I loved it too! (three fantastic episodes in a row!) I loved the simplicity of it, a straightforward idea presented in a straight-ahead way (except for all the timey-wimey bits...)
Wonderful. Who's written the next one? Am I a bad fan (I'm not that much of a Captain Jack fan) if I say it just seems like a bump in the road between the excellence of the last 3 eps and getting to what I hope will be the Big Pay-off..? With Derek Jacobi, and I still see it as a bump in the road!
I now have this image of hundreds (thousands?) (millions?) of fiery gleeballs whooshing across the night sky like some grand meteor shower of fangirliness. Whee!
To be honest, I didn't know what to expect with this episode being the Doctor-and-companion-light "Love and Monsters" of the third series (which, despite the presence of the always awesome Marc Warren was weak on several levels). But Steven Moffat hit it out of the park. Which I really should have expected given his track record and the fact that he's written some of my favorite episodes. This doesn't rank up there with them, but it was a pretty solid episode from beginning to end.
I did not love "Love and Monsters". Marc dancing to ELO notwithstanding, it didn't live up to its potential. And even though Russell is clearly a fan - the fan-mocking hit home for me. I just didn't think it was entertaining, witty or meta enough as a vehicle to warrant the 'we're sad pathetic little fanlings' message. But then, it did have Marc dancing around to ELO, so...
Steven Moffat is a great writer. Truly great. And seems to be trying to terrify legions of kids for years to come - making them scared of other kids - of gas masks - and now statues. YAY!
I now have this image of hundreds (thousands?) (millions?) of fiery gleeballs whooshing across the night sky like some grand meteor shower of fangirliness. Whee!
That is beautiful. Potentially hazardous to one's health, but beautiful.
I did not love "Love and Monsters". Marc dancing to ELO notwithstanding, it didn't live up to its potential. And even though Russell is clearly a fan - the fan-mocking hit home for me.
Interesting. I was "in" Who fandom through high school (more in the sense that I bought DWM every month and have a hundred plus tie-in novels, books etc than in an active sense since the only way to be active I could see were a) fanzines (teenager, no money) or b) to write to DWM. I discovered the internet pretty late on) and I found it hilarious. There is a certain self-mocking trend with Who in mid-nineties to 2001. So it probably chimed with me.
No, really - I mean - I love parts of it. I just thought some of it fell really flat. And that makes me sad. Because it has Marc Warren and Shirley Henderson - they're so awesome. I don't understand how it didn't ping for me.
That was a really freaky episode, wasn't it? I watched it with a friend, which was lucky because I would've turned it off after the first three minutes. On the other hand, we turned out the lights and that was a really bad decision.
Needless to say, I LOVED it. The Empty Child has always been one of my favourites, too.
I was watching it in full light, so not that scary - although I did scream when the statue first bared its fangs at Nightingale! So brilliant. And in the cellar? Awesome.
The whole fear aspect that Steven Moffat adds to his episodes is always brilliant.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I shrieked several times. We were actually moving closer and closer to each other, statue-like, as the episode progressed. Because, freaky.
If my couch weren't right up against the wall, I'd totally be watching the episode from behind it.
It worked because a lot of it was entirely psychological. But also, those statues were very creepy looking. And the repetition of "don't blink" was so well done.
And am now suitably scared by statues. I am never going into town again. Especially since down by the station there's a guy who dresses up as a statue and moves when you're not looking. I've never liked that. And now I know why.
Don't blink!
I'm so excited for next week. *does fan dance of anticipation*
I was expecting Blink to be the weak one before Capn Jack turns up and it all kicks off. So what a cool surprise! And even my 5-yr-old (who technically is a bit too young to appreciate Dr Who, but likes the monsters) was scared sh-witless. This series, for me, has been a winner throughout.
Loved the 'timey-wimey' thing (so intellectual!), the Easter eggs, the end scene which played around beautifully witht the timeline. Oh and the statues weren't bad either!
This episode would have terrified a young me. I changed my favourite colour because of a Doctor Who monster. It was blue, up until one episode, and then it was red - and has been ever since :D
This series has been consistently excellent. I feel like it's finally come into its own.
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Wonderful. Who's written the next one? Am I a bad fan (I'm not that much of a Captain Jack fan) if I say it just seems like a bump in the road between the excellence of the last 3 eps and getting to what I hope will be the Big Pay-off..? With Derek Jacobi, and I still see it as a bump in the road!
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Do I get a smack for saying I generally like Russell's episodes less than others?
Derek Jacobi is so wonderful. I love that they've had some great guest actors since DW has returned.
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Well put. And me too.
I now have this image of hundreds (thousands?) (millions?) of fiery gleeballs whooshing across the night sky like some grand meteor shower of fangirliness. Whee!
To be honest, I didn't know what to expect with this episode being the Doctor-and-companion-light "Love and Monsters" of the third series (which, despite the presence of the always awesome Marc Warren was weak on several levels). But Steven Moffat hit it out of the park. Which I really should have expected given his track record and the fact that he's written some of my favorite episodes. This doesn't rank up there with them, but it was a pretty solid episode from beginning to end.
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Steven Moffat is a great writer. Truly great. And seems to be trying to terrify legions of kids for years to come - making them scared of other kids - of gas masks - and now statues. YAY!
I now have this image of hundreds (thousands?) (millions?) of fiery gleeballs whooshing across the night sky like some grand meteor shower of fangirliness. Whee!
That is beautiful. Potentially hazardous to one's health, but beautiful.
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Interesting. I was "in" Who fandom through high school (more in the sense that I bought DWM every month and have a hundred plus tie-in novels, books etc than in an active sense since the only way to be active I could see were a) fanzines (teenager, no money) or b) to write to DWM. I discovered the internet pretty late on) and I found it hilarious. There is a certain self-mocking trend with Who in mid-nineties to 2001. So it probably chimed with me.
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No, really - I mean - I love parts of it. I just thought some of it fell really flat. And that makes me sad. Because it has Marc Warren and Shirley Henderson - they're so awesome. I don't understand how it didn't ping for me.
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That was a really freaky episode, wasn't it? I watched it with a friend, which was lucky because I would've turned it off after the first three minutes. On the other hand, we turned out the lights and that was a really bad decision.
Needless to say, I LOVED it. The Empty Child has always been one of my favourites, too.
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The whole fear aspect that Steven Moffat adds to his episodes is always brilliant.
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If my couch weren't right up against the wall, I'd totally be watching the episode from behind it.
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And am now suitably scared by statues. I am never going into town again. Especially since down by the station there's a guy who dresses up as a statue and moves when you're not looking. I've never liked that. And now I know why.
Don't blink!
I'm so excited for next week. *does fan dance of anticipation*
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*watches the fan dance in awe*
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"It's happy - for deep people".
Yeah!!!!!!!!!! That's now my motto.
I was expecting Blink to be the weak one before Capn Jack turns up and it all kicks off. So what a cool surprise! And even my 5-yr-old (who technically is a bit too young to appreciate Dr Who, but likes the monsters) was scared sh-witless. This series, for me, has been a winner throughout.
Loved the 'timey-wimey' thing (so intellectual!), the Easter eggs, the end scene which played around beautifully witht the timeline. Oh and the statues weren't bad either!
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This series has been consistently excellent. I feel like it's finally come into its own.
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