New Who Review for The Lodger
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puppetmakerI knew I had seen this before and was glad to find out that I wasn’t crazy, it was a comic strip in the Doctor Who Monthly (issue 368) that Moffat liked and had turned into an episode of Doctor Who.
This is the filler episode for the season really. It doesn’t do much to advance the plot except one or two minor things. It takes place on Earth so there aren’t many exotic effects or sets to be built. It is mostly the Doctor on his own (which is a bit of a switch from episodes like Turn Left and Blink).
It was fun to watch and I thought that James Corden and Daisy Haggard did an excellent job as the young couple that finds the Doctor in the middle of their lives.
The rest of the review is behind the cut. I ask (cause I know it is tempting since we are close to the end) to keep any discussion only to the Lodger.
I am grateful for the rain today even with it screwing up our plans.
It was nice to see Matt Smith having so much fun kicking the ball around. It was great to see that the Doctor is as good as he says he is at sports. It was also nice to see that Matt Smith is willing to be that rather skinny but a little bit of a gut so white he looks like he’s a ghost Englishman rather than one of those ripped TV stars. He looks like a lot of people do and is willing to let the world know it.
Amy and the TARDIS seem to have an affinity for each other. I have been thinking back to old Who and through new Who and I can’t think of another human companion who could fly the TARDIS without the Doctor being in the TARDIS with them.
The Doctor as a relationship helper is funny. He knows what is going on but seems oblivious to it as the same time.
So it was a nice filler with some of the loony tropes that makes Dr. Who comedic fun.
Next week the Pandorica Opens and we head rapidly towards the end of the season.
This is the filler episode for the season really. It doesn’t do much to advance the plot except one or two minor things. It takes place on Earth so there aren’t many exotic effects or sets to be built. It is mostly the Doctor on his own (which is a bit of a switch from episodes like Turn Left and Blink).
It was fun to watch and I thought that James Corden and Daisy Haggard did an excellent job as the young couple that finds the Doctor in the middle of their lives.
The rest of the review is behind the cut. I ask (cause I know it is tempting since we are close to the end) to keep any discussion only to the Lodger.
I am grateful for the rain today even with it screwing up our plans.
It was nice to see Matt Smith having so much fun kicking the ball around. It was great to see that the Doctor is as good as he says he is at sports. It was also nice to see that Matt Smith is willing to be that rather skinny but a little bit of a gut so white he looks like he’s a ghost Englishman rather than one of those ripped TV stars. He looks like a lot of people do and is willing to let the world know it.
Amy and the TARDIS seem to have an affinity for each other. I have been thinking back to old Who and through new Who and I can’t think of another human companion who could fly the TARDIS without the Doctor being in the TARDIS with them.
The Doctor as a relationship helper is funny. He knows what is going on but seems oblivious to it as the same time.
So it was a nice filler with some of the loony tropes that makes Dr. Who comedic fun.
Next week the Pandorica Opens and we head rapidly towards the end of the season.
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Date: 2010-07-14 01:47 pm (UTC)