Sitting on ice while the clock is watching, losing face/ Dreaming of a better space in time... - Doctor Who 6x10 "The Girl Who Waited" Review

How much did I love this episode? Very much!

See, it can be so simple: the Doctor, Rory, Amy, some robots, white walls.

First of all: the color scheme (lots and lots of white, Amy in pastel colors) was brilliant. It was so pretty.

But let's talk about the story first.



summary The Doctor takes the Ponds to some awesome alien planet - that isn't really awesome at all but consists of white rooms and doors - Amy has to go back because she forgot her cell phone in the TARDIS (although the Doctor doesn't approve of her Twitter addiction). Meanwhile, the Doctor and Rory have pushed the green button and enter a room, the door closes, when Amy arrives she pushes the red button (why the hell would anyone push a red button when there's a green one that looks much friendlier) and ends up in some other room. They can see each other via a giant magnifying glass. Amy is caught in a different time stream though, one that's much faster than the Doctor's and Rory's. Robots aka Handbots arrive and we learn that they're in a hospital or rather, hospice for the Day Plague (kills you within a day). Basically, you can watch your loved ill ones live their life in the faster time stream instead of just watching them day within a day. Rory and Amy are human and immune, however, the Hanbots' medication can kill them. The Doctor and Rory hurry back to the TARDIS to save Amy - who is waiting - and the Doctor locks onto her time stream so that they can find her. But, when Rory arrives in Amy's time stream she has aged 36 years and is a BAMF warrior woman. Also, she's very bitter and hates the Doctor for letting her wait so long (AGAIN!). She refuses to help Rory find young!Amy because that would mean she never existed. However, in the end, together with the Doctor (who stayed in the TARDIS) they manage to merge the time streams, so that two versions of Amy exist now. They fight some Handbots to get to the TARDIS, however, young Amy gets knocked out by one of the Handbots, Rory carries her to the TARDIS, forgetting about old Amy. The Doctor locks the door behind them, leaving old Amy outside because two Amys cannot exist within the TARDIS. Now Rory has to chose between them - basically, this episode is Rory's equivalent of "Amy's Choice". In the end, however, old Amy makes the choice for him. /summary

I already said that I loved the looks of this episode. Also, when Amy finds the garden, it's really beautiful, very green, making it look a bit like "Amy in Tim Burton's Wonderland".
Karen Gillan looked beautiful in this episode (even aged by 36 years). Her white face, the pastel clothes, the white walls and her beautiful ginger hair contrasted wonderfully.

The Handbots made for really creepy non-villains. Anything faceless is always creepy. Plus, they fact that they're not evil, they want to give you medicine, it's "an act of kindness" that kills you. Also, their hands, looking like real hands in rubber gloves, were kind of eery. I used to read the "Goosebumps" books by R.L. Stine when I was a kid and there was one about a boy who goes to a music school that's populated by robots - the only thing you cannot make for a robots are the hands, that's why the teacher brings in students, and then kills them to use their hands for his robots. That's what I had to think of when I saw the Handbots' hands, which made it even more creepier. These Robots' hands looked really real.

I loved Rorybot though. Reminded me a bit of Wilson in "Cast Away". He had a really cute face. I just wonder what exactly Amy did with the Rorybot. I mean, it's a HANDbot ;)
I felt a bit bad for Rorybot when Rory and Amy kissed before his ... well... eyes. Must have felt pretty left out, poor thing.

Oh, and I loved the whole Amy/Rory love story. This episode really made you see how much they loved each other.

For example when young Amy and old Amy were talking about Rory: "You know when, sometimes you meet someone so beautiful, and then you actually talk to them and five minutes later, they’re as dull as a brick? Then there’s other people, and you meet them and you think, ‘Not bad; they’re okay.’ And then you get to know them, and their face sort of becomes them, like their personality is written all over it. And they just turn into something so beautiful. Rory’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever met."
In the beginning of series 5 it always looked Rory was only second best to the Doctor whom Amy couldn't have, but she actually, really truly loved him all along.
And then when both Amys have to think the same thought so that their time streams could merge and they both think of the "Macarena" cause that's when her and Rory kissed for the first time. Awww.

