugged me a bit - the Doctor's better off alone. Alright, sometimes he needs someone to control him (as Donna identified in TRB) but he can't have ties, definitely not a WIFE. I think that was part of Rusty's influence, too - trying to make it clear that he is capable of love [even if, technically, he already knows it's going to happen] so that when Rose comes back Rusty can fuck the whole thing up. I swear, he better not ruin my Mickey coming back.

But yeah, totally agree - worst Moff, but still pretty damn good in comparison to some.

And the invisible scary darkness?? It worked so much better than the crappy doodles (practically) that were used as the monster in The Lazarus Experiment - which just made me think 'oh god, where did the budget go?' rather than OHSOSCARED, which the dust did.

[glitterfairy25]

The concept was really good, as is all Moff stuff. But it did seem very "Rustified" yeah. Did he actually have input into it? I still don't understand why it was in the Sonic Screwdriver, and why he even did that and just... everything I spose. It didn't actually make that much sense to me.

Was it his wife? That's WRONG. I love that this magic mind has to have companions, and he has some of the greates friendships ever, who will literally go to the end of the earth for him (Martha, for e.g.) but a wife. Moff, that's a bit low. Even for the "I invented Jack" guy. I also didn't understand why the one woman the Doctor loved enough to *marry* was her. I mean, she didn't seem to have that much of a character at all. She wasn't brave, or exciting, or anything.

It's weird to do that: I wouldn't have doubted the Doctor can love. Sometimes I think that's all he can do. After all, he only takes the best on his TARDIS, and he makes it pretty clear if he doesn't like someone (Adam, Jack originally, people on board the Titanic, etc.) Why he needs to have a wife to do that, I dunno. I'm not a Ten/Rose shipper anymore, but was not love there? Oh Rusty... what are we gonna do with you?

It actually was the worst Moff. Watchable indeed, but unlike his others, it's never gonna get into my favourites.

I quite liked The Lazarus Experiment. It was the first episode of S3 that made me actually go "oh yeah, I remember why I liked Doctor Who". I didn't actually like it as such, but it was quirky and interesting and scary. And it was better than stuff that had come before it. Surely you're actually talking about the CRAPPY DOODLE from Fear Her that actually WAS a CRAPPY DOODLE?? lol XD