A bunch of assorted stuff

[newnumber6]

Okay, there's these commercials for this movie called 'Nancy Drew', about some teen girl outcast who solves mysteries. Come on, can't anyone come up with any ideas other than ripping off Veronica Mars? ;) (Oh, hush, I know Drew came first, I'm just kidding, but the commercial does give me a bit of the same vibe, even though they're outcast for

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[occamsnailfile]

I think the smell-alterting thing was something he thought of later, like while he was in the watch. Observing how Latimer was able to lure them around or something.

The climax was a little strange, especially given the genuine fear and upset he showed at their appearance and going off to hide was an awful lot of trouble. I think the danger he put the school into by his being there was a lesson he was learning as well, but the episode certainly made it seem as though he absolutely needed to hide until such time as he was flushed out. Maybe the Family was weak towards the end of their little life cycle or something. I agree that they mushed it together a bit much.

[newnumber6]

My problem is less about him using smell to decieve them as it is that it's described as 'olfactory ventriloquism', an elementary trick in many parts in the galaxy. That is, it's yet another magic trick he can do at will. One of my big beefs about this season in particular is the Magic Doctor, who can do all sorts of tricks at the whim of the plot. Radiation? Redirect it through his shoe. Survive freezing temperatures required to (temporarily) drive the alien out? No problem. Now 'Olfactory ventriloquism'. And that's not even counting the sonic screwdriver which itself is a magic item of endless versatility

[angelophile]

I always thought the ending was fairly ambiguous as to whether it was real and something the Doctor -actually- did, or if he somehow trapped the family forever in their own nightmares. I'm not convinced he actually did all the things described, but rather Son-of-Mine believes them to be true.

[newnumber6]

Hmmm.. I'm not sure I can remember any actual evidence that this could be the case, but as a mental fanwank to get around my problems, it works well enough, especially since the Family were, I think, essentially energy-like organisms that just bound themselves to a human body... it's conceivable I suppose that he did something to trap the energy into something that trapped them into their own nightmares without killing them. So yeah, maybe I'll just go with that.