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gritsinmisery April 11 2010, 04:34:10 UTC
Am I the only one amused by the massive number of Star Wars hat tips in this episode?

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thirdbird April 11 2010, 09:00:05 UTC
Yes yes! "Help us, Obi-Wan Kenobi Doctor. You're our only hope."

Although my small son was completely unsurprised, since he expects everything to be All About Star Wars anyway.

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oncelikeshari April 11 2010, 10:16:24 UTC
I think N Ireland would have spent the time right up until the last minute arguing between the ones who wanted to be on the Brit ship and the ones who wanted their own ship and the ones who wanted to fly on the Repulic of Ireland's ship...and then had to get on any ship they could as they took off *lol*

I wonder if Cornwall went off in a little caravan shaped ship because they want to be their own country.

And the Welsh floor would have all its signs in two different languages *lol*

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travels_in_time April 11 2010, 18:59:00 UTC
Is the light crack supposed to be ominous, though?

It was the same crack as was on Amelia's wall. And on the TARDIS scanner at the end of Ep. 1.

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qthewetsprocket April 11 2010, 19:39:05 UTC
Oooh! Well spotted. Y HALO THAR SERIES ARC.

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off_coloratura April 14 2010, 09:38:45 UTC
Did you see the pics from the April Esquire? There is a certain young doctor who cleans up really nicely.

Also he seems to be overly fond of a certain hat (he wore it in the confidential too).

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qthewetsprocket April 15 2010, 05:36:41 UTC
Mmm...nummy pics. :9 Anyway, heck yeah, I've always thought the boy had a definite (if non-traditional) tastiness...he first came to my attention a few Christmases ago because people were mistaking him for Bryan Dick in a BBC Christmas trailer.

As for his style, I really like how it matches the odd 'young old man' vibe he's got going on: dressing kind of old fashioned and throwing around slighly archaic words and phrases you wouldn't expect a guy his age to use. Watching him, you get the feeling that you now know what someone your grandad's age would have been like when they were young.

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off_coloratura April 15 2010, 05:46:00 UTC
Yeah, like that little nose tap when he said the thing about the escaped fish. He's got a gentle old-fashioned reserve about him too, at times, that is very endearing.

He DOES look a bit like Bryan Dick, doesn't he? It's struck me more than once, the resemblance.

And non-traditional is right. That giant forehead pushes him juuust over the edge from "gorgeous" to "slightly alien". And did you see the preview for next week's show? His jaw unhinges slightly when he yells, bit unnerving.

Also love the green eyes, the twirling, and the odd flamboyant swishy hand gesture.

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qthewetsprocket April 15 2010, 06:34:36 UTC
I have said it before and will say it again: Matt Smith IS the illegitimate love child of DI Carlisle and DC Blythe. Especially in this picture...Cripes alive, that pic gives me pause. You ever wonder what Harley Blythe looked like in my imagination? That. Right there. With blonder and longer hair.

(Btw, Bryan Dick's going to be in episode 4 of Ashes to Ashes. Supposedly playing a baddie who gets manhandled by Gene Hunt. My ovaries may explode.)

Re; Smith, though, "gentle" old-fashioned-ness is exactly right: he's got a mellow sort of benevolence and agreeableness with life that most people don't get until they've reached about eighty. *hopes that if I keep watching some of it will rub off*

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