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Seriously, WTF. There has never been an episode of Doctor Who where I could do nothing but stare in horror. I mean, I enjoyed TINKERBELL JESUS DOCTOR, okay? (I still do, but that's a story for another day.) But... that's kind of what I ended up doing here.

I just... bad writing. BAD. WRITING. On top of some really uncomfortable gender things, and the... GIANT MECHA CYBERMAN? SERIOUSLY? How do you get AWAY with that? Rusty, the Doctor saying "Well" is not an explanation for why there is nothing about a GIANT MECHA CYBERMAN in history books.

I. JUST. WHAT.

RAAAAGE.

It's possible I'm just crotchety right now, but NO. I was so hoping he didn't end up sad and alone on the TARDIS again, so the fact that he didn't is... a plus, and there were some cute moments with the Doctor, but mostly... I so don't want to watch this episode ever again. It. Just. WHY DOES IT EXIST?

...I'm going to have to go watch some good Doctor Who later tonight to restore my faith in things.

Date: 2008-12-27 08:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] harbek.livejournal.com
You know, I find I don't particularly care about the giant cyberman. (My initial answer to this was, well, of course the wizards will go around obliviating all the muggles, and... oh... right. Wrong fandom.) I mean, it's Doctor Who. I don't expect logic. Continuity went on an extended vacation.

I watch the episodes almost entirely for the characters. Ten in particular of course, and the fact that I fell in love with David Morrissey's character almost immediately. He did a great job, too, and I feel he should be on for a recurring role. If it weren't for his randomly appearing son, I'd hope for him to join as a companion. I spent a lot of wanting Ten to just hug him, or possibly make out with him. (It might have been partly due to the outfit -- I'm a sucker for those clothes.)

(It took Steph and I just about two seconds, and we're RPing Ten/Jackson, starting where the episode left off. They just finished that Christmas dinner. Ah, shameless slash.)