Still here, still alive, still reading

[scarlettina]

I had all these ambitions, after WorldCon, to write a complete trip report, to write about the possible crime I was a witness to (about which I may still write) and to write here more frequently in general. Instead, what's happened is that I haven't finished my trip report and I haven't written anything since then, even though I continue to read LJ

Comments

[randy_byers]

Agreed about The Goblin Emperor. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it felt like a novel of intrigue without much of the fantastic about it. The elves and goblins seemed human to me, despite their doglike ears.

[scarlettina]

Yep. Also, if she wanted to address racial tension, then she should have just done it. It seemed to simmer, but it was never fully developed. If it was supposed to be the reason for the assassination attempts, that was never developed either. Honestly, I felt like there was a lot of potential left on the table. Perhaps it will blossom in a sequel? But by then I think it's a little late.

[redaxe]

Also agreed about The Goblin Emperor. It was fun and well written, but fairly predictable. Far preferred The Three-Body Problem.

The problem with Doctor Who is, and has been for some years now, its showrunner. He can be a brilliant writer, but doesn't have a coherent view of the the show, and is desperately in need of a strong editor to take him in hand.

Besides, his jokes are predictable. I mean, I said "axe fight" a full minute before the Doctor did, and he never did say he'd shredded his opponent.

On the other hand, it's very cool that Capaldi got to play guitar onscreen.

And I still don't forgive him for killing Osgood, heedless of the fact that she'll appear again this series.

[scarlettina]

You said, "The problem with Doctor Who is, and has been for some years now, its showrunner." Completely agree on all counts. Story by story, Moffat's terrific, but his continuity is a weakness as is his inability to develop an arc for a season, especially given the strong arcs that New Who started out with. It makes me impatient.

And yeah, I too loved seeing Capaldi playing on screen. That was fun.

[scarlettina]

It's a trilogy? OK then. :-) Now I'm really curious about which direction you're going to go! I honestly thought, what with the, um, implication of a whole other place to live (trying not to spoil anyone who might be reading) that things were winding up, but clearly I'm wrong! I look forward, in that case, to book 3.