And that scene in the end, when the Doctor locks old Amy out of the TARDIS and forces Rory to chose. I had tears in my eyes. Poor Rory. Poor Amy. I don't think it was all that much of a coincidence that this scene kind of mirrored the Doctor and Rose in "Doomsday" (separated by time and that wall). Because the emotion, and the very strength of emotion was the same: The Doctor and Rose knew they had lost each other forever, just like Rory and old Amy knew that they would now be separated, that version of Amy ceasing to exist just like Rose ceased to exist in the Doctor's/our world. Oh God and it was heartbreaking, Rory having to chose between to versions of the woman he loved, his wife, his Amy.
Some people might say it was evil of the Doctor to lock old Amy out and forcing this decision on Rory, and it was certainly a cruel thing, but I don't think it was easy for him either. But he's a Time Lord, and he is forced to make these decisions on a day-to-day basis. He doesn't want to, but he has to. And two Amys in one time stream couldn't exist, just like the two versions of the Doctor couldn't exist in one universe. And yes, it is hard sometimes, making these decisions, but that's the way it is. They had to sacrifice old Amy to save their Amy.
Of course this is still "Doctor Who" and they couldn't actually make Rory (or the Doctor) decide over life and death of Amy. And that's why old Amy made the decision for them, telling Rory not to let her in. "The look on your face when you carried her. Me… Her. When you carried her away. You used to look at me like that. I’ve forgotten how much you loved me. I’ve forgotten how much I loved being her. Amy Pond. In The TARDIS. With Rory Williams."

See, that's the stuff I've been missing so much since Moffat took over the show. Russell T Davies just loved that kind of emotional drama, and so did I. I'm glad to see that "Doctor Who" still has that, these hidden gems in between the complex River Song/Doctor's death story arc.
One whole episode, free of anything relating to either River or the Doctor's death (yup, I enjoyed last week's episode, but there was still that song in the end, alluding to the Doctor's death).

I also loved, that despite the heavy emotions, and the heartbreak, there were still some fun bits. Like the Rorybot, or the Doctor and the cool camera-glasses he made Rory wear, or Rory looking at that one statues boobs or the Doctor sticking his tongue out to Rory and Amy at the very end. Because I think we also need these moments. The feel-good moments. It's the mix that makes "Doctor Who" as amazing a show as it is.

Also, I was really happy for Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, cause this episode really let them show what they're capable of as actors. I mean, Karen was awesome as old Amy and Arthur's emotions in the end...
I say it again, I love these two. I don't want the Doctor to travel with them until the end, there should be a change, but I'm gonna miss them. And I will want them to come back, guest starring, just like Captain Jack and Sarah Jane and Martha did.

Something else: Watch "Doctor Who Confidential", Arthur was especially adorable in this one.


Yeah, I really liked this episode. Showed that you don't need famous guest stars, or huge fancy locations to tell an entertaining story.

Please, I want more of this.





btw. Cookies for the person who can tell me where my title comes from. Don't google!

We're dead... AGAIN - Doctor Who 6x08 "Let's Kill Hitler" and 6x09 "Night Terrors" Reviews

Okay guys, let's talk about Doctor Who for a minute: As most of you will know, I do have a slight problem with Steven Moffat's way of running the show, especially since series six. Looking back on series six, there was only one episode (out of seven in the first half) I really truly enjoyed and that was “The Doctor's Wife”, written by Neil Gaiman way back before series five actually aired and Moffat started to go through with his master plan to mind-fuck us.

