An early thank you

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:34:13 GMT

I am hopelessly computer illiterate - so I don't know how those wonderful viewers over in Britain get the episodes up - but God bless!
Absolutely buzzing with excitement/anticipation/dread...

Anyone need a Beta?

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:34:16 GMT

Does anyone need any Beta-ing? Drop me a line on LJ or at ncjournal@gmail.com - I would love to help/participate! I am quiddity on Teaspoon.

Apologies!!

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:33:34 GMT

I am entirely new to LJ and managed to post my full review (it doesn't really contain any spoilers except two observations - it is really just a rant on Moffat) accidentally. I am sorry for taking up all that space and not "cutting!" please excuse. I WILL get the hang of this. Anywas, be careful below as I spend a few paragraphs venting!

A Moment on "Silence"

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:17:52 GMT

So...am anxiously awaiting next weeks conclusion to Moffat's two parter ("The Forest of the Dead") as it may serve as an indicator for whether I am going to continue to invest in this story. Ouch - that sounds harsh and overly confident - the real question is whether I can extricate myself from this addiction.

Anyways was very disappointed with this episode. I actually have enjoyed Moffat's past work: The Empty Child was profoundly creepy, Girl in the Fireplace was painful but honest, and Blink was Beautiful. The Doctor Dances was actually the first moment I went "Wow, I really love this show!" (had that epiphany during the Doctor/Jack Bannana/gun repartee)...so, needless to say I have a fondness for his work. This episode, with its smug allusions, breaks in character, and glib one liners unfortunately may show his limitations as a writer: ie: good (spectacular even) for a one off but don't take him home to the family.

Perhaps I am being too critical. I readily confess to some Rose-oriented possessiveness. This is not because I think that Rose and the Doctor can or should be together forever and ever...but rather because, given the ambiguous nature of their relationship, I am afraid of their undermining what they did have. But we'll save that ship for another day...

A lot of reviews have wisely and fairly reserved judgment until this story is completed next week. I was going to do the same but then thought, well, it is a pretty crap episode if it relies entirely on its sequel to pull its weight. And that is how I felt about the episode. Yes, with all their spoilery comments and references to past episodes (I'll admit, it was good fun picking them out!) there is material here for a great sucker punch, and I am ready to eat my words. BUT I enjoyed The Empty Child without The Doctor Dances, Utopia was creepy and anxiety-producing before seeing The Sound of Drums...I don't think that you can say the same here.

The problem as I see it is Moffat's own limitations as a scriptwriter. He's rubbish at character development and consistency. He is a talented comic writer - no doubt - you get the best one liners from him, but his world and his characters are static. This does not bode well for the future of Who. What I have loved about the new series is that it provided a forum for a "new morality" - a new way to see the world, stretching our imaginations. Who doesn't love the scene in "Rose" when the Doctor takes her hand and tells her he can feel it, 'the turn of the earth.' There is substance behind the razzle dazzle. Moffat reduces him to a comic book superhero - two dimensional and in bright primary colors. He may be the "King of Terror" but in divising his world so starkly between the goodies and the baddies, light and dark we loose the opportunity to experiment with the gray, shady area which the Whoverse has thrived in.

All that said - wanted to give Kudoses out for the amazing post-game analysis on the Co-op! Picking up on the Rose/Wolf pictures was brilliant! Wanted to add one more observation for review - couldn't help thinking that the floor design at the little girls house (and the Library's circle symbol) might be significant. I kept thinking back to the Planet of the Ood and the assertion that the "circle must be broken." As Dettiot observed in Partner's In Crime, Seaso Three dealt heavily in the idea of time loops or rather being trapped therein. Wondering if Rose needs to close the circle...

It is Done...

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:28:47 GMT

God, I have been lurking for so long...Have I been rude? Skulking about, reading Carlisle Coop's great stories and not having introduced myself? Hello! All I have to say is that season 4 episode one did it for me so this is me resigning myself (happily! gratefully!) to my Doctor Who fixation and signing in!

"What the Shakespeare?"

An early thank you

Anyone need a Beta?

Apologies!!

A Moment on "Silence"

It is Done...