50th anniversary
May. 1st, 2013 08:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flowsoffireGiving a minute of silence for the hope of any Doctor but Ten being back for the 50th anniversary special.
This is not supposed to be a fanfest. Absolutely not. Which is why Ten/Rose will be the only ones returning.
The team's choices are the team's choices, like it or not. Were the false hopes necessary though, I wonder.
This is not supposed to be a fanfest. Absolutely not. Which is why Ten/Rose will be the only ones returning.
The team's choices are the team's choices, like it or not. Were the false hopes necessary though, I wonder.
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Date: 2013-05-01 06:46 pm (UTC)http://badwolfebay.tumblr.com/image/49342459502 It's from the twitter of both actors, with DW tags :?
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Date: 2013-05-01 06:50 pm (UTC)I don't want to know… XD. I'd love it if Martha came back, too, mind. Even with Martha/Mickey. But… yeah, I'm just not thinking about this. Watching the eps as they come and that's it.
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Date: 2013-05-01 06:57 pm (UTC)But yeah, I'm busy enough worrying over OUAT :P
We'll see how it goes.
Although I'm slightly excited about the new ep. The actress playing the old lady... she's on Game of Thrones too and within three episodes she became one of my favorite characters. She was already hilarious on page but the way the lines are delivered just kills me <3
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Date: 2013-05-01 07:10 pm (UTC)Indeed! Well, maybe it'd show he's matured and be interesting? =P I don't know… I'm not sure what to think. Not buying anything until it's not 100% official… And even then.
But yeah, I'm busy enough worrying over OUAT :P
Lacey? ;P
We'll see how it goes.
This will be my mantra.
Although I'm slightly excited about the new ep. The actress playing the old lady... she's on Game of Thrones too and within three episodes she became one of my favorite characters. She was already hilarious on page but the way the lines are delivered just kills me <3
Sweet! ;) I'm not too convinced by Clara's hair? XD But that's a detail, lolllll. Happy about Jenny/Vastra time, though I know you care nothing about them ;)
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Date: 2013-05-01 07:24 pm (UTC)But yes, we'll see.
Yeah, Lacey. Everything about her. It took Gold almost two seasons to get to "I'll be a better man to get my son and Belle back". It took him two episodes to throw it all away and start yelling in annoyance at the son who he looked for for a few centuries and reveling in Lacey's bad influence. I just can not :S
Clara's hair is the least of my DW concerns ;) But this comes from someone who got upset that servant!Belle had a different hair color in Lacey than in Skin Deep (while it's supposed to take place almost simultaneously) and that she had her hair down in Lacey. (And that Rumple got fat, if we're talking continuity anyway :P)
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Date: 2013-05-01 07:30 pm (UTC)XD does he? I hadn't paid attention.
Yeah, Lacey. Everything about her. It took Gold almost two seasons to get to "I'll be a better man to get my son and Belle back". It took him two episodes to throw it all away and start yelling in annoyance at the son who he looked for for a few centuries and reveling in Lacey's bad influence. I just can not :S
=P ow. Well, his falling back hard and fast into the darkness could make sense. But indeed, if he's turning against the son and relishing Lacey's attitude, though she is the CONTRARY of Belle… That does sound bad.
Clara's hair is the least of my DW concerns ;)
Not the first of mine either! XD Not that shallow… But I don't know, it kinda struck me.
But this comes from someone who got upset that servant!Belle had a different hair color in Lacey than in Skin Deep (while it's supposed to take place almost simultaneously) and that she had her hair down in Lacey.
This is continuity. Hush.
(And that Rumple got fat, if we're talking continuity anyway :P)
Join the club! We should get them T-shirts. You've got a merciless eye, girl… Who else? Depp? ;)
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Date: 2013-05-01 07:40 pm (UTC)The darkness makes sense, in a way, but the writers - and the audience - have invested so much in his redemption arc... and now it's just gone. It's frustrating. At this point, it's not good story telling anymore, just badly thought through quasi drama for the sake of it (and why does /that/ sounds familiar? :P)
I haven't paid all that much attention to actually notice, to be honest :O Is it different each ep?
