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dangermousie) wrote2010-04-22 06:13 pm
dangermousie) wrote2010-04-22 06:13 pm
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Doctor Who blues
The Dalek in WW2 ep of this seaon of Doctor Who is the first time I didn't dislike this season. Figures - it wasn't written by Moffat.
I still find Amy completely not interesting - more like a TV fantasy of what a quirky girl should be than a relatable human being (compare to Rose, Donna, and to a lesser degree Martha). Even her prettiness is perfect-actress prettiness. She is a construct, not a person. But then Eleven isn't particularly working for me emotionally either. When he was doing his Dalek-related meltdown, I was very much not interested. I suppose I don't want to throttle him, the way I did in the first ep with his shenanigans about food. That's something.
The reason I loved Russell T. Davies' Who was because these people and their relationships and reactions felt real. Sure, aliens taking over London or planets being towed, or the very existence of a near-immortal time traveller are not realistic. But the characters' reactions to these impossibilities, their emotions, were. I was invested. I cared for Nine/Ten's happiness, I cared for what happened to companions and other people he came across. I keep hearing that RTD's years weren't very Who. But I was never a Who fan to start with. RTD was the first time I have ever felt even slightly motivated to check the show out. For all I know the fandom is right and Moffat is a lot more on track with what classical Who is. But if that is the case - he may be in line with what classic Who was or what fandom wants. But it's not what I want, not what works for me. What I like is the RTD version. If it's not much like classic Who, all that means is that classic Who and I aren't meant to be buddies. And neither am I and Moffat's show apparently.
I will likely keep watching the season - Mr. Mousie enjoys it and it makes a nice together activity. But if it wasn't for that, I wouldn't even think twice about it because what this new show is, for me, is utterly and completely forgettable.
I thought RTD's first season was the best science fiction can be - explore what it meant to be human and the implications of trauma and time travel and everything. S2 continued that even if not as brilliantly, but still remarkably well. S3 and 4 were uneven but when they were good, they were amazing. Specials (i.e. truncated S5) rather bored me. But sadly, Moffat's reign looks to make those specials wonderful to me in comparison.
From the previews for next week it looks as if they are bringing back River Song. *groan*
I still find Amy completely not interesting - more like a TV fantasy of what a quirky girl should be than a relatable human being (compare to Rose, Donna, and to a lesser degree Martha). Even her prettiness is perfect-actress prettiness. She is a construct, not a person. But then Eleven isn't particularly working for me emotionally either. When he was doing his Dalek-related meltdown, I was very much not interested. I suppose I don't want to throttle him, the way I did in the first ep with his shenanigans about food. That's something.
The reason I loved Russell T. Davies' Who was because these people and their relationships and reactions felt real. Sure, aliens taking over London or planets being towed, or the very existence of a near-immortal time traveller are not realistic. But the characters' reactions to these impossibilities, their emotions, were. I was invested. I cared for Nine/Ten's happiness, I cared for what happened to companions and other people he came across. I keep hearing that RTD's years weren't very Who. But I was never a Who fan to start with. RTD was the first time I have ever felt even slightly motivated to check the show out. For all I know the fandom is right and Moffat is a lot more on track with what classical Who is. But if that is the case - he may be in line with what classic Who was or what fandom wants. But it's not what I want, not what works for me. What I like is the RTD version. If it's not much like classic Who, all that means is that classic Who and I aren't meant to be buddies. And neither am I and Moffat's show apparently.
I will likely keep watching the season - Mr. Mousie enjoys it and it makes a nice together activity. But if it wasn't for that, I wouldn't even think twice about it because what this new show is, for me, is utterly and completely forgettable.
I thought RTD's first season was the best science fiction can be - explore what it meant to be human and the implications of trauma and time travel and everything. S2 continued that even if not as brilliantly, but still remarkably well. S3 and 4 were uneven but when they were good, they were amazing. Specials (i.e. truncated S5) rather bored me. But sadly, Moffat's reign looks to make those specials wonderful to me in comparison.
From the previews for next week it looks as if they are bringing back River Song. *groan*