I have seen the tumblr light
Sep. 2nd, 2012 12:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Q: what is tumblr for?
old, wrong A: keeping in touch with fandom trends; obtaining gifs; making yourself feel old even when you're not yet 23
new, correct A: stalking people who are bitching about the new Who episode.
I know I've said this before, but I have finally reached equilibrium; I can now watch only for the delight of grudge-wanking and let myself be pleasantly surprised when I like stuff, rather than depressed about the loss of my shoooow. My show is dead. I have come to terms.
Anyway! "It was a phase". Oh my god.
Daleks do parliament? Daleks have concepts like insanity? I mean, I am all for rewriting the existing mythos, but I kind of feel like a new race would have been better here. Sontarans! A secretly souffle-obsessed Sontaran companion would have been awesome.
I did like Oswin! I want her to not even get involved with the Doctor, and go date Eliot. They can cook and get into lesbian bar fights together. "It was a phase." Moffat does this thing, you know, where he ~believes in (female) liquid sexuality, and that's nice! It's awesome! Except then it gets played for shock/titillation/a punchline, and promptly forgotten. Unless she runs off with Amy. Most of my grudge would be absolved by that.
Amy! I loved the divorce, but then that got ruined. If she magically becomes fertile, I will collapse in flames. I do wish they'd adopt though. They like the perfect fairytale parents to any glum ten-year-old orphan.
In conclusion, this ep was actually not that bad, except for when it was horrible. C+, more Oswin please!
Feelings, flist? Feels, even?
old, wrong A: keeping in touch with fandom trends; obtaining gifs; making yourself feel old even when you're not yet 23
new, correct A: stalking people who are bitching about the new Who episode.
I know I've said this before, but I have finally reached equilibrium; I can now watch only for the delight of grudge-wanking and let myself be pleasantly surprised when I like stuff, rather than depressed about the loss of my shoooow. My show is dead. I have come to terms.
Anyway! "It was a phase". Oh my god.
Daleks do parliament? Daleks have concepts like insanity? I mean, I am all for rewriting the existing mythos, but I kind of feel like a new race would have been better here. Sontarans! A secretly souffle-obsessed Sontaran companion would have been awesome.
I did like Oswin! I want her to not even get involved with the Doctor, and go date Eliot. They can cook and get into lesbian bar fights together. "It was a phase." Moffat does this thing, you know, where he ~believes in (female) liquid sexuality, and that's nice! It's awesome! Except then it gets played for shock/titillation/a punchline, and promptly forgotten. Unless she runs off with Amy. Most of my grudge would be absolved by that.
Amy! I loved the divorce, but then that got ruined. If she magically becomes fertile, I will collapse in flames. I do wish they'd adopt though. They like the perfect fairytale parents to any glum ten-year-old orphan.
In conclusion, this ep was actually not that bad, except for when it was horrible. C+, more Oswin please!
Feelings, flist? Feels, even?
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Date: 2012-09-02 05:58 pm (UTC)It's been a long time since I watched The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood, I guess, and maybe I didn't pay attention to those episodes too closely? Not that I really want to go back and rewatch now, since I do sort of remember a lot of the things you're talking about, and they don't sound good. :/ I understand why you would be very unexcited. (Maybe we'll get another Blind Banker vs. Reichenbach Fall situation where a writer whose previous episode was a trainwreck of awful suddenly develops the ability to write awesome stuff? Unlikely, but I can dream.)
Re: motherfucking snakes and Avengers fandom, have you read
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Date: 2012-09-02 09:30 pm (UTC)Ooooh, I had no idea cleo did Avengers! Thanks for linking it, I must read. I remember she'd posted about having been flamed by enraged Whedon fans over mentioning she wasn't entirely wowed by Avengers... I'm glad she 15 Minutes'd it anyway, that was very brave!