Eleven's Hour is Over Now and the Clock is Striking Twelve
So the Christmas special was...not what I expected.
Firstly...how did they get out of Trenzalore the first time? Is that bothering no one else but me? Did they explain that to everyone else but me?
Secondly, while I know The Doctor is the lonely sort looking for a place to call home, the idea of him finding one is a bit...strange. I have difficulty imagining him finding a home.
Thirdly, Eleven told Ten they died on Trenzalore in their millions. I know time passed, but I don't think MILLIONS passed. I'm not sure they're when they thought they were.
Fourthly, I didn't like the cavalier explanation for The Silence. I LIKED the explanation, I just expected something...grander.
Fifthly, it's taken me an episode or two to like ANY new doctor. However, when Twelve said, "New kidneys...I don't like their color..." I smiled and went, "Yup, that's The Doctor."
It was a fun episode, and a bit grander than the regular Christmas specials we get. I like that, and was disappointment when it ended. Now I'm ready for the new series in Spring.
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I just finished The Last Angry Geek and Diamanda Hagan's review of The Day of the Doctor and I agree on most points. I felt like they adapted an unused 10th script, and that a fiftieth anniversary should cover the whole fifty, not just the last few years.
I really think what they should have done was keep it in The Doctor's mind/timestream/scar tissue where they left off, and used some creative casting to have all eleven and a half doctors at one time, or at least to wander in and out of his memories, ie, "This dungeon is First Doctor-themed, complete with black and white color scheme, this one is Fifth Doctor, etc."
Seriously, how did they get out of that?
Firstly...how did they get out of Trenzalore the first time? Is that bothering no one else but me? Did they explain that to everyone else but me?
Secondly, while I know The Doctor is the lonely sort looking for a place to call home, the idea of him finding one is a bit...strange. I have difficulty imagining him finding a home.
Thirdly, Eleven told Ten they died on Trenzalore in their millions. I know time passed, but I don't think MILLIONS passed. I'm not sure they're when they thought they were.
Fourthly, I didn't like the cavalier explanation for The Silence. I LIKED the explanation, I just expected something...grander.
Fifthly, it's taken me an episode or two to like ANY new doctor. However, when Twelve said, "New kidneys...I don't like their color..." I smiled and went, "Yup, that's The Doctor."
It was a fun episode, and a bit grander than the regular Christmas specials we get. I like that, and was disappointment when it ended. Now I'm ready for the new series in Spring.
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I just finished The Last Angry Geek and Diamanda Hagan's review of The Day of the Doctor and I agree on most points. I felt like they adapted an unused 10th script, and that a fiftieth anniversary should cover the whole fifty, not just the last few years.
I really think what they should have done was keep it in The Doctor's mind/timestream/scar tissue where they left off, and used some creative casting to have all eleven and a half doctors at one time, or at least to wander in and out of his memories, ie, "This dungeon is First Doctor-themed, complete with black and white color scheme, this one is Fifth Doctor, etc."
Seriously, how did they get out of that?
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