Discontinuity and, in a sense, historical inaccuracy. I can't help but think that whores were the only kind of women who wore their hair down in the medieval time period that FTL is loosely based on. Maybe that's the way of the writers to ~imply something about the level of consummation of the Rumbelle relationship? ;)
Merciless, that's me ;) And yes, Depp too (fat, that is, not merciless :P (Althoug, ditching Vanessa for Amber Heart...)) :P Although he looked better in some very recent pics. I didn't think I'd ever say it, but short hair looks much better on him these days :O
*Shallow girl = shallow* :P
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Date: 2013-05-04 07:36 pm (UTC)*Shallow girl = shallow* :P
LOL. No regrets ;) A bit of bitchin' can't hurt much.
The darkness makes sense, in a way, but the writers - and the audience - have invested so much in his redemption arc... and now it's just gone. It's frustrating. At this point, it's not good story telling anymore, just badly thought through quasi drama for the sake of it (and why does /that/ sounds familiar? :P)
*sighs* I'm sorry, dear. It sucks to have a favourite character wrecked in such a cheap way =/
I haven't paid all that much attention to actually notice, to be honest :O Is it different each ep?
LOL, not every ep! Tiny changes. This time it's just the Victorian style, but I was like "why the weird little curls?". I don't know, they probably wanted something that looked special and it was the easiest way to do it since her hair would otherwise be up and mostly-hidden, but I'm not too fond of the result.
Discontinuity and, in a sense, historical inaccuracy. I can't help but think that whores were the only kind of women who wore their hair down in the medieval time period that FTL is loosely based on. Maybe that's the way of the writers to ~imply something about the level of consummation of the Rumbelle relationship? ;)
o.O great point actually. And LOL, now that sounds a bit far-fetched! One more argument for the Tumblr girls though, I guess =P
(Althoug, ditching Vanessa for Amber Heart...)) :P
New state of mind: Vanessa can do better!
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Date: 2013-05-05 01:29 pm (UTC)Now I'm thinking the prostitute hairdo was from the 19th century, cause I remember a fic being flamed once in which Mrs. Lovett had her hair down in public (and she wasn't a prostitute in that fic :P) Ah well, it could have been the same in medieval times, who even knows :P *thoughtful*
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Date: 2013-05-05 01:34 pm (UTC)Ah, you might be right. I tried to Google it, but didn't find anything much… And I should rather keep the research strictly work-oriented right now, and can't be arsed to do more later ;) (Sundays, I love thee!)
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Date: 2013-05-05 01:41 pm (UTC)But think about it, how often do you see women with their hair down outside their bedroom? Never, for as far as I can tell! And Belle goes strutting to the woods like that, with Rumple at her side (Maybe /that's/ why the evil Sheriff from the Robin Hood stories wanted to 'buy' her from Rumple :O :P)
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Date: 2013-05-05 01:43 pm (UTC)Plot fail ;)
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Date: 2013-05-05 01:48 pm (UTC)(Most useless post ever... ah well, Sunday and all that... :P)
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Date: 2013-05-05 02:00 pm (UTC)I guess I should stop doing so, but it's sort of fun :P
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Date: 2013-05-05 02:01 pm (UTC)Quitting at three?
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Date: 2013-05-05 02:02 pm (UTC)Two? :P
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Date: 2013-05-05 02:04 pm (UTC)(I can't stop! :P)
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Date: 2013-05-01 08:55 pm (UTC)Hijacking the comment because I couldn't resist and that's literally the first thing that came to my mind seeing the photos :
That posted, if it means the episode will have half the zing, pace and sexiness and chemistry between the leads, I have no problem with the hair...
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Date: 2013-05-02 08:04 am (UTC)Seems like I got a bit too excited by the way they tagged those pics on their twitter, haha.
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Date: 2013-05-01 06:58 pm (UTC)To quote Clara, "I'm not happy". Except I won't have a happy ending.
Sorry, today I'm a five year old.
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Date: 2013-05-01 07:22 pm (UTC)Please do.
Because many of the classic doctors were willing to be part of the celebration. I even read somewhere Davison and co. were ready to shoot their own 50th anniversary. Let's face it the actors won't be around forever and the 50th would have been ideal for the hommage. I know they planned to record scrumptious Big Finish episodes. Still.
*sighs* So much. And the symbolism was good too. No fan wars, bringing the audience together. Not picking one companion over the others. I love Rose, but she's not supposed to be coming back. It doesn't make sense in her storyline. And Ten/Rose might be big around the fandom, but this isn't bringing people together.
I'll take Barrowman being left out, I entirely understand their choosing not to use River, though I was hoping for her. But saying the Doctors would all be coming back, and then turning around like this… It's harsh.