Now, I know lots of people really enjoyed last week's episode “Let's Kill Hitler” - and I was really looking forward to it too, spending almost the whole summer without Doctor Who - but I thought it was kind of disappointing. I don't want to say it was a bad episode, but... I don't quite get the whole euphoria.
So, I really enjoyed the beginning, Rory and Amy driving their mini through that corn field to call the Doctor via corn circles. Funny! Also, Eleven looked quite dashing in that coat.
And I really enjoyed seeing young Amy and Rory – so cute – and basically how they got together, even though I thought Mels was really annoying.
Apart from that: I'm kind of fed up with Moffat's obsession with World War II. It was nice in “The Empty Child/ The Doctor Dances”, I could handle “Victory to the Daleks” (because Mark Gatiss is a great writer, the tea daleks were fun and I liked – that version of – Winston Churchill) – but the Doctor has to whole of time and space at his hands and should be able to travel somewhere else. But I could live with that, too. It's a British show after all, and I know they love the topic.
So... let's kill Hitler.
I admit, the Doctor saving Hitler's life by accident was kind of funny, and Rory punching him in the face was really badass. (I love Rory, he's awesome!) And then – remember this is an episode called “Let's Kill Hitler” - we just put Hitler in the cupboard and forget about him?! Seriously?! And he cannot come out by himself again, or is found by someone? No? Sorry, I kind of all that a plot hole, right there, Mr. Moffat. I just feel this problem should have been solved somehow.
But I guess Hitler wasn't important anymore, now that Mels regenerated into... River Song. Or Melody Pond. Whatever. Because Mels' sole purpose in life is to kill the Doctor and what better way to get near him than to befriend your parents/ his friends while they're still children? So... Melody Pond was actually named after herself. Yeah...
Ok, Moffat's obsession is beginning to annoy me. It seems his whole plan for the series (beginning way back in series five) is only centered around the Doctor and River Song, and how they get together and how the Doctor dies. Where are the fun stories of traveling to the past and the future, fighting monsters, meeting famous people (other than Hitler, whom we haven't really met and solved crimes with – not that I'd want that, I know that wouldn't work – but just put away in a closet), getting to see funny aliens and having adventures? I miss that. But where was I?
Oh yeah, River Song – who doesn't know she's River Song yet – poisons the Doctor by kissing him (it was actually a cute kiss, I loved the little pucker thing Matt did with his lips there) and then runs off. So the Doctor is dying – AGAIN! And while the Ponds are all badass, following River on a motorbike, the Doctor seeks help from his TARDIS. And Moffat decides to crush some fangirl hearts.
We were promised cameos by Rose, Martha and Donna – and Moffat didn't exactly break this promise, letting them show up in the form of holograms the TARDIS's voice interface shows the Doctor after he requests to see “someone he likes” (other than himself, whom he obviously doesn't like). So he gets first Rose, then Martha and then Donna, whom he rejects because “guilt!” until he gets little Amelia Pond (because apparently he hasn't screwed her up yet). But... as nice as it was to see the Doctor (or at least the TARDIS) remembered Rose, Martha and Donna, it was really sad to see them reduced to just that one association GUILT! They did have nice times, fun times, didn't they? These were and still are brave women without whose help the world would have ended more than once before. They were his friends! (Yes, totally citing Harry Potter here but it's true) So, I thought it was a little insulting to just reduce them to this one, negative, feeling. *shakes fist* Moffat!!!!!
To be honest, I could't care less about this whole Amy and Rory within that Amy robot thing. Their “I love you” hug when they thought they'd die was very sweet, but really, that whole robot assassin story was only a little, unimportant subplot, or so it felt. It was like Moffat thinking “Oh, I need a little bit of plot around the River/Doctor stuff, let's just take a time traveling robot steered by tiny people that tries to take out evil people throughout history” (btw how Star Trek did the inside of that robot look?).
So, the Doctor is still dying, but nonetheless has time to change into his dinner frock and top hat – yes, the Sonic Cane was really cool and Matt looked dashing in that outfit but that's so not the point – to mess a bit with River Song. And River/Mels/Melody finally realized that the Doctor is a good man and she doesn't want to kill him because one day they'll be in love and so she uses all her remaining regenerations to save him. Just like that.
And after she's recovered she studies to become an archeologist to be able to find the Doctor throughout history.
Problem: Amy and Rory don't seem to have a problem with leaving their daughter (which is still weird) once again – after making it the Doctor's most important mission to find their Melody. Seriously? It's that easy?
Second: River Song, who started out in series four being really quite badass and becoming more and more so during “The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang” and “The Impossible Astronaut/ Day of the Moon” - and I really came to like her – is now building her whole life around the Doctor. Everything she does is because of and centered around him. Independence? Emancipation? Badassery? Yeah... not much to zero. *shakes fist* Moffat! Btw, this episode and the whole way she acted in it really made me dislike, even hate River Song. She was nice while making a few guest appearances but it's getting too much. This is still Doctor Who not The River Song and Doctor Show. Sorry.

Here's a review that pretty much says what I've been thinking for quite some time now. (Except that I don't mind Alex Kingston all that much)



But...
HOW LUCKY ARE WE TO HAVE MARK GATISS?

