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Doctor Who: End of Time II
Okay, now I've seen the whole thing! Reaction: kind of mixed.
Plot ... so bad! And what's sad is I know DW can do kickass plots, but this ... wasn't. It wasn't even the kind of plot where you're on board with it until something stupid happens, because the whole thing made so little sense that I kinda just had to stomp on the analytical part of my brain until it stopped screaming so that I could settle back and enjoy the ride. Occasionally I had to give it an extra kick when a particularly egregious bit of illogic would pop up. (Why is the radiation venting into the control chamber as a safety measure? *KICK*) The melodrama of the emotional scenes didn't really do much for me because everything that was supposed to be making us gasp or cry was so terribly contrived. Brilliant TV, it was not. Still, it was fun, held my attention and kept me entertained.
John Simm is an awesome actor. :D I never was fond of the Master prior to seeing LoM - it's kinda funny how having positive associations with the actor changes how you see the character. I was delighted that he went out a hero. I'm sure he'll be back in some form eventually, though.
All the cameos at the end rocked my socks. (Mickey! Martha! Jack! everybody! eeee! And George from BH - hee!)
The only spoiler I knew ahead of time was ... well, the biggie. I'll miss Tennant, but as skeptical as I was when I saw photos of the new guy ... I kinda like him.
ETA: Spoilers for the 5th series trailer have appeared in the comments - sorry, I'm just now getting back to LJ and seeing them! Please proceed with extreme caution if you do not wish to be spoiled. There's nothing other than what was in the BBC trailer plus unfounded speculation, however. *g*
Plot ... so bad! And what's sad is I know DW can do kickass plots, but this ... wasn't. It wasn't even the kind of plot where you're on board with it until something stupid happens, because the whole thing made so little sense that I kinda just had to stomp on the analytical part of my brain until it stopped screaming so that I could settle back and enjoy the ride. Occasionally I had to give it an extra kick when a particularly egregious bit of illogic would pop up. (Why is the radiation venting into the control chamber as a safety measure? *KICK*) The melodrama of the emotional scenes didn't really do much for me because everything that was supposed to be making us gasp or cry was so terribly contrived. Brilliant TV, it was not. Still, it was fun, held my attention and kept me entertained.
John Simm is an awesome actor. :D I never was fond of the Master prior to seeing LoM - it's kinda funny how having positive associations with the actor changes how you see the character. I was delighted that he went out a hero. I'm sure he'll be back in some form eventually, though.
All the cameos at the end rocked my socks. (Mickey! Martha! Jack! everybody! eeee! And George from BH - hee!)
The only spoiler I knew ahead of time was ... well, the biggie. I'll miss Tennant, but as skeptical as I was when I saw photos of the new guy ... I kinda like him.
ETA: Spoilers for the 5th series trailer have appeared in the comments - sorry, I'm just now getting back to LJ and seeing them! Please proceed with extreme caution if you do not wish to be spoiled. There's nothing other than what was in the BBC trailer plus unfounded speculation, however. *g*