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locker_monsterBlagh. My copy of Last of the Time Lords had the crappiest sound ever; really took away from the suspense.
And now begins the long wait until the Christmas special. I'm intrigued. I wonder what the premise will be so that it ties in with Christmas.
But, oh my gosh, Russell T Davies One Year Later-ed. Not that it really matters in a show with time travel capabilities. I'm just glad the Joneses and the Doctor got to remember what happened because if they didn't, that really screws up character development. I mean, Martha goes on this big year long journey and comes out better from it. It would have totally sucked if it all that got erased.
I actually didn't mind that it jumped ahead a year; BSG pretty much took all the shock out of that trip. :-D From the preview, you got a glimpse of Commando!Martha and Milligan and the Professor lady and it would have been impossible for Martha to gather all those people in a short time so that's where the one year later works. It's also very different from what Doctor Who usually does. Usually the Doctor figures everything out in a neat forty-five minutes and the bad guys never win. Here, the Master basically won. He defeated the Doctor and slaughtered a tenth of the population of Earth. So instead of fighting off the bad guys, you've got to fight your way out of defeat. And yeah, it's sort of a cheat that they destroyed the Paradox Machine and everything turned back, but that's time travel for you. ;-) Also a cheat that the Doctor was able to defeat the Master because he hacked into the telepathic network and everyone on Earth was thinking about him at the same time. Slight Bad Wolf cheat, the sudden access to power. Though, having faith in someone to ward off evil has been done on Doctor Who before with the Seventh Doctor so it's not a complete stretch... Just felt like a Christmas movie, with everyone believing in Santa so he can deliver all the presents on time. ;-)
And I'm actually surprised that Martha left. I thought they were carrying over the character into next season, though I wasn't reading any of the websites so that assumption might have been false. For all I know, the Doctor has a wonderful adventure set at Christmas and then comes back and meets up with Martha again. I'm very glad that she left on her own terms. I was never a huge fan of the unrequited love thing mainly because it had no motivation, but here, we see Martha following her own advice. Get out. If Martha's one thing, it's determined and she knows that if she stays with the Doctor, pinning away, she's just wasting her life and she's got so much going for her. I can totally see Martha, alone during that year, contemplating her life. Since she thought the Doctor was dead, she didn't return for him. She returned because the world needed saving. I suppose during that year, she was like the Doctor and I doubt it was an appealing existence. Martha's parting scene actually reminded me of Inara's speech to Mal at the end of Heart of Gold (mainly because I watched it today).
I was also going to say I'm surprised they killed off the Master, but sneaky RTD, he left a way for the Master to come back. Because the Master always comes back. His ring probably has his genetic code or brain wave patterns on it or something. Or maybe who ever picked it up, my bet it was Lucy, will be possessed by the Master's spirit because they did that in the TV movie. And it was good to know that the Master isn't totally evil because he's crazy; he's evil because he thinks he's been chosen to bring war since he was eight. Causing chaos is like his destiny to him.
It's an interesting idea they have going between the Doctor and the Master this time around. No, not the subtext. :-D The idea that the Doctor would prefer to forgive his greatest rival and keep him around rather than being alone. Last two Time Lords in existence; the Master really strikes a blow against the Doctor by refusing to regenerate. And loneliness is such a huge part of the Doctor. I mean, he's always gathering people around him, even if he knows humans will eventually wither away and die. It's better than being utterly alone. Poor Emo Doctor. But he got a Luke Skywalker moment at the end, with burning the Master's body. :-D And of course the Master will be back. Which means John Simm might come back!
Nice reveal that Jack is (possibly) the Face of Boe. So when humans live to the age of one billion we just become heads? I wonder when RTD came up with this idea. I know in the Confidentials he said the Face of Boe's story was still being written and I guess it is because Jack's still living on in Torchwood. It's funny to think that when Rose and Nine met the Face of Boe in The End of the World, he already knew who they were. And in New Earth, the Face of Boe sent out that message to the Doctor because he wanted to die in the presence of a friend, or so I assume. And it's no wonder that the Face of Boe couldn't say anymore to the Doctor in Gridlock because that would have messed up the time lines. Very crafty indeed.
And just random things. It was nice to see Francine and Clive together again. Nothing brings people together like wanting to kill a homicidal maniac. ;-) Also cute that the Doctor takes a moment to say hi to Clive in the middle of the fight. Martha's comment to Milligan "I've met Shakespeare" was great, too. It just shows how far she's come since Smith and Jones. Travelling in time and meeting famous dead people isn't such a big deal anymore. And purple and blue together do not a great fashion statement make. I think when the Doctor wears his blue suit, it has to be with a white shirt and without the brown coat; it just looks better on its own somehow.
