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Ah. Except that Russel Davies was the one who wrote it, so I'm pretty sure that he'd do his best to enforce the almighty rule of his trenchcoat-wearing baby.
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"Shit"
The Doctor: 'I only hope it doesn't get messed up by Russel T. Davies!'
"We're home, Chewie."
Funny but not helpful
But if we bring it up to the Doctor that there's a higher authority over him, either RTD has to write himself getting overthrown by the Doctor or the Doctor having to live with being controlled by someone who set Gallifrey up to be destroyed.
It would be funny.
Forever liveblogging the Avengers
So, a couple of weeks ago I bought some Doctor Who comics, and I finally read them.
I bought the earliest issues of the Titan Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor lines that I could find on the shelf, Eleventh #6 and Twelfth #2.
I was worried about how easy it would be to jump in with any issue, and the answer is "it depends". I've heard that the Eleventh series is doing a Moffat-style long game, but the one that I read was fairly self-contained. Aside from not having the introductions to any of the original characters (assuming you can count Dave Jones as an original character, since he's David Bowie before he was David Bowie), the only way I found myself confused by the continuity was because it was an extremely timey-wimey story.
I expected the Twelfth series to be more self-contained because of the constraint of fitting it inside the ongoing program, but the issue I had happened to be part two of a double-length story, which I'm not sure will continue.
edited 31st Mar '15 8:58:10 PM by TParadox
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Ten may be a jerkass, but he got what I consider some of the most Doctor-breaking stories in the whole history of the show (OK, make that the new series, as I'm a bit fuzzy on the classic series and missed huge parts of it), which are Midnight and Waters of Mars.
I even occasionally wonder if all the little jerkass points he accumulated during his run were not some build up to the comeuppance he gets in those episodes, especially Waters of Mars.
Whatever your favourite work is, there is a Vocal Minority that considers it the Worst. Whatever. Ever!.
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
So, you already dislike him after your first proper exposure to him?
...You're going to fit in just fine (not that you didn't already).
Still, some of his episodes are pretty good. I personally like "The Girl in the Fireplace", as well as the season 2 finale. The episode quality is a little...uneven, though.
Oh God! Natural light!
Antiheroic antivillain
Yeah, series 2's biggest problem in my opinion was the patchiness of the writing, it had a lot of subpar episodes, I thought. TGITF was a good episode, but there weren't many amazing episodes for me. The best part of series 2 was the music at the end of doomsday. dat bass guitar...
The internet is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it-William Gibson
You know who the best Doctor is?
Ten.
You know who're totally in love and have the best relationship?
Ten and Rose.
Totally.
Man, that Eric Sawaahfhagsgifhhoaphfj
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That, um, guy who's name I totally just said sure is a terrific writer.
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
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I agree. The show was enhanced by their relationship and it would just be unbearable without it. Doomsday was one of the most heartbreaking things ever.
And you know, The second Doctor is totally overrated. And lord knows Matt Smith can't act to save his life, I don't see why people were so enamored with his doctor to begin with.
And The third Doctor is the' most interesting Doctor by far.
The Blog The Art
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I...uh...hmm....crap, there aren't any parts of the show I dislike enough for me to engage in this gag! Curse my positivity!
"We're home, Chewie."
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
Journey's End has the best ending of any season finale. The Big Bang? Dreck.
edited 1st Apr '15 5:43:31 AM by KarkatTheDalek
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Too old for this
Love and monsters is the best Doctor Who episode ever.
Whatever your favourite work is, there is a Vocal Minority that considers it the Worst. Whatever. Ever!.
Think of something you really like about Doctor Who and talk a lot about.
Someone you say should be the Doctor.
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...Aha!
Evanna Lynch would be a terr...a terriiiii...bllll...nope. Can't do it. I am physically incapable of saying it. Damn it.
"We're home, Chewie."
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Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
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Hold on guys, everyone knows that the best episodes for doctor who are daleks in manhattan and whatever the other one is called. I mean, a musical number? Terrible American accents?? Dalek pigs???? HIMAN DALEKS?????? Genius!!!
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Though, at least there was a baby Andrew Garfield in that trilogy. That was made it slightly more tolerable. …slightly.
Please. The absolute, number one best episode in all of Doctor History is none other than The Twin Dillema. Colin Baker provided a consistent, inspiring performance as the Doctor, and Peri, with both her charm, wit, and her first rate American accent, was no doubt the best Companion ever up until that point, with her and the Doctor's heart-warming relationship providing a most wonderful centerpiece to the episode, holding it together. The supporting characters were all tremendously well acted, and the plot was a smartly written, emotional masterpiece. And of course, only the guiding hand of Eric Saward could make all of this possible.
The only real problem was that, apparently, there were plans to have the Doctor strangle the companion in pre-production, but of course, they never went through with it. That would just be silly!
edited 1st Apr '15 8:03:08 AM by kkhohoho
But wait! Peri couldn't even hold a candle to six's other companion, Mel! She had the least-annoying voice in the entire series!
It occurred to me today that a women could never play the role of the doctor. She couldn't indulge in the interesting part of The Doctor's moral ambiguity without attracting misogyny, she shouldn't explore the gender politics of the gender bend without being insensitive to the trans and non binary communities. Doctor Who is a commercial enterprise and it should make do with the truth that it can not deal with social issues without offending and alienating it's audience and enterprise. Lest the Politically Correct and the Social Justice Warriors and the Bigots take up arms.
What about...
...The Celestial Toymaker? Such a good commentary on racial stereotyping. Or something.
That "third Doctor is the most interesting Doctor by far" comment made me snort.
I don't buy that. I still want one.
HA! I laugh at you laughing at my naivety! HA!
Though seriously, you aren't giving me high hopes for the next three seasons, honestly...
Put it this way. If Ten was any more holier-than-thou, he would be Jesus.
Song of the Sirens