New Doctor Who Discussion

[A Cousin]

(29-12-2010 08:36 PM)bertowud Wrote:  I totally forgot about the Christmas Special! I'm going to have to check and see if my DVR had enough sense to record it for me.

Did it?

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(26-12-2010 03:29 PM)JHyde Wrote:  I've been watching the 5th series since buying the DVD boxset last week and my favourite episodes are the same upon re-watching. The Beast Below and Amy's Choice are the best, but I'm not counting the two parter that ended the season, which was truly great. Vampires of Venice is better than I remember.

I am coming back into it from a long hiatus. My first was Tom Baker, followed by Peter Davison and then Sylvester McCoy. Then I stopped. I mention this to show that I have no preference for either David Tennent or Christopher Eccleston. Anyhoo, the point is my opinions are purely visceral with no pre-conceived notions. Well, none that aren't 26 years old and ready to be rethought. I don't watch this with a pinch of critical thinking.

So seen from my very naive eyes, an not counting the last two because they rocked, one of the the best episodes was "The Time of the Angels." I had never met them before. They are a brilliant and utterly terrifying concept. Of course in this episode you get "re"introduced to River Song, who I love. Of course, this was also the first time I had met her.

"The Beast Below" led to quite a discussion with my nine year old son, so I like it just for that reason. My daughter cried when she found out what was propelling the ship.

But the one that got me on a purely emotional level was "Vincent and the Doctor". Sure, the story itself was little contrived, but I admit that I cried at the thought of an artist like Van Gogh being able to go forward in time and see that he wasn't a bad artist, just before his time. I suppose that I should mention at this point that my bedroom is an homage to Van Gogh: iris', sunflowers, starry nights, bedroom at Arles, etc. So I have a predestined emotional reaction to Van Gogh. And my kids recognized the art and that started another discussion which is always a plus.