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elisi ([personal profile] elisi) wrote2010-07-26 03:34 pm
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Doctor Who Proms. Part 2. (Eleventy flailing.)

First of all, this:

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Because oh yes, the Doctor himself showed up... (Listening on the radio we didn't know just how cute the little boy that he chose as his helper was, but look at him! *meeps*)

Also, programme here (SPOILERS FOR S5!), and lots of youtube recordings here. And (with thanks to [livejournal.com profile] me_llamo_nic) the whole thing on iPlayer, apparently working outside the UK!

Oh and the BBC are going to show the whole thing on TV in September btw.

First of all, here is a video of the Doctor's appearance. (Thank Rassilon for video phones!) The sound isn't great, but it's fun nonetheless.



It's very hard to pinpoint what I loved the most, although it was wonderful to actually see it - I love the way he spins round! - and "It's so thin it's imaginary" is possibly my new favourite line. ♥

Matt has the most wonderful voice (which I knew already), but I noticed something else while I was listening and it's just... odd: Eleven makes me feel safe. I can't explain it at all (Matt's younger than me!), but there's something about Eleven that's just strangely soothing, even as he's running around being all hyper. Something like what [livejournal.com profile] promethia_tenk talked about feeling after the Doctor rescued River from the burning TARDIS and they both reappeared on the rooftop: Mom and Dad are home and everything's going to be alright now. I loved Ten to distraction, but he didn't make me feel safe... (Mostly I wanted to give him a big hug and tell him that everything was going to be OK. With Eleven it's sorta the other way around.)

Anyway, I think I was going to talk about the music? Heh. Loved the music. Have adored the Eleventh Doctor's theme ever since I first heard it in this trailer (I think it's my favourite trailer ever btw. "When I was a little girl, I dreamed of time and space. Last night, all my dreams came true..." The sheer magic and whimsy of the music just makes it soar, and sweeps you up with it, making you believe that you too could have all your dreams come true. It's quite simply utterly irresistible.) Hearing it played by a huge orchestra wasn't bad, oh no! Although my favourite Eleven-centric musical moment might have been during the Pandorica/Big Bang Suite when they included the Doctor's speech, which I love to absolute distraction. *flails* It's just one hell of a speech ("I. AM. TALKING!!!") and it totally gives me goosebumps. (The fact that the bad guys' compliance is all a smokescreen does not detract from this all.)

Also Karen Gillan was charming, Arthur Darvill was lovely and Matt of course was fabulous! And funnily enough when I showed the girls photos taken from later on, when Matt was in a suit, they complained that he looked 'ugly' and need to wear a bowtie! :)

And OMG I need to run now!!