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09-22-2011, 03:10 AM
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I liked Night Terrors. It reminded me of Sapphire & Steel.
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09-23-2011, 12:22 AM
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Episode (6.11 The God Complex)
I thought the episode was not bad. The reason for the minotaur needing to feed is not given and it seems to be an unusual thing to feed on for survival.
The minotaur was the perfect monster for the hotel. I liked the room for the Doctor. (#11) The episode had a sense of tension/terror which I thought worked well, even if it did not make much sense.
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Sincerely, Anthony  'Many are my names in many countries,' he said. 'Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Drarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.' Faramir What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Cicero (106BC-43BC) |
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09-23-2011, 03:35 AM
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and i guess we're just meeting the ones that make some kind of sense to us - there must be a lot we (and by we, i mean the people in the doctor who universe  ) can't ever notice. it would've been nice to have seen what was in the doctor's room, though... it feels like the writers are building up too many loose threads, and they don't really give us any answers (apart from river, but that was a fairly obvious thing, already last season). it would be much more rewarding to watch if the revelations came a bit more often and not all at once in a huge revelation episode. it's a new style that i'm not a huge fan of. well, at least i expect them to tell us what was in the doctor's room at some point! do you have any guesses? (i have a feeling he might've seen himself in there - maybe he's the one who kills himself in the future?) the speed by which the doctor managed to convince amy that she shouldn't believe in him was pathetic. :P that was one of the main weaknesses in the episode, imo... but over all, i quite liked the episode; it was entertaining, clever and (hopefully) added something new to the characters.
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09-26-2011, 01:39 AM
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I think it was better not to show what was in the Doctor's room. I think it was best left to our imagination.
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Sincerely, Anthony 'Many are my names in many countries,' he said. 'Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Drarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.' Faramir What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Cicero (106BC-43BC) |
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09-26-2011, 03:58 AM
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09-28-2011, 11:25 PM
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09-29-2011, 03:27 AM
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but yeah, i think he's seeing himself... i wonder if we're going to ever get to know.
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09-29-2011, 06:53 AM
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If not, there is always our speculation.
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Sincerely, Anthony 'Many are my names in many countries,' he said. 'Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Drarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.' Faramir What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Cicero (106BC-43BC) |
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09-29-2011, 08:49 AM
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 But now I know there should be interesting stuff to look forward to! 
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09-29-2011, 01:45 PM
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09-30-2011, 03:32 AM
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09-30-2011, 04:19 AM
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I always thought they were pretty lame ...
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09-30-2011, 06:53 AM
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While I generally like the new DW, I miss the format of the original DW. Those episodes had more time to get into the story. The newer DW tends to run a quicker paced show with fewer side paths. Both can work well with good writing/acting, but the original DW had more room (time) to work with on each story.
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Sincerely, Anthony 'Many are my names in many countries,' he said. 'Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Drarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.' Faramir What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Cicero (106BC-43BC) |
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10-02-2011, 02:39 PM
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The Wedding of River Song 6.13
Not a bad episode, although I usually do not like episodes that play with the timeline as I know it.
Kids in the park should never feed the pterodactyls. I liked the part of the soothsayer. It seemed appropriate given what we know of the doctor. I always suspected that a woman was behind the doctor's (and time's) problems. (although the Doctor did admit that he was the center of the problem with time.)The chess game was simply electric and fun to watch. Chess has changed since the last time I played. The loser (well he did not technically lose) agreed to help the Doctor. Too bad he was still sore and wound up losing his head. Speaking of losing ones head, it was nice to see the blue merchant again. I do not know how he remained alive. At least he has a good Wi-Fi connection. The Doctor was going to get his answer, but wisely IMO, decided to take the merchant out of demons run and into his tardis. An interesting hypothetical question is raised about the lengths one would go to keep a dangerous secret, well, secret. It took me a moment to understand the significance of the marks on the arm. (need to remember the past. ) A bit startling to see the silence hanging from the roof.I would like to see the Doctor save the Dodo and join the Beatles. Good to see Pond to the rescue, although the eye patches were a bit disconcerting. I did not expect her to have an eye patch or shoot the doctor. I am not sure how the eye patches work, but I did not expect them to be a trap at the end. (kind of like technology and people. technology may have unexpected consequences and fail us when most needed. I know this analogy is probably a stretch .) The train into the pyramid was unexpected. I am surprised Egypt permitted this to occur. (Assuming Egypt exists in this time line.) Area 52 was a nice touch, but why have an American flag? I am not sure how the Silence were able to get out of their cells unless they were playing possum. Why was there water on the ceilings and the stairs?I get annoyed when the Silence speak since they are difficult to understand. Good thing I have closed captioning. Madame Kovarian begs Amy to be released from her bonds before the Silence arrive. Amy did not release her, but she was kind enough to adjust Madame Kovarian's eye patch before she left with Rory. The wedding was nice, though rushed. I am not sure what the Doctor told the bride. (Rule#1 the Doctor lies.) I liked how he wiggled his way out of Utah in one piece. I do not think I would have thought of this. I think it was well played, but I wonder what happen to the space ship and the people inside since the body was burned afterwards. Perhaps the ship was sacrificed for the greater good? Too bad we will need till the next episode. 
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Sincerely, Anthony 'Many are my names in many countries,' he said. 'Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Drarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.' Faramir What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Cicero (106BC-43BC) |
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10-09-2011, 10:35 AM
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while reading the acknowledgments in Brisingr by christopher Paolini (i always read these before the story) i may by a reference to the doctor. It appears the doctor gets around! in the world of Alagaesia he is know as 'the lonely god with many faces, among the stars'.
Now you all maybe aware of this already. But it made me laugh to my self. Its good to see how different medias, ideas and genre can influence each other!
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10-09-2011, 03:57 PM
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Or you could say that Paolini really couldn't come up with a single good idea that he hasn't nicked from somewhere else, but that's probably belonging to another thread.
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10-10-2011, 04:15 AM
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The Lady of Laughter
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lol oh dear! not a fan then!
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10-11-2011, 03:46 PM
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10-13-2011, 09:45 AM
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The Lady of Laughter
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awww me and my mum thank thats sad
poor silence man
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10-13-2011, 01:10 PM
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