Here's to hoping there's a link between Rose and Clara which will make her return and Moffat's "no looking back, going towards the future" stance make more sense…
Sorry, today I'm a five year old.
Ha, wouldn't say so. Honestly, I don't want to be a whiner and spend ages dwelling on "they could have done this or that". But we have a right to criticism, we have passion and expectations and we were told things and they're not coming true. Won't change the world. Won't make the special bad, not necessarily. But for now, it's still a letdown and I didn't feel like keeping quiet about it. Bite me. Expressing the bitterness is cathartic ;)
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Date: 2013-05-04 08:13 pm (UTC)Exactly. Her s4 return is forgivable if you ask me, it was /not/ supposed to happen but the universe was falling apart, blah blah blah, plus she was part of the whole finale foreshadowing. But not one more time. No way! o.O Just like you said, it ruins the very meaning of their separation…
Especially with companions like Donna or Martha who have been so 'mistreated' in their ending and really would need a proper conclusion.
Well, Martha chose to go. And she did see the Doctor again, being independent and still able to have adventures with him… In that way, she's the only one it still makes sense for to return! Donna's departure was tragic, but that's another tragedy that just shouldn't be broken…
have you seen this video and this one?
No, thanks for the recs. They were amazing!
And Jack was a great character but not representative enough of the show.
I agree, but I thought he might be a nice compromise since picking one companion meant reviving the fan wars and picking them all was impossible. Understanding the choice as well though.
Same about River.
Too many people are already sick and tired of River… It saddens me, but it would be unfair to shove her down the whole fandom's throats because Moffat (and us!) adore her.
I trust Steven and Matt and David and Billie to offer us a brilliant, fun and entertaining anniversary.
And Jenna-Louise, though she's had less time to prove herself.
No doubt about it, it will be fantastic and memorable. But this is such a missed opportunity. Like reading about the original cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream with Greta Garbo and John Barrymore as Titania and Oberon... It's a bit hard not to bite back tears.
*nods and hugs*
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Date: 2013-05-05 04:03 pm (UTC)She deserves the hell of an apology for his behaviour during their time together... But yes, her return would have made much more sense.
Donna's departure was tragic, but that's another tragedy that just shouldn't be broken…
Tragic, but to me me in an infuriating-how-could-that-be-okay way... I for one really would have no problem with her end being rewritten.
And Jenna-Louise, though she's had less time to prove herself.
Can't believe I didn't mention her *facepalm*. That's what you get for having a long name... Four syllables is a crowd. Of course, she will be brilliant. As far as I'm concerned she already has proven herself.
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Date: 2013-05-06 08:39 pm (UTC)Indeed to both…
Tragic, but to me me in an infuriating-how-could-that-be-okay way... I for one really would have no problem with her end being rewritten.
Definitely, but how to do that and still leave her behind? No parallel universe to keep her trapped here. And Donna Noble was going to travel among the stars forever… They all were mind you.
I'm just really annoyed at the treatment of her in End of Time… So she got a random man (at least they could have kept Lee? Library guy? Love a stammer) and that makes it all okay. Well no, cause she's still "so sad, but she can't remember why". But oh right, money and a wedding make it all okay! I would have loved for her to find something she loved and that thrilled her for HERSELF. A better career, a passion. Travelling still, if only on Earth!
Of course, she will be brilliant. As far as I'm concerned she already has proven herself.
Me too ;)
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Date: 2013-05-08 10:08 pm (UTC)THIS is painfully acccurate and, yes, exactly why I hate everything about her ending.
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Date: 2013-05-09 09:42 am (UTC)Ah well. Wilfred makes up for it? =/
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Date: 2013-05-10 04:10 pm (UTC)But Wilf, oh Wilf, the only companion on which the fandom agrees. Bernard Cribbins was a great asset, hilarious, quick-witted, and his character really brought another perspective to the show. I understand the need to have companion in their twenties, the running... No, in fact, I don't understand; there is not that much running. Why don't we have older companions? Sorry. Yes, Wilf was perfect.
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Date: 2013-05-10 08:24 pm (UTC)Exactly. *sigh*
"the old man prefers the company of the young", like the Dream Lord said—but indeed, Wilf was just wonderfully refreshing. Well, there's also something for the audience there, probably—same way they're doing young and sexy Doctors. But like you said, the audience LOVED Wilf ;)
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Date: 2013-05-13 05:18 pm (UTC)This is exactly the reason someone I know used to explain why she could never be a fan of DW: young and sexy.
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