ZeroWolf wrote: My only (minor) complaint would have been that I never bought the idea about Rose's age. They said she was 15 but the actress didn't look it (of course she wouldn't, she was 20!) But it's also not as bad as Grease casting a 30 Yr old Oliva Newton Jon as a teenager, soo, yeah a minor niggle.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:My arms are too long...
Without spoilers, this felt like a lower stakes rehash of one of the very best 10th Doctor stories. I don't really know what warranted the existence of this special, to be honest. It was a typical episode, aside from referencing the Flux and TC. Although the script does give the Doctor some emotional fallout to the events of the former. Which was largely missing from the serial itself.
Ultimately middling for me. 5/10
JazZeke wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:My arms are too long...
Without spoilers, this felt like a lower stakes rehash of one of the very best 10th Doctor stories. I don't really know what warranted the existence of this special, to be honest. It was a typical episode, aside from referencing the Flux and TC. Although the script does give the Doctor some emotional fallout to the events of the former. Which was largely missing from the serial itself.
Ultimately middling for me. 5/10
Yeah, for an anniversary special, I was hoping for the next "Midnight" or "Heaven Sent" or "Scherzo." "Wild Blue Yonder" didn't quite go that far. I think a scene where the Doctor and Donna actually discussed the Doctor's recent traumas (instead of the usual companion asking, Doctor gives flippant answer dynamic) would have really elevated the episode.
I also didn't like how the Doctor realized he got the wrong Donna because of a minor physical difference and not because of their personality.
It was a good solid story. Just not anything special.
ZeroWolf wrote:Also...did the intro bit have anything to do with anything apart from trying to upset the daily mail crowd?
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Neil Patrick Harris as the Celestial Toymaker was great. Yet it's been a long time since I've been so indecisive about whether I actually liked what I just watched?
I need to process/10
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Neil Patrick Harris as the Celestial Toymaker was great. Yet it's been a long time since I've been so indecisive about whether I actually liked what I just watched?
I need to process/10
Burn wrote:I'm sure at some point he'll end up as a Curator...
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Burn wrote:I'm sure at some point he'll end up as a Curator...
Or the Valeyard. Given how emotionally unstable 14 has proven at times.
JazZeke wrote:Although.. the line "I'm fine because you fix yourself. We're doing rehab out of order." I wonder if the timelines are out of sync and 14 will one day regenerate into 15 "for real." Like the 15 we saw was pulled from the future like "the watcher" in the 4th Doctor's regeneration to Five?
Or if, at the end of their lifespans, they'll have to merge back together to regenerate. That would be an interesting idea. I just wish RTD had explained his bullshit more clearly.
Not counting clones or robot doubles or dimensional duplicates, the Doctor should remain a singular entity. There needs to only be one at a time. Any more and I feel like it waters the character down.
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