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Article #2234Re: New Dr Who
From: Bounty Bob
Date: Sat, 01 May 2010 04:14
Date: Sat, 01 May 2010 04:14
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Bounty Bob wrote: > doctor wrote: >> Chris Baird <abuse@brushtail.apana.org.au> wrote in >> news:ufwrvqax9p.fsf@brushtail.apana.org.au: >> >>>> What do you think? >>> I'm feeling the second episode is probably the 'best use of Good Old >>> Science Fiction' in the new Who (like a proper 'Spaceship episode' from >>> the Old series), and the third was a much better way to write the Daleks >>> back in than anything the RTD era produced. In short, Dr Who is >>> returning back to its original form. Yay. >> What I like about "The Beast beneath" is that it shows that the doctor >> only manage to solve things because of the circumstance. It was Amy who >> figure out the link to the children. With the RTD era, the doctor just >> solves everything with his magic. There is absolutely no thinking >> involve. > To be honest I wasn't impressed with that either it was a bit of feeling > over science moment, as you say little thought reason involved. For me > a watershed moment was the one where the master shrinkages the doctor > and how is he saved? The Power of Prayer! Forgot to add this I hope that detective show cliche thing with the quick memory flashback before the ahuh (I know it was used in midsomer murders at some point before they realise how crap it was) moment isn't going to be in every episode.
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