I can think of good things to say about "The Idiot's Lantern". The thing is, I love all the episodes of series 2 Doctor Who, so it's all relative. "The Idiot's Lantern" may have had a comparatively lame plot and a lack of tension, but it did have good points. Like David Tennant's wonderful smile. What more does a show really need?
It also had the following delights:
- Tommy. I thought he was a great character. - trainers - Rose without a face. I don't know why I liked that, but I did. - the Doctor being all angsty and protective of Rose (I'm a total sucker for the romance) - good cop scenes - self-referential sociological digs at television as a commodity - that interesting scene at the end where Tommy goes to talk kindly to his abusive father and it seems the balance of power has changed - the Queen
...There's probably something else, if I think hard enough.
I'm really surprised that love and monsters didn't come last on theirs, because I feel that everyone has been saying how they din't like it. I loved it.
I loved it so much! It's only defect was that David Tennant wasn't on the screen more, but the story was so terrific that I can forgive it with no difficulty whatsoever. And when the Doctor did turn up, he was truly cherce. I also loved seeing Rose get all angry and attacking Elton in defense of her mother! A clever, witty, insightful, intelligent, heartwarming script. In my opinion.
Plot holes in School Reunion? It's almost embarrassing the way plot holes tend to wash right over me - from time to time, in a show I don't enjoy all that much, they will simply ruin my enjoyment, but that's when a show has already lost me. If it's something I like, I can and do rationalize and ignore plot holes. I loved School Reunion for its relationship stuff, for K-9, for the pretty photography and for the performance given by Anthony Stewart Head. And other things. Like Kenny blowing up the school.
And what's with their dislike of New Earth?
It was the first series 2 episode I ever saw, and the only Doctor Who I'd seen ever (that I remembered) at that point was Rose. I'm afraid most of it went over my head, or bypassed me - it was fun, but I didn't understand it much on an emotional level and missed a lot of the jokes. Watching it subsequently, I think it's hilarious. But still shallow. I'm not sure what I wanted it to deliver that it didn't.
Girl in the Fireplace? That one wink oh squee.
Yes. Sexy, piquant, smart, unexpected. Like Love and Monsters, this plot threw away the predictability and did various things that television shows usually just don't do. It had me seriously worried for the fate and future of the characters. I thought - and still think - that this is one of the episodes where Rose really shows what strength and depth she has.
A inconsistency in the Satan Pit - all units are arbitary. So while it was 666 sommit or others, it was also 3.9 tingys.
That's fine by me. Numerology is pretty arbitrary anyway.
I love the Mickey / Rickey ting from ROTC. It asks the question: Did nine ever come to this universe?
I think Nine just... knew. All that cosmic awareness. I love it that Mickey found his place, turned himself into a hero, found a life without Rose.
Tooth and Claw was a good starting point for Torchwood speculation but not a good plot in itself.
It has two things I love - no, three - maybe more if I thought about, but certainly three things:
1. Scottish scenery 2. That slo-mo sequence of red-cloaked Ninja Scottish Extraterrestrial-worshiping monks. That just... tickles me. 3. The Victorian telescope that wasn't a telescope. Way cool.
I think what bothered me was ... I hadn't thought of this consciously till just now... that Rose seemed more immature in this one than usual.
Have I missed any?
You didn't say anyting about Doomsday, which is my favourite.
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Date: 2006-12-08 04:14 am (UTC)It also had the following delights:
...There's probably something else, if I think hard enough.
I'm really surprised that love and monsters didn't come last on theirs, because I feel that everyone has been saying how they din't like it. I loved it.
I loved it so much! It's only defect was that David Tennant wasn't on the screen more, but the story was so terrific that I can forgive it with no difficulty whatsoever. And when the Doctor did turn up, he was truly cherce. I also loved seeing Rose get all angry and attacking Elton in defense of her mother! A clever, witty, insightful, intelligent, heartwarming script. In my opinion.
Plot holes in School Reunion? It's almost embarrassing the way plot holes tend to wash right over me - from time to time, in a show I don't enjoy all that much, they will simply ruin my enjoyment, but that's when a show has already lost me. If it's something I like, I can and do rationalize and ignore plot holes. I loved School Reunion for its relationship stuff, for K-9, for the pretty photography and for the performance given by Anthony Stewart Head. And other things. Like Kenny blowing up the school.
And what's with their dislike of New Earth?
It was the first series 2 episode I ever saw, and the only Doctor Who I'd seen ever (that I remembered) at that point was Rose. I'm afraid most of it went over my head, or bypassed me - it was fun, but I didn't understand it much on an emotional level and missed a lot of the jokes. Watching it subsequently, I think it's hilarious. But still shallow. I'm not sure what I wanted it to deliver that it didn't.
Girl in the Fireplace? That one wink oh squee.
Yes. Sexy, piquant, smart, unexpected. Like Love and Monsters, this plot threw away the predictability and did various things that television shows usually just don't do. It had me seriously worried for the fate and future of the characters. I thought - and still think - that this is one of the episodes where Rose really shows what strength and depth she has.
A inconsistency in the Satan Pit - all units are arbitary. So while it was 666 sommit or others, it was also 3.9 tingys.
That's fine by me. Numerology is pretty arbitrary anyway.
I love the Mickey / Rickey ting from ROTC. It asks the question: Did nine ever come to this universe?
I think Nine just... knew. All that cosmic awareness. I love it that Mickey found his place, turned himself into a hero, found a life without Rose.
Tooth and Claw was a good starting point for Torchwood speculation but not a good plot in itself.
It has two things I love - no, three - maybe more if I thought about, but certainly three things:
I think what bothered me was ... I hadn't thought of this consciously till just now... that Rose seemed more immature in this one than usual.
Have I missed any?
You didn't say anyting about Doomsday, which is my favourite.