tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post2126199733498545520..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #723: The Parting of the WaysSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-81817610733205844632013-11-14T20:46:56.081-04:002013-11-14T20:46:56.081-04:00S: I don't know about the end of Dalek being c...S: I don't know about the end of Dalek being changed, don't remember seeing or reading anything about that.<br /><br />Liam: If you watch the sequence, he doesn't hold his arms out in a cross-like configuration, they're sort of down at his sides, at a slight angle. He makes an arrow head. So if it started here, it's pretty subtle.<br /><br />Stan: Free of charge. It's all part of the service here.<br /><br />CiB: Well, the Doctor soon falls down and spends most of the next story in a coma. I don't think it HAS to be traumatic, because 1) some regenerations weren't even in the classic era, and 2) the Doctor always mentions it when it's "gone wrong" (which with him is most of the time) as if it's irregular.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-12438959889754096912013-11-14T20:35:36.945-04:002013-11-14T20:35:36.945-04:00The regeneration annoyed the heck out of me, as al...The regeneration annoyed the heck out of me, as all new Who ones do. This is supposed to be a traumatic event, and most times in the past the Doctor was unconscious for a while afterwards. How physically traumatic is it if he just keeps standing and doesn't even fall down? Less so than getting really drunk.<br /><br />Having said that, episodes good. I think the problem RTD had was that his finales (especially) were all based around "The Moment"- and the plot, characetrs, etc were all secondary to that. Everything is building up to The Moment- here thats the regeneration and it works. Later on his moments are less impressive and some of them had me thinking "but thats ridiculous", and the Doctor had to act like this ridiculous thing was valid, which just makes him look stupid (the one thing the Doctor, as an intelligent hero, should never look)CiBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-52032095941227843932013-11-14T18:20:17.617-04:002013-11-14T18:20:17.617-04:00Thanks for your "It's emotional..." ...Thanks for your "It's emotional..." paragraph! I forgot about the holograph and how strong it was when I first saw it. You had me tearing up again, all these years later!stan m.d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-64921543299181697692013-11-14T17:26:31.951-04:002013-11-14T17:26:31.951-04:00A list of the various crazy theories held by fans ...A list of the various crazy theories held by fans over the years would stretch around the world twice. I'm pretty sure that an apparently innocent character is predicted to be Davros/Susan/The Rani at least once a year.<br /><br />I think this might also be the beginning of RTD's Doctor-As-Christ metaphors, with his regeneration pose. While I got annoyed at some of the later stuff (such as the Tenth Doctor being carried by angels), here it works really well. In face, I think they do an amazing job of both making us think the Ninth Doctor was amazing (sorry, fantastic) and also hitting us with some real Tennant-charm straight out of the gate.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-49839559629719962912013-11-14T13:43:52.274-04:002013-11-14T13:43:52.274-04:00Wasn't the ending of "Dalek" changed...Wasn't the ending of "Dalek" changed by RTD in some way? I seem to recall reading that as evidence of a connection between that Dalek and the Emperor, but now I can't seem to find that anywhere.<br /><br />Anyway, speaking of what fans were hoping the Bad Wolf might be - I remember the line said by a mysterious voice at the end of the trailer: "They survived through ME", convinced a lot of people that Adam would be back here as the big villain behind the Daleks.Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-86936677596839569422013-11-14T08:34:24.947-04:002013-11-14T08:34:24.947-04:00Fans are a fairweather lot, and it's fashionab...Fans are a fairweather lot, and it's fashionable these days to talk smack about RTD. I call bullshit, and this episode is proof positive that RTD knows what he's doing. I will grant you he was given to certain themes that didn't much work for me, but as the guy who brought "Doctor Who" back (very successfully I might add), he's allowed to make some calls that I wouldn't. And you know, maybe it's my taste that's off.<br /><br />... Except for his thing for farting space monsters, that one's totally him and not me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com