tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3364402658301273660..comments2024-03-28T15:33:02.296-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Doctor Who: The Waters of MarsBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50817940752751902922022-11-11T09:47:10.020-05:002022-11-11T09:47:10.020-05:00Unlike the previous episode, this one is almost un...Unlike the previous episode, this one is almost universally praised. I didn't find it as good as that general consensus although I didn't hate it either. Adelaide was far and away my favorite character here, and I do love how she defied the Doctor when he decided to play god in this one.<br /><br />And again, while I'll never cast shade on Tennant's acting skills, I found the Doctor in this one more annoying than anything else. Tennant can be excellent as the Doctor, but I really found this version of the Doctor to grow more and more irritating, especially in these final specials, to the point where I couldn't wait for him to regenerate already.<br /><br />The tension was good at many points in this one, but I find it odd that this 'water' was on Mars while so are the Ice Warriors, and never heard of any cross-references.<br /><br />Morellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852528242739450099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-68744157174513041212010-06-26T10:03:42.564-04:002010-06-26T10:03:42.564-04:00Great review Paul. Intense episode - great acting ...Great review Paul. Intense episode - great acting and very strong writing. I can't help but think that if Rose were with him, the Doctor would have solved the problem a different way. I think it shows that the Doctor *needs* a companion to balance him. he's not perfect (although the wide eyed young girls think he might be...)<br /><br />Very strong story and I can't wait for the two parter next....Michael Colvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652603242977963534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52049636299951003322009-12-21T21:01:55.402-05:002009-12-21T21:01:55.402-05:00I'm so glad I didn't have to wait many mon...<i>I'm so glad I didn't have to wait many months for it.</i> I meant the episode, not the review. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-73486693443302204892009-12-21T21:00:14.721-05:002009-12-21T21:00:14.721-05:00Terrific review, Paul. And a terrific episode. An...Terrific review, Paul. And a terrific episode. And I'm so glad I didn't have to wait many months for it.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-67729731763490095782009-12-21T19:23:54.609-05:002009-12-21T19:23:54.609-05:00Ok so I forgot a couple of things with my last pos...Ok so I forgot a couple of things with my last post. I believe that my above idea was essentially the idea that the producers were trying to convey. But I think they didn't expound upon it very well. <br /><br />Also I wanted to say that this was a very good review Paul, you brought up a lot of points that made me think about the episode critically. Thanks for your effort!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54369306341763795192009-12-21T19:19:18.931-05:002009-12-21T19:19:18.931-05:00I've seen this twice now and the end is both t...I've seen this twice now and the end is both the strongest part and the weakest. The Doctor's journey has been drawing to a close and this was a great advancement in that direction. Yet I was troubled by the suicide. <br /><br />As others have stated when her family found her body the next morning it couldn't have been a great motivator for her grand-daughter. Yet from the news blurbs it wasn't the suicide that re-adjusted the time line it was the two other survivors coming clean about her sacrifice that did. <br /><br />I'm not sure how well that would work for me personally, but having answers can be a major influence on dealing with grief. The grand-daughter would suddenly have a tragic and heroic figure in her grand-mother instead of her mysterious corpse on the floor of their living room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63780520763178377152009-12-08T14:00:00.423-05:002009-12-08T14:00:00.423-05:00Hi Michal,
I have to say, I sympathize with what ...Hi Michal,<br /><br />I have to say, I sympathize with what you say about the "running down the hallway" scenes. Why do they do it? It's gotten so bad that they even take the piss out of the phenomenon in the scripts themselves. These really don't serve any purpose at all. Like having snow in the Christmas episodes... running around for no reason seems absolutely mandatory these days.Paul Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979646022056755322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28405717673407621492009-11-25T16:55:38.234-05:002009-11-25T16:55:38.234-05:00Wow, you guys liked this? Seriously? Okay, maybe I...Wow, you guys liked this? Seriously? Okay, maybe I was in a bad mood when watching Waters of Mars or something, but it didn't work for me at all. All the emotional stuff was incredibly heavy handed. Now I know that "subtle" isn't something Russel T. Davies does particularly well, he always seems more at home in bombastic episodes, with the whole world (or worlds) in peril, monumental special effects, heroic sacrifices, etc. But it didn't use to be this bad, I'm pretty sure that there were some character moments in both Doctor Who and Torchwood which didn't feel either trivial or completely fake. But the Doctor's progression from "OH NO, I MUST LET THEM DIE!" (like that never happened in his 900+ years) to "I'M THE RULER OF TIME ITSELF! (MUHAHAHAHA!!)" to "OH NO, WHAT HAVE I DONE!?" all in the space of five minutes... I can't remember when I've seen something less convincing. Not that I blame David Tennant, I'm sure he did what he could.