New Doctor Who Discussion

[A Cousin]

Well, look at this! I can actually watch Dr. Who in real time and not two weeks late. Thanks BBC America! We also got The Queens speech which surprised me no end. But I digress....

We dug it. But then we always do. I don't think I will ever be able to give a proper critique of Dr. Who, I love it so! As for the Christmas Special, it was close enough to the original for my kids to "get it" but far enough to still be surprising. I didn't feel it lag in the middle. We did answer a lot of questions from the kids at that point about why Abigail was being frozen and her relationship with Kazren, so maybe he does that so those of us who are bit slower can keep up?

When the you-know-what appeared after the small fish, we all jumped! My 5 year old dove behind my back and my nine year old got in trouble for cursing! My goodness what a hauntingly lovely voice Katherine Jenkins has. I really like Rory and the Rory/Amy dynamic so it was nice to see that being played on. I think Matt Smith has really found his stride in the character as well, although we were a little worried to see The Ood in the series 2011 trailer.

On another note (pun intended ), we also got the Dr. Who Proms which was very fun. Anyone else? Looks like this actually happened in July 2010? It was cool to hear how the Dr. Who score can fit in so nicely with things like Holst's Mars. The orchestrations are particularly superb. I admit that I cheered when Tom Baker made his all too brief regeneration appearances. You always love your first the most!