[TaxManATX]

Well, the site might have suggested only watching the first couple episodes of season 5 and then going back to one if the viewer enjoyed them, but I couldn't stop watching. I'll definitely watch Season 1 and 2 before starting Torchwood. I knew there was some continuity between the Season 5+, Torchwood, and Season 1-5 but I didn't realize it was that much. Thanks =)

[TaxManATX]

I got through Season 1 and really enjoyed it, but I'm finding Season 2 a bit harder to get into. I don't like the guy playing the doctor much at all and I think the writing isn't as good as Season 1 or 5 & 6. I'll keep on watching though. Hopefully it'll get better.

[QuickTidal]

TaxManATX, on 17 July 2011 - 04:34 PM, said:

I got through Season 1 and really enjoyed it, but I'm finding Season 2 a bit harder to get into. I don't like the guy playing the doctor much at all and I think the writing isn't as good as Season 1 or 5 & 6. I'll keep on watching though. Hopefully it'll get better.

David Tennant (Seasons 2-4 & Specials) is my absolute FAVE doctor. He will probably grow on you. Keep at it.

[McLovin]

QuickTidal, on 17 July 2011 - 06:20 PM, said:

David Tennant (Seasons 2-4 & Specials) is my absolute FAVE doctor. He will probably grow on you. Keep at it.

^^This.

[Tsundoku]

A bit of a giggle:

http://www.tonecarto...&pw-b=103759332

[QuickTidal]

Okay, LET'S KILL HITLER was actually one of the best episodes this season, and totally redeems the VERY lacklustre A GOOD MAN GOES TO WAR for me investing me back into Series 6.

An excellent episode that answered a lot of questions and popped up some new ones.

[Coco with marshmallows]

the transformation effects were pretty good in this episode, i have to say.

[Use Of Weapons]

I was totally confused for a large part of this week's episode. I have no idea how the actors keep all the timelines straight.

[HoosierDaddy]

Huh, caught some of this on BBC America last night. The Silence and Weeping Angels are awesome monster concepts. Might have to go back and watch some of these. But, I've been quite spoiled as to stuff.

[Vengeance]

QuickTidal, on 28 August 2011 - 02:08 PM, said:

Okay, LET'S KILL HITLER was actually one of the best episodes this season, and totally redeems the VERY lacklustre A GOOD MAN GOES TO WAR for me investing me back into Series 6.

An excellent episode that answered a lot of questions and popped up some new ones.

Yeah

Spoiler

If river doesn't kill the doctor then who does, and if it is river killing the doctor again...WTF...

Also did anyone else catch the you can't shoot a timelord as they are regenerating bit. If I remember the 1st episode right the astronaut shoots him a second time just as he is in the middle of regenerating. Which would mean that the doctor didn't die then. Except for the whole cremating him bit.

I am looking forward to the second half.

[Vengeance]

HoosierDaddy, on 28 August 2011 - 11:45 PM, said:

Huh, caught some of this on BBC America last night. The Silence and Weeping Angels are awesome monster concepts. Might have to go back and watch some of these. But, I've been quite spoiled as to stuff.

Go on netflix and you can get caught up on all of the past seasons. Including the xmas specials.

[Obdigore]

HoosierDaddy, on 28 August 2011 - 11:45 PM, said:

Huh, caught some of this on BBC America last night. The Silence and Weeping Angels are awesome monster concepts. Might have to go back and watch some of these. But, I've been quite spoiled as to stuff.

The Silence was creepy as hell, but I really like how the Doctor got rid of them.

[tiam]

Vengeance, on 29 August 2011 - 03:25 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 28 August 2011 - 02:08 PM, said:

Okay, LET'S KILL HITLER was actually one of the best episodes this season, and totally redeems the VERY lacklustre A GOOD MAN GOES TO WAR for me investing me back into Series 6.

An excellent episode that answered a lot of questions and popped up some new ones.

Yeah

Spoiler

If river doesn't kill the doctor then who does, and if it is river killing the doctor again...WTF...

Also did anyone else catch the you can't shoot a timelord as they are regenerating bit. If I remember the 1st episode right the astronaut shoots him a second time just as he is in the middle of regenerating. Which would mean that the doctor didn't die then. Except for the whole cremating him bit.

I am looking forward to the second half.

I thought that about the regeneration thing. Theres no way thats an inconsistency merely episodes apart but I hope that the entire 'funeral' wasnt a sham in the first episode.

[Coco with marshmallows]

But:

Spoiler

River was shot after regenerating, but while she still had regeneration energy in her - like when David Tennant got his hand chopped off, she repaired the damage.

Smith was shot DURING the regeneration process - ie while the streaks of energy were exploding out of him.

A small but important difference.

EDIT - btw, that episode was pretty damn creepy. Fine effort.

