tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post6704282284330318750..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #996: The Woman Who Fell to EarthSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-22942636311854621252018-10-21T09:19:44.440-03:002018-10-21T09:19:44.440-03:00At the time, I thought it was a poke at UNIT, but ...At the time, I thought it was a poke at UNIT, but you're right!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-60601252241266832062018-10-20T21:25:38.700-03:002018-10-20T21:25:38.700-03:00One thing that struck me on a re-watch when they s...One thing that struck me on a re-watch when they suggested taking the Doctor to A&E... "I never go anywhere that's just initials." She does know what her ship is called, doesn't she?LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-6159778784640009382018-10-11T11:47:53.858-03:002018-10-11T11:47:53.858-03:00There were only 13 episodes in season one of "...There were only 13 episodes in season one of "Black Lightning", so I'm just sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-79392181757146305552018-10-11T08:19:26.339-03:002018-10-11T08:19:26.339-03:00I'm late on all the superhero shows. Well, alm...I'm late on all the superhero shows. Well, almost every show in existence except Doctor Who. It's really the only program I HAVE to see as it comes out.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-83585992611837064602018-10-11T04:14:48.897-03:002018-10-11T04:14:48.897-03:00Jodie was fantastic. I'm not crazy about her ...Jodie was fantastic. I'm not crazy about her official costume, but what I really liked was her Mad Scientist At The Forge look. The goggles, apron, and leather gloves really need to come back. (This sounds like the makings of a sexual fetish but I promise it's not.)<br /><br />One thing Chibnall excelled at was introducing us to the characters in a way that made us warm to them almost instantly. Contrast with, say, how much work it took to make us start caring about Rose or Mickey or Amy Pond or Rory: Chibnall could get us to feel comfortable with the entire main cast within seconds. By the way, I kind of fell in love with Grace and I am heartbroken that she's gone.<br /><br />You've mentioned Jodie's kindness, and yeah, that's going to be central to the character and I like it. I also liked, after the funeral (I think that's when it was) there was a brief conversation where someone (Yaz?) asked whether it's like this all the time, with all the lies and so forth. I'm glad Chibnall gave some thought to how multiple poeple had been killed and there would certainly be questions, but rather than go into all that they should just mention the weight of the lies in passing. Yeah, I think Chibnall knows what he's doing.<br /><br />Multiple thumbs up, bunches of them. As many thumbs as Tim Shaw has teeth on his face. Oh, Tim Shaw ... ? You suck. Yeah you heard me Tim Shaw! (Somewhere, there is someone named "Tim Shaw" who has no earthly idea why his name is trending and why people think he's a big stupid jerk.)<br /><br />I was going to say that there's no show I'm going to enjoy more than "Doctor Who", but then last night's "Black Lightning" season opener came along and somehow managed to be even better than "Doctor Who". So consider this a recommendation on "Black Lightning", but also watch "Doctor Who" because both are looking to be exceptional. The new "Supergirl" season starts on Sunday too, and I am hopeful, but I get the feeling it's going to lag behind "Doctor Who" and "Black Lightning".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-2067341139425311122018-10-10T11:11:34.335-03:002018-10-10T11:11:34.335-03:00I'm going for "good, not great". Whi...I'm going for "good, not great". Whittaker was a highlight. Her expressions, accent, and general mannerisms are all great. The companions also seem an interesting bunch, and it looks gorgeous.<br /><br />Only real issues for me were that the threat was a bit forgettable, I'm still not sure exactly what Grace was doing and why she had to die, and the pacing seemed a touch slow in places. That might be something I have to get used to after 13 years of breakneck plotting, but Capaldi's debut was even longer and yet felt slightly shorter. And it's also not as good as "The Eleventh Hour" which is probably the gold standard of introductory episodes, but then I'm not sure anything will ever beat the Doctor beating the bad guy, then calling them back to give them a telling off whilst waking through a hologram of his previous self.<br /><br />I also thought it was a bit less quotable than Doctor Who has been in the past, but again, that can be spun into a positive. The characters could end up seeming more like real people than quip machines. We'll see.<br /><br />Overall though, I'm intrigued. Whilst I do suspect we'll look back in ten years time on the Moffat era and be astounded by how good it was, for now a change is needed and exciting.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-77931397228351259252018-10-10T09:30:26.197-03:002018-10-10T09:30:26.197-03:00Yes, I like that. It's a little bit like what ...Yes, I like that. It's a little bit like what Star Trek Discovery achieved last year. It started from a very dark position, with fans screaming WHERE'S THE LIGHT WHERE'S THE FUN THIS ISN'T MY STAR TREK!!!!! and then slowly built up that light, until the characters were essentially the standard bearers for what Trek means, in stark opposition to the world around us which was more a mirror of our actually dark reality.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-80590044757109629202018-10-10T08:32:57.423-03:002018-10-10T08:32:57.423-03:00I think the most important part of the episode was...I think the most important part of the episode was, when Ryan kicks a defeated Tim Shaw off of the crane, the Doctor's "You had no right to do that!" A statement, perhaps, of Chibnall's intention to have the Doctor be a force in active opposition to the more "grimdark" universe. An emphasis of her kindness, even to the defeated enemy, and a contrast to the Tenth Doctor's debut ("no more second chances."snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-50002980926658831392018-10-10T07:54:28.608-03:002018-10-10T07:54:28.608-03:00I enjoyed the hell out of this episode and really ...I enjoyed the hell out of this episode and really looking forward to this season.<br />Jodie is a fantastic Doctor and I am so very pleased we have her now.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.com