as you know, doctor, we time lords...

[futuresoon]

Since everyone and their mother is talking about how Steven Moffat is taking over as executive producer for Doctor Who in the fifth season, I might as well share my limited, meandering, inconclusive thoughts on the issue: hey, I really, really liked The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances and Blink (my thoughts on The Girl in the Fireplace have changed

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[selenak]

Quite a far cry from the days of Three and Delgado, I must say.

Yes indeed, and since The Deadly Assassin is the first time they see each other since they were Three and Delgado, it was quite bemusing to viewers back in the day. I recommend Sea Devils to recover.

First off, Rowan Atkinson was rocking the look. In an alternate universe, perhaps he was not merely the Comic Relief parody performer, is all I am saying.

Absolutely. He was playing it straight, which is the secret of success to good farce, and made one conclude he could have pulled it off.

The other guy was Richard E. Grant as Ten. (He's also voicing the Doctor in Scream of the Shalka, and you might have seen him in The Scarlet Pimpernel in the lead.)

And yeah, the ending. *insert evil laughter* With that, and the "beard" joke Moffat used in Time Crash, I think it's undeniable he is shipping them.

[futuresoon]

At the moment I'm recovering via The Stones of Blood, which lacks Masterage but will suffice until The Sea Devils finishes downloading. How're the other Master episodes before that--The Daemons, etc? *wants to know if they can be put off for a while, same as some of the Four episodes, so she can get a move on towards Five*

I'd forgotten that Moffat wrote Time Crash! Oh, man. *cackles along with you* You know, I think we may be the luckiest slash fandom there is. *g*

[selenak]

Feel free to skip The Daemons. This is something of a heretical opinion, as it is some people's favorite, but imo it's overlong and neither the Doctor or the Master are at their best (which makes them still miles better than Four and Crispy!Master in The Deadly Assassin, but still). The highlights are some great Brig and Doctor scenes and the very end, which involves a lovely Doctor and Master exchange after he got captured by UNIT as well as some dancing, but I can track the down on Youtube for you, so you don't have to go through the mediocre rest. Otherwise, as I said, skipworthy.

[futuresoon]

Ahhhhhh. Well, I've got Youtube access to most of Three, so I can just watch the end bit one of these days. (Watching ten minutes takes considerably less time than watching one hundred-ish! Who knew?)

[rionaleonhart]

The mysterious Other Doctor in the Curse of Fatal Death was Richard E. Grant; you may know him as Withnail in Withnail and I.

May I ask who 'That One Character' who's being considered as a companion is? I generally skirt around spoilers, but I'm curious.

[futuresoon]

I find it amusing that while selenak says he's from The Scarlet Pimpernel, you say he's from Withnail and I--a commentary on both your personalities, I'm sure. *g* "That One Character" is Jenny; I'm still not overly fond of talking about her unless it's behind a cut, especially since I know that at least one person who reads my journal isn't very up-to-date with the episodes. (For the exact same reason, I still don't talk about the Heroes S2 finale, even though it aired, er, last November. *coughs*)

[harena]

Yes, i'm pretty much full o' squee with the whole Stephen Moffat deal meself since his episodes are pretty much my favorites of Current Who... i've only heard a few dissenters to this decision so it does rather seem a good one.

Heh, mayhap i overplayed the level of Amusing in The Pirate Planet, but it still remains one of my favoritest Tom Baker episodes. One of my personal favorite bits was the Jelly Baby lure scene... it was too over the board Silly, is what that was! ;D (but still i maintin the opinion that the Doctor was clearly oozing Douglas Adams out of his pores in this'un.)

The Deadly Assassin was my First Master episode. i was completely disappointed with how the Inside the Matrix was handled.. i woulda made it more psychedelic but maybe that's just where my headspace was at the time, man. i loved Barusa so much, though. Adorable little toad, he was. Heh.

And of course, Mel had me watch Curse of the Fatal Death which i loved muchly but am too tired to recall much of. Clearly, i shall have to watch it again ;D

[futuresoon]

The Deadly Assassin was my First Master episode

Oh, you poor, poor thing. I hope you fixed that post-haste? A good dose of Delgado can cure many ills, you know.

i loved Barusa so much, though. Adorable little toad, he was. Heh.

Interestingly enough, he's portrayed as quite a nice fellow (if a little wry) and very much on the Doctor's side in The Time Invasion, which is a far, far superior episode for the Time Lords. (That is, admittedly, not saying much.)

And of course, Mel had me watch Curse of the Fatal Death which i loved muchly but am too tired to recall much of. Clearly, i shall have to watch it again ;D

Oh, you must see it again, if only for the ending--if those are the hands who are to be in charge of the show, I shall certainly not be complaining. :D

[harena]

Oh, you poor, poor thing. I hope you fixed that post-haste? A good dose of Delgado can cure many ills, you know.

I knoooow! That episode was a really bad way to get to know the Master, it was.. but if memory serves, i went right onto Delgado from there and i do remember being quite impressed with his portrayal in contrast! (that and how much Ainley resembled him when i first saw him in Logopolis (yar, din't see Keeper of Traken for some time afterwards & was quite puzzled at the time with where Nyssa came from and her reactions to the Master))!

Yarrr, i have to figure out if i still have a copy of CotFD or if i have to Acquire it again. This is clearly something that belongs in every Whovian's collection!