SitL Thoughts: Very Mixed Feelings Here
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salienneWell first off, I love the spoilers meta. And from a within-story perspective, Moffat rocks. As always. Great build-up, the shadows even freaked me out, and I'm very intrigued by the "saving". So, if this were the only story of DW I ever saw, I would be thrilled. Honestly. Ecstatic. Go Moffat!
But, two things:
1. His writing of Donna: In this episode, she was far far too bitchy. And if she were suspicious of River Song, then fine, I'd believe it. But... she's more observant than that. She's more patient than that. Yes, she can be abrasive and rude, but unless there is something really really wrong, not to this extent.
Though I did love her interactions with the girl who died but whose name I forget. That there is Donna being lovely.
2. And it bothers me that this bothers me, but while I like River Song the character, the whole future!Doctor/River Song thing is really impeding on my enjoyment of the episode. And, yes, a lot of this is my Doctor/Rose love getting prodded, but another part of it is, from a storytelling perspective... why tell a love story (even of some future date) right before the character we already had a love story with comes back? To show life goes on? (Then why have the Doctor mourn/pine for a season?) To show he can commit, just not with any of his companions?
It's just... bah. If I had more distance from the show, then the second bit wouldn't bother me and I'd be intrigued, adore it even. The whole diary thing is very clever, for instance, and hell, I'd probably enjoy it more if I hadn't read the spoilers. I mean, I loved GitF, which also didn't work so well from an overall storytelling POV. But as is...
*Shakes head*
I need a rewatching when I'm less judgmental, though the Donna-writing is always going to bug me.
So, all in all, 4/5. And I'm very intrigued to see where it goes. :)
But, two things:
1. His writing of Donna: In this episode, she was far far too bitchy. And if she were suspicious of River Song, then fine, I'd believe it. But... she's more observant than that. She's more patient than that. Yes, she can be abrasive and rude, but unless there is something really really wrong, not to this extent.
Though I did love her interactions with the girl who died but whose name I forget. That there is Donna being lovely.
2. And it bothers me that this bothers me, but while I like River Song the character, the whole future!Doctor/River Song thing is really impeding on my enjoyment of the episode. And, yes, a lot of this is my Doctor/Rose love getting prodded, but another part of it is, from a storytelling perspective... why tell a love story (even of some future date) right before the character we already had a love story with comes back? To show life goes on? (Then why have the Doctor mourn/pine for a season?) To show he can commit, just not with any of his companions?
It's just... bah. If I had more distance from the show, then the second bit wouldn't bother me and I'd be intrigued, adore it even. The whole diary thing is very clever, for instance, and hell, I'd probably enjoy it more if I hadn't read the spoilers. I mean, I loved GitF, which also didn't work so well from an overall storytelling POV. But as is...
*Shakes head*
I need a rewatching when I'm less judgmental, though the Donna-writing is always going to bug me.
So, all in all, 4/5. And I'm very intrigued to see where it goes. :)
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Date: 2008-06-03 03:10 am (UTC)See, I loved Donna in TRB, because she had an excuse then: wedding day, bizarre space stuff, people she cared about getting hurt, and so on and so forth. Here? The Doctor didn't take her to the beach.
...No, Moffat. Just, no.
I agree that he'll definitely do his own characters justice (he's wonderful at OC's, even if River and Jack are a bit similar). I'm just a bit apprehensive about what that means for the show, I guess?
Well, see, you can't really judge a Doctor-lite for companion lines, methinks. And I thought he gave the Doctor and Rose plenty of attention in TEC/TDD (where he was asked to introduce Jack) and in GitF (though, I agree, Rose did end up taking second place here). His stories are often more about the situation than the main players, I guess? Which worked wonderfully for the Doctor-lite and was balanced very well in TEC/TDD, but I can see why GitF=problem. Also, why SitL=problem.
Now what I find amusing is, fandom doesn't seem to much mind the Doctor's wife bit, but Rose/Doctor=evil+evil^2. Double standard much, fandom?
Yeah, his plotting is wonderful, as usual. And I did enjoy it, and now that I'm used to it, I'll probably enjoy it more on rewatching. The first part just... left me feeling a bit yicky, I guess?
And there will so be a killer plot twist, which I am pumped for. XD