Yeah...generally I'm a fan of subtle. But sometimes I feel like the current political climate is so unsubtle it's almost farcical, so I find myself just cheering when someone goes ahead and makes outright farce from it.
Then again, I would say the commentary is rather more subtle and layered in The Christmas Invasion...in some ways, it's almost like AoL/WW3 was a dress rehearsal for CI.
Re: Mickey saves the world...yeah, I can't argue it was unbelievably simplistic. But in the world of this show, I can just marginally believe it...enough to go with it and enjoy the goofy ride, anyway. "Imagination is more important than knowledge" and all that. ;?P And I can actually explain it away quite simply: the Doctor probably built that website/passcode system himself after one of his adventures with UNIT, for emergencies. The password being "buffalo" could even be a wink in that direction. (And the Doctor could totally do that in such a way no one would notice, or ever be able to find it and use it without him. :?P)
Mickey generally: I'm actually looking forward to seeing where he goes, literally and figuratively, this season. Seeing if he can grow...and I believe he can. But I believe most anyone can. :?P
Rose: Yeah, doesn't hold up with the best episodes of the season...but certain scenes are as good as anything ever done. The "I can feel the Earth turning" scene, and the "eat your chips...or come with me" scene at the end. They just feel like ME, they jive so perfectly with how I see life.
And I'll watch all the episodes, over and over...I just get a simple childlike joy, from every Who episode I've ever seen. :?)
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Date: 2006-04-10 04:27 am (UTC)Then again, I would say the commentary is rather more subtle and layered in The Christmas Invasion...in some ways, it's almost like AoL/WW3 was a dress rehearsal for CI.
Re: Mickey saves the world...yeah, I can't argue it was unbelievably simplistic. But in the world of this show, I can just marginally believe it...enough to go with it and enjoy the goofy ride, anyway. "Imagination is more important than knowledge" and all that. ;?P And I can actually explain it away quite simply: the Doctor probably built that website/passcode system himself after one of his adventures with UNIT, for emergencies. The password being "buffalo" could even be a wink in that direction. (And the Doctor could totally do that in such a way no one would notice, or ever be able to find it and use it without him. :?P)
Mickey generally: I'm actually looking forward to seeing where he goes, literally and figuratively, this season. Seeing if he can grow...and I believe he can. But I believe most anyone can. :?P
Rose: Yeah, doesn't hold up with the best episodes of the season...but certain scenes are as good as anything ever done. The "I can feel the Earth turning" scene, and the "eat your chips...or come with me" scene at the end. They just feel like ME, they jive so perfectly with how I see life.
And I'll watch all the episodes, over and over...I just get a simple childlike joy, from every Who episode I've ever seen. :?)
Ok, so I'm a geek. :?P