Yes, he wrote this week's episode “Night Terrors” which was everything I always loved about Doctor Who. This episode was funny, scary, it had HEART.
The Doctor gets called to a child's bedroom because said child is scared of monsters. It's the most basic plot, but it's the essence of the show. The Doctor fighting monsters, making scared children sleep sound again. Of course, the scared child in this particular case turns out to be an alien cuckoo's egg, who puts everyone that scares him into his closet, or, rather, into the doll house in his closet where they're going to be turned into real scary wooden dolls (btw the Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver still doesn't do wood).
The episode involved the Doctor being funny, the monsters being really scary – it's more scary when it's something domestic, something that could really happen, the Ponds being badass. Seriously, Amy with that frying pan just like Rapunzel in Disney's Tangled and Rory fighting the dolls (plus Amy doll) off with a mop – priceless! Also Rory's “are we dead? Again!” was hilarious. Furthermore, I really love Matt Smith interacting with children, he's so good at that! And Jamie Oram who played little George is the most awesome kid ever! (Watch the Doctor Who Confidentials episode, Jamie is the bestest!) I also really liked that what George was actually scared off was being rejected by his (foster) parents and that all it needed to make the “Night Terrors” go away was for his dad to accept him as his son. As I said: something for the heart.
And yup, this giant-headed dolls scared the shit out of me.
Mark Gatiss, you're a hero! Bless this man!
(although I'm fairly sure Moffat made him put that nursery rhyme with the clock ticking for the Doctor in there at the end. After all, he's still following his master plot to kill the Doctor...)

Also, some observations I made:
The CLOSET: Hitler was put in a closet in the last episode, now we have monsters put in the closet. Coincidence? Or Moffat master plan?
The Doctor wasn't wearing the new coat anymore but went back to his usual tweed and bow tie. So... I was thinking: Maybe we're dealing with more than one Doctor (from different points in time) here. It would be classic Moffat. And the clothes are indicating that. Just a thought.
There's also a lot of the Doctor running around separate from the Ponds. Foreshadowing of an upcoming separation? Will the Ponds leave? Will there be new companions? I really wouldn't mind. I do love the Ponds, I enjoy watching them, but so far Eleven spent almost two series with them and it would be interesting to see him interact with someone new. It was nice seeing him with George's dad, it was also nice seeing him in “The Lodger”. It's about time. (Oh God I will miss Amy and Rory!)


So, yeah, Doctor Who still is some kind of roller coaster ride for me. I miss Russell T Davies. I always will. It's not the loss of David Tennant so much, I do enjoy Matt Smith as the Doctor, but Moffat's plots drive me bonkers.

Then You Stole Me. And I Stole You. - Doctor Who 6x04 "The Doctor's Wife" Review

Neil Gaiman is my hero.


So, "The Doctor's Wife" is (except for "Vincent and the Doctor") the first episode of "Doctor Who"'s Steven Moffat era that I really truly enjoyed. 
I attribute that to Neil Gaiman. That man is a genius.

I don't want to say that the episode was perfect, but it sure was quite brilliant. It was exciting, scary, funny, original and above all, it had the heart that I had been missing since RTD handed the show over to Moffat. 

"Yeah. But I was writing the first draft before even Matt had auditioned. So I was doing what Moffat did in his first draft of The Eleventh Hour, which a lot of people did during season five, which is that you’re really writing for a hypothetical Doctor. And you kind of had David Tennant’s voice in your head, but you know it’s not going to be that, so it’s getting a bit bland.

What was great for me was, having already written my version, the first draft, the point where my episode got bounced from episode 11 of last season to episode four of this season, I had the luxury that nobody else had of, at that point, I got to watch Matt. I got to rewrite all of Matt’s dialogue, going, I know what he sounds like now. I got to go in and un-Tennant any lines of dialogue that were Tennant-y. Even though they were good Tennant-y things."

Neil Gaiman

I think you could see that and feel that Gaiman wrote the episode before series 5. It had more of the RTD vibe and wasn't as Moffat-y.
I can't help it, I just like that better.


I really liked the character of Idris and I think Suranne Jones did a great job portraying her. She had some kind of Helena Bonham Carter thing going on and I think it fit perfectly (would have been even better if Helena had played the role). 

The idea that she became the impersonation of the TARDIS was just marvelous. I mean, we always knew that the TARDIS was more than just a machine, that she has a soul and that the Doctor really loves her like she was a person. Being able to interact with her as a person, that must have been his secret wish all along. 

I loved her scenes with the Doctor. Matt and Suranne worked together perfectly and managed to portray such a range of emotions: The fighting like an old couple (well, the Doctor and his TARDIS kind of are) over the most ridiculous things, the kind of flirtatious scenes, the sad goodbye (I really was crying at that point). 

