Don't Even Blink
Jun. 10th, 2007 01:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrasteI went to considerable effort to avoid knowing anything about Blink going in. I didn't watch the trailer last week, and stayed away from livejournal all morning. I didn't even want to know if fandom liked it, let alone anything else.
So I shall do those who have yet to see the episode the courtesy of cutting everything.
Ten minutes after I finished watching, my heart rate is finally back to normal. Mostly.
I love Steven Moffat for SCARING ME TO DEATH. Great Maker, that was the scariest episode of Doctor Who ever made, trumping even The Empty Child on that score. I would have put my hands over my eyes when the angels were appearing in the TARDIS except THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HELPED, DAMN YOU MOFFAT. Things that move when you can't see them are one of those deep primal fears, and stamping all over the child logic of 'if I can't see the monster, it can't see me' just makes it worse.
There are many other reasons to love Moffat, of course - awesome guest heroine Sally Sparrow, the originality of the villains, the universally likeable and interesting supporting cast, plus minor but glorious appearances by the Doctor and Martha. Just glorious, and I loved the meta.
I never got around to posting my thoughts on Human Nature/The Family of Blood, but I thought it was a brilliant two-parter. The main thing I took away from it was that Martha Jones has joined my list of favourite companions, and she just cemented her position. How much win is it that Martha is working in a shop to support the Doctor?
The Doctor himself was delightful as always. "This is my Timey-Wimey Detector. Goes ding when there's stuff."
Now I want to see lots of stories about Sally. Maybe she could meet Sarah Jane and company? Are we perhaps allowed to have her back next year when David and Freema take their holiday?
So, in summary: NEVER TAKING MY EYES OFF A STATUE AGAIN.
So I shall do those who have yet to see the episode the courtesy of cutting everything.
Ten minutes after I finished watching, my heart rate is finally back to normal. Mostly.
I love Steven Moffat for SCARING ME TO DEATH. Great Maker, that was the scariest episode of Doctor Who ever made, trumping even The Empty Child on that score. I would have put my hands over my eyes when the angels were appearing in the TARDIS except THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HELPED, DAMN YOU MOFFAT. Things that move when you can't see them are one of those deep primal fears, and stamping all over the child logic of 'if I can't see the monster, it can't see me' just makes it worse.
There are many other reasons to love Moffat, of course - awesome guest heroine Sally Sparrow, the originality of the villains, the universally likeable and interesting supporting cast, plus minor but glorious appearances by the Doctor and Martha. Just glorious, and I loved the meta.
I never got around to posting my thoughts on Human Nature/The Family of Blood, but I thought it was a brilliant two-parter. The main thing I took away from it was that Martha Jones has joined my list of favourite companions, and she just cemented her position. How much win is it that Martha is working in a shop to support the Doctor?
The Doctor himself was delightful as always. "This is my Timey-Wimey Detector. Goes ding when there's stuff."
Now I want to see lots of stories about Sally. Maybe she could meet Sarah Jane and company? Are we perhaps allowed to have her back next year when David and Freema take their holiday?
So, in summary: NEVER TAKING MY EYES OFF A STATUE AGAIN.
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Date: 2007-06-10 11:16 am (UTC)I loved the use of time-travel in this one - especially the (sad) snail mail messages.
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Date: 2007-06-10 12:09 pm (UTC)I R FEARED OF BLINKING. And also angels.
I loved the use of time-travel in this one - especially the (sad) snail mail messages.
It's rare for Doctor Who to do a story that's actually about time travel, and this was a particularly excellent one. I can see how the Doctor had trouble explaining the plot - timey-wimey detector indeed *g*.