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ladyofleithian) wrote2013-04-20 10:06 pm
ladyofleithian) wrote2013-04-20 10:06 pm
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Current status of the USS Hadhafang.
Guh, random emotional flare-ups are just awful. Reacting badly to some arguments in the family, for instance, and reading up on history for a novel I'm writing (just...general learning stuff). I really need to learn to distance myself from things.
On a brighter note, got to watching the episode "Dinosaurs On A Spaceship". Pretty damn good episode.
First of all, I loved the character interactions. The bits of Belligerent Sexual Tension between Riddell and Queen Nefertiti, for instance. Also, Amy's fangirling over Queen Nefertiti -- Amy in general was really fun in this episode (then again, she's a lot of fun in general. She's one of my favorite companions. :), but this scene really stood out. Not to mention the conversation between her and Nefertiti where Amy says that she's Rory's queen (or rather, wife) and says, basically, "Please don't tell Rory that I said that I was his queen. He'll never let me hear the end of it." That was very sweet. Honestly, I think after "Asylum of the Daleks", some degree of levity was definitely needed. And the episode did that very well. Stuff like the matter of Rory's dad, Brian, traveling on the TARDIS (BTW, *love* him. I think he might be one of my new favorite characters), as well as the interactions between him, Rory and the Doctor. Seriously, they were adorable. I know this was one of my favorite parts (thank you, planet-claire). It's in regards to Brian having a trowel on him:
Rory: Did you just have that on you?
Brian: Of course. What sort of a man doesn't carry a trowel? Put it on your Christmas list.
Rory: Dad, I'm thirty-one. I don't have a Christmas list anymore.
The Doctor in the distance: I do!
Oh, Doctor. Never change. XD I think the question is what he has on his Christmas list. "Dear Santa, please bring me a new fez and a few cool gadgets..." (Okay, it's more Christmas-letter than list, but you get my drift.)
Not to mention the matter of Riddell and Amy fighting velociraptors together. That was freaking awesome. And not to mention Amy using skills she learned from the Doctor in order to get information on the ship they're on. And Rory's facepalm when Brian says that he's only got his balls (golf balls, that is) when they first meet the triceratops. (BTW, cutest thing ever. I think I might have gone all I'm Taking Him Home With Me when I first saw it. Then again...well, triceratops are herbivores, but it doesn't mean we wouldn't have other things to fear, such as them destroying the house. Which...that would be bad indeed) Also loved the robots that captured Rory, Brian and the Doctor. They were very entertaining, e.g. when they're chasing the Doctor, Brian and Rory while they've taken the triceratops to try and escape (also, a fetch-playing mode of transport that licks your face. Who is motivated by fetch. Did I mention I adore this show? :D). And the general bickering between them was very fun to listen to. Honestly, the episode had a lot of great dialogue, but something about the robots really stands out. Also, Amy ordering Nefertiti and Riddell to stop flirting. Honestly, seeing Amy sort of take on the Doctor's role was very generally awesome, but that line -- that was just gold. XD
That said, when the episode got serious, it was very good at being serious. The Doctor trying to dissuade Indira from launching the missiles towards the ship they're on. Granted, they survive (honestly, only real casualty was Solomon, but all things considered...yeah, more on him later), but that was a genuinely frightening moment. In addition, I like how Indira is generally doing this if only for the greater good. It's one of those moments that I could easily see in the RTD era also -- people doing things we may see as terrible so that others may live. And Indira's actress did a wonderful job. I know things like squeezing her eyes shut as the missiles fire...that was a very well-done moment. It's so simple, and yet it says so much. She doesn't necessarily like what she has to do, but if it can save the Earth, so be it.
Not to mention the conversation between Eleven and Amy when they're tinkering a bit with saving the ship. Amy expressing her restlessness at how much longer the gaps between the Doctor's visits seem to be getting. I know that her line about worrying about something bad happening to the Doctor and her not knowing -- that really struck me. As well as the Doctor's line about Amy being there until the end of him and Amy's reply ("Or vice versa")...yeah, considering the ending of "The Angels Take Manhattan", that's pretty much Harsher In Hindsight right there. Because Amy may not have lost the Doctor, but the Doctor lost her and Rory. They weren't just his companions either -- if nothing else, they were his family. Perhaps one of the only families he's had since Gallifrey, really. And he lost them. Granted, they were happy in the end, but considering Brian, and him having to hear the news of them -- yeah.
