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redknightalex

6x01 and 6x02 - A Reaction (Very Long)

May 01, 2011 12:02

Now that the opening two-parter of Series 6 has ended, I believe I'm now ready to compose some, mostly useful, but most likely brain-fried, thoughts and comments on the two episodes.

Behind the cut.

( spoilers )

fandom: doctor who, reaction post, series 6

Comments 21

sapphire_child May 2 2011, 11:47:48 UTC

So I agree with pretty much everything you've said here :P Loving Rory and River this season but hating how much everything is revolving around Amy and the way Moff is writing the Doctor. Also the way he is writing River/Doctor because, as you said, it's disappointed to think that he's going to go the easy option and just have her be his lover/wife whatever which IS NOT INTERESTING AT ALL. Honestly Moff.

I'm aching for some Rusty episodes right about now. With some consistent character development. Or character development at all tbh. And less mind-fucking.

sensiblecat May 2 2011, 12:19:01 UTC

Agree with much of this. I was just beginning to feel I knew Eleven and now he's all over the place - I think even people who loved him from the get-go have a few issues with him now. It leads me to wonder if there's still a Silent hidden in the TARDIS influencing his behaviour. The "Or we could just go adventuring..." was a peculiar 180 degree turn and that would explain it ( ... )

redknightalex May 2 2011, 12:55:34 UTC

Eleven has been feeling rather off and I like your idea of a Silent being hidden underneath the TARDIS. Or perhaps the Dream Lord again? It felt like he was going to be making a reappearance from what he said last series. Or maybe this is the Eleven we were meant to see all along. *shrug*

I knew I wouldn't be popular on my views regarding Amy and Rory but I'm glad that what I pointed out raised some issues. I always felt the two of them were on separate planes, or different wavelengths, and that Rory took way too much of a beating that any self-respecting person should be able to tolerate. His devotion to Amy is obvious, I just hurt for him because it may just destroy him ( ... )

redknightalex May 2 2011, 12:30:42 UTC

Thanks! Someone to talk sense with. :)

I honestly get the feel that Moffat was really annoyed at Davies when the latter was in charge and now he's trying to rewrite every rule he can think of. I can set aside my Doctor/Rose happiness for another love in the Doctor's life (I mean, we all move on...theoretically, except for my head canon :D) but River as his wife/lover is just so easy I get irritated when that appears to be all there is. And, who knows, maybe River is someone entirely different and all of the Doctor/River shippers will be screaming so loud the whole world will hear. Perhaps I'm underestimating Moffat...maybe....

That second paragraph...OMG, yes! I think I need my favorite form of Rusty therapy: TIP/TSP rewatch. Love the episodes.... *happy sigh*

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caz963 May 2 2011, 14:11:42 UTC

Dropped by from who_daily to read and saythat I agree with pretty much all of this post. It's seemed to me that Moffat has deliberately shifted the focus from the Doctor to make him more mysterious and un-knowable; I usually say that while he might still be the centre of the show, he's no longer the heart(s) of it, if you see what I mean.

This whole "Does Amy luurve the Doctor more than Rory?" thing is pissing me off, big time. I said in my review that while love triangles are the staple of some forms of drama, DW isn't really the place for it. My kids are 11 and 8 and they love it - but that stuff is confusing the hell out of them, and it's pretty hard to explain!

Rory is far too good for Amy - she takes him for granted and generally walks all over him. I admit that I'm someone who generally expresses affection through snark, but with Amy it comes across as nasty rather than in any way affectionate. And no amount of Amy/Rory snogging or Amy reassuring him makes up for what we're seeing of the way she treats him ( ... )

redknightalex May 2 2011, 14:48:13 UTC

Nice of you to stop by! I leave my door open for visitors and tray to keep a try of cookies available too. Plus, the number of people who are, to say the least, dissatisfied with how the two-part opener started off the series are few and far between I've found. Or at least vocal about it ( ... )