It was also fun because you got to know more about the TARDIS (now that she had a voice) and her perception of the Doctor.
Also: TARDIS stole the Doctor, not the other way around! That's just... one of the best things ever.

“I wanted to see the Universe so I stole a Time Lord and ran away. And you were the only one mad enough.”

These two are just perfect for each other. (Yeah, I ship it)



I also really liked the parts with Rory and Amy fighting for their lives in the TARDIS - that is: the police box, not the person.  You could see how much Amy really does care for Rory, although he might still doubt it at some point. And also, how guilty she still feels because Rory waited all these years by the pandorica, just for her. Although it's kind of mean that they keep killing and torturing poor Rory.



Further highlights:

The TARDIS graveyard. It was sad, but it made it clear again that a TARDIS really is a living thing.

The TARDIS/Idris thinking that Rory is "the pretty one".

The Doctor calling TARDIS/Idris "Sexy" and TARDIS/Idris calling the Doctor "My Thief". <3

The return of the RTD era TARDIS-console. That was and will always be my TARDIS, and it felt really good to be home again. It really did feel like coming home.

Amy's and Rory's bedroom has bunk beds!!!! I just love this idea. Every child loves bunk beds and the Doctor (especially Eleven) really is still a child at heart. Of course he would give them bunk beds!




Yeah, I really liked the episode. I enjoyed not having to think about the Silence, or Amy's non-pregnancy or any other of Moffat's mind fucks. Because that's one of the things I really dislike about him as a show runner.
RTD did place subtle hints leading to something bigger in all of his episodes too: We had the Bad Wolf, Torchwood, Vote Saxon, the disappearing planets... but it was never as in your face as with Moffat. It was still very easy to enjoy the episodes separate from these hints. With Moffat I always have the feeling that he riddle gets bigger and bigger with each episode and you just have to figure out what it means and in the end it's complete mind fuckery again and everything is going to be different and... yeah. It reminds me a little bit of LOST in that way and that was the reason why I stopped watching that show.

But this episode wasn't like that. Yeah, we did have  little Moffat-y thing: "The only water in the forest is the river". No idea what that's supposed to mean, but my initial reaction was: <u>River</u> Song dies in the episode "The <u>Forest</u> of the Dead"!!! I'm sure it has something to do with her, just not sure about the forest part.




All in all: I do think there was still some Tenth Doctor feel to the episode. I really could imagine some scenes with Ten in them and they would have worked just as brilliantly as did with Eleven.
For example the whole sorrow for the dead time lords, the building a new TARDIS, the scenes between the Doctor and TARDIS/Idris (maybe not all of the flirting, but the fighting and the emotional goodbye). I did hear Tennant's voice in my head sometimes.


What can I say? 

Neil Gaiman for new "Doctor Who" headwriter!!!!

"Doctor Who has never pretended to be hard science fiction … At best Doctor Who is a fairytale, with fairytale logic about this wonderful man in this big blue box who at the beginning of every story lands somewhere where there is a problem."

Neil Gaiman

You know, this isn't nearly as bad as it looks. - Doctor Who 6x01 "The Impossible Astronaut"

"Doctor Who" is back! And you have no idea how happy I am about this. I've been so excited for weeks now and yesterday I couldn't wait till I finally got to watch the new episode.

The Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen made me happy and sad at the same time. I still find it hard to get over losing her, but it's nice that she was honoured by the show she did so much for.

But still...



When the episode started I thought it was gonna be good. Real good. Like... Oh, I might have to give Steven Moffat a little more credit for his brilliance.
But seriously, now I think I might never love and feel about Moffat's "Doctor Who" as I did with Russell T. Davies' "Doctor Who".

Don't get me wrong, I still love this show, but I don't FEEL as much when watching it anymore.

I love the Ponds. I think Amy and Rory are one of the cutest couples ever, and I'm really glad they got together and Amy is not another companion pining after the Doctor. Also, Rory's love for Amy is just wonderful.

I also really loved the idea of the Doctor staying in touch with them via making history: showing up in history books, bouncing around (in a fez) on their telly screen.

