tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202625234167413814.post518822442788021261..comments2024-02-28T17:50:10.303+00:00Comments on LUCID FRENZY JUNIOR: DOCTOR WHO: 'TIME OF THE ANGELS'/ 'FLESH AND STONE'Gavin Burrowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347163260510316959noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202625234167413814.post-48083664652721087402010-05-06T19:52:16.577+01:002010-05-06T19:52:16.577+01:00Thanks for the comments! (And for saving me from m...Thanks for the comments! (And for saving me from making a whole Who post without mentioning Andrew Rilstone, surely contravening some kind of bylaw!)<br /><br />No, you don't <i>have</i> to be anti-everyman to be 'special'. It's a staple of Brit SF that an ordinary fellow, thrust into an extraordinary situation by sheer happenstance, will come out as a hero. But I fear that's not the way it's going here. I quote: <i>"Amy Pond... quite possibly the single most important thing in the history of the universe, is that I get you sorted out right now."</i><br /><br />Moffat's said he wanted the Doctor to be simultaneously young and old, which is probably a good idea which he's handled well.<br /><br />I'm still mulling over whether River Song's subplot will finish this season. If it wasn't for the Pond/River thing, I'd be assuming Moffat was saving it for later.<br /><br />Doesn't a snog have to be reciprocated to be classified a 'snog'? Anyway, the funniest thing about this seems to me that it distracted fans from noticing Moffat put in a 'Who' pun!Gavin Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347163260510316959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202625234167413814.post-19893615764431990462010-05-06T16:48:48.004+01:002010-05-06T16:48:48.004+01:00I share your concern about whether Amy is going to...I share your concern about whether Amy is going to turn out “special” - partly because there will have to be some sort of explanation to prevent her becoming a companion from being a coincidence. But I’m not sure that being special in a plot sense stops you from being everyman. The way that Big Finish introduced Lucie Miller made her both a normal person and central to the plot. <br /><br />Actually I quite like the Doctor-Amy relationship so far. There was a traditional generation gap implicit in Amy’s youthful banter about the Doctor’s alleged romance with River Song. (Shame that the snog at the end of the second episode seemed to contradict that.) And although the two arc stories (the Crack in Time and the River Song subplot) look weak right now, they may be able to rationally rewrite some of RTD’s screw-ups. There’s still plenty of potential for this to turn out to be a good series.<br /><br />Unfortunately it’s equally possible that Moffat could be leading us straight into another RTD-style mess. It's hard to tell at this stage. And suspension of disbelief is difficult for us now that we’ve all lost our trust in the show. As Andrew Rilstone put it:-<br /><br /><i>You're just leading us on. We've been hurt too many times before. Next week you're going to kick us in the teeth.</i>Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659496241392053499noreply@blogger.com