tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post1517272792554267695..comments2024-03-10T23:51:37.936+00:00Comments on The Glass Walking-Stick: Doctor Who: Listen / Time Heist ( mini reviews )Simon B http://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-56137839834968350202014-09-23T14:07:10.438+01:002014-09-23T14:07:10.438+01:00I'm afraid I have to agree with RB, Cer. Somet...I'm afraid I have to agree with RB, Cer. Sometimes the actual story seems subservient to whatever 'revelation' SM can tack onto it. I suspect that the thing under the bedsheets in Listen was at first meant to be an actual 'monster', but was made ambiguous (by management perhaps) in order not to give kids nightmares. It had the initial effect desired of it, but by being rendered 'uncertain' as it left the room, the moment was robbed somewhat of its power. That's what makes me wonder whether the Clara revelation was a second choice ending.<br /><br />Agree with you about the bank not seeming all that difficult to break into in Time Heist 'though. However, the story's ending seemed to be based on the Matt Smith one about reuniting two alien lovers - can't remember its name. I think that's the trouble with Moffat's Doctor Who - it not only seems derivative of many other things, but also itself. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-6819586371014658642014-09-23T07:23:21.910+01:002014-09-23T07:23:21.910+01:00Apart from that, how did you enjoy the play Mrs. L...Apart from that, how did you enjoy the play Mrs. Lincoln?<br />:-)Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-16263538299525055192014-09-23T03:12:47.082+01:002014-09-23T03:12:47.082+01:00The problem isn't that Moffat was so bold as t...The problem isn't that Moffat was so bold as to add to the show's mythology, it's that he never STOPS doing it. He seems hellbent on answering every question, unravelling every enigma, filling in every gap. It's like "I'm the Ultimate Doctor Who Fan and now the show is my Ultimate Doctor Who Fan Fiction! My answers to everything are now canon!" And he's taken his latest "perfect girl" archetype and inserted her into the life of every single Doctor, so this character we never heard of two years ago is now the Single Most Important Person in the Doctor's History. <br /><br />Enough with all that, say the exhausted fans. If he could just put down the retcon gun, step away from the Doctor's mythology for a bit, and just do some more satisfying stories like Time Heist there'd be a lot less complaints.<br /><br />Total agreement re Time Heist, BTW!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.com