5.31.2006

Why is my blogger interface in Français?
Anyway, there's more to life than Doctor Who but little of it is worth mentioning.
So, here's a video of Pat Robertson proving that he's more powerful than Jeebus.


5.19.2006

Boom Town

Episode 11

"Playing with so many lives, you might as well be a god."

Well, these adventures are soon coming to an end. But first, there are some issues left to be considered. The Doctor likes to think that he comes and goes, rights wrongs when necessary and leaves behind no trace. But, the only survivor of the Slitheen plot from the episodes Aliens of London/World War Three knows better. Her family is dead and she finds herself stranded on Earth. "From what I've seen your happy go-lucky life leaves devestation in its wake," she tells the Doctor. This idea and the episode in which it is contained is a thematic prelude to the upcoming two part season finale: Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways.

A side note, it seems to me one of the worst things you can do as a writer is invoke a Deus ex Machina to resolve a plot. It's even worse to do it twice. But I suppose if you're going to use it, alerting the audience to its existence in one episode makes it easier to swallow in another.

The project to build a nuclear power plant in Cardiff is named "Blaidd Drwg," which is Welsh for "Bad Wolf." The Doctor and Rose finally notice that those words have been following them, but the Doctor dismisses it as a coincidence.

5.05.2006

The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances

Episode 9/Episode 10

"Are you my mommy?"

A mysterious object falls to earth during the London blitz and the streets are haunted by "an unearthly child."

This episode combined with its second part is often considered the best of the series. It's as good an episode to watch for non-fans as any other.

It has long been understood in television and cinema that there is something eerie about a child with supernatural powers. Especially when that child has a malicious intent. Here we have a child who wants only one thing: his mommy. But, as The Doctor tells us in part 2 of this episode, "There isn't a child alive who wouldn't tear the world apart to save his mother... and this one can."