<br /><br />Plus even the more action-centric scenes, which are usually Davies' strong suit, were rather weak. They got all this super dramatic music and what scenes does it accompany? Running down hallways! Did they run out of budget just when they were about to film all the exciting scenes?<br /><br />And what was even the point of captain Brooke's suicide? The time was already broken - she survived the Bowie Base destruction. And I have trouble believing that having a grandmother who blew her brains out in her own house would be the same kind of inspiration for the granddaughter as having a grandmother who died heroically and mysteriously why advancing the frontier of the human race's acomplishments. I know you can't enjoy Doctor Who without suspending disbelief, but this doesn't make any sense whatsoever.<br /><br />I'll probably be in a minority but for me this was one of the few Doctor Who episodes where I kept looking at the watch to see when will it be over. Which is a shame, because I can see what Davies was going for and the idea is rather neat but, from my point of view, he missed the mark by miles.lummoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095031954673965328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-42173231160178068372009-11-17T15:07:43.334-05:002009-11-17T15:07:43.334-05:00Hey Paul, great review
Much as I think it’s time ...Hey Paul, great review<br /><br />Much as I think it’s time Russell T. Davis left for good after the shambles of last series finale when he really tries and ignores that silly voice in his head that keeps saying ‘farting Slitheen’ he can still pull out a really great story. <br /><br />I was pleasantly surprised to see him subvert his own cliché by actually killing someone at the end after earlier promising they would die. Although I think it would be more traumatizing than inspirational for Adelaide’s family to wake up one morning and find her dead by her own hand in the living room. Forget heading into the cosmos, her granddaughter will be heading straight for the therapist’s couch. <br /><br />Seeing the Doctor go from a powerless observer to driven man of action to the terrifying ‘Time Lord Victorious’ and finally a quivering wreck was fantastic to watch as we never get to see the Doctor go through this sort of emotional journey. David Tennant’s performance was amazing throughout. Shame we’re going to have to say goodbye to him at Christmas. Would’ve loved to have seen what the Tenth Doctor might’ve been like under The Grand Moff. <br /><br />And it was nice to see the Ice Warriors get a few mentions after all these years. Love to see them make a comeback sometime in the future. Wishful thinking I know but what the hell.Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78320834169585225152009-11-17T09:29:20.073-05:002009-11-17T09:29:20.073-05:00Great review, Paul
knew this was going to be bet...Great review, Paul<br /><br /> knew this was going to be better than Planet Of The Dead (which I liked) but even I was bowled over with how good this turned out to be. <br /><br />Fixed points in time. There's a reason why they shouldn't be messed with and the Doctor's confounded arrogance nailed that point home beautifully. <br /><br />Adelaide went from not wanting to die to realising that her death would have a future positive impact on her family. Someone had to take the Doctor down a peg or two. I'm glad it was her. <br /><br />I hated seeing the Doctor taking the route where he felt it was his place to decide who lived and who died. He's had warnings in the past that that kind of control can only end badly. Ood Sigma appearing at the end only emphasised it all the more. <br /><br />I knew as soon as Adelaide talked about her encounter with a Dalek that we'd actually see one. That wasn't a bad thing as such. I just wonder if that's the last time an RTD script will do one. After all, we've got two more to go. <br /><br />The other crew members in this episode were likeable and Roman's movements when the Doctor upgraded Gadget was the only laugh out loud moment of the episode. <br /><br />The Flood certainly worked fast and took out nearly the crew with efficiency. At least Mia and Yuri made it out alive. Too bad that Adelaide had to kill herself in order to right the Doctor's wrong. <br /><br />Christmas cannot come fast enough, 10/10. <br /><br />Review ...http://shawnlunn2002.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-review-of-doctor-whos-4x16-waters-of.htmlshawnlunn2002https://www.blogger.com/profile/14242367250345323622noreply@blogger.com