I actually didn't mind that it jumped ahead a year; BSG pretty much took all the shock out of that trip. :-D From the preview, you got a glimpse of Commando!Martha and Milligan and the Professor lady and it would have been impossible for Martha to gather all those people in a short time so that's where the one year later works. It's also very different from what Doctor Who usually does. Usually the Doctor figures everything out in a neat forty-five minutes and the bad guys never win. Here, the Master basically won. He defeated the Doctor and slaughtered a tenth of the population of Earth. So instead of fighting off the bad guys, you've got to fight your way out of defeat. And yeah, it's sort of a cheat that they destroyed the Paradox Machine and everything turned back, but that's time travel for you. ;-) Also a cheat that the Doctor was able to defeat the Master because he hacked into the telepathic network and everyone on Earth was thinking about him at the same time. Slight Bad Wolf cheat, the sudden access to power. Though, having faith in someone to ward off evil has been done on Doctor Who before with the Seventh Doctor so it's not a complete stretch... Just felt like a Christmas movie, with everyone believing in Santa so he can deliver all the presents on time. ;-)
And I'm actually surprised that Martha left. I thought they were carrying over the character into next season, though I wasn't reading any of the websites so that assumption might have been false. For all I know, the Doctor has a wonderful adventure set at Christmas and then comes back and meets up with Martha again. I'm very glad that she left on her own terms. I was never a huge fan of the unrequited love thing mainly because it had no motivation, but here, we see Martha following her own advice. Get out. If Martha's one thing, it's determined and she knows that if she stays with the Doctor, pinning away, she's just wasting her life and she's got so much going for her. I can totally see Martha, alone during that year, contemplating her life. Since she thought the Doctor was dead, she didn't return for him. She returned because the world needed saving. I suppose during that year, she was like the Doctor and I doubt it was an appealing existence. Martha's parting scene actually reminded me of Inara's speech to Mal at the end of Heart of Gold (mainly because I watched it today).
I was also going to say I'm surprised they killed off the Master, but sneaky RTD, he left a way for the Master to come back. Because the Master always comes back. His ring probably has his genetic code or brain wave patterns on it or something. Or maybe who ever picked it up, my bet it was Lucy, will be possessed by the Master's spirit because they did that in the TV movie. And it was good to know that the Master isn't totally evil because he's crazy; he's evil because he thinks he's been chosen to bring war since he was eight. Causing chaos is like his destiny to him.
It's an interesting idea they have going between the Doctor and the Master this time around. No, not the subtext. :-D The idea that the Doctor would prefer to forgive his greatest rival and keep him around rather than being alone. Last two Time Lords in existence; the Master really strikes a blow against the Doctor by refusing to regenerate. And loneliness is such a huge part of the Doctor. I mean, he's always gathering people around him, even if he knows humans will eventually wither away and die. It's better than being utterly alone. Poor Emo Doctor. But he got a Luke Skywalker moment at the end, with burning the Master's body. :-D And of course the Master will be back. Which means John Simm might come back!
Nice reveal that Jack is (possibly) the Face of Boe. So when humans live to the age of one billion we just become heads? I wonder when RTD came up with this idea. I know in the Confidentials he said the Face of Boe's story was still being written and I guess it is because Jack's still living on in Torchwood. It's funny to think that when Rose and Nine met the Face of Boe in The End of the World, he already knew who they were. And in New Earth, the Face of Boe sent out that message to the Doctor because he wanted to die in the presence of a friend, or so I assume. And it's no wonder that the Face of Boe couldn't say anymore to the Doctor in Gridlock because that would have messed up the time lines. Very crafty indeed.
And just random things. It was nice to see Francine and Clive together again. Nothing brings people together like wanting to kill a homicidal maniac. ;-) Also cute that the Doctor takes a moment to say hi to Clive in the middle of the fight. Martha's comment to Milligan "I've met Shakespeare" was great, too. It just shows how far she's come since Smith and Jones. Travelling in time and meeting famous dead people isn't such a big deal anymore. And purple and blue together do not a great fashion statement make. I think when the Doctor wears his blue suit, it has to be with a white shirt and without the brown coat; it just looks better on its own somehow.
And now begins the long wait until the Christmas special. I'm intrigued. I wonder what the premise will be so that it ties in with Christmas.
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