I think it was "not done" for respectable women to attend funerals during the nineteenth century - there's a very sad account by Cassandra Austen of seeing her sister's funeral procession go round the corner of the tsreet and vanish forever.
I liked a lot of it, though as usual with RTD there were some irritating plot holes. Where did the cybershades come from? What were they for? They reminded me of the sidekicks to the Gentlemen in Hush. Were the children destined to become cybershades? Why did it have to be children for the work, when so much of it seemed to be rather pointless moving of boxes and turning of wheels?
OTOH, I thought it looked gorgeous and there were moments that were really hilarious- the two Doctors being dragged up the wall and through the attic, for example. I enjoyed seeing the Doctor work out what must have happened and loved the tact and sensitivity he showed.
But if I never hear RTD say it had to be "bonkers" because it was DW again, that will suit me just fine.
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Date: 2008-12-27 07:33 pm (UTC)I liked a lot of it, though as usual with RTD there were some irritating plot holes. Where did the cybershades come from? What were they for? They reminded me of the sidekicks to the Gentlemen in Hush. Were the children destined to become cybershades? Why did it have to be children for the work, when so much of it seemed to be rather pointless moving of boxes and turning of wheels?
OTOH, I thought it looked gorgeous and there were moments that were really hilarious- the two Doctors being dragged up the wall and through the attic, for example. I enjoyed seeing the Doctor work out what must have happened and loved the tact and sensitivity he showed.
But if I never hear RTD say it had to be "bonkers" because it was DW again, that will suit me just fine.