Doctor Who - Nefretti vs. Walder Frey...
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shadowkatJust finished watching the latest Doctor Who - which appeared to be Doctor Who and Nefretti vs...Walder Frey. The actor was even in the same costume, make-up and hairstyle.
What did they do? Have him leap from Game of Thrones to Doctor Who and not bother to change? Certainly be cheaper, but they should pay GoT something or just credit them.
Nefretti and Amy Pond state they've never heard of Liddell, can't say I have either.
Next week it may be Doctor Who vs. Ben Browder. He's supposed to be in that episode I think.
Other than that...only bits I liked were the relationship clues.
CGI doesn't really impress me. The robots reminded me of something...I've seen them before, anyone remember the reference.
Also who is the actor that played Rory's dad and where have I seen him before?
* Rory's Dad gets a kick out of traveling with The Doctor and asks not to be dropped off. While Amy and Rory want to go home immediately and be left alone for 10 months. His Dad proceeds to send post-cards. Interesting the Doctor seems to be spending more and more time with Amy and Rory's family members - Rory's Dad, and their daughter, River.
*The Doctor tells Amy that he'll always keep coming for her - unlike the others, she's a married couple, it's her and Rory. He has no fear of romantic entanglements or taking her away from her life and family. Ruining her.
Except...she says something that gives him pause. Several things really.
1) I can't stick with a job, I'm always looking over my shoulder waiting for you to appear.
2) I'm afraid some day you'll stop coming. To which he responds that he never will, he'll come for her until the end of him...to which she states, somewhat cryptically:
3) Or the end of me.
And that, #3, gives the Doctor pause. Could he be the end of her? What if he killed her or being with him killed her - interfering with her timeline?
"Interfering with Timelines"
I've been playing with this in my head of late. It occurred to me that a big difference between the long-running Star Trek franchise and the long-running Doctor Who one (besides all the others of course) is in Star Trek there's the Prime Directive, you do not interfere with another culture or change it. (Of course they often break it.) In Doctor Who - he can interfere all he wants with another culture, the only thing he's not supposed to change is timelines (although he does all the time). Doctor Who plays God more, while the Federation shies away from it. There's an arrogance to Who that while present in Star Trek is less pronounced.
What do you think? Am I off? Probably.
What did they do? Have him leap from Game of Thrones to Doctor Who and not bother to change? Certainly be cheaper, but they should pay GoT something or just credit them.
Nefretti and Amy Pond state they've never heard of Liddell, can't say I have either.
Next week it may be Doctor Who vs. Ben Browder. He's supposed to be in that episode I think.
Other than that...only bits I liked were the relationship clues.
CGI doesn't really impress me. The robots reminded me of something...I've seen them before, anyone remember the reference.
Also who is the actor that played Rory's dad and where have I seen him before?
* Rory's Dad gets a kick out of traveling with The Doctor and asks not to be dropped off. While Amy and Rory want to go home immediately and be left alone for 10 months. His Dad proceeds to send post-cards. Interesting the Doctor seems to be spending more and more time with Amy and Rory's family members - Rory's Dad, and their daughter, River.
*The Doctor tells Amy that he'll always keep coming for her - unlike the others, she's a married couple, it's her and Rory. He has no fear of romantic entanglements or taking her away from her life and family. Ruining her.
Except...she says something that gives him pause. Several things really.
1) I can't stick with a job, I'm always looking over my shoulder waiting for you to appear.
2) I'm afraid some day you'll stop coming. To which he responds that he never will, he'll come for her until the end of him...to which she states, somewhat cryptically:
3) Or the end of me.
And that, #3, gives the Doctor pause. Could he be the end of her? What if he killed her or being with him killed her - interfering with her timeline?
"Interfering with Timelines"
I've been playing with this in my head of late. It occurred to me that a big difference between the long-running Star Trek franchise and the long-running Doctor Who one (besides all the others of course) is in Star Trek there's the Prime Directive, you do not interfere with another culture or change it. (Of course they often break it.) In Doctor Who - he can interfere all he wants with another culture, the only thing he's not supposed to change is timelines (although he does all the time). Doctor Who plays God more, while the Federation shies away from it. There's an arrogance to Who that while present in Star Trek is less pronounced.
What do you think? Am I off? Probably.
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Date: 2012-09-10 02:48 am (UTC)I'm getting really tired of the "the Doctor ruins his companions" thing that New Who has going on. :P
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Date: 2012-09-10 10:30 pm (UTC)Although I'm sure I've seen him in other things too.
Explains why I kept wanting to call him Arthur or did they call him Arthur in this too?
Yes, the whole ruining of the companions thing is getting old. This wasn't true of the old Who??? I thought it was just a Doctor Who thing.
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Date: 2012-09-10 04:37 pm (UTC)I got the feeling of something dark in Amy's future indeed.
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Date: 2012-09-10 10:28 pm (UTC)They are hinting towards Amy dying...but I can't help but think it is a mislead. Because Rory is supposed to leave with her. I'll miss them, they were my favorite of the companions. I'm admittedly against the trend - my favorite companions go in reverse order: Amy/Rory, Donna, Martha, Rose. (River isn't exactly a companion.)