I think 'Rose and Eleven Do Up' is going to be somewhere close to 5000 words when I'm done. IDEK what happened ( Read more... )

Since I am in Scotland, I was hoping to catch Doctor Who properly on the live television but then didn’t make it back to the B&B in time. So I watched it on the BBC iplayer instead which I think counts. I mean I did it legally and everything.

( The Big Bang )

( The Pandorica Opens )

Matt Smith is my new favourite.

( The Lodger )

I really liked that. It was probably my favourite of the season so far. Well played, Richard Curtis. I'm sure _thirty2flavors already mentioned it in her review, but after the episode we were like "Who even wrote this?? Some due called Richard Curtis??" And so we looked it up and it was like OH ONLY THE WRITER OF BRIDGET JONES, LOVE ACTUALLY, AND NOTTING HILL, I ( Read more... )

I have a growing urge to try my hand at some Eleven fic, but I still do not have much grasp of the character's voice and so the prospect remains intimidating and daunting. So I re-watched The Eleventh Hour (like you do) and made some mental observations.

( Some thoughts on characterizing Eleven. Spoilery for all of S5 so far. )

( Cold Blood )

( The Hungry Earth )

( Amy's Choice )

Short reaction: I liked that a whole lot! It even felt very RTD era to me. Well played, Toby Whitehouse.

( Vampires of Venice )