I was kind of excited that the Doctor was sending Martha home. But no. Of course not.
Instead the Doctor goes with Martha to a black tie event where an ugly old man promises to reinvent the human race. He goes into a machine, and comes out looking like Mycroft Holmes. Wait, sorry, wrong TV show...he comes out as a younger version of himself. He then proceeds to dis his wife, then turn into a monster with a human face, and take off all her skin, and suck her dry in one swift motion. He then turns back into a human, and rejoins the party. He then starts to hit on Martha's sister Tish, who's an idiot, before Martha goes to save her. The Doctor saves the day, once more, and Martha threatens to stay. I say threatening because she didn't actually stay. Then she got all these frequent flyer privileges. I'm so glad that there's only...eight more episodes from this one (about four from the one I'm on right now) with Martha in it. I dunno who's the companion...oh, yeah, I do. Donna's next. Anyways. Good episode. Love the Doctor.
5.24.2012
Doctor Who S3:E4, E5--Daleks in Manhattan; Evolution of the Daleks
So the Doctor and Martha go to New York in 1930, and take a little trip to Hooverville, the homeless village set up in Central Park. There they discover that people have been going missing. They also discover Pig Men, and then the Daleks. The main four Daleks we saw in the season finale of season 2 (I miss Rose!) apparently escaped the void because "They always survive, while I [the Doctor] lose everything." Great line! Greatest line in the whole freaking series!!! Augh! Okay, geek out moment is over.
So these episodes were...interesting. I've used that word before, but I mean it differently this time. It was interesting, but in a good way. It was sort of interesting to see a human Dalek, and I don't just mean physically (though, that was a bad interesting) but the way it acted. It sort of stressed again the worldview that humans are supreme, and can overcome anything and everything, but whatevs. And it was Spiderman! haha, it was so fun to see Andrew Garfield.
On the Martha front, I don't mind her very much, but I still just miss Rose. Um...yeah, I think that pretty much covers this (these) episodes.
So these episodes were...interesting. I've used that word before, but I mean it differently this time. It was interesting, but in a good way. It was sort of interesting to see a human Dalek, and I don't just mean physically (though, that was a bad interesting) but the way it acted. It sort of stressed again the worldview that humans are supreme, and can overcome anything and everything, but whatevs. And it was Spiderman! haha, it was so fun to see Andrew Garfield.
On the Martha front, I don't mind her very much, but I still just miss Rose. Um...yeah, I think that pretty much covers this (these) episodes.
5.23.2012
The joys of re-reading posts
For those of you fellow-bloggers who are reading this: re-reading your past posts is such a wonderful experience. Being a writer, I was familiar with the feeling, which I get when I go back and re-read stories I wrote years ago. I was skeptical about whether this feeling would carry over into blogging. Good news: it does. I just re-read my posts about season 2, and now i just feel so happy. When you re-read something you've written, it's more than just reading the words you wrote; it's experiencing the words as you wrote them. Feelings, thoughts, experiences that you felt, thought, or experienced while writing that post come flooding back, and you're filled with a strange sort of nostalgia.
Not to mention that re-reading your posts gives you encouragement for what you're doing and writing about. I often feel (or, really, wonder if) my posts are rather poorly written, but going back, I can see several which are written very well. I particularly enjoyed my post about the Christmas Special from Season 2. It also gives you purpose, because now I can see my accomplishments over the last month or so, and remember why I'm doing this. I'm finally blogging regularly, and while it's almost all on the same subject, I'm at least writing something, and it also gives me an excuse to write about something off-topic. I feel like this blog has a purpose finally, and it's not just ramblings.
All this from simply re-reading my posts. Just sayin'.
Not to mention that re-reading your posts gives you encouragement for what you're doing and writing about. I often feel (or, really, wonder if) my posts are rather poorly written, but going back, I can see several which are written very well. I particularly enjoyed my post about the Christmas Special from Season 2. It also gives you purpose, because now I can see my accomplishments over the last month or so, and remember why I'm doing this. I'm finally blogging regularly, and while it's almost all on the same subject, I'm at least writing something, and it also gives me an excuse to write about something off-topic. I feel like this blog has a purpose finally, and it's not just ramblings.
All this from simply re-reading my posts. Just sayin'.
5.22.2012
Doctor Who S3: E3--Gridlock
So in this one the Doctor decides to take Martha to the future, to New Earth, back to New New New New New New New New New New New New New New York. It makes me smile every time he does that. But this time they're in the Under City, and everyone is going onto the Motorway (British for freeway, for those of you Americans) and never coming back. People are going 6 miles in every 10 years or so. Martha is kidnapped by a couple who wants to go to the fast lane, which requires at least three passengers. But the fast lane is home to malicious creatures of legend.
So the Doctor freaks out trying to save Martha, because he promised to keep her safe. She sort of whines in the car, but does credit the Doctor with the ability to save her, and is ecstatic when he does, indeed, save her. Probably my favorite part about this episode (apart from David Tennant as the Doctor, which is always my favorite part) was the different cars they had, and how the Doctor was dropping into all of them. My particular favorite was the guy with the bubble wrap.