But really: act paintings of the Doctor and him hiding under women's skirts... I don't think I approve. I mean, the series got sexier with its renewal in 2005, and we know that the Doctor had his fair share of ladies (it's probably thanks to him the Elizabeth I wasn't quite the "Virgin Queen" and we all saw Ten snog Madame de Pompadour). but he was never depicted as overtly sexy - although that painting really wasn't that sexy IMO.
The topic of sexiness only got frequently mentioned since Moffat took over in series 5. Before that, it was never much of an issue, the Doctor's relationship was mainly based on friendship, except for his obvious love for Rose, but that was really chaste and kind of platonic as well. And when there was snogging, than it was mostly for comic reasons, someone in someone else's body (Lady Cassandra), not the real Doctor (Human!Ten), or with some special agenda (like saving the world, saving himself, saving his companion etc). Yes, we did have Captain Jack Harkness, but he's Captain Jack and not the Doctor. I really don't mind one or the other sexy innuendo - whoever knows me, I'm always up for those - but I like them better when they don't come as often, it makes them more special.

But away from the sexiness and back to the episode.

I loved the idea of the Doctor sending our TARDIS-blue letters to his friends to invite them to a certain place. If that place has to be America... well, ok. He travels in time and space after all, and cannot always end up in London.
I also loved the whole scene with the Doctor in his stetson (Stetsons are cool), sitting on that really nice vintage car, I loved River shooting the hat from his head. I don't love her "Hello Sweetie", it's annoying as hell.
The idea of having a picnic was great. Loved it.

And that was about it. Afterwards this episode just went downhill.

Really, the Doctor only gets to live another 200 years before he will get shot by an Apollo astronaut from 1969 that came out of a lake? And he will die in his eleventh regeneration?
What I disliked the most was that there was absolutely no emotion in this scene. I didn't feel anything when he died. I cried when Nine and Ten regenerated knowing that there would be another regeneration of the Doctor. This time he died for good and I didn't feel a thing.
I mean, Amy was shocked and sad and cried but River and Rory just talked about his burial. There was nothing from them. Really, how can the Doctor's death be that... blah?!

And I know that time can be rewritten this is probably not how the Doctor is really gonna die.

I mean, I guess that's the reason why he sent out those invitations to his companions and that FBI guy and his younger self.

Another thing I didn't particularly like was the reunion of younger Eleven (909) and the companions. Again: kind of emotionless although it was funny how Rory poked the Doctor just like the Doctor poked Roman!Rory in "The Pandorica Opens"/"The Big Bang" to make sure he was alive and real, and how River slapped him. I would have expected a bit more anger from Amy though.

OMG I'm really bashing this episode, aren't I?

All that the Doctor has to trust River and Amy and Rory and not ask questions and travel to 1969 was... annoying. And again, it lacked a certain kind of dramatic feeling I would have liked to see/feel. Amy swearing on fishfingers and custard was very cute though.

Invisible!TARDIS: yup, that was a good one, Moffat.

Also the Doctor meeting President Nixon was kind of cool.

 "It's a police box. Can't you read? I'm your new undercover agent. On loan from Scotland Yard. Code named The Doctor. These are my top operatives. The Legs, The Nose and Mrs. Robinson."

Yup, Amy does have great legs, and we all know that the Doctor loves Rory's nose but calling River "Mrs. Robinson": genius! I loved this part.

What I don't love is all the flirting going on between the Doctor and River, not only from her side anymore!!!! I don't want this!

The Silence: Scary. Really, these things don't look that scary too me (ugly, yes, but not scary) but that fact that you forget that you saw them: scary as hell.

In hindsight there have been hints already in series 5, moments when characters thought they saw something, looked confused but didn't mention anything. Also: dark figures in the museum in "The Big Bang".
I think that's Moffat's evil plan.

I don't like that River is showing up more and more. She does have her moments of win, but I still don't like her as a character. Maybe I'd like her if we finally got to know who she is (this "spoilers!" thing is getting really annoying) and if there wasn't a chance that she will become the Doctor's wife or anything.

Rory: What did you mean— what you said to Amy? There's a worse day coming for you?
River: When I first met the Doctor—a long long time ago. He knew all about me. Think about that. Impressionable young girl and suddenly this man just drops out of the sky. He's clever and mad and wonderful. And knows every last thing about her. Imagine what that does to a girl.
Rory: I don't really have to.
River: Trouble is, it's all back to front. My past is his future. We're travelling in opposite directions. Every time we meet I know him more, he knows me less. I live for the days when I see him. But I know that every time I do he'll be one step further away. The day's coming when I'll look into that man's eyes—my Doctor—and he won't have the faintest idea who I am. And I think it's going to kill me.

