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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 13, 2024 21:14:50 GMT
The Eccleston speech when he sees the Daleks again is one of my favourite moments in Doctor Who. It would be endlessly imitated and watered down later on, but that very first time of hearing 'No weapons, no defences, no plan. Doesn't that scare you to death?' is just such a punch-in-the-air moment. Same with the 'just this once, everybody lives', actually. They're both great scenes originally, but they work in isolation, in these particular contexts. The writers should have moved on to new great scenes after that instead of regurgitating them with less passion to the point where it becomes the Doctor's ludicrous modus operandi. Parting of the Ways will always be my favourite Dalek story, I just love the atmospheric direction of it, Eccleston's committed performance, the way Rose rises to the occasion, the way everything builds to a crescendo at the end... and then a nice understated regeneration. I get happy just thinking about this one. I get happy just thinking about Lynda's bum in my face. The story is strong in all seriousness. Jack doesn't really bother me either. He's got plenty of spunk in this two parter. I still think he's better with 10 and Martha, though. I also think people misremember his character as always wanting to shove his cock in everyone, but he's actually got a serious side to him which I admire. "If you hear us dying then tell me that the Daleks aren't real.." |
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Post by rushy on Oct 13, 2024 22:06:54 GMT
Series 1 Jack and everything else Jack are almost two different characters. He goes from a time-hopping fugitive trying to solve the mystery of his past to... basically just a horny gay Third Doctor.
Yeah, his demeanour is still mostly the same, but the character's potential is severely curtailed by restricting him to Torchwood. Not to mention that it doesn't even make much sense for him to have this much loyalty to Earth in the wrong time period. Doesn't he have anyone in the future that he'd like to go back to?
It also makes him a little too noble. The fun of rogue heart-of-gold characters is that they're still a little bit selfish and may always do something unexpected.
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 14, 2024 19:54:49 GMT
Last of the Timelords A finale that doesn't often feel exciting or tense, but saved by moments of real quality. Yes, I'm talking about Simm's "I Can't Decide" dance number  The bad stuff first: The flashbacks. One or two are fine, but the whole episode is a flashback away from feeling like a clip show episode. It's not all that exciting until the last ten minutes or so. It feels remarkably small compared to the superior Sound of Drums The Doctor Jesus thing IS silly regardless of whether it makes sense or not. The good stuff: Freema is brilliant. As a Martha Jones fanboy I can't help but call this her finest hour. John Simm is fun to watch. He won't be coming home with the "Best Master" award, but he's definitely a great villain. The Toclafane reveal is surprisingly dark and effective. I have to say though, and I'm not being mean, I always thought the "the skies are made of diamonds" kid was a girl originally. It's a mixed bag and sadly weaker than the five star quality episodes that proceeded it, but I wouldn't call it a turkey. I rather enjoy it despite the flaws. 7/10 |
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Post by rushy on Oct 14, 2024 19:56:16 GMT
The 'I Can't Decide' number is way funnier if you listen to the version on Youtube where they turn down the music and it's just Simm singing. He's so off-key lol
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 14, 2024 19:57:59 GMT
The 'I Can't Decide' number is way funnier if you listen to the version on Youtube where they turn down the music and it's just Simm singing. He's so off-key lol Oh I've not seen that. What's the video called? |
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Post by rushy on Oct 14, 2024 20:14:20 GMT
The 'I Can't Decide' number is way funnier if you listen to the version on Youtube where they turn down the music and it's just Simm singing. He's so off-key lol Oh I've not seen that. What's the video called? |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 14, 2024 22:08:24 GMT
Oh I've not seen that. What's the video called? That actually makes it more fun and iconic |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 15, 2024 20:23:56 GMT
The Stolen Earth
Watching Series 4 episodes like Partners in Crime and The Stolen Earth makes me want to do late night shopping at B&M. What a bizarre association.
The first episode is good. At the time it felt massive and even looking at it now there's a real sense of it being an event. Who won't be seeing those days again I'm afraid. The Dalek reveal is still incredible (even though they showed them in the next time trailer at the end of Turn Left) and seeing the likes of Martha and Jack again is always a joy. The Daleks stalking around dark streets and blowing up houses is exactly what I want to see. It isn't nearly as good Bad Wolf or Sound of Drums, but it's a fun episode all the same.
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 18, 2024 21:35:01 GMT
73 Yards
A modern masterpiece. I liked it well enough at the time, but after my rewatch of it tonight I've come to regard it as a sort of classic. The whole tone is dark with the mysterious woman constantly stalking Ruby and seemingly turning everyone against her - even her own mum. That scene where Carla tells Ruby to stop ringing her while Ruby's outside the door is absolutely heartbreaking. There's also a subtle inference to rape or at least sexual assault in regards to the PM and Marti (who is so cute I want to hug her). I don't know if Roger is supposed to be the spirit of Mad Jack or something, but either way he's a twat. Very good performance form him and also Millie Gibson who knocks it out of the park. The scene at the pub is by the best, mixing my favourite setting with a rainy backdrop and some old witchcraft talk (which does turn out to be bollocks, but I still like it). I don't know what to say other than it's brilliant. Possibly even the best Doctor-lite story.
