Doctor Who - TV Ramblings Part 3

Episode 10 'Vincent and the Doctor'
Amy and the Doctor travel back in time to meet Vincent Van Gogh when the Doctor notices a strange creature in one of his paintings. Once the meet the the very trouble Van Gogh, they discover that he is the only one to see a monster that is terrifying not only Van Gogh but also the town. Van Gogh has deep perception or what not, makes him able to see the creature while others don't. Get it, he's gifted in more ways then just his painting.

There was this touching seen were the Doctor and Amy take Van Gogh to the future to see his paintings and the fame he garnered. In his life Van Gogh was criticised for his paintings and only ever sold one. But I could care less about this episode. The acting was good, it was funny to see the Doctor ruining around with a giant mirror to see the monster. You have Bill Nighy as a guest star and you use in him in two scenes. Seriously.

Doctor Who - TV Ramblings Part 2

Episode 7 'Amy's Choice'
It's been a few years since Amy has traveled with the Doctor. She's married Rory and Amy's pregos. There settled in a nice village, when they hear the Tardis, happy and surprised to see the Doctor who's come for a visit. But not all is what it seems to be, this seems to be a different world, at the same time the Doctor, Amy and Rory are trapped in a broken Tardis heading for destruction. Which world is real, which world is a dream? Amy must decide what is real and what isn't.

Well, despite this being titled Amy's Choice and my dislike for all things Amy, I dug the episode. It was well acted and written. I love Rory so it's great to see him traveling with the Doctor. First thing I noticed was Amy finally wears a pair of pants. So, apparently she does own a pair or two. I like Amy much better when Rory is around, her shrill factor seems to go down a notch. I also loved the creep factor going on between both worlds. I have to say, the old villagers chasing Amy, the Doctor and Rory around with their walkers was pretty funny. I felt so wrong laughing at that. You don't laugh at old people. Guest star Toby Jones was major creepy. Jones plays creepy pretty well.

Overall this episode was pretty good, not perfect but not a bad way to spend your tv watching hour. I did feel a bit let down by the ending, the resolution. I don't want to give away to many spoilers but I felt it was all this build up for that.


Episode 8 'The Hungry Earth'
The gang travels to the near distant future, a small village town were the first greeting the get are future Amy and Rory waving to them from a distance. But not all is what it seems. Of course it isn't, this is Doctor Who after all. So the Doctor discoverers drilling and he and Amy go investigating. Rory stays behind putting Amy's engagement ring away, so she won't lose it when he comes across a mother and her son asking him to find out about empty graves and missing bodies. At the drill site, trouble, a worker has gone missing and Amy gets sucked into the earth. The Silurians are back with a 21 century makeover.

Well, not sure what to make of this episode. I loved/hated it. The Silurians are back and I believe that last time we saw them was in 1970 with the third incarnation of the Doctor. I love Jon Pertwee's Doctor. Awesome part of this episode was that Amy was off the screen for most of it. I think the best parts were the interaction the Doctor and the town folks who were trapped had with the Silurian they had captured. I knew things were gonna get ugly when the Doctor had to tell the mom to put away her weapons. I have no words left. I suck.


Episode 9 'Cold Blood'
The concluding episode to the previous episode 'The Hungry Earth'. The Doctor must negotiate peace between the humans and the Silurians to avoid an all out war. But things go way wrong when some crazed woman takes matters into her own hands and kills the Silurian they have hostage that the Doctor was planing on exchanging for Amy and two other people being held captive. To show that they meant peace, they weren't in this to harm them. Damn that crazed poorly written/acted woman.

Ah, this episode is a mess. What was up with the out of nowhere narration. It was distracting. The first part of this story had no narration. It was just stupid. My heart broke for Rory, he went bye bye. This is the second time Rory's died. First in 'Amy's Choice' and now here. But I'm sure he'll be back. It was so heartbreaking to see Amy forget all about Rory because he was sucked into those damn cracks in the wall. When the Doctor and Amy saw future Amy waving goodbye to them, the Doctor's face was layered with guilt. Matt Smith is best at playing it serious, not as a crazed person ruining around mumbling. Though it was pretty cool when the Flock of Seagulls Doctor put his hand in the crack and found a piece of the Tardis destroyed. That's about all that was good. Seriously.

Doctor Who - TV Ramblings Part 1

Well, catching up on the new series of Doctor Who. I won't say how fantastic it is like every other review. It's not for me. It has more misses for me than hits. I'm a big fan of Doctor Who and have loved almost all the other Doctors but I'm having trouble getting into this new series and I've almost watched all the episodes. I'm just shy the last two. I won't gush about how great the new Doctor, Matt Smith is. I'm not gelling with him. I actually might need another series but as of right now, I'd welcome a new regeneration. I won"t gush over Amy either, hate her. She's way to annoying and doesn't own a pair of pants. But I love Rory who's just to cute for words.

