i watched ‘the girl who died’
very GOOD doctor-clara interactions here - and i can appreciate the HURT and struggle that 12′s going through - that’s some real shit. and the baby stuff - very good
absence of women + explicitly lampshaded: very bad
horns on viking helmets: COME ON, bad
i am liking 12 more and more. very brash
i am watching the woman who lived
FASCINATING idea. love its execution. i’ve heard no argument from the doctor
he did give a good one (how to value life)
but - the event that catalysed such a complete change (that smile during the talk - hm) did not seem explosive enough
anyway good immortality introspection
moving on to the raven episode
NOT as good writing - very choppy scene changing. clara has regained some annoying quality
wtf a cyberman loved?
god. wow that was actually. REALLY. SAD. GOD. i cried. they actually had a good dynamic as fuck
heaven sent
this was actually A GREAT episode that ive seen the latter half of and Steven MOffat actually did a way good job there
IT IS REALLY SCARY EVEN THOUGH I KNEW WHAT IS GOING ON OMG
moffat CAN do such good horror!!!!!!!!
the only dumb thing about this episode is that he just spent 20 billion years experiencing a loop to keep something secret - and when he escaped it he just straight up told them
hell bent
why is gallifreyan fashion straight from a western? thats fucking stupid
but if this implies that the doctor comes from a peasant family im fine with it
the confession dial being ritual purification before dying and being uploaded to the matrix is a FASCINATING bit of lore
moffat LOVES brining his angels back endlessly
it sucks that it comes down to this. this weird memory wipe thing thats directly recycled from RTD ? why. it has nothing to do with the original dilemma of destroying time. this threat to Clara from the Timelords is ephemeral and sudden
this whole doctor is fascinatingly paternalistic in this - ‘i have a duty of care’. i actually think it’s a good exploration.
it just - makes no sense - it makes no sense that the doctor loses clara like this and clara is just fine and dandy. it’s a stupid twist - it’s a misdirection to get out of resolving the dilemma of clara’s life vs. time fracturing
in a way that was nice - it makes sense after a while - but mostly emotionally. even ashildr gets what she wanted in the end - having had to see half the universe first of course. it does NOT make sense that she forgets her life but keeps all her skills long enough that she can dodge every single danger until the end of time and makes it to the gallifrey matrix in exactly the right spot BUT
it‘s nice - Moffat got Clara out of her death somehow by giving her a TARDIS. it’s.....nice. but it’s fucking a tidal wave in time and narrative that doesnt make any sense
i suppose it was a way to separate the Doctor from her and
Clara in a way became emancipated from the Doctor - he was no longer the portal to time and space.... i guess i’m old-fashioned that I like the fae nature of the Doctor too much to appreciate it
also the question of the Hybrid and the prophecy is never resolved