That was kind of nice and touching, especially considering that River will indeed die the day the Doctor meets her for the first time ("Silence in the Library"/"The Forest of Dead").
OMG I just realized that River first showed up in "Silence in the Library" - *shakes fist* Moffat!

What I hated Moffat most for in this episode:

Amy is pregnant!? What the fuck?!

That's a move not worthy for "Doctor Who". This is not a soap opera!!!
But maybe River is gonna turn out to be Amy's and Rory's child?
If it's Rory's at all. Maybe it's the Doctors. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if Moffat planned a dick move like that.

Oh, and Amy shot the little girl in the astronaut's suit to save the older Doctor's life. She really shouldn't have done that.
Now I guess that Amy will have to make up for that mistake and turn out to be the astronaut from the beginning of the episode, the one that shot the Doctor.

I'm kind of dreading next week's episode.



Yeah, well, that wasn't very Moffat-friendly now, was it?
Sorry.

Come on Einstein, put in the password! - Primeval Webisodes and episode 4x03 Review

This morning I finally managed to watch the "Primeval" series 4 Webisodes:

 Webisode #1:  
Webisode #2
Webisode #3
Webisode #4
Webisode #5

 Basically, they just show a little bit of what happened between series 3 and 4, which is a nice touch, but nothing that really needs watching. Except you wanna see more of Lester, Becker, Jess and Matt, of course ;)


 However, a new proper episode aired as well (that I watched at 4 am because I couldn't download it earlier):

 I hate it that Connor isn't allowed to go play catch creatures with Becker and Abby anymore. I mean, I do like him as IT guy, but it's still more fun with the three of them. Also: he shaved. I don't approve.

I still can't stand Burton. After all, he's the one responsible for Connor having to stay behind. Also, he's an arrogant prick.

 Jess is becoming more and more a favorite of mine. I think she's just adorable and her and Connor were really cute together - in a friendship-y sort of way, cause Connor belongs with Abby and Jess with Becker.

 Does anyone else think that it wasn't an accident that Rex out of his cage will Connor did that scan? I think someone wanted the A.R.C. (omg, I almost wrote "Hub" - it just reminds me so much of the "Torchwood" Hub these days) to go on lockdown.

 -> Burton? At least it would have served him right had he choked to death, after all it was his "improvement" of Connor's programme that did it.

 And what is this "New Dawn" thing he was talking about to Connor when he thought he was dying? And why didn't want to talk about it afterwards? Something's rotten in the state of Denmark! Or in the A.R.C.

 It was so cute that Rex was more important to Connor than Burton - I'm glad we were on the same page there, cause my first thought was "Please Rex, don't die. Oh, Burton is dying too? Well, I ain't even bovvered." (sorry, that Catherine Tate allusion needed to be made.)
Also, how cute was it that, after the doors opened again, Jess and Connor first cared for Rex and let that medic do to Burton whatever he liked? I call that priorities!

 Connor you genius! Built a trapdoor in his programme! And the password is "Abby Temple"! That's the cutest, most adorable slightly hilarious thing ever! And it's so series 1-3 Connor.
And the ring kissing! I wonder whom he got the ring from. It can't be Abby, since he already had it in the begging, but who else then? Mother? Father? Some other relative? (Yup, I'm totally ruling out a former girlfriend)

 And meanwhile Abby, Becker and Matt are out catching weird creatures (is that thing a new kind of future predator - only that it doesn't come from the future? I'm pretty sure things like these didn't exist.) and people.

 People! Let's forget about evil Ethan for now, but: Emily and Charlotte?! Hello, Bronte Sisters! Only Anne was missing. They should have called Ethan Anne instead. Or Acton, after her male alter-ego. That would have been awesome!

 I'm not sure how I feel about people coming from the past. I mean, sure it's kinda plausible that Anomalies don't only open in our time, and we already had Sir William, the knight in series 3 coming through (which was genius, not only because they cast Tony Curran who's simply awesome), so.. yeah. I don't know. I mean, they come from the Victorian Age (at least Emily says she was born in the 1840s), which is, like, my favorite period ever. Also, I loved the clothes. And it all has a very steampunk-y feel to it, which I really like... I'm just not sure whether it's such a good twist for the series. But for now I guess I'll fangirl over all the victorianisms and Emily, whom I really like and just hope that they'll go through to her time with her in one episode.