The Face of Bo (sp?) kind of scares me honestly. It's just sort of weird, and then he only communicates telepathically despite having a huge freaking mouth. And the cat lady was a little too devoted to him, almost to the point of creepiness. And I think the Doctor played down the fact that the Face of Bo (spoiler!) told him that he was not alone. I'm not quite sure why; I mean, of all people, the Doctor should be the one most willing to believe that there is at least one more Timelord in the universe. Maybe he did it for Martha's sake. I'm not sure. But his planet sounds freaking awesome! It's really too bad that we couldn't have seen it...ah well. My imagination probably does it better justice.
So in conclusion, good, interesting episode, but I'm still just not a fan of Martha. It'll probably go the way of Christopher Eccleston, where I'm just not into her until the last two episodes, and then she's gone forever. But whatever. I'll live.
So the Doctor freaks out trying to save Martha, because he promised to keep her safe. She sort of whines in the car, but does credit the Doctor with the ability to save her, and is ecstatic when he does, indeed, save her. Probably my favorite part about this episode (apart from David Tennant as the Doctor, which is always my favorite part) was the different cars they had, and how the Doctor was dropping into all of them. My particular favorite was the guy with the bubble wrap.
The Face of Bo (sp?) kind of scares me honestly. It's just sort of weird, and then he only communicates telepathically despite having a huge freaking mouth. And the cat lady was a little too devoted to him, almost to the point of creepiness. And I think the Doctor played down the fact that the Face of Bo (spoiler!) told him that he was not alone. I'm not quite sure why; I mean, of all people, the Doctor should be the one most willing to believe that there is at least one more Timelord in the universe. Maybe he did it for Martha's sake. I'm not sure. But his planet sounds freaking awesome! It's really too bad that we couldn't have seen it...ah well. My imagination probably does it better justice.
So in conclusion, good, interesting episode, but I'm still just not a fan of Martha. It'll probably go the way of Christopher Eccleston, where I'm just not into her until the last two episodes, and then she's gone forever. But whatever. I'll live.
Doctor Who S3: Episode 2--The Shakespearean Code
For Martha's present, she and the Doctor go to the time of Shakespeare, and go to see Love's Labours Lost in the Globe Theater. There Shakespeare promises to reveal, the next night, his new play and sequel, Love's Labours Won. But some witches (or Carrionites) are wanting to use this play to release their fellow Carrionites and bring them into the world to take it over.
So...I miss Rose. To start. I just don't like Martha as much. Sometimes she's cool but mostly she's just sort of irritating, I think. And I know this is sort of irrational, but it irritates me that she gets jealous all the time. It's like, he's not into you, get over yourself. I dunno, I just don't like Martha as much. But I very much appreciated the Harry Potter references, especially the "Expelliarmus!" at the end. Again, two geek-iverses collide...but much more obviously I guess. I dunno. I feel sort of ambivalent about this episode, and part of that might just be that there was no Rose...though the part where one of the Doctors' hearts gave out and he had to revive it was freaking hilarious. It makes me smile even now. Yeah, I think I just don't like Martha.
So...I miss Rose. To start. I just don't like Martha as much. Sometimes she's cool but mostly she's just sort of irritating, I think. And I know this is sort of irrational, but it irritates me that she gets jealous all the time. It's like, he's not into you, get over yourself. I dunno, I just don't like Martha as much. But I very much appreciated the Harry Potter references, especially the "Expelliarmus!" at the end. Again, two geek-iverses collide...but much more obviously I guess. I dunno. I feel sort of ambivalent about this episode, and part of that might just be that there was no Rose...though the part where one of the Doctors' hearts gave out and he had to revive it was freaking hilarious. It makes me smile even now. Yeah, I think I just don't like Martha.
5.20.2012
Doctor Who S3:E1 Smith and Jones
In this one we meet the Doctor's new companion for Season 3, Martha Jones, who is played by the same girl who died in episode 12 of the last season. They came up with a very convenient explanation (the girl who died was a cousin, who just happened to look exactly the same...). But Martha is a medical student whose hospital gets transported onto the Moon, where it is cataloged by these rhino aliens who are looking for a nonhuman who wants to kill half of Earth (the other half is a gift). At the end of the episode, the Doctor promises to take Martha on a trip as a thank you gift. Which leads us to our next episode...
But first to deal with this one. So...I did like this one. My brother pointed out this fun little reference where the Doctor is thrilled that her hospital has a shop, which refers to S2:E1 New Earth, where the cat nun hospital doesn't have a shop in the hospital. So that was fun (after the fact). And it's kind of fun watching the Doctor have to explain everything all over again, and watch Martha come to terms with it. It was funny.
But first to deal with this one. So...I did like this one. My brother pointed out this fun little reference where the Doctor is thrilled that her hospital has a shop, which refers to S2:E1 New Earth, where the cat nun hospital doesn't have a shop in the hospital. So that was fun (after the fact). And it's kind of fun watching the Doctor have to explain everything all over again, and watch Martha come to terms with it. It was funny.
Doctor Who S3 Christmas Special
Continuing off of a hook left in the finale of season 2, Catherine Tate as Donna, a bride to be, randomly disappears from her wedding and into the TARDIS. The Doctor tries to get her back to her wedding, but then they miss it, so decide to go to the reception instead. The plastic Santa robots from the previous Christmas special return, but this time they're controlled by a Raknos (sp?) who wants to reawaken her children. Eventually (spoiler!) it comes out that Donna's fiance has been poisoning her for the last six months with this old sort of energy that the Raknos needs to reawaken her children. At the end of the episode, the Doctor offers to let Donna come, but she doesn't want to.
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