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dirksteadfast posted:I just wanted to say that I’m so relieved the 13th Doctor doesn’t know everything. I’m sure my memory is exaggerating, but so much of Capaldi’s Doctor felt like: This is a revival characteristic in general, that great scene in AoL/WW3 notwithstanding.
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I was just disappointed the suitcase wasn't another Tardis
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Szmitten posted:Weirdly specific opinion but I thought the episode was really good but the use of the "Rise Up" song was really a bit much. It felt very "X-Factor contestant gets through", inappropriate for the era (and playing it during the credits was weird), and I feel like "Rise Up" isn't quite the right thing to use lyrically for a person who sparked a revolution by sitting down. Yeah that was crap
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McDragon posted:I was just disappointed the suitcase wasn't another Tardis This isn’t Fantastic Beasts.  I was weirded out that it was just placed in the middle of the floor. Why not off to one side so people don’t randomly trip over it?
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Oct 23, 2018 15:38
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The_Doctor posted:I was weirded out that it was just placed in the middle of the floor. Why not off to one side so people don’t randomly trip over it? He seems like a pretty bad guy so people tripping over it is probably part of his plan.
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It's setting things up for the finale where we learn that it eventually struck Krasco's planet and destroyed it and he's been going through time trying to exact revenge.
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Unkempt posted:I thought ending it on the asteroid was pretty weird. I mean, it's nice she's got one named after her but so does Dr Drew, every member of Monty Python and this Belgian weatherman for some reason. It's a cool sci fi touch, that anyone can get an asteroid named anything by paying for it is neither here nor there - it's nice that people can be recognised for their accomplishments rather than the traditional They Were Rich
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"It was then that I wondered, 'What if Charlotte was right, and Big was behind the giant spiders?' Could I ever go back to him knowing that?"
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The_Doctor posted:"It was then that I wondered, 'What if Charlotte was right, and Big was behind the giant spiders?' Could I ever go back to him knowing that?" Yeah, when thinking of who I would expect to guest star on Doctor Who, Chris Noth probably wouldn't even be on the list. It's a weird one, for sure.
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"why would anyone want to hide a suitcase?" asks the befuddled police officer there are a lot of odd little moments this series that I think a better script editor wouldn't be letting through
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Whybird posted:It's setting things up for the finale where we learn that it eventually struck Krasco's planet and destroyed it and he's been going through time trying to exact revenge. I legitimately thought they were gonna reveal that the asteroid was the Rosa Parks Penal Colony and was so relieved/annoyed that it wasn't.
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Szmitten posted:I legitimately thought they were gonna reveal that the asteroid was the Rosa Parks Penal Colony and was so relieved/annoyed that it wasn't. Oh god that would be  made flesh
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navyjack posted:
Please don't doxx my penis.
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I went into this episode expecting it to be a cringe-fest, and it was actually extremely good. It was uncomfortable in a good way. I agree with the post on this page saying the song was out of place, and Vinette Robinson had trouble acting around the forced accent. Other than that, it felt uncomfortable, in a good way. I like that the villain wasn't an alien threat, he was just a straight-up time traveling white supremacist. I normally get annoyed when they split the companions up repeatedly as a way to handle a crowded TARDIS, but they're doing a good job of developing the characters through letting them talk to each other, instead of just reacting to the Space Wizard.
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Also, I haven't seen Chris Noth in anything since his early Law and Order days, so I literally thought this had to be a different Chris Noth, because of how different he looks.
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My brain's trying to make spider lyrics for Anarchy in the UK but I'm coming up a bit short. I am an arthropod I am an arachnid
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Bicyclops posted:Also, I haven't seen Chris Noth in anything since his early Law and Order days, so I literally thought this had to be a different Chris Noth, because of how different he looks. To be fair, it's been almost 25 years since Noth was fired from L&O.
