alright DAY TWO
under the cut bc i made it through 6 episodes today
the pandorica opens
circa 102
tbh i don’t remember what happens so i just put it here and said sure
also this is the first multiparter i had to split (many stayed together but some were split thanks moff)
RIVER
i forgot that 11′s era was just like take a shot every time the doc or a companion die lol
11 is peak Dumbass Asshole here and i say that with all the love in my heart
also listen every doc has their own level of them being singled out as special but 11 is called Special in every other ep so just can we stop complaining about 13 and the timeless child yet
smith you’re a talented little shit i probably haven’t said that before but you are
interesting different takes across these three roman eps though
pompeii was just like romans are just normal dysfunctional families just like u, eaters of light was like these romans are just scared children just like their opponents, and pandorica was like romans are a powerful army and in fact are something even scarier undercover
well we’ll catch up with the Not Quite Dead Yet gang in 1996 which is where i put the big bang
the girl who died
circa 800
god i think i love 12 so much bc 9 times out of 10 his doc traits aren’t taken seriously
like his whole god complex and waltzing into a situation and pretending he’s in charge is boiled down here to him dicking around with a yo-yo
what a Dumbass
obvs other docs are this level of Idiot i mean i just watched 10 and his water gun in pompeii but 12 looks like he should be angsty and brooding and 98% of his blustering ends up being pure Nonsense
god what an appropriate ep to watch though with the callback to pompeii
also everything about being functionally immortal now hits differently thanks chibs
what a solid ep though
i’m excited to keep going bc so far it’s made more sense than i thought it would cuz as messy as this show is it always seems to know thematically where to land
most obvious with storytelling as a weapon/defense instead of fighting here
it juxtaposes cool things that i wouldn’t necessarily notice if i watched it in sequence
and keeps me from getting bored lol
anyway we’ll catch up with our Functionally Immortal Dorks in not too long in 1651
robots of sherwood
circa 1190...ish
another clara and 12 adventure!
more stories! more grumpy grandpa who doesn’t believe in robin hood!
this ep was just sheer fun thanks doc who
i don’t have much else to say
vampires of venice
circa 1580
helen MCcrORY???
i don’t think i’ve ever seen this episode
okay so tbh for a moment i really like 11 and amy and rory as characters i just...the love triangle drama...why....i think i remember it calming down later but right now they’ve all just met and like...why...
i’m still distracted by helen! mccrory!
god ‘you make others a danger to themselves’
again see what i said before everything in doctor who may be a mess that is currently on fire
but the understanding of the doctor and the show’s moral core doesn’t waver
i had to look up where they filmed bc i was 95% sure it was actually venice but no it was croatia so nicely done set design/editors/who ever else
i mean vampires...in...venice...waht more can i say
the shakespeare code
circa 1599
another CLASSIC
apparently the 16th century is for femme fatales
‘i’m sir doctor of tardis’ oh y god i’m dying
‘i’m a doctor’ ‘i am too’ martha jones i love you
just my love for martha overall she’s just so excited to be there
i’d forgotten how flirty shakespeare was my god
wow 10 mentioning that rose would know what to do right in front of martha
dude my dude
again literally just campy fun i love this stupid show
the witchfinders
early 17th century
a 13 episode!! my love!!!!
i’ve been dancing along to all of the opening credit so far but i do really really love 13′s credits
i hope you’re prepared for me to just reiterate how much i love 13 bc it’s coming
again just like thematically sound!!! 13 tells the fam not to interfere and they’re like even if somethings not right? which harkens back not only to other events in season 11 but also is so strong coming off 10 and 12 in pompeii and other places
i love 13 no brooding no questioning she just dives right into the water bc something is wrong
alan cumming is living his best life here my god he’s having so much fun
i didn’t catch this before but when willa is feeling sick and the doc is like let me sonic you and yaz instead knows it’s mental health
i just...yaz kills me and 13 dealing in realm of science and investigation first not emotions
the entire scene between the doc and king james is *insert fire emoji here*
‘just another wonder of the universe you’re not going to be able to tell anyone about’ the salt here. i love that this is such a negative. she’s like oh the world is cool but u don’t get to share it.
and finally with reiterating it’s okay to be scared but you have to keep going and don’t fear the unknown
i love this show
aaaaand that’s it for the night folks