*Sighs*
And sorry that this took a right turn into depressing. Here's Captain Kirk teaching choir to make up for it: http://cheezburger.com/7352497920.
I think another thing that really stood out for me was the matter of the villain, Solomon. While "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" wasn't quite as dark as "Asylum of the Daleks", it still had its seriously dark moments. For example, the matter of Solomon shooting the triceratops to get the Doctor to comply in terms of giving Nefertiti to him. Also a really affecting moment. I know the matter of the Doctor trying to comfort the triceratops as it was dying...yeah, this is getting depressing again. Here, have some Avenue Q: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQGQ5qBQTA.
And when Solomon gets Nefertiti. I know lines about liking his cargo with spirit so it's more fun to break them later (basically)...yeah, seriously, that gave me shivers. I know one thing that struck me was the look on Riddell's face when Nefertiti has to go with Solomon -- yes, Riddell's a sexist, but even he's appalled by Solomon's behavior and no doubt scared for Nefertiti, as is the Doctor. Yet I also liked Nefertiti going if only for the sake of her people -- it's really one of those "doing what one most for the sake of the many" themes that I love in DOCTOR WHO. In a lot of fiction, really, but DOCTOR WHO pulls it off incredibly well, because...well, as it says, anyone can be a hero. Even in the seemingly small things. I doubt I could ever be as brave. I also loved Nefertiti ultimately overpowering Solomon -- that was just awesome. And Solomon's ultimate fate -- wonderfully karmic. Left onboard a ship that was never his to begin with (basically, he sort of ejected the previous Silurian passengers) at the mercy of missiles that he had, when first hearing about them, underestimated. I have to say, the Doctor's "enjoy your bounty" line...that was just "hell yeah" on so many levels. True, it's frightening to see what the Doctor can become when sufficiently angry, but also, awesome.
I also loved the ending, what with Brian seeing the Earth from space while eating his sandwich and such, Nefertiti and Riddell becoming a team, and Brian's postcards to Amy and Rory. Honestly, the whole episode was awesome. Seriously. Awesome characters, awesome story, awesome...everything.
So overall? Loved it. Definitely recommended. :)
On a brighter note, got to watching the episode "Dinosaurs On A Spaceship". Pretty damn good episode.
First of all, I loved the character interactions. The bits of Belligerent Sexual Tension between Riddell and Queen Nefertiti, for instance. Also, Amy's fangirling over Queen Nefertiti -- Amy in general was really fun in this episode (then again, she's a lot of fun in general. She's one of my favorite companions. :), but this scene really stood out. Not to mention the conversation between her and Nefertiti where Amy says that she's Rory's queen (or rather, wife) and says, basically, "Please don't tell Rory that I said that I was his queen. He'll never let me hear the end of it." That was very sweet. Honestly, I think after "Asylum of the Daleks", some degree of levity was definitely needed. And the episode did that very well. Stuff like the matter of Rory's dad, Brian, traveling on the TARDIS (BTW, *love* him. I think he might be one of my new favorite characters), as well as the interactions between him, Rory and the Doctor. Seriously, they were adorable. I know this was one of my favorite parts (thank you, planet-claire). It's in regards to Brian having a trowel on him:
Rory: Did you just have that on you?
Brian: Of course. What sort of a man doesn't carry a trowel? Put it on your Christmas list.
Rory: Dad, I'm thirty-one. I don't have a Christmas list anymore.
The Doctor in the distance: I do!
Oh, Doctor. Never change. XD I think the question is what he has on his Christmas list. "Dear Santa, please bring me a new fez and a few cool gadgets..." (Okay, it's more Christmas-letter than list, but you get my drift.)
