tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2210740646591006870..comments2024-03-28T21:41:33.295-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Doctor Who: Kill the MoonBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50095962920258173802023-03-20T10:41:12.298-04:002023-03-20T10:41:12.298-04:00I actually do like 12 quite a lot. I think Capaldi...I actually do like 12 quite a lot. I think Capaldi brings a lot to the show and I like this take of the Doctor, even if I don't actually find him likeable on a personal level (the Doctor not Capaldi-in today's environment, too many people like to attack the performers and I find that worrisome unless the performer has done something actually bad IRL). <br /><br />That being said, this one is terrible. The concept of having a moon being a gigantic egg could work for some far off world, but it does not work for our own moon, and especially considering how often the Doctor has been to the moon before. The show does make mincemeat of its own lore, both classic and new, and it often does annoy when it does that, but this one just makes it even worse for that issue, and is just bottom of the barrel stuff, although it's still better than 2 other Capaldi stories that come after, which is shocking when one considers how bad this one is.Morellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852528242739450099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40504599647158479872014-10-26T16:56:45.943-04:002014-10-26T16:56:45.943-04:00This was just a really terrible episode from start...This was just a really terrible episode from start to finish. I'm trying to like this season and the new duo but I'm honestly just watching out of habit at this point. Most S8 episodes are poorly paced and boring and this one was the worst. I still have hope though, even if the finale looks like an over-the-top mess.KennyTeeologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07619747109442823201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35575643665523743512014-10-07T20:12:52.050-04:002014-10-07T20:12:52.050-04:00I have found this series hit and miss and I guess ...I have found this series hit and miss and I guess with this one, in between. I am enjoying Capaldi more though but I think that is the function of just getting used to a new doctor. He was probably great from the beginning.drnanamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667806039402426676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63780316725912191132014-10-07T00:17:47.729-04:002014-10-07T00:17:47.729-04:00One spider (however CGI) plus 12's abrasive r...One spider (however CGI) plus 12's abrasive rudeness and I think I'm giving up on the series for the time being. I tried, I really tried to like this doctor but he just irritates me. I also don't share the chorus of praise for Clara. But maybe the next doctor....Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-90301814270886145262014-10-06T17:46:02.433-04:002014-10-06T17:46:02.433-04:00I actually agree with TheShadowKnows on this. Even...I actually agree with TheShadowKnows on this. Even Nine and Ten haven been known to be unkind and cruel. Think of their treatment of Mickey, think Jack being left behind by Nine and then Ten running away from him; think of Ten's punishment of the Family of Blood, think of his complete disregard of Martha's feelings. Hell, think of Eleven basically turning humans into homicidal maniacs by programming them to kill The Silence without their knowledge.<br /><br />Ten and Eleven may have been "cuddlier" or funnier than the rest perhaps, but I don't think The Doctor has ever been <i>nice</i>. Twelve is more blunt, of course, but his lack of tact to me feels very much in character. The Doctor is fascinating, intriguing, amazing and many more great things, but he's also an arrogant ass.<br /><br />As for the episode, I quite liked it actually, if only for the last bit. I mostly gave up on the science side with Doctor Who a long time ago, but what felt like a bit of a stretch to me was probably having the Doctor decide that he wasn't going to make the decision, but then again, perhaps that is a side of the Doctor that's new to this regeneration.<br /><br />I agree that Clara/Twelve is a wonderful pairing, and although no one will ever be closer to my heart than Donna/Ten, I'm fairly in love with this two.<br /><br />It's funny, too, that I've never been against romance with the Doctor, but that my favorite pairings are the ones without romance involved. Huh.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467874879087906333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83109277654570255372014-10-06T13:11:52.282-04:002014-10-06T13:11:52.282-04:00My wife and I are longtime fans and have recently ...My wife and I are longtime fans and have recently been rewatching classic Doctor Who. I think it's worth remembering that the First, Second, Sixth, and Seventh Doctors were pretty much jerks who constantly put their companions in danger, and the Third and Fifth often did this as well. The Fourth (and admittedly most popular) Doctor tended to be less confrontational and arrogant in his behavior, but was still obnoxious and reckless in a whimsical way. It's only been the last couple Doctors who were presented as "cuddly" (for the most part). Looking at the series as a whole, I'm not so sure that Twelve's callous and capricious behavior is all that unusual for one of the Doctors.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-88363824014710439012014-10-06T11:00:10.627-04:002014-10-06T11:00:10.627-04:00Through out the episode I kept imaging Jemma Simmo...Through out the episode I kept imaging Jemma Simmons rolling her eyes in exasperation at the many scientific gaffes. The numerous violation of the first law of thermodynamics alone is egregious enough. The Doctor seemed to have forgotten his own pledge, unless he's so clueless as to not know what's cruel anymore. As much as I love the drama at the end, this is probably not an episode I want to rewatch any time soon.rebecca_s921https://www.blogger.com/profile/03815688599706633935noreply@blogger.com