Nov 23, 2013 17:08
Oh, Moffat. Thank you.
"Day of the Doctor".......Yes. Moffat has fixed the excesses of Rusty's era, and it all works and everything is lovely. Quick version of my reaction. ;)
Or, as one of my favorite Cajun songs ends: "If yew doan like dat, yew doan like frrriiiiiied chick'n!"
Moffat clarifies the Doctor's motive for involvement in the Time War, as well as re-affirming the Doctor's fundamental character. We get Gallifrey back, as it's obvious what Capaldi's Doctor will pursue. But, in addition to the future, hello, past! Not just a tribute, but a serious study of what has gone before and an incorporation into the present and the future. Good God--even Rose was dignified!
I'm so happy. I welled up at the 1963 theme and the slow fade into 11/23; I can't even imagine what Moffat will do to me at Christmas.
And, yeah--in a stroke of misjudgement, BBCA is showing "End of Time" right now, after Moffat's masterpiece. All I can think is....How brilliant would Tennatn had been, if Moffat had been able to write his era? And, Oh God--please, Santa Moff: I don't really think it will happen at all, but your hand on the character of Wilf would be a thing of beauty.
steven moffat,
doctor who,
day of the doctor,
david tennant