As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 9 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
Showing posts with label Peter Capaldi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peter Capaldi. Show all posts
Monday, October 19, 2015
Doctor Who 'The Girl Who Died' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 9 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 9 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Doctor Who 'Before the Flood' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 9 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 9 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
Monday, October 5, 2015
Doctor Who 'Under the Lake' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 9 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
This week, The Doctor and his companion find themselves stuck in a contained environment with a small crew and some kind of creepy big bad hell bent on taking them out one by one. Whether it's on Mars, in a stuck submarine, on a planet about to be sucked into a black hole, or under a lake, this is a pretty popular theme for Doctor Who. The situation plays on our fears of being trapped, buried alive, drowning, etc. Essentially, being killed by our very environment. This time, they find themselves in an underwater, nuclear powered, mining facility on top of a submerged military base, with a strange alien ship and (what appear to be) actual ghosts. By the time they arrive, the captain has already been killed and his ghost has joined the ghost of a Tivolian man in a dashing top hat (particularly strange since the Tivolians are decidedly not aggressive by nature). The idea of ghosts has been toyed with on Doctor Who before, but they've always been proved to be something other than actual paranormal specters, so it will be interesting to see if they don't turn out to be some kind of electromagnetic/static projections, or something, instead of the spirits of the dead; especially given that we don't know who/what is in the suspended animation chamber, how the "spirits" are being brought back under its control, that they can only man-handle metal objects, and that the only way the gang has found to stop them is to enter "day" mode in which the electromagnetic locks are diagnosed constantly or by locking them into a Faraday cage (designed to stop the passage of electromagnetic/static influences). If they do turn out to be actual ghosts, it will be a first for Doctor Who.
Another first for the show is Cass (played by Sophie Leigh Stone). She's the first deaf (main) character on the show, and also happens to be a complete badass. She's smart, no-nonsense, and has probably already saved everyone by not allowing her interpreter, Lunn, onto the alien ship (he's now the only character who hasn't read the writing on the wall, making him the only one the ghosts have no use for). Since she took over command of the crew when the captain died, she's consistently kept their best interests in mind, has made the best possible decisions based on the situation at hand, and has succinctly put The Doctor in his place. I'd like more of her, please!
Unfortunately, the sonic shades are back. Chances are good we're going to continue seeing them for a bit whether we want to or not. I will say, that despite how utterly ridiculous they are the shades are at least being used interestingly. They're glasses, so using them as a way to transmit video or to scan seems pretty logical. They seems to be like a pair of Google Glass on steroids. (To be clear, I'm not against changing the sonic screwdriver on principal, I just hate the shades. I'm not a fan of things like Google Glass to begin with, so I doubt they'll ever win me over no matter how well they're written into the story.)
Continuing the two-parter trend for this series, the episode ends with Clara, Cass, and Lunn trapped in a flooding base with 3 ghosts locked up in the Faraday Cage while The Doctor, O'Donnell, and Bennet take the TARDIS back in time to before the base town flooded to try and figure out what happened. In true cliffhanger form, Clara and the gang are facing a ghost Doctor just outside the walls, indicating that The Doctor himself somehow died and became a ghost instead of regenerating when he went back in time. As it should, this leaves us with questions as to what the hell just happened, but the biggest (and probably most important) question of all is:
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 9 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
This week, The Doctor and his companion find themselves stuck in a contained environment with a small crew and some kind of creepy big bad hell bent on taking them out one by one. Whether it's on Mars, in a stuck submarine, on a planet about to be sucked into a black hole, or under a lake, this is a pretty popular theme for Doctor Who. The situation plays on our fears of being trapped, buried alive, drowning, etc. Essentially, being killed by our very environment. This time, they find themselves in an underwater, nuclear powered, mining facility on top of a submerged military base, with a strange alien ship and (what appear to be) actual ghosts. By the time they arrive, the captain has already been killed and his ghost has joined the ghost of a Tivolian man in a dashing top hat (particularly strange since the Tivolians are decidedly not aggressive by nature). The idea of ghosts has been toyed with on Doctor Who before, but they've always been proved to be something other than actual paranormal specters, so it will be interesting to see if they don't turn out to be some kind of electromagnetic/static projections, or something, instead of the spirits of the dead; especially given that we don't know who/what is in the suspended animation chamber, how the "spirits" are being brought back under its control, that they can only man-handle metal objects, and that the only way the gang has found to stop them is to enter "day" mode in which the electromagnetic locks are diagnosed constantly or by locking them into a Faraday cage (designed to stop the passage of electromagnetic/static influences). If they do turn out to be actual ghosts, it will be a first for Doctor Who.
