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Post by Riff on Jun 28, 2010 3:18:06 GMT -5
Oh, that was lovely. Sweet and funny and sad, all at once. I got all teary when Vincent remarked on Amy's sadness. She's crying inside, and isn't even aware. Blind to her own grief, as it were.
I loved that the Doctor took Vincent not only into the TARDIS, but into the future, to see how wonderful he and his art really are (yes, I'm biased in that regard). By an odd coincidence, my "Starry Night" poster is on the wall over the bookcases behind the TV, so it was kind of background to the episode. Brilliant! And, yes, it is lovely.  |
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Post by Riff on Jun 28, 2010 3:21:01 GMT -5
It's what I've always wanted. Someone to SHOW Van Gogh that his art was beloved. I'm never quite so sad as when I'm hearing one of those "and he never knew how much the world loved his art" stories. I get the feeling some people think that makes his work more interesting. It's great to see time travel used in this way. |
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Post by Riff on Jun 28, 2010 3:28:20 GMT -5
Nicely analyzed, indeed, Riff.   You're spot on. It's also... but I can't say more. Spoilers! That would have been awful, wouldn't it? And it could so easily have been mishandled like that. Me, too. And I can finally make it my sig! |
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Post by Riff on Jun 28, 2010 3:41:23 GMT -5
Ah, this is more like it. It rather reminded me of Girl in the Fireplace, of all things, in terms of the tone, the warmth, and the inability to change history. I love how sensitively Van Gogh was drawn in this episode. This is my favorite kind of Doctor Who story. For me it's a tie between this one and the Big Bang. So glad you enjoyed it. |
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Post by Sue on Jan 12, 2011 18:17:53 GMT -5
Oh, that was lovely. Sweet and funny and sad, all at once. I got all teary when Vincent remarked on Amy's sadness. She's crying inside, and isn't even aware. Blind to her own grief, as it were. I loved that the Doctor took Vincent not only into the TARDIS, but into the future, to see how wonderful he and his art really are (yes, I'm biased in that regard). By an odd coincidence, my "Starry Night" poster is on the wall over the bookcases behind the TV, so it was kind of background to the episode. Yes, I"m going to save this one for when Allison gets home. She's never followed Dr. Who but she has an enormous version of the Starry Night poster and a huge volume of Van Gogh's works (is it really pronounced "Goff," not "Go?") |
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Post by Sue on Jan 12, 2011 18:21:21 GMT -5
Thanks, Riff, for the reviews and to everybody else for their insights: Erin, Anne, Lola, be, Matthew, Rachael.
I got every body didn't I?
And again (and again and again) --- not necessarily the last of it's kind, but the last of it's kind left behind on earth: all alone. Over and over and over again, thematically.
All alone AND BLIND .... fore-shadowing?
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