Victorian Spaceships: Umm...did you know there is a Who novel called "Imperial Moon", in which the Fifth Doctor & Turlough run into a steamship spaceship expedition sent by Queen Victoria up to an alien-terraformed area of the moon? And it's very much in the Jules Verne style...and IMHO, a huge amount of fun. They make it *just* about plausible!
Prince Albert's Plan: This seemed handwavey to me too at first, but actually made more sense once I'd thought about it a bit. Albert has a friend on the Highlands, they believe there's a werewolf in the area, they make a plan to protect their loved ones if it ever comes a-knockin'. Both men die before they can pass on the secret to said loved ones, however. And I LOVED the whole "message from beyond the grave" spin the Doc put on it. :?)
The Banishment: Made perfect sense to me, because the way I saw it...Victoria is a kindhearted woman personally, but has a will of steel when it comes to defending her country and people. So she could respect and even like the Doctor, and still feel he needed to be far away from Britain. The safety of the realm cannot be risked, whatever her own feelings.
The Monks: But...but...NINJAS! How can you complain about NINJAS?
The TARDIS' Appearance: I figured they hadn't actually seen the TARDIS arrive, just heard the noise and went to investigate and found the Doctor and Rose coming out?
Music: Loved it too. I so need a Who soundtrack, dangnabbit!
Robert & Isabella: I really liked them too, for pretty much the same reasons you stated. :?) And :?( for Robert.
Doc & Rose's attitude: I don't think they were blase about people getting killed...but I do think, whether it's a coping mechanism or irresponsibility or both, they've developed a tendency to let the grieving and fear go more quickly and live in the moment. It's almost zen, which is a big theme with those show and one I love...the idea of living life to the full even knowing there's horror, even having lived through that horror. I think in a way it's healthy for the Doc, to be learning to enjoy the ride more and grieve for his people and planet a little less. Rose has helped him move on. I do agree it's setting up some sort of fall--partly because RTD has dropped some hints along those lines, that overconfidence is their weakness a bit this season. But on the other hand, I love, love, love watching them love time travel. And I love the complexity, that this IS all so muddled...not so much the bit where I babble and don't explain it so well, but the way in which the same attitude which makes them indomitable temporal adventures might also cause them problems down the line! And the way in which it's not written simply as a flaw or a strength but both.
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Date: 2006-04-24 04:54 am (UTC)Prince Albert's Plan: This seemed handwavey to me too at first, but actually made more sense once I'd thought about it a bit. Albert has a friend on the Highlands, they believe there's a werewolf in the area, they make a plan to protect their loved ones if it ever comes a-knockin'. Both men die before they can pass on the secret to said loved ones, however. And I LOVED the whole "message from beyond the grave" spin the Doc put on it. :?)
The Banishment: Made perfect sense to me, because the way I saw it...Victoria is a kindhearted woman personally, but has a will of steel when it comes to defending her country and people. So she could respect and even like the Doctor, and still feel he needed to be far away from Britain. The safety of the realm cannot be risked, whatever her own feelings.
The Monks: But...but...NINJAS! How can you complain about NINJAS?
The TARDIS' Appearance: I figured they hadn't actually seen the TARDIS arrive, just heard the noise and went to investigate and found the Doctor and Rose coming out?
Music: Loved it too. I so need a Who soundtrack, dangnabbit!
Robert & Isabella: I really liked them too, for pretty much the same reasons you stated. :?) And :?( for Robert.
Doc & Rose's attitude: I don't think they were blase about people getting killed...but I do think, whether it's a coping mechanism or irresponsibility or both, they've developed a tendency to let the grieving and fear go more quickly and live in the moment. It's almost zen, which is a big theme with those show and one I love...the idea of living life to the full even knowing there's horror, even having lived through that horror. I think in a way it's healthy for the Doc, to be learning to enjoy the ride more and grieve for his people and planet a little less. Rose has helped him move on. I do agree it's setting up some sort of fall--partly because RTD has dropped some hints along those lines, that overconfidence is their weakness a bit this season. But on the other hand, I love, love, love watching them love time travel. And I love the complexity, that this IS all so muddled...not so much the bit where I babble and don't explain it so well, but the way in which the same attitude which makes them indomitable temporal adventures might also cause them problems down the line! And the way in which it's not written simply as a flaw or a strength but both.