I was so looking forward to your commentary!:) You've summed up what I felt about the episode quite perfectly. And yes, I thought Jackson envisioning Rosita as his son's nanny was not a sign of RTD's antifeminism but a very convincing attitude for a Victorian man. I was a little disappointed about the early reveal, but on the whole it was great. And now we know how Tennant hurt his back. :)
:) Dragging out the "is he or isn't he...?" mystery a bit longer - I'm not sure that would have worked, given that it was equally important to establish Jackson's own identity so the audience doesn't regard him as a blank once the amnesia starts to lift, plus it gave him just enough space to have that time to deal and then make a heroic reappearance - if the reveal had come later, he'd have had to go from "my wife is dead and I'm really someone else!" to "here I am, fighting the good fight" within seconds, which wouldn't have been believable.
I agree completely on this point. Also, pretty much everyone had already guessed that he wasn't really the Doctor - dragging it out would just make the Doctor look silly or would have been pointlessly screwing with the audience.
Ahahaha, I swear I wrote the title of mine before I even saw this post.
(Anyway, now for reading it.)
he has one of the best reactions to the TARDIS ever, and "wonderfully silly" is the best description I can imagine for the whole concept of a time travelling sentient machine disguised as a police box. (And come to think of that, of the show.)
Yes, yes, exactly. I loved how giggly he was, but that he also couldn't really bear staying longer. It was a nice illustration that Timelord memories are a bit much for humans.
For what it's worth, this episode also clarified that Tennant needs to have actors of his own age (or slightly older) around him. I liked him a lot with Freema Agyeman, and all irritation of their mutual episodes aside, he does have lots of chemistry with Billy Piper, but there is such a different dynamic when he's with Catherine Tate or David Morrissey (even John Simm, to an extend, although they really had too few scenes together to determine that).
For what it's worth, this episode also clarified that Tennant needs to have actors of his own age (or slightly older) around him. I liked him a lot with Freema Agyeman, and all irritation of their mutual episodes aside, he does have lots of chemistry with Billy Piper, but there is such a different dynamic when he's with Catherine Tate or David Morrissey (even John Simm, to an extend, although they really had too few scenes together to determine that).
Oh absolutely. (And for "older" you can add Elisabeth Sladen and ASH in School Reunion, with both of whom he shone as well.) I have no idea who is scheduled for the other specials, but pray let it be actors in this range.
Footnote: he was golden with Patrick Stewart as well, she says boastfully, still basking in the privilege of having seen them...
I loved how giggly he was, but that he also couldn't really bear staying longer. It was a nice illustration that Timelord memories are a bit much for humans.Yes, it was just the right balance. You know, I
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Thank you so much for the movie! I held presents until yesterday, and I appreciate it so much! I've been wanting to see this one. Thank you! And I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
I did, and I'm glad you didn't have the movie already! (I wasn't quite sure but then checked my review back in the day, and you didn't comment you had seen it, so...)
David M. and David T. really do have such fabulous chemistry together. I loved all of the Jackson stuff -- and the way he was trying to reconcile his memories of being 'the Doctor' with what he actually had on hand to accomplish those sorts of deeds was really quite impressive ("It makes a sound. That's sonic."). He was sort of the inverse of the Doctor/John Smith in HN.
He was, and as Ten pointed out had the imagination of his own to come up with an air balloon TARDIS and a courage and heart to become the protector of London. All this without being perfect (again, man of his time, etc.) A very endearing character.
You know, I hope the two Davids get cast opposite each other more often. Blackpool and this one isn't enough; I want more!
It was a wonderful special and the Doctor does seem to be gravitating towards "I'm tired and need to move on".
Does this qualify as a "companionless story"? I can't think of David M. as the Doctor's companion and Rosita was David M.'s companion, not David T.'s. I wonder if there will be any more companions before eleven shows up.
The visuals in the cemetery are some of the best I've seen on the show. The blanket of white on the ground and gravestones, the men in black suits and Mrs. Hartigan in bright red. The visuals were stunning. And when the Cybermen marched it and chaos began, truly a great scene.
I'm glad to see eight in the montage. Puts to rest whether Nu Who considers McGann's Who as canon or not.
Well, McGann's likeness does show up in John Smith's Journal of Impossible Things, but I suppose denialists could then still argue it's not really him, so Eight in the montage definitely puts it to rest.
A companionless story: yes and no - I'd say not in the sense that The Deadly Assassin was one because back then the Doctor really was alone in his endeavours, whereas here the very premise was a team-up. So - a multi-Doctor story with a twist?
I need to figure this out for my "Social Network Analysis" of Doctor Who. I have a companion nodeset so I ned to figure out whether the Not!Doctor & Rosita qualify for this status or not.
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But yes, I agree as well.
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Ahahaha, I swear I wrote the title of mine before I even saw this post.
(Anyway, now for reading it.)
he has one of the best reactions to the TARDIS ever, and "wonderfully silly" is the best description I can imagine for the whole concept of a time travelling sentient machine disguised as a police box. (And come to think of that, of the show.)
Yes, yes, exactly. I loved how giggly he was, but that he also couldn't really bear staying longer. It was a nice illustration that Timelord memories are a bit much for humans.
For what it's worth, this episode also clarified that Tennant needs to have actors of his own age (or slightly older) around him. I liked him a lot with Freema Agyeman, and all irritation of their mutual episodes aside, he does have lots of chemistry with Billy Piper, but there is such a different dynamic when he's with Catherine Tate or David Morrissey (even John Simm, to an extend, although they really had too few scenes together to determine that).
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For what it's worth, this episode also clarified that Tennant needs to have actors of his own age (or slightly older) around him. I liked him a lot with Freema Agyeman, and all irritation of their mutual episodes aside, he does have lots of chemistry with Billy Piper, but there is such a different dynamic when he's with Catherine Tate or David Morrissey (even John Simm, to an extend, although they really had too few scenes together to determine that).
Oh absolutely. (And for "older" you can add Elisabeth Sladen and ASH in School Reunion, with both of whom he shone as well.) I have no idea who is scheduled for the other specials, but pray let it be actors in this range.
Footnote: he was golden with Patrick Stewart as well, she says boastfully, still basking in the privilege of having seen them...
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You know, I hope the two Davids get cast opposite each other more often. Blackpool and this one isn't enough; I want more!
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Complete with an appropriate (and utterly adorable) acronym!
and a courage and heart to become the protector of London. All this without being perfect (again, man of his time, etc.) A very endearing character.
Very much so. His imperfections only pointed out the places where he went beyond the normal to be extraordinarily brave and clever.
You know, I hope the two Davids get cast opposite each other more often. Blackpool and this one isn't enough; I want more!
You and me both! They're great together.
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Does this qualify as a "companionless story"? I can't think of David M. as the Doctor's companion and Rosita was David M.'s companion, not David T.'s. I wonder if there will be any more companions before eleven shows up.
The visuals in the cemetery are some of the best I've seen on the show. The blanket of white on the ground and gravestones, the men in black suits and Mrs. Hartigan in bright red. The visuals were stunning. And when the Cybermen marched it and chaos began, truly a great scene.
I'm glad to see eight in the montage. Puts to rest whether Nu Who considers McGann's Who as canon or not.
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A companionless story: yes and no - I'd say not in the sense that The Deadly Assassin was one because back then the Doctor really was alone in his endeavours, whereas here the very premise was a team-up. So - a multi-Doctor story with a twist?
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It's a very confusing dataset...
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