OKAY GUYS, HERE WE GO! Fair warning, there'll probably be lots of use of CAPSLOCK and EXCLAMATION MARKS and ♥ because I think (and WANT SO BADLY) this finale to be wickedly epic and brilliant and awesome.
Mr. Stephen Fry, Doctor Who is DEFINITELY NOT children's television, chicken nuggets and whatever. This was pure, brilliant drama that wannabe writers could only imagine to accomplish.
Please check back later for more coherent thoughts. Because 1) I'm going to do a second and probably third and fourth rewatch, and 2) my Internetzzzz is doing funny things and won't let me load LJ properly.
I apologize for any grammatical or spelling errors made in this review. I'm too tired to double-check. Caps are by rawr_caps, The Medusa Cascade, and me!
"I think it is a brilliant depiction of depression, but it's at the heart of a wonderful, glorious, life-affirming Doctor Who fable." - Steven Moffat, DWC5x10
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I had a hard time trying to write this particular review than any of the other eps so far, and to be honest I can't pinpoint why. Maybe because there isn't a single element of it that I could not find impressive. Maybe it's because emotional drama is harder to describe than plotty plots!