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SJA: The Death of the Doctor - Parts 1 and 2 - Reaction Post

Oct 26, 2010 20:09

Who_Daily/Sonic Lipstick Link: < a href="http://persiflage-1.livejournal.com/405707.html">SJA: Death of the Doctor Reaction Post by < lj user=persiflage_1> SPOILERS!

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Comments 79

honeynoir October 26 2010, 22:51:14 UTC

Evil!UNIT was entirely pointless and unnecessary. The character had such promise, too.

persiflage_1 October 27 2010, 05:22:35 UTC

Evil!UNIT hasn't been necessary since 'Inferno'.

honeynoir October 27 2010, 11:20:54 UTC

Hah, so true!

persiflage_1 October 27 2010, 12:48:24 UTC

And of course Inferno did it (and parallel worlds!) far better than Rusty could ever manage!

garpu October 27 2010, 00:31:32 UTC

Eh, I liked it. I didn't hate it like End of Time. There were some signature RTD plot holes, but it was an enjoyable 50 minutes or so. I got a definite Iris Wildthyme vibe off of Katy Manning, though.

RTD did rip off another Big Finish audio, though.

persiflage_1 October 27 2010, 05:24:39 UTC

When *doesn't* RTD rip off Big Finish (while at the same time throwing their canon out of the window)?

zurcherart October 27 2010, 09:36:33 UTC

Which audio?

garpu October 27 2010, 13:26:34 UTC

"A Death in the Family" sorta.

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syien_island October 27 2010, 01:48:05 UTC

I was really waiting for it to get more exciting, like when the theme, "I Am the Doctor" strikes up! Nothin' doin'! I did enjoy the conversation between the Doctor and Jo, but EvilUnitWoman made me roll my eyes. Why is the Brigadier lost in Peru AGAIN, Rust?

persiflage_1 October 27 2010, 05:26:22 UTC

Presumably the Brig was again stuck in Peru because Rusty has the imagination of a goldfish.

angelfireeast October 28 2010, 17:41:11 UTC

HA!

ctrokj October 27 2010, 02:37:27 UTC

I don't think we've gotten more then the first season over here in the USA but I'm not really all into it from what I saw of it.

persiflage_1 October 27 2010, 05:28:17 UTC

SJA has had some really thought-provoking stories - and (this ep aside) is consistently mature in its handling of themes that the parent show frequently trips over, despite the fact that SJA's written for a younger audience. I think S2 and S3 have been the best - but I admit to a certain amount of bias because I like Rani considerably more than Maria (whom she replaced as the actress playing Maria bowed out to concentrate on exams).

ctrokj October 27 2010, 22:27:06 UTC

ahhhh, well maybe I'll see if I can the next season or so to try it again.

persiflage_1 October 28 2010, 05:08:44 UTC

Yeah.

neadods October 27 2010, 14:56:10 UTC

Also, you clearly think the phrase "consistent characterisation" is nothing more than a nicely alliterative phrase!

He's said in interviews that he thinks consistent plotting is boring. So it's not like you can trust anything ever given as an absolute in his stories; it'll change when he wants to manipulate the next big emotional scene.

persiflage_1 October 27 2010, 15:05:40 UTC

But of course... All Rusty ever wants is overblown emotional melodrama.