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such_heights) wrote2018-10-07 10:36 pm
such_heights) wrote2018-10-07 10:36 pm
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Doctor Who 11x01
Series 11, my god. All right pals, I've got the cushions, the kettle's on, let's hop back into the blanketfort of squee!
First the only thing that sucked - Grace dying, and in such a fridging way, was some bullshit. It wasn't necessary, it never is, and creating such a fantastic character and then killing her to motivate everyone else really sucked.
Also the whole funeral scene and Graham talking about his cancer remission was kind of rough going for me, oof. Here's hoping that's not *too* central for the rest of the series.
But otherwise? I LOVED IT SO MUCH OMG. Whittaker is absolutely the Doctor, from accidentally kidnapping some humans to make a teleporter out of a microwave. She's such a contrast to Capaldi with such a strong sense of compassion and interest in individual people almost immediately, but the same energy and moral code that the Doctor always has.
Her instant fondness for both Ryan and Yasmin mirrored my own instant fondness for them, what good precious cupcakes! Also it's wild to be 13 years older than when I watched 19 year old Rose in 2005. I now understand that 19 is in fact very young. They seem like wonderful companions and I can't wait for them to meet the TARDIS.
I'm expecting to warm up more to Graham, and I do appreciate the comic relief of the dude who just doesn't understand why people are running *towards* the danger.
Having lived in Sheffield for four years this was so deeply, profoundly Yorkshire and I loved it. The shots of the Peak District, the bus station, even roads with tram tracks on, it was all great. I laughed at the shout out to Sheffield steel, and a drunk guy throwing his takeaway salad at an alien was one of the most Northern things I've ever seen. I too have had drunk people throw food at me on the streets of Sheffield, actually!
I'm so excited for the rest of the series - so many characters! So many non-white characters! And the most diverse creative team the show's ever had. I'm so super excited for Malorie Blackman's episode for one thing, ahhh.
I'm gonna need some icons.
First the only thing that sucked - Grace dying, and in such a fridging way, was some bullshit. It wasn't necessary, it never is, and creating such a fantastic character and then killing her to motivate everyone else really sucked.
Also the whole funeral scene and Graham talking about his cancer remission was kind of rough going for me, oof. Here's hoping that's not *too* central for the rest of the series.
But otherwise? I LOVED IT SO MUCH OMG. Whittaker is absolutely the Doctor, from accidentally kidnapping some humans to make a teleporter out of a microwave. She's such a contrast to Capaldi with such a strong sense of compassion and interest in individual people almost immediately, but the same energy and moral code that the Doctor always has.
Her instant fondness for both Ryan and Yasmin mirrored my own instant fondness for them, what good precious cupcakes! Also it's wild to be 13 years older than when I watched 19 year old Rose in 2005. I now understand that 19 is in fact very young. They seem like wonderful companions and I can't wait for them to meet the TARDIS.
I'm expecting to warm up more to Graham, and I do appreciate the comic relief of the dude who just doesn't understand why people are running *towards* the danger.
Having lived in Sheffield for four years this was so deeply, profoundly Yorkshire and I loved it. The shots of the Peak District, the bus station, even roads with tram tracks on, it was all great. I laughed at the shout out to Sheffield steel, and a drunk guy throwing his takeaway salad at an alien was one of the most Northern things I've ever seen. I too have had drunk people throw food at me on the streets of Sheffield, actually!
I'm so excited for the rest of the series - so many characters! So many non-white characters! And the most diverse creative team the show's ever had. I'm so super excited for Malorie Blackman's episode for one thing, ahhh.
I'm gonna need some icons.
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I was really pissed that they killed grace too. That felt totally unnecessary.