Another first for the show is Cass (played by Sophie Leigh Stone). She's the first deaf (main) character on the show, and also happens to be a complete badass. She's smart, no-nonsense, and has probably already saved everyone by not allowing her interpreter, Lunn, onto the alien ship (he's now the only character who hasn't read the writing on the wall, making him the only one the ghosts have no use for). Since she took over command of the crew when the captain died, she's consistently kept their best interests in mind, has made the best possible decisions based on the situation at hand, and has succinctly put The Doctor in his place. I'd like more of her, please!
Unfortunately, the sonic shades are back. Chances are good we're going to continue seeing them for a bit whether we want to or not. I will say, that despite how utterly ridiculous they are the shades are at least being used interestingly. They're glasses, so using them as a way to transmit video or to scan seems pretty logical. They seems to be like a pair of Google Glass on steroids. (To be clear, I'm not against changing the sonic screwdriver on principal, I just hate the shades. I'm not a fan of things like Google Glass to begin with, so I doubt they'll ever win me over no matter how well they're written into the story.)
Continuing the two-parter trend for this series, the episode ends with Clara, Cass, and Lunn trapped in a flooding base with 3 ghosts locked up in the Faraday Cage while The Doctor, O'Donnell, and Bennet take the TARDIS back in time to before the base town flooded to try and figure out what happened. In true cliffhanger form, Clara and the gang are facing a ghost Doctor just outside the walls, indicating that The Doctor himself somehow died and became a ghost instead of regenerating when he went back in time. As it should, this leaves us with questions as to what the hell just happened, but the biggest (and probably most important) question of all is:
Monday, September 28, 2015
Doctor Who 'The Witch's Familiar' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 9 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 9 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
Monday, November 3, 2014
Doctor Who 'Dark Water' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
Monday, October 27, 2014
Doctor Who 'In the Forest of the Night' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
Monday, October 20, 2014
Doctor Who 'Flatline' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
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| I would absolutely have this nervous system mural on my wall. |
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Doctor Who 'Mummy on the Orient Express' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
Monday, September 29, 2014
Doctor Who 'The Caretaker' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Doctor Who 'Time Heist' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
Monday, September 15, 2014
Doctor Who 'Listen' Review...
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ unless you're caught up on Series 8 of Doctor Who! As River would say: *spoilers*
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Doctor Who 'Into the Dalek' Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
As always, DO NOT READ until you've seen the episode and the one before! *spoilers*
As always, DO NOT READ until you've seen the episode and the one before! *spoilers*
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Doctor Who Series 8 Premier Review
*This review is cross-posted to the Krewe du Who blog*
Do NOT read this post until you've seen the series 8 premier, 'Deep Breath'. To quote River, "spoilers".
Do NOT read this post until you've seen the series 8 premier, 'Deep Breath'. To quote River, "spoilers".
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Special 'Doctor Who' VIDEO Post
With the series 8 premier of 'Doctor Who' airing in just a few days, I step out of my comfort zone and in front of a camera. For this post, I brought in a special guest to discuss some of the common differences of opinion regarding the 'Doctor Who' reboot among the fans:
So, are you Team Eris or Team Brian? Or, do you have a completely different opinion to offer? Leave your comments here, or come by the Crown and Anchor Pub in Algiers Point this Saturday for the premier of series 8, and let me know what you think in person!
So, are you Team Eris or Team Brian? Or, do you have a completely different opinion to offer? Leave your comments here, or come by the Crown and Anchor Pub in Algiers Point this Saturday for the premier of series 8, and let me know what you think in person!
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| You can't miss it; their door is a TARDIS! |
Thank you to my guest, Brian, for being such a good sport, and for use of your equipment! Be sure to check out more of Brian and his brothers every week on their show, the Super Guillory Brothers Super Fun Show, and keep up with their antics on their Facebook page.
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