Post by Sue on Jan 6, 2011 10:06:39 GMT -5
Resident expert? Is that me?
For many people, a change of Doctors is initially difficult. Honestly, you'll come to like him. It's always an odd idea - the same man in a very different mood. Anyway, the season doesn't really kick off until episode four (I'm just about to post an outrageously long review for that one). My first Doctor was Jon Pertwee, but the one who was my Doctor was Tom Baker (he arrived when I was four). I'm still watching, twenty years after he went to the big police box in the sky. As I said in further up this page, you don't see Smith's real performance begin until the last few minutes, when he returns for Amy at the end.
An interesting idea, the notion of the TARDIS rebuilding as a metaphor for growth and change from the audience's perspective. I also like the multiple meanings of the number eleven, and future eps lead me to believe there may be more.
Next episode is a strange parable of democracy and exploitation, built around characterisation. Smith shifts from the hand-wringing and kindly explanations of Patrick Troughton, the gentleness of Peter Davison and the alienness of Tom Baker, to the utter contempt and disappointment of Christopher Ecclestone and the rage of Tom Baker. Within my monomania, anyway. ;D
Reviews?
Where are these, Riff? Are they just posts within the episodes discussions because on the website the last date listed is from 2005.
Y'all I'm just getting around to watching this season and am finding your comments fascinating and enlightening. Haven't thought of anything to add yet, but keep posting so I can read!
Quoting myself because this comment didn't register on the front page or under "new topics" so I'm trying to get it to show up.