9/10
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 22, 2024 17:29:14 GMT
Flux: Chapter One - The Halloween Apocalypse
Really like this one. Sets up the whole Flux storyline quite well in my opinion. It's also nice to see the Sontarans and the Weeping Angels make a brief cameo. The scatterbrained structure is apparent from the get go, but it's mostly all coherent at this point. It really boggles my mind that Chibnall managed to do the "end of the universe" thing more effectively than Davies did in Empire of Death. Overall a fun start to an underrated series.
8/10
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 23, 2024 18:57:31 GMT
Just watched a couple of scenes from Resolution which I got today on Blu ray. A hot police woman gets controlled by a Dalek mutant accompanied by a rock-heavy score. I think I might like this one |
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Post by megalomaniacal on Oct 23, 2024 20:43:20 GMT
The Stolen Earth Watching Series 4 episodes like Partners in Crime and The Stolen Earth makes me want to do late night shopping at B&M. What a bizarre association. The first episode is good. At the time it felt massive and even looking at it now there's a real sense of it being an event. Who won't be seeing those days again I'm afraid. The Dalek reveal is still incredible (even though they showed them in the next time trailer at the end of Turn Left) and seeing the likes of Martha and Jack again is always a joy. The Daleks stalking around dark streets and blowing up houses is exactly what I want to see. It isn't nearly as good Bad Wolf or Sound of Drums, but it's a fun episode all the same. Watching this at the time I was really impressed, for the same reasons you mention above. Loved it. The next episode though... ugh. I found Donna insufferable in Runaway Bride, and the news of her joining as a companion for S4 did not fill me with delight. ...but, always happy to be proved wrong, and my opinion changed as S4 went on, and after "Turn Left" I was like - "yeah, she's actually good. Fair play". And then came The Doctor Donna, and my opinion went right back to square one. The gravity and horror of Stolen Earth wiped out instantly by gurning, poor acting and comedy Dalek spinning. Not just CT's fault though. The subsequent let's pull Earth back into place while Tennant prances like a tit* killed the entire story for me. (*"Russell! You terrible c***t!") |
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Post by Bernard Marx on Oct 23, 2024 20:50:07 GMT
(*"Russell! You terrible c***t!") “Forgive me. It was inconsiderate of me not to have respected your intelligence!” “WHAT ARE YOU DOING CHURNING OUT A FIRST DRAFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FU CKING NIGHT?!” |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 23, 2024 21:00:10 GMT
The Stolen Earth Watching Series 4 episodes like Partners in Crime and The Stolen Earth makes me want to do late night shopping at B&M. What a bizarre association. The first episode is good. At the time it felt massive and even looking at it now there's a real sense of it being an event. Who won't be seeing those days again I'm afraid. The Dalek reveal is still incredible (even though they showed them in the next time trailer at the end of Turn Left) and seeing the likes of Martha and Jack again is always a joy. The Daleks stalking around dark streets and blowing up houses is exactly what I want to see. It isn't nearly as good Bad Wolf or Sound of Drums, but it's a fun episode all the same. Watching this at the time I was really impressed, for the same reasons you mention above. Loved it. The next episode though... ugh. I found Donna insufferable in Runaway Bride, and the news of her joining as a companion for S4 did not fill me with delight. ...but, always happy to be proved wrong, and my opinion changed as S4 went on, and after "Turn Left" I was like - "yeah, she's actually good. Fair play". And then came The Doctor Donna, and my opinion went right back to square one. The gravity and horror of Stolen Earth wiped out instantly by gurning, poor acting and comedy Dalek spinning. Not just CT's fault though. The subsequent let's pull Earth back into place while Tennant prances like a tit* killed the entire story for me. (*"Russell! You terrible c***t!") I agree. He's never been that good at resolving things. I actually prefer Last of the Timelords simply because it's a quieter affair. Journey's End feels like RTD wanking all over his creations. I really hate Mickey in this and Doomsday because there's absolutely no character development. We never see how he became a harder, more confident individual. He just returns and that's his character now. It just feels like lazy writing to me. |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Oct 24, 2024 19:18:49 GMT
Resolution Quite an interesting and unusual Dalek story. I actually liked it better when the mutant was controlling Lin. It felt different and fresh. When it went back into it's casing it started to feel a bit more traditional and explosive. Bits and pieces of it didn't quite work for me such as the over hostile reaction to Ryan's dad at the beginning and the fact that Yaz had absolutely nothing to do. It had a lot going for it in regards to the production and music (which was a lot more rock oriented than usual). Charlotte Ritchie was also superb as Lin, a likeable character controlled by a Dalek throughout. I think the first half was probably an 8, but once it became your typical boom boom Dalek runabout it fell down to a 7 which is to say it still destroys EVERY Dalek story since Journey's End. Overall a very enjoyable first time experience and one I wouldn't mind sticking on again in future. 7/10 P.S. Charlotte looked very nice her police uniform. I reckon the NuWho team know I have a bit of a fetish   |
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