Comments | redscharlach: Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way (and also the Welsh way)

redscharlach

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way (and also the Welsh way)

Jun 30, 2008 01:05

( And now, some thoughts on The Stolen Earth... )

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thedarkevilone June 30 2008, 01:00:10 UTC

I love that Davros was played by Julian Bleach, a.k.a. The GHOSTMAKER. Blimey. They don't let talent go to waste down in Whoville, do they?

Oh, and here's a bit of exciting trivia: according to the great David Bowie, his father was one of the assured many who bought the family's first television in 1953 for the Coronation. Fact fans unite! I'm still waiting for one of the characters to say "Hallo Spaceboy."

Ianto, you beauty... *shares the love*

kadharonon June 30 2008, 01:24:14 UTC

I want to know one thing, and one thing only: If it was eight of the clock on a Saturday morning in ENGLAND when the earth was taken, what on EARTH were Marth and most of UNIT doing at work at 3 in the morning? On a SATURDAY?

I mean, surely there was something ELSE they could be doing? Sleeping? Getting drunk at a pub and going home with someone far less attractive than they actually look? Or, better, getting drunk at a pub while being chatted up by Captain Jack?

redscharlach June 30 2008, 07:52:17 UTC

UNIT are serious business. They ignore such petty issues as standard time conventions and biological clocks, in order to better equip themselves for elite world-saving. On the other hand, it must make it devilishly hard to pick up their dry cleaning...

tari_sue June 30 2008, 10:34:42 UTC

Fab icon! :D

copracat July 2 2008, 02:22:42 UTC

They have a dry-cleaning section in UNIT.

What? You thought they let just anyone launder those nifty red berets?

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scifinut June 30 2008, 01:25:52 UTC

Ianto is in the running for the top person who needs snuggles after this week's episode. Really.

I absolutely love how they also mentioned Maria and her father, because they're major characters in SJA, though I'm a bit sad to not see them there.

And Poosh? I laughed so hard at Poosh. And Clom. Who'd want Clom?

I'm waiting for next week and praying that I don't have to work. That would seriously suck.

brewsternorth June 30 2008, 02:05:43 UTC

And what about "everlasting death for the most faithful companion"?

Maybe the TARDIS gets put out of action for a bit?

jmtorres June 30 2008, 02:41:05 UTC

Yeah, the TARDIS is more constant than you know, the Doctor.

redscharlach June 30 2008, 07:49:40 UTC

Ha, yes: I had forgotten the option of the Daleks having some definition of "everlasting" that means "for about half an hour or until the end of the episode, whichever is the sooner".

livii June 30 2008, 04:56:41 UTC

As always, your review is the best, most sane, and most lacking in crappy fandom politics. Madam, I salute you, and cannot wait to chat.

They should have three zillion floating Daleks in it every week, it's dead exciting.

I AGREE ENTIRELY.

the Daleks are MADE OF DAVROS'S NIPPLES.

I am COMPLETELY off nipples now, thanks.

allemande June 30 2008, 07:32:56 UTC

Yes, chat, chat, chat!

*dies from excitement*

When are we three likely to be around? I could make it tomorrow (Tuesday) night, for instance...

redscharlach June 30 2008, 07:38:35 UTC

Well, the esteemed Canadian delegate is around on Wednesday or Thursday, so we were going to try for Wednesday, with Thursday as a back-up option in case of alien invasion. (If there IS an alien invasion on Wednesday, I assume we'll have ironed the whole thing out by Thursday...)

allemande June 30 2008, 14:38:59 UTC

Hmmm, I have choir on Wednesdays and am not home before 11pm, possibly after midnight if the Beer Urge strikes again. (Hey, I'm German after all.) So I guess you'll have to say all the foony things without me to laugh heartily at them... ;)

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