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[carmen_lj]

What the shit was that? Probably there were bits that I didn't think wtf at. Mostly involving being shallow about Timothy Dalton.

The room hurled many variations of "hurry up and die!!" at the screen. Alas, tend to agree. WHAT HAPPENED TO PLOT OMG WHAT WHAT USUALLY ONE OF THOSE IS HELPFUL. I do not want to say anything about the womens because omg OMG WHAT DECADE DO YOU THINK THIS IS WTF.

Matt Smith moves beautifully. I hope he is good.

In conclusion, it was better than Monster of Peladon. WELL DONE.

Comments

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Is it true that Ten went out kicking and screaming like a giant baby? *points and laughs* How far in does the regeneration happen? I don't give a shit about the rest, I just want to see some Eleven.

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

Pretty much, yeah. And a couple of minutes from the end (even though he got killed twenty minutes earlier - Rusty just thought there was a bit more Ten!angst he had to cram in...).

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

It was radiation poisoning, right? So "Planet of the Spiders" except with no dignity whatsoever, somehow that just fits.

[calapine.livejournal.com]

BETTER THAN PLANET OF THE SPIDERS. I do hate MUCH OF SEASON 11 a lotness.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

How come? I've only seen bits and pieces of it.

[spiralsheep.livejournal.com]

::revives 3 v 7 war from radw omg::

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

As one of my student drinking buddies used to say, "Dignity?! There is no dignity!!" So, yeah, about as embarrassing as a student drinking session, really.

I guess some people will like it, saying it shows the Doctor showing real emotion, responding realistically to his predicament etc, but for me it was reminiscent of the terrible "they break my heart" thing from The Next Doctor - just an excuse for pure angst-wallowing, and completely unworthy of a stoic, selfless hero like the good Doctor.

Although you could argue it was totally in character for Ten as written by Rusty...

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

I just watched a clip of the regen itself, and I'm starting to think he actually died from not being to find the speaker volume control before his eardrums exploded. I hope to God the sound mixers TURN IT DOWN for S5.

[melengro.livejournal.com]

The regeneration happens at the very end after Ten spends TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES running around saying good-bye to Martha, Mickey [Martha and Mickey are married], Jack, Alonso Frame (SERIOUSLY), Donna, Luke, Sarah, Rose, and Jackie. TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES. After the 'plot' is over.

You know what the sad part is?

I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Is it true that he sort of fixed Jack up with Midshipman Frame? And that Donna never got her memories back?

[melengro.livejournal.com]

Yes and yes.
Well, actually, Donna gets her memories back and then loses them again after deploying a force field to kill a thousand or so Masters.
Also, Timothy Dalton's character turns out to be Rassilon. It is never explained how this is possible.

[londonkds.livejournal.com]

I thought it was a whole subtext in The Five Doctors that he was only sleeping and would come back like King Arthur if he was needed?

[john_amend_all]

I think what RTD intended is that the Time Lords resurrected him to fight in the war like they did the Master. My personal pet embellishment is that if this is the case, whatever device they used in both cases had the side-effect of making people into twerps.

Alternatively, this Rassilon stands in the same relationship to the legendary one as Romulus Augustulus does to Augustus.

[aligoestonz.livejournal.com]

You forgot Nurse wossname's granddaughter.

[calapine.livejournal.com]

He said rather sadly "I don't want to go" and then changed into Matt Smith. After he spent twenty minutes staring at old companions like an emo emo-person.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Internally whining "I'm soooooooooo lonelyyyyy I have nooooooooooobody who loooooooooves meeeeeee" all the while, doubtless. Good riddance.

[eido.livejournal.com]

Is it true that Ten went out kicking and screaming like a giant baby?

Oh man. *cackles down to the depths of my black black heart* Someone put this on the YouTube, pls??

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

That icon couldn't be more perfect, but then you knew that already.

[nonelvis]

Here you go. I have never wanted to flog Murray Gold and the sound mixers quite so badly.

You know how big a Tennant fan I am, but I'm ready for Eleven now, and am also doing my happy dance that I won't have to sit through another one of Rusty's crapfest finales.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

The music was INSANELY LOUD in the S5 trailer as well, I hope that's not a harbinger for the show itself (probably not, trailers being what they are, but...). Is Murray Gold staying on? She said, clinging to some shred of hope he isn't?

I am so excited for Eleven I can't believe it. "I'm a girl! No! Wait!"

[nonelvis]

I'm sorry to say that I've heard Murray is staying on. I like some of his work, but the really bombastic pieces, coupled with the atrociously loud mixing, are just awful.

MUST GO MAKE AN ELEVEN ICON NOW.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

.....maybe the sound mixing will change? She prayed? So the dialogue is actually louder than the "background"music, at least occasionally? If there were a "Soundtrack Off" DVD option I swear I'd pay double for the privilege.

"MUST GO MAKE AN ELEVEN ICON NOW."

WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL APRIL? I WANT IT NOOOOOWWW.

[shobogan.livejournal.com]

His actual regeneration has nothing on his whinging to Wilf.

"WAAAH I COULD DO SO MUCH WHY DID YOU MAKE ME HAVE TO SAVE YOU I AM TOO AWESOME TO DIE"

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I heard about that and...wow. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME, WILF! IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GOING TO COME RIGHT BACK TO LIFE OR ANYTHING, NOOOOO!"

[shobogan.livejournal.com]

It would have made so much more sense if he thought he was going to permanently die, like he was fearing back in the cafe. But no, apparently that bit was totally forgotten.

I don't mind the Doctor being reluctant and wistful about changing, but this was played up so damn much. Like he hasn't done it nine times already.