the lodger and the pandorica opens

[rebellious_toes]

Way behind with Doctor Who watching. This is what happens when you agree to go to Edinburgh and walk a marathon. But now I'm properly caught up, it's time for some of my usual over-excited ramblings, starting with The Lodger.

I wasn't really sure about this episode when I first saw it. It was alright, I laughed a lot but that was it. It didn't help that my sister kept coming in and talking to me. That always spoils it a bit. Then I rewatched it on Thursday (when I was stressed from trying to pack) and kind of fell in love with it. A few reasons...

• "Less of a young professional, more of an ancient amateur, but frankly I'm an absolute dream!" Loved this whole scene. Air kisses, a bag of cash and a reference from the Archbishop of Canterbury! And he can cook! I know we'd be plagued by aliens, but I kind of want him to come and live with me. "I'm the Doctor. Well, they call me the Doctor. I don't know why. I call me the Doctor too. Still don't know why." I could easily sit here and quote most of the episode but it's not very constructive.
  
• Singing in the shower, falling out of the shower and making a total idiot of himself. And now he's gonna play football. In a number 11 shirt. Wearing his jacket on top. Yes, I'm still easily amused.
  
• He's totally shipping Craig and Sophie! And he made him breakfast in bed and looked after him when he was poisoned. They're quite sweet really.
  
• I really shouldn't have laughed quite so much at the headbutting thing. Or at Craig's little "Oh, that's Amy Pond!". He just seemed so excited!
  
• "Will it work?" / "Yes!" / "Are you sure?" / "Yes!" / "Is that a lie?" / "Of course it's a lie!" / "It's good enough for me. Geronimo!"
  Loved this scene too. The Doctor slapping him, looking so pleased when he admitted he loved Sophie and Amy's "Ugh!".
  
• "Right little matchmaker, aren't you? Can't you find me a fella?" And then she finds the ring. I really couldn't decide if she recognised it or not. We'll find out next time...

And on to The Pandorica Opens. I actually managed to watch this while getting ready to leave for the Moonwalk. With everyone running around, I missed a lot of the dialogue so I was a little confused at points. Plus I was with actual people so I was alternating between trying to explain what was happening and trying not to squeal loudly and embarrass myself. Which was difficult, cos there was a lot to explain and many, many opportunities for squealing...

• Oh, poor Vincent! (And Sunflowers for Amy in the background!) Churchill and Bracewell! RIVER! Her little drawing! And bloody hell, it's Liz 10! Amy's still got the ring! Hello Sweetie! Caesar and Cleopatra! "You grafittied the oldest cliff-face in the universe." / "You wouldn't answer your phone." Exploding TARDIS! I don't know how I made it through the pre-credits. Even my shocking exclamation mark abuse cannot do justice to the excitement!
  
• And now they're riding off to Stonehenge, where there are bits of Cyberman strewn about! When the Doctor was lighting the torches, all I could think about was that Production Notes when Steven Moffat was panicking, convinced Matt was going to trip up and burn the place down!
  
• "I hate good wizards in fairy tales. They always turn out to be him." Loved that. Although, all that talk about the goblin or trickster or whatever's supposed to be in the Pandorica, how did I not see it coming? It's so obvious now!
  
• "But we've got surprise on our side. They'll never expect three people to attack twelve thousand dalek battleships, cos we'd be killed instantly, so it would be a fairly short surprise. Forget surprise." Current favourite line.
  
• River's gone for back up. But who's that lurking mysteriously in the shadows?
  
• She confronted him about the ring! I couldn't hear most of this scene cos I was getting told off for watching telly instead of getting ready. I was standing there going "But it's her engagement ring! It's really important!" but they weren't really interested. When I watched again, it was beautiful. And when he talked about Amy's life not making sense... I know I'm gonna end up crying again.
  
• Attack of the dismembered Cyberman! When the head opened up, I almost leapt across the room. And then it tried to eat her! [Although, I did get distracted by one thing. The squeaky sound effect when the head was creeping up on Amy. I'm sure I've heard it somewhere before. That's gonna bug me.]
  
• RORY!!!!!!!!! This was the second telling off. Cue me going "But he's meant to be dead!" while everyone ignores me.
  
• "Yes, I know that, Rory. I'm not exactly one to miss the obvious." Loved this scene. Actually heard it cos everyone else had cleared off. My new favourite line: "Well, I died and turned into a Roman. It's very distracting."
  
• "The universe is big, it's vast and complicated and ridiculous and sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles, and that's the theory. 900 years, never seen one yet but this would do me." I so badly wanted this to be true...
  
• River's at Amy's house, 26/06/2010 and someone's been there. And there are books about Romans and Pandora's Box. But "Silence will fall"? Whose voice is that?
  
• It's all going horrible wrong! Something's controlling the TARDIS, River's trapped and RORY'S AN AUTON! And now there are Daleks and Cybermen and Judoon and Sontarans and pretty much every other creature that they had lying around! (My teammates words at this point: "Is this that Doctor Who shite you're watching?" They have no taste.)
  
• HE SHOT HER!
  
• "Total event collapse! Every sun will supernova at every moment in history. The whole universe will never have existed! Please listen to me!... The TARDIS is exploding right now and I'm the only one who can stop it!" How good is Matt Smith?
  
• "I'm sorry, my love." Stop trying to make me cry!
  
  I have got nothing coherent to say except roll on The Big Bang!