While I was watching it, I was thinking I've seen Amy written as far worse than that, actually. But I agree Gatiss has... *issues* with women. As much as I love him when it comes to writing oldschool horror. I thought Rory was ok and adorable, though. The only problems I had with the ep was that it didn't really have much... stuff in it beyond the basic concepts. It was very light on everything and at the end I was a bit "huh, that was it?" at it.
I know what you mean - it was definitely aiming at oldschool horror, with those scary dolls and the old house, but it seemed light on substance. Better than the Churchill one from last year, though.
Really? But I loved that one:( Mostly because Dalek stories are so often so shit. And thought this one wasn't living up to the lols. But ah well. At least he isn't as bad as Chinballs or wotshisface who wrote The Blind Banker and that pirate ep. But I'd better dash before we disagree on those guys as well...
Well, at least he got the Doctor right this time (I remember how off both the Doctor and Amy seemed in the episode I remember only under selenak's title, Jolly Churchill and the iDaleks - come to think of it, Churchill was off too...) Crying waste of Emma Cunniffe, but always good to see Daniel Mays. So yes, you're right.
Jolly Churchill and the iDaleks - hee! I can't remember the official title of that ep, either. He did get the Doctor right, at least (I loved the 'must invent a setting for wood, this is embarassing!' line), but I think you could have easily swapped the Mum & Dad roles and had the same story but with a bit more gender equality.
I thought that was a very deliberate attempt to avoid gender stereotypes by having the mum go out to work and the dad stay at home as the carer. (And also, as many people have said, the story was heavily reminiscent of Fear Her, in which the parent was the mother.) So I didn't mind that bit, but it would have been nice if the mother had got more to do when she was around.
Yes. Very bored of how mothers' love for children is sentimental and girly and never seen outside chicklit/chick flicks, whereas a FATHER'S love for his SON is all EPIC AND WORTHY OF ATTENTION. Get back to Sherlock where the whole thing is about a spectrum of more-or-less dysfunctional masculinity, Gatiss.
I was at a wedding a week or so ago, where Mr G was also a guest. What a missed opportunity for a grilling! (Though it's not nice to start a fight at a wedding, is it.)
Also, quite by accident, I saw Rory in the Globe's production of Dr Faustus last night. I had no idea he was in it until after I'd booked the tickets. Nice to see him off screen.
(I am not up for a Dr Who discussion at all because I am finding them all painful. But I like Rory on the whole.)
It's like being at a party where you're no longer welcome. I've been a fan of Dr Who my whole life (yes, William Hartnell was my first Doctor) and to me, so many of the fundamental elements have been undermined - beginning with RTD but perpetuated by Moffatt - that it just makes me sad.
I'm not against change, honestly. Dr Who has always been about change. Regeneration and all that. And not all of the old episodes stand up to close scrutiny, I know that too. But it worked in its own universe and was something to look forward to. Something to believe in.
I can't bear that nothing happens most of the time. I can't bear that everything bad that's happened is assumed to be the Doctor's fault. And I can't bear that these days I have to watch through my fingers for all the wrong reasons.
Yes, I should probably stop watching. (In fact I did for the last of Tennant's run.) I'll give it to the end of this series then decide.
I feel sad that you feel that way about it. I was completely fed up by the last few eps of the RTD era, but the minute the first Matt Smith ep came on, I cried with relief. To me, it's now back to the Doctor Who I knew in the late 70s, the DW of my childhood.
But I understand your reasoning, completely. I think the switch to single-episode stories means that everything has to be tied up so quickly; there's no time to really world-build, or properly develop relationships between anyone other than the main characters.
Maybe you should just cut your losses? If it pains you so much.... Sigh.
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I thought that was a very deliberate attempt to avoid gender stereotypes by having the mum go out to work and the dad stay at home as the carer. (And also, as many people have said, the story was heavily reminiscent of Fear Her, in which the parent was the mother.) So I didn't mind that bit, but it would have been nice if the mother had got more to do when she was around.
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Also, quite by accident, I saw Rory in the Globe's production of Dr Faustus last night. I had no idea he was in it until after I'd booked the tickets. Nice to see him off screen.
(I am not up for a Dr Who discussion at all because I am finding them all painful. But I like Rory on the whole.)
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I'd heard the Dr Faustus was good.
I know you said you don't want to discuss it, but I want to ask: why painful?
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I'm not against change, honestly. Dr Who has always been about change. Regeneration and all that. And not all of the old episodes stand up to close scrutiny, I know that too. But it worked in its own universe and was something to look forward to. Something to believe in.
I can't bear that nothing happens most of the time. I can't bear that everything bad that's happened is assumed to be the Doctor's fault. And I can't bear that these days I have to watch through my fingers for all the wrong reasons.
Yes, I should probably stop watching. (In fact I did for the last of Tennant's run.) I'll give it to the end of this series then decide.
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But I understand your reasoning, completely. I think the switch to single-episode stories means that everything has to be tied up so quickly; there's no time to really world-build, or properly develop relationships between anyone other than the main characters.
Maybe you should just cut your losses? If it pains you so much.... Sigh.
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