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Final ratings for "The Ghost Monument" put it on a cool 9 million on the dot. For comparison, the regular episodes to have done better than that since the revival are:
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Timby posted:To be fair, it's been almost 25 years since Noth was fired from L&O. He came back for Criminal Intent though
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dirksteadfast posted:I just wanted to say that I’m so relieved the 13th Doctor doesn’t know everything. I’m sure my memory is exaggerating, but so much of Capaldi’s Doctor felt like: I really like this aspect to Whittaker's Doctor as well. I'd go beyond Capaldi and say the whole knowing everything thing has been going on since Eccleston. I suppose it probably went back to McCoy, but at least he hid it well.
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Hemingway To Go! posted:The episode with The Family where Martha was a maid was a better racism episode, but I guess this is okay. Kids will get to see how lovely and ugly racism is at the least. The Family of Blood episodes weren't so much about racism as they were about the horrible class-ism that existed (and still exists) in British society. Baines does racially abuse Martha, but it's more about his position of privilege versus her working-class status. Other characters who aren't obviously racist, such as Nurse Redfern and John Smith himself, are also happy to put her down based on her social status. I do agree that it was a much better take on the prejudices of a particular time period in our history. It wasn't a central element of the plot but it still portrayed the ugliness of prejudice. The problem with making an episode that makes a period of prejudice in human history its focal point is that the Doctor can't directly intervene and has to whip out the old "fixed point in time" card.
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Szmitten posted:Weirdly specific opinion but I thought the episode was really good but the use of the "Rise Up" song was really a bit much. It felt very "X-Factor contestant gets through", inappropriate for the era (and playing it during the credits was weird), and I feel like "Rise Up" isn't quite the right thing to use lyrically for a person who sparked a revolution by sitting down. I'm so so sorry you had to go to school in a CIA black site re-education centre. edit: Murray Gold would have finished it with some Deep South gospel. Or at least a red-faced Welsh male voice choir doing their best impersonation of one. Clyde Radcliffe fucked around with this message at 00:28 on Oct 24, 2018 |
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Bruceski posted:My brain's trying to make spider lyrics for Anarchy in the UK but I'm coming up a bit short. I'll crawl where I want And I know where my web is
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The_Doctor posted:This isn’t Fantastic Beasts. The Doctor mentioned there was a perception filter on it, so in addition to people not seeing it, they'd also unconsciously avoid walking into it without realizing why or even really noticing that they'd stepped around/over it. I mean, it's still a bit dumb to just leave it smackdab in the middle of the floor, but on the other hand the guy was a dick, plus it's more cinematic this way!
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Jerusalem posted:The Doctor mentioned there was a perception filter on it, so in addition to people not seeing it, they'd also unconsciously avoid walking into it without realizing why or even really noticing that they'd stepped around/over it. I'm just pretending his actual plan was to make Rosa trip on it, spraining her ankle, so she misses the bus
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Stabbatical posted:Wasn't a fan of the song either but it was pretty funny they kept the song going over the Next Time trailer, bridging Rosa Parks being arrested with an attack of the Giant Spiders. The song was supposed to be entirely about the giant spiders. They're going to Rise Up... next week on Doctor Who!
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A friend of mine came over, and he wanted to watch the new Who, so we got through the first 2 eps of the season. I’ll tell you what, they don’t half drag when you know the story. :/ There’s still lots of good stuff to catch, like Jodie’s face doing things even when the focus isn’t on her.
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Oh, and I hope you’re not expecting the next season in 2019.
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The_Doctor posted:A friend of mine came over, and he wanted to watch the new Who, so we got through the first 2 eps of the season. I’ll tell you what, they don’t half drag when you know the story. :/ Dragged the first time round too, imo
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Just once I’d like a revival Doctor who’s tenure wasn’t half-wasted by delays
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lol what the gently caress
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Will be interested to see how Moffat is blamed for this one.
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The gap year is just so people can appreciate big finish even more
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Soothing Vapors posted:or leaves the show to gently caress David Tennant offscreen forever To be fair, Georgia Moffett was only in one episode, I don't think Jenny counts as a proper companion.
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I mean, the article seems to imply that production is shorter because now they can rely on what was built for the first Whittaker season, so I wouldn't be so pessimistic. That said, lol if there's another gap year so soon.
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