Vids recs and a little meta.
These are the vids that have made me flail recently. Divided according to topic.
The Doctor
Space Oddity by elderberryink.
Summary: The Doctor's journey in S6.
(Honestly I'm rather at a loss when it comes to describing this. It's like a masterclass in vidding... Everything - clips, cutting, editing, use of lyrics and music - everything is amazing. The sheer cleverness is very impressive, but it also has some truly outstanding emotional moments. I honestly can't see any vid telling his S6 story better.)
Shake It Out by zanra.
Summary: I like to keep my issues strong/It’s always darkest before the dawn.
(This one is really more 'The Doctor + Team TARDIS'. It tracks the changes throughout S5 and 6, and how and why he has to 'die' in order to learn to live again... See comments for vidder's thoughts - they echo my own very much!)
Doctor/River
Astronaut by bloodypoetry.
Summary: Is it enough to have some love? River Song and the Doctor and timey whimey relationships.
Matches to Paper Dolls by xandra_ptv.
Summary: 'Our book won't close.' River Song and the Doctor is like playing with fire, she destroyed time just to keep him alive.
The City and the River by mirien3.
Summary: "Two centuries, since I first saw you weave, like a dancer, 'round my heart."
(Gorgeous, gorgeous vids about my OTP. <3)
Amy and River
Pond Girls by mirien3.
Summary: Like mother, like daughter...
(So HBIC I can't even...)
And then I was inspired to 'write' some meta. Spoilers for the S6 finale, natch.
This came about after re-watching 'Pond Girls' rather a lot. Because it's not only Amy and River who are mirrored... The show goes out of its way to point out the parallels between the Doctor and Rory.
Of course, this can be flipped either way. Everyone mirrors everyone else. I'm too tired to go delving into all the mirrors right now, but I want to bring out another parallel, which ties in with the above:
Both mother and daughter get locked up in prisons... the Pandorica contains 'The Most Feared Being in all the Cosmos', a title which River can probably easily claim herself, considering the reason she's in Stormcage. Plus, despite the Doctor and Rory bearing the outwards symbols of Heroism, they are a doctor and a nurse - the roles they have chosen are ones of healing. Amy and River are far more dangerous one-on-one, and the ones who take charge. Just look at the finale - it's River and Amy who call the shots. Rory is an Army Captain, Amy's loyal right-hand-man, and the Doctor is a prisoner throughout nearly his whole time in the bubble universe. The initiative and agency lies completely with the women. (Which again is a nice flipside to AGMGTW when the men were the active ones...)
/End random thoughts.
The Doctor
Space Oddity by elderberryink.
Summary: The Doctor's journey in S6.
(Honestly I'm rather at a loss when it comes to describing this. It's like a masterclass in vidding... Everything - clips, cutting, editing, use of lyrics and music - everything is amazing. The sheer cleverness is very impressive, but it also has some truly outstanding emotional moments. I honestly can't see any vid telling his S6 story better.)
Shake It Out by zanra.
Summary: I like to keep my issues strong/It’s always darkest before the dawn.
(This one is really more 'The Doctor + Team TARDIS'. It tracks the changes throughout S5 and 6, and how and why he has to 'die' in order to learn to live again... See comments for vidder's thoughts - they echo my own very much!)
Doctor/River
Astronaut by bloodypoetry.
Summary: Is it enough to have some love? River Song and the Doctor and timey whimey relationships.
Matches to Paper Dolls by xandra_ptv.
Summary: 'Our book won't close.' River Song and the Doctor is like playing with fire, she destroyed time just to keep him alive.
The City and the River by mirien3.
Summary: "Two centuries, since I first saw you weave, like a dancer, 'round my heart."
(Gorgeous, gorgeous vids about my OTP. <3)
Amy and River
Pond Girls by mirien3.
Summary: Like mother, like daughter...
(So HBIC I can't even...)
And then I was inspired to 'write' some meta. Spoilers for the S6 finale, natch.
This came about after re-watching 'Pond Girls' rather a lot. Because it's not only Amy and River who are mirrored... The show goes out of its way to point out the parallels between the Doctor and Rory.
Of course, this can be flipped either way. Everyone mirrors everyone else. I'm too tired to go delving into all the mirrors right now, but I want to bring out another parallel, which ties in with the above:
Both mother and daughter get locked up in prisons... the Pandorica contains 'The Most Feared Being in all the Cosmos', a title which River can probably easily claim herself, considering the reason she's in Stormcage. Plus, despite the Doctor and Rory bearing the outwards symbols of Heroism, they are a doctor and a nurse - the roles they have chosen are ones of healing. Amy and River are far more dangerous one-on-one, and the ones who take charge. Just look at the finale - it's River and Amy who call the shots. Rory is an Army Captain, Amy's loyal right-hand-man, and the Doctor is a prisoner throughout nearly his whole time in the bubble universe. The initiative and agency lies completely with the women. (Which again is a nice flipside to AGMGTW when the men were the active ones...)
/End random thoughts.