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So this is were it all clicks
Oct. 18th, 2014 10:40 pmI really liked the last two episodes of Doctor Who. The Mummy on the Orient Express and Flatline were both great and I'm very happy about it because - one - they came after than Moon mess and - two - this is the first time this series I like two episodes in row.
What I really liked is how these two episodes, in the essence, are about how it is to be the Doctor. The MotOR was Doctor explaining it to Clara and Flatline was Clara trying it out herself. I think this whole series is about it - the Doctor trying to show Clara how it is to be him - the man who makes impossible decisions. He fails spectacularly in the Moon Egg episode so he then tries a less shock method and it works. But now that she gets it he doesn't seem to happy about it.
Maybe it's because it is a pretty awful job and Clara seemed to like it way too much. As being the Doctor is pretty much sacrificing one person after another until you can solve the problem and lying to them along the way to improve their performance. Sure you save the world and as many people as possible along the way but it doesn't help those who were died along the way.
I also think that Clara is addicted to travelling with the Doctor. We saw this a bit with Amy and Rory - they were never going to give it up all by themselves. And Clara though she could. She thought she had a reason too and then she couldn't. When faced with it actually being the end she couldn't. And she lied about it. She lied to the Doctor and she lied to Danny. When she lied to Danny before it was kind of understandable - it's hard to tell people you are travelling with an alien in blue box through time and space. But now she lies so she can have what she craves without anyone questioning her motives. Like a true addict.
This doesn't change the fact that Clara was brilliant in this episode. She made a fantastic Doctor. She took control of situation to save as many as she could and she figured out how to turn her enemies power against them. Just like the Doctor would do.
And Missy seems pretty happy with how it went. It made me wonder if she was behind Gus and the 2D excursion too.
I also liked the temporary companions. In MotOE - Perkins the train mechanic who was already solving the mystery and was the a temporary companion when Clara was unavailable and even got invited to stay. And in Flatline - Clara got her own companion to help her solve the case.
I loved the designs last week - both train and mummy - and the special effects today were really cool - from the infinite bag to Flat people. And tiny TARDIS was awesome. Good thing you can buy it already.
I think I finally reached that moment when the current Doctor is The Doctor and past is past. Now only the future matters and I'm really excited to see what happens next.
Also - isn't this the best version of Don't Stop Me Now?
What I really liked is how these two episodes, in the essence, are about how it is to be the Doctor. The MotOR was Doctor explaining it to Clara and Flatline was Clara trying it out herself. I think this whole series is about it - the Doctor trying to show Clara how it is to be him - the man who makes impossible decisions. He fails spectacularly in the Moon Egg episode so he then tries a less shock method and it works. But now that she gets it he doesn't seem to happy about it.
Maybe it's because it is a pretty awful job and Clara seemed to like it way too much. As being the Doctor is pretty much sacrificing one person after another until you can solve the problem and lying to them along the way to improve their performance. Sure you save the world and as many people as possible along the way but it doesn't help those who were died along the way.
I also think that Clara is addicted to travelling with the Doctor. We saw this a bit with Amy and Rory - they were never going to give it up all by themselves. And Clara though she could. She thought she had a reason too and then she couldn't. When faced with it actually being the end she couldn't. And she lied about it. She lied to the Doctor and she lied to Danny. When she lied to Danny before it was kind of understandable - it's hard to tell people you are travelling with an alien in blue box through time and space. But now she lies so she can have what she craves without anyone questioning her motives. Like a true addict.
This doesn't change the fact that Clara was brilliant in this episode. She made a fantastic Doctor. She took control of situation to save as many as she could and she figured out how to turn her enemies power against them. Just like the Doctor would do.
And Missy seems pretty happy with how it went. It made me wonder if she was behind Gus and the 2D excursion too.
I also liked the temporary companions. In MotOE - Perkins the train mechanic who was already solving the mystery and was the a temporary companion when Clara was unavailable and even got invited to stay. And in Flatline - Clara got her own companion to help her solve the case.
I loved the designs last week - both train and mummy - and the special effects today were really cool - from the infinite bag to Flat people. And tiny TARDIS was awesome. Good thing you can buy it already.
I think I finally reached that moment when the current Doctor is The Doctor and past is past. Now only the future matters and I'm really excited to see what happens next.
Also - isn't this the best version of Don't Stop Me Now?
