tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post2551692625964118800..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #846: The Time of AngelsSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-44852574467064223012014-08-13T09:41:55.291-03:002014-08-13T09:41:55.291-03:00Probably. :-)Probably. :-)Andrew Gilbertsonhttp://www.nolinecinemas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-1208595094618661242014-08-12T16:16:52.270-03:002014-08-12T16:16:52.270-03:00On the brakes issue, I always take what River says...On the brakes issue, I always take what River says as pure trolling. Believe none of it.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-70432057375319079702014-08-12T16:07:02.032-03:002014-08-12T16:07:02.032-03:00"but "Moffat's greatest hits" w..."but "Moffat's greatest hits" will one day become a dirty phrase."<br /><br />I am (minus some recent quibbles, I suppose) an unabashed Moffat-supporter... but this one made me laugh. :-) We're in complete lockstep about the Smith era so far...<br /><br /><br />In terms of the 'brakes on' bit (which, let's face it, was comedy gold even if it didn't hold up to scrutiny), I just read a guide (fan-made, but not sure if its citing a more 'official' source, as it draws from a number of them) that suggests that TARDISes always make that sound outside, but you're not supposed to be able to hear it *inside* the ship- the Doctor only does because he leaves the brakes on. A little weak, maybe, but it allows me to reconcile a favored joke along with actual continuity.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I was *so* annoyed by everyone insisting someone other than the Doctor taught River to pilot the TARDIS based on what was clearly a joke in this story and not series...<br /><br />...And even more annoyed when Let's Kill Hitler actually confirmed it to be true. :-) Ah, well... we all have our own little theories that fall by the wayside, don't we?Andrew Gilbertsonhttp://www.nolinecinemas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-68731530944720677232014-03-19T17:31:26.118-03:002014-03-19T17:31:26.118-03:00Which also makes sense of her recognizing Ten befo...Which also makes sense of her recognizing Ten before his eyes got old (which is either The Waters of Mars, or in the bit at the very end where he stumbled into everyone's life one last time).Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-50016744733556418512014-03-19T12:49:17.842-03:002014-03-19T12:49:17.842-03:0011's reaction when introducing Amy to River in...11's reaction when introducing Amy to River in this episode is what has me convinced that there were meetings between Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead and this one. He's not all "Hey, I just watched you die, relatively speaking, and now you're alive!", but annoyed that they meet out of order and she knows more about him than he about her at this point. He's over the shock and perturbed by the puzzle.Bill D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013121134005443309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-9580409951385387532014-03-18T19:03:41.973-03:002014-03-18T19:03:41.973-03:00Good episode, but this was when I started dislikin...Good episode, but this was when I started disliking the Weeping Angels. "Blink" was a brilliant puzzle story, and the Weeping Angels were great puzzle monsters.<br /><br />This story is where they start getting treated like ordinary monsters. Their threat becomes more direct and physical. Their plan is overcome rather than solved.<br /><br />They get some of it back in Manhattan, but that story has some of its own issues.F. Douglas Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497140550892192807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-44120434824086045452014-03-18T18:32:07.829-03:002014-03-18T18:32:07.829-03:00Hartnell was always pushing buttons by mistake.
Ma...Hartnell was always pushing buttons by mistake.<br />Maybe some of them were blue.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-73870611010077141502014-03-17T15:59:22.766-03:002014-03-17T15:59:22.766-03:00@ Siskoid or the Doctor just forgot how to land it...@ Siskoid or the Doctor just forgot how to land it silently. After all, he landed it silently in the Keys of Marinus...<br /><br />CiBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-78462442195345229682014-03-17T14:39:04.689-03:002014-03-17T14:39:04.689-03:00Toby: I love that theory, though wouldn't the ...Toby: I love that theory, though wouldn't the Doctor have noticed the pictures turning into Angels? Maybe he wouldn't have. Or maybe the Blink Angels really were weak versions that didn't have that power.<br /><br />Anon: My answer in tomorrow's review, I think.<br /><br />Liam: River is a filthy liar is what it is. Pressed the mute button (the blue mute button) just to show off to mommy. Or perhaps this older River can do thing the Doctor hasn't learned how to do yet, and the TARDIS has "evolved" (regenerated) to include the low-wheeze function which pre-Time War TARDISes never had (or they had stealth capability and never used it).Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-53478297565291667992014-03-17T14:02:33.169-03:002014-03-17T14:02:33.169-03:00The "brakes left on" line is very cute. ...The "brakes left on" line is very cute. It's also total nonsense, as Steven Moffat (who wrote the line) pointed out: Does this mean that the Master, the Rani, and every other TARDIS we ever see also has the brakes on? Never mind that when River uses it in the future it makes that noise too...<br /><br />Moffat mentioned this in a DWM column while talking about inconsistencies in the show, in reference to the fact that they didn't even get one episode in before we had a huge one (Susan came up with the name TARDIS). Which, of course, readers then all wrote in no-prize answers for next month.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-39500607708699285502014-03-17T07:16:32.715-03:002014-03-17T07:16:32.715-03:00Did not like this use of the Angels; they work bes...Did not like this use of the Angels; they work best as a very very simple concept ("stop looking and they'll get you") and elaboration does not improve them. Also, too many successful skirmishes with them and they start to lose their edge.<br /><br />Basically, the Angels are getting Borg'd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-67400269994845234212014-03-17T06:28:09.375-03:002014-03-17T06:28:09.375-03:00This, along with it's second part, are my favo...This, along with it's second part, are my favorite new-who story. Not as good as the likes of Pyramids of Mars or Ghost Light, but I don't think New Who has been better than this so far.CiBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-70429465571975189872014-03-17T06:25:49.457-03:002014-03-17T06:25:49.457-03:00The highlight of this one, for myself and my Dad, ...The highlight of this one, for myself and my Dad, was the reveal that the TARDIS's signature noise means that the brakes have been left on.<br /><br /><br />It was pointed out to me that, at the end of Blink, Sally and Lawrence gave the Doctor photographs of the Angels amongst their files. Do you think that was meant to explain how he and Martha encountered them in the first place (yet another stable time loop)?Toby'chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298458468488781568noreply@blogger.com