Doctor Who 7x01 - Asylum of the Daleks
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keep_countingOverall? A wee bit dissapointed and confused, with just a hint of irritation. Since Moffat's run of Doctor Who is an emotional roller coaster (mainly consisting of tears) for me, I will be having fun with a new system of posting the good and the bad things about each episode, giving and subtracting points and then in the end we will see how many points each episode has scored! Won't that be fun? Pointless, but fun.
THE GOOD:
- I like that we get to see Skaro, for however brief it might be. +5
- That Dalek-lady has ginger hair. +15. She is also wearing ridicolous heels and is part-Dalek. -10.
- 'What colour? Sorry, there weren't any good questions left.' Rory I've missed you so much I might start crying. +10 for that line
- +20 just for being on my screen
- *music playing* 'What is that?' 'Oh, that's me! That's me, playing the triangle'. +5 because this was kinda cute.
- Despite the absolute ridicolousness of the Daleks having an insane asylum/prison camp/whatever, they did make a good job of making the whole place sinister. +10 for succesfully creeping me out a few times. I watched The Grudge last night, it should take a lot.
- 'The Nose and the Chin'. That is their official title, yes? I mean, I would watch that show. +5
- 'I call him Nina'. CAN I CALL HIM NINA TOO? PLEASE??? +40
- BALLET-DALEKS. SORRY. THERE WAS A BALLET-DALEK. IT WAS SPINNING AROUND ITSELF AND LOOKING ADORABLE. +20!
- 'Tricycle with a roof'. Because that is an accurate description of a Dalek. +5
- Oswin was sassy and cute and smart. +10
(Points: 135)
THE BAD:
- Predator of the Daleks. Absolutely no part of me was able to take this seriously. WHY?? -10
- Also -30 for still dressing your females up like dolls, Moffat. Oswin had been alone for a year, just sitting about, why was she wearing a dress that can fit Tinkerbell? If that had been me, I would be lounging about in a sweatshirt and jeans. WHO WOULD BE THERE TO SEE ME?
- Why is no-one freezing to death? I'm not really going to subtract points for this, because they were out in the snow for such a short time, but then again, why would it be any warmer inside the buildings - it's not like the Daleks need it? Or are they going to have icing problems? (wouldn't that be fun though? Like rusty wheels.)
- Amy was all forceful and angry and prima-donna from the start. There was absolutely no change when the nano-genes started converting her. -10 for not really making that plotline convincing at all.
- I want Amy to slap the Doctor next time. Lord knows he deserves it more than Rory. Stop hitting Rory. -20
- WHY DO THE DALEKS HAVE A PRIME MINISTER?? I mean... what even... what?? Why? I thought they had an Emperor, which is somewhat consistent at least. Why would they have Prime Minister? Did they have an election and all voted for their favorites? Was there a campaign and Daleks standing on the streets of Skaro, handing out flyers to passer-bys? Not even I can tell if I'm crying or laughing. -15.
- Hmm, let me get this straight. Amy and Rory have survived so much together. They've been willing to die for each other. They HAVE died for each other, many times. They've waited for each other, in some cases for a veryveryveryveryveryvery long time. They love each other. And yet Moffat wants me to believe that Amy broke up with Rory, because he wants children and she can't have them? Not only is that a totally icky concept, that a woman can't make a man happy if she can't give him babies (and as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fueschgast so rightly pointed out, hello, adoption??), but why would Amy be so cruel and heartless as to do that to Rory? Amy is his whole world. He loves her more than anything else - and then she thinks the right thing is to leave him? What, because he'll be happier without the love of his life, oh, but with children, sure, of course. And that's Amy's decision to make? Ugh, I'm sorry, not only is that just plain wrong, it is also out-of-character, even for these two who have been written more inconsistently than the Daleks. -100 for awful all around. Yes, I did that.
- I don't even want to comment on the Dalek's plans of conversion, which seems to be pretty random and about as well-thought out as the plan to send marmite to the Middle East to settle conflict (no, that's not a joke. that was suggested. for real!) -10
- No points for this one, but the Daleks forgetting the Doctor can go either two ways: a) it is not properly adressed again, or is adressed again in some sort of lame, timey-wimey, been-there-done-that kind of way, or b) it leads directly into the whole 'Eleventh Hour/Silence will Fall thing, which could be potentially awesome if done right, which it probably won't be. Can you tell how optimistic I am about this whole thing? Matt's laugh at the end did make me smile though. Eleven is growing on me, probably because - I think? - this will be his last season.
Points for this episode: -60. Good start! Or not...
Tell me your thoughts!
THE GOOD:
- I like that we get to see Skaro, for however brief it might be. +5
- That Dalek-lady has ginger hair. +15. She is also wearing ridicolous heels and is part-Dalek. -10.
