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So, finished S14 of Classic Who, meaning I am 3/7 of the way through the Fourth Doctor. (He is endless and forever...) And just sometimes you come across stuff that, well. Let me illustrate:
THIRTEENTH DOCTOR: What are you doing?
RYAN: Fighting back.
THIRTEENTH DOCTOR: No. Guns, never use 'em.
Never? Really Doctor? Never?? I mean, the show is littered with examples, but this one is just a corker:
DOCTOR: Professor, you don't happen to have an elephant gun, do you?
LITEFOOT: Elephants? Why on Earth do you want an elephant gun?
DOCTOR: We're about to embark on a very dangerous mission.
LITEFOOT: Well, I've a Chinese fowling piece if that's any good. Used for duck, mainly.
LOOK AT IT:
To be fair, he wants it for shooting giant rats, but still... That gun is almost as big as him!!!
OTOH
Mind you, someone (on a podcast I think. Verity maybe?) observed that it's not that the Doctor doesn't USE weapons, the point is that he isn't *armed*. Which is a nice and important distinction.
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What else? Oh yes, we watched The Great Gatsby last night (the Baz Luhrman version), which was pretty much exactly what I expected, but I like the more-is-more aesthetic and how every frame is just exquisite and over saturated, so it's a thumbs up for me.
This trailer has been one of my favourite things for a long time, and the movie is pretty much exactly that. And ye gods, the power of money (old and new) hasn't changed at all...
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Finally, a very silly MCU tweet:
(No Endgame spoilers.)
THIRTEENTH DOCTOR: What are you doing?
RYAN: Fighting back.
THIRTEENTH DOCTOR: No. Guns, never use 'em.
Never? Really Doctor? Never?? I mean, the show is littered with examples, but this one is just a corker:
DOCTOR: Professor, you don't happen to have an elephant gun, do you?
LITEFOOT: Elephants? Why on Earth do you want an elephant gun?
DOCTOR: We're about to embark on a very dangerous mission.
LITEFOOT: Well, I've a Chinese fowling piece if that's any good. Used for duck, mainly.
LOOK AT IT:
To be fair, he wants it for shooting giant rats, but still... That gun is almost as big as him!!!
OTOH
Mind you, someone (on a podcast I think. Verity maybe?) observed that it's not that the Doctor doesn't USE weapons, the point is that he isn't *armed*. Which is a nice and important distinction.
~~~
What else? Oh yes, we watched The Great Gatsby last night (the Baz Luhrman version), which was pretty much exactly what I expected, but I like the more-is-more aesthetic and how every frame is just exquisite and over saturated, so it's a thumbs up for me.
This trailer has been one of my favourite things for a long time, and the movie is pretty much exactly that. And ye gods, the power of money (old and new) hasn't changed at all...
~~~
Finally, a very silly MCU tweet:
i asked my roommate to name all of the marvel characters, she’s seen a good number of the movies but still doesn’t know anybody’s names and she said she feels like a failure pic.twitter.com/PPf3H7dzqi
— jessie || spoilers (@holygroundharry) May 3, 2019
(No Endgame spoilers.)
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But yes...the Doctor lies.
The 'trap' with Weeping Angels and the gravity ball come to mind too. No, he doesn't carry a weapon (another lie, as the sonic could be used as one in the wrong hands), but he can USE them as tools if need be. The distinction is tricksy, but important, yes. :D
Och...just remembered A Town Called Mercy. Ow. Not a good look...but technically, he didn't USE the gun. *winces*
*HUGS*
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There probably are ways and means, but don't fret too much - it's very hit & miss, so it's not like missing out on early Eleven. <3
No, he doesn't carry a weapon (another lie, as the sonic could be used as one in the wrong hands), but he can USE them as tools if need be. The distinction is tricksy, but important, yes. :D
He's a tricks-y guy... (gal) (well, not terrible tricksy as a gal, which is something I hope they improve)
Och...just remembered A Town Called Mercy. Ow. Not a good look...but technically, he didn't USE the gun. *winces*
juniperphoenix linked to this delightful vid over on the DW side (NSFW!!). The Doctor 'doesn't use guns'! HA! (And knowing the majority of those clips in context... Only a few are misleading, or not what they seem.)
*MANY HUGS BACK*
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