Funny. You would happen to watch an episode that happened to be the worst
episode this season.

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> get ready to fall over in shock.
>
> Serv watched an episode of Dr Who.
>
> Vampires In Venice. It Sucked. Just like i have always thought, still
> sucks.
> Dr Who can go back in time to ANY time and place and find earth has been
> invaded by aliens. WTF.
>
> I watched my episode this decade (got it out of the way early) so i have
> 9.5
> years of Dr Who free bliss, Hooray!
>
> Oh, and the new doctor resembles Shag...if he were younger. And had a full
> head of hair.
>
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>  Good idea to discuss.  Overall I'm enjoying this season.  I like all
>> the
>> new dressing (i.e. the TARDIS redesign, Matt Smith, new opening credits,
>> new
>> sonic screwdriver, etc).  I really like Amy.  I think if this was the
>> first
>> season of Doctor Who (rather than the 5th), we'd all be head-over-heels
>> for
>> Amy like we were for Rose.  Amy is a really strong and fun character.  I
>> hope she hangs around for a few more seasons.
>>
>> I think "Eleventh Hour" was the strongest start for any new Doctor ever.
>> Fantastic episode!  My favorite of the season.
>>
>> "The Beast Below" felt like a left-over David Tennant script to me.  It
>> was
>> fine, but didn't blow me away.
>>
>> The Dalek episode was a mess.  I enjoyed every scene that the Daleks
>> were
>> not in.  I also enjoyed the planes in space shooting the Dalek ship
>> (felt
>> very RTD).  However, the ending was ridiculous.  I'm pretty sure that
>> will
>> all get un-done at the end of the season with the "cracks in the
>> universe".
>>
>> The first part of the Angel storyline was really strong.  The second
>> part
>> was somewhat meh.  I liked some concepts like the religious army, River
>> Song's crime, and that any recording of an Angel is an Angel.  However,
>> "Blink" was so perfect, I think they should have just left this alone.
>> Doctor Who does the same thing Star Trek does... they take all their
>> coolest
>> villains and overuse them and make them less scary.  I was ticked when
>> we
>> actually saw the Angel turn it's head.  We're not supposed to see them
>> move!
>>
>> As an aside, there are some theories online about the second Angel
>> episode
>> that perhaps there was another Matt Smith/Doctor running around from the
>> future in that episode.  There are some scenes that are inconsistent
>> with
>> his jacket on-and-off, along with some references to a discussion the
>> Doctor
>> had with Amy when she was 7 years old.  It's possible that the Matt
>> Smith/Doctor from later in the season came back in time to this episode
>> to
>> give Amy information.  Check it out and you'll see what they are talking
>> about.
>>
>> I didn't care for the Vampires in Venice episode at all.  I actually
>> fell
>> asleep during it.  Had to re-watch it.  There was some really good humor
>> in
>> this episode, but that was it for me.
>>
>> "Amy's Choice" was great!  Loved it.  Won't say any more since it hasn't
>> aired on BBC America yet.
>>
>> "The Hungry Earth" was also very good.  Haven't watched "Cold Blood"
>> yet.
>>
>> The Irredeemable Shag
>> http://firestormfan.com
>> http://onceuponageek.com
>> http://twitter.com/onceuponageek
>>
>>
>>   -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Let's talk about the new season of Dr. Who
>> From: "Edward Crosby" <[email protected] <//[email protected]>>
>> Date: Thu, June 03, 2010 11:32 am
>> To: "TUG"
>> <[email protected]<//[email protected]>
>> >
>>
>> So, we are about halfway through the new season (at least by BBC
>> America's
>> schedule) with a new Doctor and there has not been a whole lot of
>> discussion here about it.
>> Personally, I've been let down. Don't get me wrong, I actually like Matt
>> Smith's Doctor, a lot. However, and maybe I had high expectations with
>> Davies no longer at the helm, I haven't found a really good episode yet
>> this season. Most of them have been sort of bland, in my opinion. I
>> think
>> the only episode I have found as my favorite this season was The Beast
>> Below. Victory of the Daleks was sort of okay but I thought the last 10
>> minutes was pretty bad. The Time of the Angels was really good but the
>> second part, Flesh and Stone, was a bit of a disappointment.
>> What say you?
>>
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