Not to mention the matter of Riddell and Amy fighting velociraptors together. That was freaking awesome. And not to mention Amy using skills she learned from the Doctor in order to get information on the ship they're on. And Rory's facepalm when Brian says that he's only got his balls (golf balls, that is) when they first meet the triceratops. (BTW, cutest thing ever. I think I might have gone all I'm Taking Him Home With Me when I first saw it. Then again...well, triceratops are herbivores, but it doesn't mean we wouldn't have other things to fear, such as them destroying the house. Which...that would be bad indeed) Also loved the robots that captured Rory, Brian and the Doctor. They were very entertaining, e.g. when they're chasing the Doctor, Brian and Rory while they've taken the triceratops to try and escape (also, a fetch-playing mode of transport that licks your face. Who is motivated by fetch. Did I mention I adore this show? :D). And the general bickering between them was very fun to listen to. Honestly, the episode had a lot of great dialogue, but something about the robots really stands out. Also, Amy ordering Nefertiti and Riddell to stop flirting. Honestly, seeing Amy sort of take on the Doctor's role was very generally awesome, but that line -- that was just gold. XD
That said, when the episode got serious, it was very good at being serious. The Doctor trying to dissuade Indira from launching the missiles towards the ship they're on. Granted, they survive (honestly, only real casualty was Solomon, but all things considered...yeah, more on him later), but that was a genuinely frightening moment. In addition, I like how Indira is generally doing this if only for the greater good. It's one of those moments that I could easily see in the RTD era also -- people doing things we may see as terrible so that others may live. And Indira's actress did a wonderful job. I know things like squeezing her eyes shut as the missiles fire...that was a very well-done moment. It's so simple, and yet it says so much. She doesn't necessarily like what she has to do, but if it can save the Earth, so be it.
Not to mention the conversation between Eleven and Amy when they're tinkering a bit with saving the ship. Amy expressing her restlessness at how much longer the gaps between the Doctor's visits seem to be getting. I know that her line about worrying about something bad happening to the Doctor and her not knowing -- that really struck me. As well as the Doctor's line about Amy being there until the end of him and Amy's reply ("Or vice versa")...yeah, considering the ending of "The Angels Take Manhattan", that's pretty much Harsher In Hindsight right there. Because Amy may not have lost the Doctor, but the Doctor lost her and Rory. They weren't just his companions either -- if nothing else, they were his family. Perhaps one of the only families he's had since Gallifrey, really. And he lost them. Granted, they were happy in the end, but considering Brian, and him having to hear the news of them -- yeah.
*Sighs*
And sorry that this took a right turn into depressing. Here's Captain Kirk teaching choir to make up for it: http://cheezburger.com/7352497920.
I think another thing that really stood out for me was the matter of the villain, Solomon. While "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" wasn't quite as dark as "Asylum of the Daleks", it still had its seriously dark moments. For example, the matter of Solomon shooting the triceratops to get the Doctor to comply in terms of giving Nefertiti to him. Also a really affecting moment. I know the matter of the Doctor trying to comfort the triceratops as it was dying...yeah, this is getting depressing again. Here, have some Avenue Q: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQGQ5qBQTA.
And when Solomon gets Nefertiti. I know lines about liking his cargo with spirit so it's more fun to break them later (basically)...yeah, seriously, that gave me shivers. I know one thing that struck me was the look on Riddell's face when Nefertiti has to go with Solomon -- yes, Riddell's a sexist, but even he's appalled by Solomon's behavior and no doubt scared for Nefertiti, as is the Doctor. Yet I also liked Nefertiti going if only for the sake of her people -- it's really one of those "doing what one most for the sake of the many" themes that I love in DOCTOR WHO. In a lot of fiction, really, but DOCTOR WHO pulls it off incredibly well, because...well, as it says, anyone can be a hero. Even in the seemingly small things. I doubt I could ever be as brave. I also loved Nefertiti ultimately overpowering Solomon -- that was just awesome. And Solomon's ultimate fate -- wonderfully karmic. Left onboard a ship that was never his to begin with (basically, he sort of ejected the previous Silurian passengers) at the mercy of missiles that he had, when first hearing about them, underestimated. I have to say, the Doctor's "enjoy your bounty" line...that was just "hell yeah" on so many levels. True, it's frightening to see what the Doctor can become when sufficiently angry, but also, awesome.
I also loved the ending, what with Brian seeing the Earth from space while eating his sandwich and such, Nefertiti and Riddell becoming a team, and Brian's postcards to Amy and Rory. Honestly, the whole episode was awesome. Seriously. Awesome characters, awesome story, awesome...everything.
So overall? Loved it. Definitely recommended. :)