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Eighth Doctor & thoughts on a female Doctor...
I watched the Eighth Doctor movie last week.
I have since been trying to think of anything to say, but basically my impression is this: It starts and ends like an episode of Doctor Who. However, the TARDIS accidentally lands in a cheesy 90s US TV movie, which means the whole thing is offkilter. Just look at how the Doctor dies - shot in a gang shoot-out! And the Master turns into the Terminator... Not surprisingly the newly regenerated Doctor finds it difficult to remember who he is. (It's not quite as bad as for Seven, who was fed misinformation by the Rani, but the world he has landed in isn't his own.) Anyway, he saves the day, leaves some people behind to be awesome, and sails off back to his own universe to have lots of proper adventures [/audio dramas] that one day I'll catch up on and probably enjoy, as Eight seemed rather charming when he was allowed to be himself.
In other news, speculation about who will be the new Doctor is of course rife, and even Andrew Sullivan is getting on board, being rather taken with the idea of Helen Mirren. Mind you, he also came across some of those fans. His whole post is here: A Female Doctor Who?? Ctd, and he quotes someone complaining that a female Doctor would make up for 'the recent companions [who] have been weaker and younger than the ones who accompanied the earlier Doctors.' To which Sully's response is:
I've not read the article he links to, but surely we can all agree thatsaving ALL OF THE DOCTOR is the very hallmark of weakness. And we must not forget the very reticent Amy Pond who never once stood up for herself, not to mention the timid (and painfully young!) River Song - a woman so quiet you worried she'd faint if you spoke to her... (I give up. I can't keep a straight face.)
ANYWAY. He also linked to a list of imagined gender-swapped Doctors:
The Other 11 Doctors
Not sure I agree with all of them, although Sue Perkins as Ten keeps cracking me up. Esp because of one of the comments:
SOMEONE write Sue Perkins!Ten/Rose PRETTY PLEASE?
(Will get to comments when I can. Life keeps being busy, and I'm too chatty!)
I have since been trying to think of anything to say, but basically my impression is this: It starts and ends like an episode of Doctor Who. However, the TARDIS accidentally lands in a cheesy 90s US TV movie, which means the whole thing is offkilter. Just look at how the Doctor dies - shot in a gang shoot-out! And the Master turns into the Terminator... Not surprisingly the newly regenerated Doctor finds it difficult to remember who he is. (It's not quite as bad as for Seven, who was fed misinformation by the Rani, but the world he has landed in isn't his own.) Anyway, he saves the day, leaves some people behind to be awesome, and sails off back to his own universe to have lots of proper adventures [/audio dramas] that one day I'll catch up on and probably enjoy, as Eight seemed rather charming when he was allowed to be himself.
In other news, speculation about who will be the new Doctor is of course rife, and even Andrew Sullivan is getting on board, being rather taken with the idea of Helen Mirren. Mind you, he also came across some of those fans. His whole post is here: A Female Doctor Who?? Ctd, and he quotes someone complaining that a female Doctor would make up for 'the recent companions [who] have been weaker and younger than the ones who accompanied the earlier Doctors.' To which Sully's response is:
Has Helmuth been watching the same show I have? Is Clara supposed to be weak?
I've not read the article he links to, but surely we can all agree that
ANYWAY. He also linked to a list of imagined gender-swapped Doctors:
The Other 11 Doctors
Not sure I agree with all of them, although Sue Perkins as Ten keeps cracking me up. Esp because of one of the comments:
Perfect. I could almost cry for what we've missed. I NEED to see Sue Perkins' farewell to Rose!
SOMEONE write Sue Perkins!Ten/Rose PRETTY PLEASE?
(Will get to comments when I can. Life keeps being busy, and I'm too chatty!)
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