This post has been edited by Cocoreturns: 03 September 2011 - 08:51 PM

[tiam]

yes it was creepy but ive started to hate insular episodes on series. Its like all this weeks episodes happened yet at the very end were reminded that the doctor is going to die. They could have tied it into the series themes a bit more.

[Coco with marshmallows]

Arsewipe McBogroll the Third, on 03 September 2011 - 09:01 PM, said:

yes it was creepy but ive started to hate insular episodes on series. Its like all this weeks episodes happened yet at the very end were reminded that the doctor is going to die. They could have tied it into the series themes a bit more.

If anything i think that shows how high your expectations have gotten regarding the overall writing under Moffat.

its getting rarer for there to be completely standalone episodes that contribute nothing to the series theme now (and personally, I like it).

[polishgenius]

Arsewipe McBogroll the Third, on 03 September 2011 - 09:01 PM, said:

yes it was creepy but ive started to hate insular episodes on series.

You're going to hate next season then, because Moffat plans to make it a much more standalone-focused season. Personally I'm cool with that - if freedom from over-arching plot means we get another Empty Child/Doctor Dances or Blink from Moffat, that's fine by me.

There were a couple of lines in this one that made it obvious that this was supposed to air in the first half of the season, where the Pirates episode did eventually. So yeah, not a hugely important series episode. Decent enough, some well creepy moments, but it reminded me waaay too much of the car crash that was Fear Her.

[tiam]

Cocoreturns, on 03 September 2011 - 10:33 PM, said:

Arsewipe McBogroll the Third, on 03 September 2011 - 09:01 PM, said:

yes it was creepy but ive started to hate insular episodes on series. Its like all this weeks episodes happened yet at the very end were reminded that the doctor is going to die. They could have tied it into the series themes a bit more.

If anything i think that shows how high your expectations have gotten regarding the overall writing under Moffat.

its getting rarer for there to be completely standalone episodes that contribute nothing to the series theme now (and personally, I like it).

I admit its getting rarer. But still this has less to do with Doctor Who and more to do with certain episodes in series that seem to just pad it out. I much prefer overarching themes that tie in with the episode especially when theres un answered questions. Something thats bothered me is that Melania Pond has been kidnapped by the Silence and grows up to be River. Yet theres no effort to claim the baby before she becomes the assasin in Lets Kill Hitler. Just seems like Amy went 'Oh my baby will inevitably be fine so im fine not seeing her now' sorta thing.

polishgenius, on 04 September 2011 - 12:38 AM, said:

Arsewipe McBogroll the Third, on 03 September 2011 - 09:01 PM, said:

yes it was creepy but ive started to hate insular episodes on series.

You're going to hate next season then, because Moffat plans to make it a much more standalone-focused season. Personally I'm cool with that - if freedom from over-arching plot means we get another Empty Child/Doctor Dances or Blink from Moffat, that's fine by me.

There were a couple of lines in this one that made it obvious that this was supposed to air in the first half of the season, where the Pirates episode did eventually. So yeah, not a hugely important series episode. Decent enough, some well creepy moments, but it reminded me waaay too much of the car crash that was Fear Her.

I prefer episodes that address themes of the series but Im not a massive Who fan tbh and have only seen a few. Yet even I have seen enough smaller episodes like the one with Peter Kay and such. Just dont like episodes that insular or small. Id like episodes that are insular yet are grand in scale.

Anyway not a massive Dr Who fan but quite like the series and am reading up on last years series.]

Edit- Actually I take it back about Amy not wanting to find River Song. It was in the prequel to the episode thing Moffat released. Makes more sense now.

This post has been edited by Arsewipe McBogroll the Third: 04 September 2011 - 11:46 AM

[QuickTidal]

What's great about the insular standalone eps is that casual viewers can tune in and not have to know episodes worth of backstory to enjoy it.

Personally I like it when there is a mix of standalone and overall arc stuff.

That said, it is BECAUSE it was so standalone that I really enjoyed this latest ep NIGHT TERRORS so much. Good stuff.

[Sir Thursday]

Was really not a fan of this episode. It had very little substance to it, IMO. Rory and Amy did very little except run around a dark house and forget to try opening the windows, and frankly the Doctor didn't really do anything either except diagnose the kid's problem. The dolls were pretty creepy, but despite that still felt very bland. Unlike the genuinely interesting monsters such as the Silence or the Weeping Angels, they don't really have a back-story or indeed any other purpose than to be a bit scary, which isn't up to the usual standard I've come to expect. I also felt like the kid's dad was very quick to accept the situation (I can usually forgive a bit of this due to time pressure, but here it was even more rushed than usual). Add to that it was pretty much just a rehash of Fear Her, as others have mentioned, and I couldn't help but feel like this was a poor filler episode.

In general, I have no problem with standalone episodes of the TV shows I watch, with the proviso that the concept they're exploring in that standalone episode has to be sufficiently interesting and well executed to make it worth it. And I didn't feel like this one was to me.


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