Episode 1 'The Eleventh Doctor'
Picking off were they left when the Doctor regenerated and screamed out the stupidest catch phrase ever, Geronimo. Who came up with that one? The Doctor crash lands on earth and meets a little girl who he befriends, she feeds him for hours and he eventually starts getting better. The Doctor discovers a crack in her wall but the Tardis needs to be fixed so off he goes with a promise to come back. He does come back, some ten years later and encounters the little girl all grown up. That sweet young child became the brat we all know, Amy. Turns out the crack in the wall was serious and Amy is kinda a stalker in training.

What was Good: The episode was pretty good overall. The best part was when there was the flashes of all ten Doctors and then faded in to Matt Smith. I was in fan/geek mode over that.

What was Bad: Amy.

My Last Words: For an episode that introduces a new face for the Doctor and a new companion, wasn't so bad. It actually was a solid episode. Not sold on the new Doctor and I dislike Amy immensely.

Episode 2 'The Beast Below'
Amy, who's still in her pjs, is on her first adventure with the Doctor. They go to the future and discover that Briton is now a floating space ship, Starship UK, searching for a new planet to call home. Guess we screwed the earth up. Of course not all you see is good, they got the terrifying Smilers. There not terrifying, just like those weird guys on the street you encounter sometimes. Plus a really creepy voting booth you never want to go into.

What was Good: The Queen in her red riding hood cape and that white face mask. That made a striking picture and was ultra bad ass.

What was Bad: The plot, Amy, everything. What a dull story for the second episode. Got into a friendly fight with my friend who loved it. I say, to each their own. I actually fell asleep watching.

My Last Words: It's to late to get David Tennant back, damn. I guess I'm just being overly critical. I've loved Doctor Who for years and I'm just not feeling it.

Episode 3 'Victory of the Daleks'
The Doctor answers the call of PM Winston Churchill and goes back to World War Two London during the blitz. He discovers the Daleks working on the side of good to help the British win the war. No freaking way.

What was Good: Not much folks.

What was Bad: Pretty much everything. The Daleks again? I just don't care anymore. The story was weak and nothing happened that was at all exciting. You call that a confrontation? Major let down when the Doctor and the Daleks have their showdown. Dull, dull, dull.

My Last Words: I'd rather see the Cybermen. This episode almost made me quite the series this year. I don't know what is wrong with me. Everyone is loving it so far and I'm just, meh.

Episode 4 'The Time of Angels'
The Doctor and Amy run into River Song as she sends a coded message to the Doctor asking for help. Help with what, creep fest that are the Weeping Angels. They got one and are in search for some answers. Can they find it in a cave full of potential Weeping Angels? Sure they can.

What was Good: River Song and the Weeping Angels.

What was Bad: Almost everything and nothing. The plot was good, the script seemed okay. I just think at the end of the day the episode was missing something. I can't pin point exactly wahat is was, but it left me feeling, that was it. Even though the Weeping Angels were present, it was no 'Blink'. The ever annoying Amy who doesn't own a pair of pants has got to go. But she won't. Over dramatic sobs from me.

My Last Words: River Song rules! Her grand entrance was pretty cool. The Weeping Angels were still creepy as all out. Not a strong episode, but those caves full of potentially Weeping Angels were pretty creepy. Worth a watch simply because of River Song. On to part two.

Episode 5 'Flesh and Stone'

Well everybody is still trying to get away from those Weeping Angels but there's more to worry about, that dang crack in the wall shows up again. Uh oh.

What was Good: River Song. The Weeping Angels. River Song.

What was Bad: The forest setting. Amy. Actually this was a pretty good episode overall. I just don't care about the ongoing story point about the crack in the wall. This is gonna hang on till the end of this series. Ugh.

My Last Words: A much stronger episode than The Time of Angels. The Weeping Angels were awesome per usual. All that creep factor and they were still scary. River Song is bad ass. Can she please come on next season and be the permanent companion. Please.

Episode 6 - 'The Vampires of Venice'
The Doctor, Amy and Rory land in 16th century Venice. They come upon a mystery surrounding the House of Calvierri, were girls from needing families go to better themselves end up missing or have the appearance of the blood sucking undead.

What was Good: The costumes were fantastic and it looked and felt realistic to the era. Most likely since it was filmed in the medieval town of Trogir in Croatia. The makeup was pretty well done, the best this series for me. I mean when they turned into the 'vampires' that was pretty epic. I have to say the vamps creeped me out just a bit. I mean it wasn't scary but the creep factor was totally there. I also just love Rory to bits.

What was Bad: Nothing. I was actually pretty satisfied. Amy still does not own a pair of pants.

My Last Words: Hands down the best episode of the series for me. Helen McCrory was mega awesome as Rosanna, the head of the House of Calvierri. I'm kinda happy I didn't give up the show like I was planing on doing. This episode has renewed my faith. Somewhat. No not really, why give up at this point.