*deeeep sigh*

[elisi]

Just re-watched 'Forest of the Dead' (watched 'Silence in the Library' last week, but didn't have time for part 2 until today), and Oh My God it is so good. So, so, so, so good, and so clever (*so* many of his S5 themes are there!) and just... wonderful. ♥ ♥ ♥ I love the Moff forever for creating this incredible bridge between eras, and for making it work so beautifully.

*sniff*

(The Doctor and Donna BREAK MY HEART!)

ETA: A lot of S5 spoilers in the comments now btw.

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[promethia_tenk]

"Some days are so blessed..." I want it on posters.
"Some days are special. Some days are so, so blessed." I'm trying to decide if I actually owe my current propensity to repeat words for emphasis to Moffat in general and to that line in particular. I think I just might.

Also, this just occurred to me: River, the voice of practicality and necessity, of "you have to run" and "that's completely impossible" and "it's never going to work," River, who cares if there's a plan and hates good wizards in fairy tales and steadfastly refuses to buy his hype . . . that same woman at the end of the day had this to say about the Doctor: that the skies would go black if he ever gave up and that some days are blessed because the Doctor came to call and everybody lived. :-)

Plus the story-theme (not to mention 'little girl with a whole world in her mind') is just extraordinarily well realised. Perfect S5 episode that arrived too early. :)
Truth. And CAL is a sort of echo of Amy, isn't she? I hadn't thought of that. Interesting.

[elisi]

I'm trying to decide if I actually owe my current propensity to repeat words for emphasis to Moffat in general and to that line in particular. I think I just might.
Hee! I just like italics and always have...

that same woman at the end of the day had this to say about the Doctor: that the skies would go black if he ever gave up and that some days are blessed because the Doctor came to call and everybody lived. :-)
I think that's why they work so well - and one thing I noticed is that a lot of the time she just stands back and *watches* him. Much like we do, just enjoying his innate Doctor-y-ness. :)

Truth. And CAL is a sort of echo of Amy, isn't she? I hadn't thought of that. Interesting.
'Your dreams are real' - SO much of Amy there. And I also kept thinking of 'I had an imaginary friend - but he was real!' (Quotes all mangled, I know!) And ALL THE STORY STUFF OMG! The Doctor and Donna start off in Biographies... *flails with happiness*

[promethia_tenk]

I think that's why they work so well
I think so too :D

and one thing I noticed is that a lot of the time she just stands back and *watches* him. Much like we do, just enjoying his innate Doctor-y-ness. :)
Teehee. I have also noticed that. I love in "Flesh and Stone" when the Doctor is all "a forest in a bottle on a spaceship in a maze--have I impressed you yet, Amy Pond?" and River's all leaning back against the console watching them with this big grin on her face because, let's face it, he really is delightful sometimes.

Then sometimes I think she's just listening very carefully to everything he says to make sure he's not making mistakes, which he does desperately need.

And ALL THE STORY STUFF OMG! The Doctor and Donna start off in Biographies... *flails with happiness*
OMG, nothing to add, but *flails too*

[elisi]

River's all leaning back against the console watching them with this big grin on her face because, let's face it, he really is delightful sometimes.
Also she knows that he loves showing off (in a good way!), and finds it very endearing, I think.

Then sometimes I think she's just listening very carefully to everything he says to make sure he's not making mistakes, which he does desperately need.
LOL! (And OH SO TRUE!)