- 'What colour? Sorry, there weren't any good questions left.' Rory I've missed you so much I might start crying. +10 for that line
- +20 just for being on my screen
- *music playing* 'What is that?' 'Oh, that's me! That's me, playing the triangle'. +5 because this was kinda cute.
- Despite the absolute ridicolousness of the Daleks having an insane asylum/prison camp/whatever, they did make a good job of making the whole place sinister. +10 for succesfully creeping me out a few times. I watched The Grudge last night, it should take a lot.
- 'The Nose and the Chin'. That is their official title, yes? I mean, I would watch that show. +5
- 'I call him Nina'. CAN I CALL HIM NINA TOO? PLEASE??? +40
- BALLET-DALEKS. SORRY. THERE WAS A BALLET-DALEK. IT WAS SPINNING AROUND ITSELF AND LOOKING ADORABLE. +20!
- 'Tricycle with a roof'. Because that is an accurate description of a Dalek. +5
- Oswin was sassy and cute and smart. +10
(Points: 135)
THE BAD:
- Predator of the Daleks. Absolutely no part of me was able to take this seriously. WHY?? -10
- Also -30 for still dressing your females up like dolls, Moffat. Oswin had been alone for a year, just sitting about, why was she wearing a dress that can fit Tinkerbell? If that had been me, I would be lounging about in a sweatshirt and jeans. WHO WOULD BE THERE TO SEE ME?
- Why is no-one freezing to death? I'm not really going to subtract points for this, because they were out in the snow for such a short time, but then again, why would it be any warmer inside the buildings - it's not like the Daleks need it? Or are they going to have icing problems? (wouldn't that be fun though? Like rusty wheels.)
- Amy was all forceful and angry and prima-donna from the start. There was absolutely no change when the nano-genes started converting her. -10 for not really making that plotline convincing at all.
- I want Amy to slap the Doctor next time. Lord knows he deserves it more than Rory. Stop hitting Rory. -20
- WHY DO THE DALEKS HAVE A PRIME MINISTER?? I mean... what even... what?? Why? I thought they had an Emperor, which is somewhat consistent at least. Why would they have Prime Minister? Did they have an election and all voted for their favorites? Was there a campaign and Daleks standing on the streets of Skaro, handing out flyers to passer-bys? Not even I can tell if I'm crying or laughing. -15.
- Hmm, let me get this straight. Amy and Rory have survived so much together. They've been willing to die for each other. They HAVE died for each other, many times. They've waited for each other, in some cases for a veryveryveryveryveryvery long time. They love each other. And yet Moffat wants me to believe that Amy broke up with Rory, because he wants children and she can't have them? Not only is that a totally icky concept, that a woman can't make a man happy if she can't give him babies (and as
fueschgast so rightly pointed out, hello, adoption??), but why would Amy be so cruel and heartless as to do that to Rory? Amy is his whole world. He loves her more than anything else - and then she thinks the right thing is to leave him? What, because he'll be happier without the love of his life, oh, but with children, sure, of course. And that's Amy's decision to make? Ugh, I'm sorry, not only is that just plain wrong, it is also out-of-character, even for these two who have been written more inconsistently than the Daleks. -100 for awful all around. Yes, I did that.- I don't even want to comment on the Dalek's plans of conversion, which seems to be pretty random and about as well-thought out as the plan to send marmite to the Middle East to settle conflict (no, that's not a joke. that was suggested. for real!) -10
- No points for this one, but the Daleks forgetting the Doctor can go either two ways: a) it is not properly adressed again, or is adressed again in some sort of lame, timey-wimey, been-there-done-that kind of way, or b) it leads directly into the whole 'Eleventh Hour/Silence will Fall thing, which could be potentially awesome if done right, which it probably won't be. Can you tell how optimistic I am about this whole thing? Matt's laugh at the end did make me smile though. Eleven is growing on me, probably because - I think? - this will be his last season.
Points for this episode: -60. Good start! Or not...
Tell me your thoughts!
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Date: 2012-09-03 07:37 am (UTC)BALLERINA DALEK!! that would make an awesome band name I think haha
While I'll be sad when the Ponds leave, I'll be more devastated that Rory is leaving. He has grown on me so much since series 5 when he finally began acting on his own instead of just doing what Amy told him. My boy has grown up!
I fell for Coleman from the second she appeared on screen.
Ok, I think I'm done now. Whoops lol
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Date: 2012-09-03 07:56 am (UTC)Never let anyone tell you your feelings on a matter are wrong. Even if the majority of the fandom believe something else :) I want answers too - and its not like there isn't a heap of problems in their life already. Demon's Run, loss of their daughter, Rory's belief that he loves her more, the Doctor's precense in general... why create a new problem? It makes no sense.
BALLERINA DALEK!! that would make an awesome band name I think haha
Ohgod, if I could play music!! This needs to happen, they could be the new Chameleon Circuit! :D