tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post190118388219602918..comments2024-03-10T23:51:37.936+00:00Comments on The Glass Walking-Stick: Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell To Earth ( review with spoilers )Simon B http://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-4879932486575559272018-10-10T00:04:46.327+01:002018-10-10T00:04:46.327+01:00Thanks for the comments, gents.
@Steve
I suppose ...Thanks for the comments, gents.<br /><br />@Steve<br />I suppose the Doctor's regeneration is like a superhero origin story - you need to get it out of the way before you can properly get started. And aren't you meant to toss salads anyway? :-)<br /><br />@Kid<br />While I can't see the TV show going with a Doctor's Daughter scenario, you can bet there's some fan fiction out there somewhere using that idea. I wouldn't be surprised if it hasn't cropped up in some of the officially licensed audio spin-offs too...Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-87259077658625582022018-10-08T12:28:07.805+01:002018-10-08T12:28:07.805+01:00It's the agenda behind the change that's d...It's the agenda behind the change that's depressing. New ratio, new music, you say, but why couldn't they have done that with Capaldi's Doctor? Why didn't they do it? It shouldn't have taken a female Doctor to make the show more accessible - that should have continued from Eccleston's Doctor, but Moffat ruined that. A female Doc I have no problem with - but it should have been the Doctor's daughter (same DNA) taking her father's place in the TARDIS. Her retaining the title could be explained by saying it belongs to whoever the present incumbent of the TARDIS is. Much like the US President - previous living Presidents are still called 'Mr. President', so Capaldi's Doc (or whatever man who replaced him) would still be called 'The Doctor' as well.<br /><br />Society is being reshaped to accommodate the wishes of the few at the expense of the many, but we're too stupid or lazy to care. What the hell, as long as the British public are entertained on a Sunday night, eh?<br /><br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470510671824637475.post-7337019906858268922018-10-08T10:11:11.043+01:002018-10-08T10:11:11.043+01:00Hi, Simon.
It didn't blow me away but, overal...Hi, Simon.<br /><br />It didn't blow me away but, overall, I thought it was good. Usually I get bored during a post-regeneration episode because the writer keeps stopping the story for the Doctor to do the, "I don't know who I am. Give me fish fingers. Where did I get this face from? I need to spend three quarters of the episode in a coma, wake me when someone needs a sword fight," stuff. This time, the post regeneration wobbles didn't interrupt the flow of the story and felt more organic, therefore, I preferred it to <i>Deep Breath, The 11th Hour</i> and <i>The Christmas Invasion</i>.<br /><br />The characters were likeable, the scenery was lovely and the music was a lot less intrusive than Murray Gold's.<br /><br />The villain was a bit too reminiscent of the Predator for my liking but I did like the fact that he had to cheat to be any good at it.<br /><br />My favourite part was the drunk throwing his salad at an alien, which was the most Sheffield thing I have ever seen.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.com