Just finished CoE rewatch...
Jul. 25th, 2009 10:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
salienne1) BBCA commercials really do worsen the viewing experience. They break up the drama and tension in a really unfortunate way, even when they're timed well and nothing gets cut.
2) The more I watch the end of 'Day 4', the more I wonder who gave Jack and Ianto the Idiot Ball. While I initially thought the inversion of the Doctor's "Look me up!" was clever, now all I can think is...
Jack really thought yelling at the aliens and telling them to go away would work? Really? I mean, there's being pressed for time and thinking not-quite-clearly when stressed and adrenalined up, and then there's just bad plotting.
3) The end of 'Day 5'? Still just as infuriating as ever. Eve Myles's amazing acting ALMOST saves it, but I don't think anything can make the WTF of "I began to like it" better. SAVING THE WORLD IS NOT A BAD THING. THAT WAS NOT WHY PEOPLE DIED.
The amazing parts are still amazing. The government, the 10% conversation, Frobisher, Alice, the directing, the acting, and just about everything to do with the children. I even love the scene where Jack sacrifices his grandson, because that death does fit, and it has been foreshadowed, and, even though it's horrible that it happens, and even though the 'sound wave' thing wasn't set up nearly well enough, the drama makes it work.
But much of the plot involving the team itself does not hold up to scrutiny, and I still have major issues with the themes and messages conveyed.
Bleh.
I'm going to watch Dollhouse and work on my fix-it now. And I should probably do my physical therapy exercises...
2) The more I watch the end of 'Day 4', the more I wonder who gave Jack and Ianto the Idiot Ball. While I initially thought the inversion of the Doctor's "Look me up!" was clever, now all I can think is...
Jack really thought yelling at the aliens and telling them to go away would work? Really? I mean, there's being pressed for time and thinking not-quite-clearly when stressed and adrenalined up, and then there's just bad plotting.
3) The end of 'Day 5'? Still just as infuriating as ever. Eve Myles's amazing acting ALMOST saves it, but I don't think anything can make the WTF of "I began to like it" better. SAVING THE WORLD IS NOT A BAD THING. THAT WAS NOT WHY PEOPLE DIED.
The amazing parts are still amazing. The government, the 10% conversation, Frobisher, Alice, the directing, the acting, and just about everything to do with the children. I even love the scene where Jack sacrifices his grandson, because that death does fit, and it has been foreshadowed, and, even though it's horrible that it happens, and even though the 'sound wave' thing wasn't set up nearly well enough, the drama makes it work.
But much of the plot involving the team itself does not hold up to scrutiny, and I still have major issues with the themes and messages conveyed.
Bleh.
I'm going to watch Dollhouse and work on my fix-it now. And I should probably do my physical therapy exercises...
