Dinosaurs on a Spaceship review/thoughts
WARNING: I LOVED THIS EP!!!
(although, funnily enough ...my husband said, "Not a good sign when Doctor Who starts taking creative tips from Snakes on a Plane" XD)
I actually really enjoyed this ep, ngl XD It was a fun romp.
And I **loved** the girl-power motif. So obviously not a Moffat episode.
[Spoiler (click to open)]
1. What's up with Nefertiti? If I were an Eleven/River shipper I'd be miffed. And if I were Amy Pond, I'd be WAY suspicious - when Nefertiti is prompting her to see if the Doctor is attached, Amy doesn't even mention "yeah he sorta married my daughter in an alternate timeline." Which I think just goes to show that Moffat - kind of like he intimated in The Big Book - doesn't consider them really properly married. ((OK, getting off soapbox now. I just like it when new canon backs my personal views up, ngl)).
2. I think it's cool that finally - FINALLY FINALLY - we are seeing the family of a companion in the Moffat era. And I love that Rory's dad kind of dresses like him. And thinks that piloting a spaceship is "better than golf" XD
3. I really don't know how to characterize the Eleven and Amy relationship at this point. I'd never gotten the impression they were particularly close, and now he just seems to dart in and out of her life pretty casually, like an annoying relative that asks to spend the night on your sofa.
4. BAD WOLF BAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is it really sad and lame and fangirly pathetic that I recognized it at first sight? XD
5. "And you Amy, are you also queen?"
((self-conscious pause))
"Yes. Yes I am."
.... I'm not sure I've ever liked Amy as much as I did when she said that XD
6. I love the bitchy robots XD WHO PEE OIL WHEN THEY'RE SCARED!!!!!! OMG LOLOLOL. Chris Chibnall, apology accepted for Hungry Earth/In Cold Blood XD
7. It's a really minor point, but I'm not sure how I feel about the re-use of the name "Solomon". Yeah it's biblical and all, but there are a TON of biblical names out there, and as fun as this episode is turning out to be, nothing is more beautiful than angsty!s3!Ten
8. Omg ... poor Silurians ... repeatedly massacred by Chris Chibnall in so many, many different ways =(
9. I still maintain that the music is weird as all hell this season.
10. I really liked how Indira was clearly not happy about having to make the decision to launch the missiles. The reaction shot was quite nice.
11. I loved -- LOVED -- the Eleven/Rory kiss. I don't care about the characterization here and the fact the Eleven woulda TOTALLY thought of defense systems on his own- it was priceless and I think kinda underscores the fact that the Doctor doesn't always think about kissing/sexuality/etc in the same context as humans -- which I really like to see on the show
12. I really liked Nefertiti. She was everything that someone like Reinette (in canon, at least), wasn't - determined to be in charge of her own destiny -- not just a victim to it -- and brave - she saved everyone, didn't just scream for help. Even when confronted with potential torture, she just stared him down - too proud and too good to ask for help, and determined to save others. I kinda fell in love with her a lil bit, ngl. And then she hooks up with what's-his-face at the end ... just because she can!!
13. Speaking of which ... do I even need to talk about the girl-power thing in here? Amy being a HBIC, unwilling to tolerate sexist crap, and Nefertiti ... and even Indira, who we didn't see a lot of, but who showed a lot of texture.
14. And Eleven just lets Solomon die. Dark, seriously. Very human of him ... I wish we saw more exploration of this, and I think it would be amazing characterization ... but given the current head writer, I don't think that likely at all. Still ... wow. Not sure he woulda done that if Solomon hadn't killed the tricerotops.
15. Omg. Rory's dad's greatest wish with all of time and space at his disposal was to ask to see Earth from above. Just the quiet, peaceful beauty of home. And how it inspires him to appreciate the beauty of home, and travel ... that's ... just ... just ...
OK SO I LOVED THIS EP, OK????
(although, funnily enough ...my husband said, "Not a good sign when Doctor Who starts taking creative tips from Snakes on a Plane" XD)
I actually really enjoyed this ep, ngl XD It was a fun romp.
And I **loved** the girl-power motif. So obviously not a Moffat episode.
[Spoiler (click to open)]
1. What's up with Nefertiti? If I were an Eleven/River shipper I'd be miffed. And if I were Amy Pond, I'd be WAY suspicious - when Nefertiti is prompting her to see if the Doctor is attached, Amy doesn't even mention "yeah he sorta married my daughter in an alternate timeline." Which I think just goes to show that Moffat - kind of like he intimated in The Big Book - doesn't consider them really properly married. ((OK, getting off soapbox now. I just like it when new canon backs my personal views up, ngl)).
2. I think it's cool that finally - FINALLY FINALLY - we are seeing the family of a companion in the Moffat era. And I love that Rory's dad kind of dresses like him. And thinks that piloting a spaceship is "better than golf" XD
3. I really don't know how to characterize the Eleven and Amy relationship at this point. I'd never gotten the impression they were particularly close, and now he just seems to dart in and out of her life pretty casually, like an annoying relative that asks to spend the night on your sofa.
4. BAD WOLF BAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is it really sad and lame and fangirly pathetic that I recognized it at first sight? XD
5. "And you Amy, are you also queen?"
((self-conscious pause))
"Yes. Yes I am."
.... I'm not sure I've ever liked Amy as much as I did when she said that XD
6. I love the bitchy robots XD WHO PEE OIL WHEN THEY'RE SCARED!!!!!! OMG LOLOLOL. Chris Chibnall, apology accepted for Hungry Earth/In Cold Blood XD
7. It's a really minor point, but I'm not sure how I feel about the re-use of the name "Solomon". Yeah it's biblical and all, but there are a TON of biblical names out there, and as fun as this episode is turning out to be, nothing is more beautiful than angsty!s3!Ten
8. Omg ... poor Silurians ... repeatedly massacred by Chris Chibnall in so many, many different ways =(
9. I still maintain that the music is weird as all hell this season.
10. I really liked how Indira was clearly not happy about having to make the decision to launch the missiles. The reaction shot was quite nice.
11. I loved -- LOVED -- the Eleven/Rory kiss. I don't care about the characterization here and the fact the Eleven woulda TOTALLY thought of defense systems on his own- it was priceless and I think kinda underscores the fact that the Doctor doesn't always think about kissing/sexuality/etc in the same context as humans -- which I really like to see on the show
12. I really liked Nefertiti. She was everything that someone like Reinette (in canon, at least), wasn't - determined to be in charge of her own destiny -- not just a victim to it -- and brave - she saved everyone, didn't just scream for help. Even when confronted with potential torture, she just stared him down - too proud and too good to ask for help, and determined to save others. I kinda fell in love with her a lil bit, ngl. And then she hooks up with what's-his-face at the end ... just because she can!!
13. Speaking of which ... do I even need to talk about the girl-power thing in here? Amy being a HBIC, unwilling to tolerate sexist crap, and Nefertiti ... and even Indira, who we didn't see a lot of, but who showed a lot of texture.
14. And Eleven just lets Solomon die. Dark, seriously. Very human of him ... I wish we saw more exploration of this, and I think it would be amazing characterization ... but given the current head writer, I don't think that likely at all. Still ... wow. Not sure he woulda done that if Solomon hadn't killed the tricerotops.
15. Omg. Rory's dad's greatest wish with all of time and space at his disposal was to ask to see Earth from above. Just the quiet, peaceful beauty of home. And how it inspires him to appreciate the beauty of home, and travel ... that's ... just ... just ...
OK SO I LOVED THIS EP, OK????