 I'm really looking forward to what will happen with Emily (and Ethan) in the future.

 Also, the slight romance (or romance to come or whatever?) or chemistry between Emily and Matt, makes him a lot more likeable to me, although I'm still unsure about what he might be up to. And he's definitely up to something.
 His flat is really amazing, too. Although I wouldn't wanna live there. Still: How much money do they earn?! I mean, Jess has an awesome flat, that's apparently big enough to house at least 3 people, but I thought maybe she's go rich parents or something. She seems like a little princess that has been spoilt by her parents. But now Matt has a great flat, too! Why does Connor even complain about his salary? If they all earn the same, then it should be sufficient.

 Also: Is it just me or does Becker get hotter by the episode?
 Really, I never really thought he was hot in series 3, but now... Hello, Captain! Wanna teach me how to handle your gun?

 erm... yeah

 Didn't like how he wanted to treat Emily though. After all, she is a human being that you can talk to and not some rare creature.

 He was still hot.

 Connor should let part of the beard grow back (not as much as it was in the Cretaceous, a slight shadow would be enough, but it definitely made him manlier, sexier) cause Becker is becoming more and more of a competition.

 btw Why was there only one episode this weekend? Last week, they totally lead us on with two episode and now it's only one episode on Saturday. Not fair. Although, at least that way the series won't be over too quick.

I hope you brought me back a souvenir. - Primeval 4x01 and 4x02 Reviews

Primeval is back! And it's as awesome as ever!

 I loved the scenes with Connor and Abby in the Cretaceous. Seeing them fighting for their lives, keeping each other sane and alive... Abby teaching Connor how to fight. And I very much love the Cretaceous look - dirty clothes, messy hair, and so on - especially on Connor. Damn Andrew just looks very hot and badass in that outfit. 

 It's just sad that Danny didn't make it back to the present with them. I really liked him. And the poor guy is now stuck somewhere else, all alone. 

 I'm glad that Lester and Becker are still on the A.R.C. team. (How did Sarah die, by the way?) I always loved Lester, Ben Miller is just brilliant. And Becker keeps on growing on me - besides, Ben Mansfield is really hot (I only noticed this last night). 

 Highlights: Abby/Becker/Connor hug ("I hope you brought me back a souvenir.") and later on the Abby/Lester hug. So he does care for them after all (not that I ever doubted that). 

 I already love Jess, the new girl on the team. Looks like she's Connor's replacement, she seems to be really good with computers and stuff. And she's terribly cute. Female geekiness, I approve. 

 Matt... is he supposed to replace Danny? I don't like him. I don't trust him either. Who's the old guy he's always running to? 

 And is Philipp Burton, that famous scientist guy Lester's boss now? I don't like him either. He's almost as bad as that Christine Johnson woman last season. 

 But, really, guys, how cute was the ending of the episode? Half-naked Connor between white bedsheets, and then still half-naked (no, that's not important at all) Connor and Abby being all cutesy on the balcony, watching the sun rise? It's great to see them as a proper couple now, finally. 
Connor: Are you keeping watch? 
Abby: It still feels as though one of us has to keep guard. 
Connor: Yeah. Why don’t I take the next shift? Get some rest. 
Abby: I’m happy here with you. 


 Second episode was great as well. I loved how Connor, after becoming jobless goes to investigate on his own. I loved even more that Jess probably knew what he was up to and still told him he could use the computer at her place. (How awesome is that flat? - made me love her even more)

 It was also great to see Duncan again. And to see that Connor's geeky side is still there. I like badass Connor, but I also always loved the nerd from series 1, so it's great to have a combination of both. 

 I still don't like and don't trust Matt. When will Danny come back? 

 And Jess has a crush on Becker, how cute is that? And he brought her back chocolate (the chocolate that she requested from Matt when he followed Abby to the docks - bad bad guy - and he forgot - even worse) and even remembered that she doesn't like chocolate with oranges in it - he so does like her too!!! 

 Highlight: Connor/Becker high-five :) 

 I also very much adored the ending: Jess, Connor and Abby being roommates now. How awesome is that? (I wanna move in with them, too) Can't wait for next weekend.


Here, have a little video of yummy Ben Mansfield:


  He called Andrew "Pottsy". I died of cute.