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dbskylerBecause I'm in a retrospective mood, I thought I'd start the countdown to Eleven by giving mini-reviews of my 10 favorite Tenth Doctor episodes (presented in order of broadcast since I have too much trouble rank-ordering them). Today, it's Christmas Invasion:
I think I like this one partly because it's well-written, and partly because I'm a secret hurt/comfort junkie (I love the scenes where the Doctor isn't doing so well). The situation with the Sycorax gets more and more dire, really ramping up the tension, and then when the Doctor finally wakes up and takes charge, it's glorious. I think my only quibble with the story is the swordfight at the end. I would've liked it much better if the Doctor had purposely allowed his hand to get cut off, with the regrowing of the hand then freaking the Sycorax out so much that the Doctor wins. In other words, I wanted the Doctor to win the fight more through the use of his brain ("I'll freak him out by using my regeneration energy") than his "fighting hand." But it's a quibble.
Favorite moments:
-- When the Doctor tells Jackie to shut up, and Jackie says "Ooh, he hasn't changed that much, has he?"
-- When the Doctor interrupts himself to comment on the apple in his dressing gown before suddenly collapsing in pain
-- The subtle reference to the Ice Warriors ("Martians look completely different")
-- The TARDIS starts translating, and the camera pans and then . . . the Doctor!!!
-- The Doctor pushes the big, red button
-- The Doctor chooses his new outfit in the wardrobe room (and wears a scarf at one point, too)
Next up: School Reunion (Yes, believe it or not, that's one of my ten favorites. You're all shocked, aren't you?)
I think I like this one partly because it's well-written, and partly because I'm a secret hurt/comfort junkie (I love the scenes where the Doctor isn't doing so well). The situation with the Sycorax gets more and more dire, really ramping up the tension, and then when the Doctor finally wakes up and takes charge, it's glorious. I think my only quibble with the story is the swordfight at the end. I would've liked it much better if the Doctor had purposely allowed his hand to get cut off, with the regrowing of the hand then freaking the Sycorax out so much that the Doctor wins. In other words, I wanted the Doctor to win the fight more through the use of his brain ("I'll freak him out by using my regeneration energy") than his "fighting hand." But it's a quibble.
Favorite moments:
-- When the Doctor tells Jackie to shut up, and Jackie says "Ooh, he hasn't changed that much, has he?"
-- When the Doctor interrupts himself to comment on the apple in his dressing gown before suddenly collapsing in pain
-- The subtle reference to the Ice Warriors ("Martians look completely different")
-- The TARDIS starts translating, and the camera pans and then . . . the Doctor!!!
-- The Doctor pushes the big, red button
-- The Doctor chooses his new outfit in the wardrobe room (and wears a scarf at one point, too)
Next up: School Reunion (Yes, believe it or not, that's one of my ten favorites. You're all shocked, aren't you?)
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Date: 2011-04-07 06:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-04-07 06:53 pm (UTC)(I had to go and see what this thread was about to prompt this comment!)