New Who Review for the 11th hour
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puppetmakerThey say that the proof is in the pudding. In this case the proof was in the custard and fishsticks.
Since this is my first NWR I thought I would lay down the rules. There are spoilers behind the cut. There are, probably, going to be spoilers in the comments. I will try to keep anything spoilerish out of the page that you can see if you wandered across this blog. However spoilers are only for this episode and any before it. If you are in the UK or use other means to see DW, you are two episodes ahead of the Americans. So limit spoilers to the 11th hour and all that has gone before it.
The Doctor’s first voyage in a new body is always interesting. They have to win over the fans of the previous Doctor and see if they can interest new viewers in the program. Think of it as a renumbering of a comic book series. And there was a lot of resistance (which everyone knows is useless) to Mr. Smith stepping into the trainers of David Tennant. Also this is no longer RTD’s show but Mr. Moffat’s. So how did the team do?
Personally, I think Matt Smith acquitted himself well. I always remember that the first episode of a new Doctor tends to be a little loopy because the Doctor tends to be a little loopy until the body settles down. Or the Doctor goes into a coma for most of the episode and we get to watch the companions deal with the problem at hand with the Doctor off the playing field. It was manic and fast and loopy but it was also good TV to watch. It kept my interest and I wanted to know what happened next.
Karen Gillian as Amy Pond was a real find by the casting director. I like her a lot. She is the right kind of companion for this Doctor. I foresee a lot more work in Ms. Gillian’s future once she is done with DW. Those who have met her have described her as delightful.
Overall I enjoyed this episode and came back for the next one. It is a good episode to start someone out with if they have no idea what Doctor Who is. And it is a good episode for people who started out with Hartnell or Troughton or (well you know the rest).
Spoilers are Ahead.
I don’t mind the new look of the TARDIS because it looks more like the older version (Mask of Mandragora version) than the previous one. The weird shapes of the objects on the console don’t bother me. Nor how new it looks on the outside.
The crack in the wall and the other dimension was an interesting way of starting up this series. Prisoner Zero was interesting.
What is it with the Doctor and handcuffs? I think Moffat has put him in them before.
“Back in 5 minutes” has become my new favorite who phrase.
And Matt Smith was cute as the Doctor. He really was. Reminded me of Troughton the most out of all the previous Doctors and not just because of the bow tie. I half expected him to pull out a recorder or penny whistle at some point.
Next time on NWR we have the mystery of The Beast Below
I am grateful for New Who to Review.
Since this is my first NWR I thought I would lay down the rules. There are spoilers behind the cut. There are, probably, going to be spoilers in the comments. I will try to keep anything spoilerish out of the page that you can see if you wandered across this blog. However spoilers are only for this episode and any before it. If you are in the UK or use other means to see DW, you are two episodes ahead of the Americans. So limit spoilers to the 11th hour and all that has gone before it.
The Doctor’s first voyage in a new body is always interesting. They have to win over the fans of the previous Doctor and see if they can interest new viewers in the program. Think of it as a renumbering of a comic book series. And there was a lot of resistance (which everyone knows is useless) to Mr. Smith stepping into the trainers of David Tennant. Also this is no longer RTD’s show but Mr. Moffat’s. So how did the team do?
Personally, I think Matt Smith acquitted himself well. I always remember that the first episode of a new Doctor tends to be a little loopy because the Doctor tends to be a little loopy until the body settles down. Or the Doctor goes into a coma for most of the episode and we get to watch the companions deal with the problem at hand with the Doctor off the playing field. It was manic and fast and loopy but it was also good TV to watch. It kept my interest and I wanted to know what happened next.
Karen Gillian as Amy Pond was a real find by the casting director. I like her a lot. She is the right kind of companion for this Doctor. I foresee a lot more work in Ms. Gillian’s future once she is done with DW. Those who have met her have described her as delightful.
Overall I enjoyed this episode and came back for the next one. It is a good episode to start someone out with if they have no idea what Doctor Who is. And it is a good episode for people who started out with Hartnell or Troughton or (well you know the rest).
Spoilers are Ahead.
I don’t mind the new look of the TARDIS because it looks more like the older version (Mask of Mandragora version) than the previous one. The weird shapes of the objects on the console don’t bother me. Nor how new it looks on the outside.
The crack in the wall and the other dimension was an interesting way of starting up this series. Prisoner Zero was interesting.
What is it with the Doctor and handcuffs? I think Moffat has put him in them before.
“Back in 5 minutes” has become my new favorite who phrase.
And Matt Smith was cute as the Doctor. He really was. Reminded me of Troughton the most out of all the previous Doctors and not just because of the bow tie. I half expected him to pull out a recorder or penny whistle at some point.
Next time on NWR we have the mystery of The Beast Below
I am grateful for New Who to Review.
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Date: 2010-04-21 02:59 pm (UTC)Both those are just *ungh* right on.
DLing the next two.
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Date: 2010-04-21 07:11 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-04-22 07:12 pm (UTC)Sorry about the earworm
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Date: 2010-04-23 01:52 am (UTC)'We have fun learning what we don't knoooooow......'