Fannish Night, and Doctor Who...

[fajrdrako]

For our fannish night entertainment, we watched the most recent two episodes of Doctor Who, "The Power of Three" and "The Angels Take Manhattan".

Now, I have recently been grumbling that I (a) don't much like the stories or the writing with Steven Moffat in charge of the show, and (b) don't much like Eleven. Matt Smith. I've tried, I've really tried, and I find that I just find his mannerisms more and more irritating the more I watch. I've given up. It's a no-go. River song is iffy for me too, but not the same sort of problem.

That being said, I really liked these episodes. They were entertaining. They were fun. They had some great lines, some great mood-setting, and some great photography. They also had the sense of danger mixed with playfulness that is the hallmark of the show at its best.



So this is the end of Rory and Amy. It was nice to see them go out on a strong note, love triumphant, courageous to the end. fairestcat showed me the P.S. item on YouTube, the "unshot P.S." goodbye from Rory, which was really a treat. Especially seeing Anthony. Though the line about a grandson being older than the grandfather made me smile - we saw that in Torchwood, and we'll probably see it again.

I did like the Ponds, including Brian. I liked seeing the cherub angels. The angel Statue of Liberty was one of those Doctor Who absurdities that they just can't resist, and I thought that this time it didn't quite work with the mood of the story - but that was okay, too.

I liked the way they killed off Amy and Rory without really killing them. Interesting.

Am I looking forward to the Christmas special? Maybe. I liked the girl who played Oswin in "Asylum of the Daleks". I keep hoping that this time I might like Eleven better. Not likely now, but... maybe it will be fun anyway.