Doctor Who - Waters of Mars

[raven]

So, Doctor Who! I liked it. I liked it a lot. The things that I liked:

-The orange spacesuit. I love how when the Doctor has to wear a spacesuit, it's always that precise shade of orange. Perhaps the BBC accidentally bought a job-lot in 2005. Also, the occasional remarks-as-punctuation - "Mars!" "Brilliant!" - to a companion who isn't there. Poor Doctor with no one to listen to his constant editorialising.

-The look of the thing was fabulous, wasn't it? The dome and the tunnels, the big empty space filled with greenery, the flames against the red surface. I suspect that they're enjoying using their budget on a year's worth of specials rather than a whole series.

-Adelaide Brooke. I loved her, I loved her: how she stands up and stands up and stands up, how she never stands down. I loved her.

-The continuing campaign by the BBC to make children afraid of everyday objects, see above re: scarecrows and statues and pepperpots, and now drinking glasses of water. Aha. (I also liked the references to The Ice Warriors - I've said this before, but I love how this show can make references in-canon to things that were on television forty-two years ago. Seriously.)

-Yuri's brother Mikhail's husband George, who thinks it's the thought that counts. I love background character detail, and also in general, I liked the level of background the characters were given in their short screentime. Stefi, the woman who's in the water at the end, and her daughter - that was a nice touch.

-The Doctor's value-adjusted view of the universe. It surprises me that anyone ever thought that the Doctor could do what he does for forty years - or nine hundred, depending on how you look at it - and not end up thinking he's a god. It makes sense to me.

(I was surprised, though, that they did go through with Adelaide's killing herself at the end - for a moment Shim and I both thought that it was him she was going to shoot, and I perversely thought that was the more likely option for a supposedly family-friendly programme, but.)

-Ood! They are about my favourite of the new Who aliens, and I did think that they hadn't been exhausted of possibility. And John Simm. I want more John Simm, yes.

In conclusion: I liked it. I really did. I'm looking forward to Christmas.

Comments

[midnite.livejournal.com]

I was very impressed by Adelaide's suicide scene. Good on the Beep for going through with that; I bet they get some stick for it since Doctor Who is supposedly a "family show".

I can't wait for John Simm. Not sure about the blond hair though. It's a little Eminem!

(I hope you don't mind a random comment; I found you via your fic and enjoy reading your journal)

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

*smiles* Not a problem, nice to meet you. :)

[emerald-embers.livejournal.com]

Yuri's brother Mikhail's husband George

THIS. It was so utterly throwaway and awesome on account. It wasn't some big deal, it was just a guy talking about his family and extended family, and I LOVED THAT SO MUCH for not being a big deal. It was just there. *<3s*

And I am so beyond in love with the ending it's insane. Just. YES. \o/

Cannot wait for Christmas either!

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

*grins* YES. It made me just that kind of happy.

[emerald-embers.livejournal.com]

Btw, I know this is REALLY cheeky, but, um, could I be a total pest and pick your brain for a second? I'm stuck at the end of my Good Omens exchange fic and could really do with someone to bat a few ideas back and forth with for a tick, if you're free for about five mins?

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Sure! You can email me or go onto Google Talk - iona.raven[at]gmail.com.

[emerald-embers.livejournal.com]

(I know we're already talking but just to reiterate; I <3 you so much right now)

[emerald-embers.livejournal.com]

Forgot to say; I finished it on time <3, and it's all thanks to you. YOU ARE MADE OF WIN AND AWESOME. *hearts*

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

Yay Yuri's brother's husband! Oh RTD, I can forgive some stuff for your gay agenda. :)


Adelaide saying "oh, so the other two people you saved WEREN'T important then were they" was brilliant. Though it seemed kind of OOC for the Doctor to slip into that mode of thinking, after he's eulogised the ordinary little lives he'll never had; I guess he really is going off the rails.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I thought that as well - it seems really at oods with some other episodes (The Empty Child comes to mind). But I suppose it's part of the impending-doom thing - it's all getting out of control, etc.

(Yay, Yuri! I loved that so much.)

[jacinthsong.livejournal.com]

lol, oods :P

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

I loved the episode, especially Yuri's brother's husband.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

*grins* me too!

[greek-jester.livejournal.com]

I think the Doctor really, really needs Donna at the moment. Maybe Rose or Martha at a pinch, but he really needs Donna. And if she ever remembers him, she'll die. This is awkward. powertripping!Doctor would be really, really scarey. I wonder if this is how the Master started out?

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

The Master started out younger, by all accounts. But maybe you don't have to be born to it.

[tau_sigma]

I have just texted you this, but: omg flail flail OMG. Omg. Oh. (Em gee.)

It was so good, scary and moral and I, I also thought she was going to shoot the Doctor, and then she shot herself and oh. Oh, she stood up to the Doctor! Too few people do, I think. She was fantastic.

The ood appearing at the end was bizarre and dream-like and just great. I love, too, that the Doctor realises, that her death, her selfless suicide forces him to realise he's really wrong. Oh, Doctor.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

*grins* Yes, that is almost exactly what I thought about it! It was all so great. :)