and the bottom fell out
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beingfacetiousDid I say this next post would be about something other than Doctor Who? Oh, well. I'm waiting on Dad to be ready to watch Amy's Choice with me, so I thought I'd take the time to post some thoughts on Vampires Of (In?) Venice. (My resolve to wait for BBCA was recently broken by the following factors: 1. BBCA randomly decided to take a week off?? Three weeks behind is excessive. 2. I HAVE GOT TO KNOW WHY YOU ALL HATE COLD BLOOD. IT'S KILLING ME.)
So, Vampires.
The first time I watched it, I liked almost everything about it. The beginning scene is cute and funny, just the right amount of Doctor douche with an added bit of cluelessness because, seriously, Eleven is a lot like a drunk toddler. Amy's awkwardness with the Doctor and Rory being together is well done (Karen ♥). I'm totally into Rory as a character, and I definitely think this series will be leading to Amy and Rory getting married. Also, oh my goooosh, the backdrop for the episode is so gorgeous. I told Kyle, I struggle with knowing whether I prefer the quirky, thrilling, creative "new world" episodes or the lovely more "historical" ones, because both have such fine points, and I always lean towards thinking I like the ~outer space~ ones best and then they set foot in Pompeii or Venice and it's like "oh God, of course this is best." The balance is what makes this show what it is, I think.
Anyway, I did like a lot of things about this episode. Love a good fish monster, and how pleased the Doctor was to find vampires. One of the most interesting moments for me was the girl falling in the street, where Rory stops and Amy doesn't even blink (eta: I didn't mean to say that about not blinking, actually, ha, but I'm leaving it) before she's running after the bad guy instead. That's something I don't really like about Amy Pond, or about this Eleventh Doctor, either. Rose would have let the bad guy escape in favor of helping the person who was hurt, every time. And so would Donna have. Okay, honestly, Martha would have too. And Nine and especially Ten were always about the people - who can be saved, how can they be saved, etc. I mean even Ten's breakdown about Wilf was so heartbreaking only because it was the last straw for him, to know that that part of his personality, which he so loved, was what was going to be his end. Eleven doesn't seem to have the same sense of love or compassion for people. Nor does Amy. I mean, Amy's got ~issues~ I know, and I'm kind of willing to accept that particular character flaw because it's interesting, but what's the Doctor's excuse? So I definitely like having Rory along, to add that bit of humanity.
I should have written this after my first watch, because my second I was mostly distracted by how much I didn't care about Isabella or her dad (although he was pretty cool). I've found it fairly difficult to care about any of the episode-contained characters this series. Jeff in TEH, the little crying girl in TBB, the bigger crying girl in VotD...I adored the Bishop in the angels episodes, so I guess he doesn't factor in here. BUT I only cared about Bob until he became Angel Bob and I was laughing awkwardly at him, unsure if I was meant to be laughing. I mean there were definitely minor characters I didn't really care about in the RTD era, but for every one I didn't care about there was at least one who completely grabbed my attention. Thinking back on episodes like The Impossible Planet and Waters of Mars, I remember those crews and little things about them and what they cared about and what their flaws were. I mean it's not a huge deal and I probably sound ridiculous, but I'm just not so impressed with the character development this series so far. And that's sad to me.
And also, did they just like, run out of money on this episode? Or was it just me alone in thinking that the end with Eleven up on the building looked waaaaay more fakey and wrong than Ten doing the same thing in the Manhattan episodes? Why am I talking about the Manhattan episodes so much this week?
Now I've actually watched through Cold Blood, but I'm going to give it a day before I write on that. Best to let it stew a little. Or that might make me more upset.
So, Vampires.
The first time I watched it, I liked almost everything about it. The beginning scene is cute and funny, just the right amount of Doctor douche with an added bit of cluelessness because, seriously, Eleven is a lot like a drunk toddler. Amy's awkwardness with the Doctor and Rory being together is well done (Karen ♥). I'm totally into Rory as a character, and I definitely think this series will be leading to Amy and Rory getting married. Also, oh my goooosh, the backdrop for the episode is so gorgeous. I told Kyle, I struggle with knowing whether I prefer the quirky, thrilling, creative "new world" episodes or the lovely more "historical" ones, because both have such fine points, and I always lean towards thinking I like the ~outer space~ ones best and then they set foot in Pompeii or Venice and it's like "oh God, of course this is best." The balance is what makes this show what it is, I think.
Anyway, I did like a lot of things about this episode. Love a good fish monster, and how pleased the Doctor was to find vampires. One of the most interesting moments for me was the girl falling in the street, where Rory stops and Amy doesn't even blink (eta: I didn't mean to say that about not blinking, actually, ha, but I'm leaving it) before she's running after the bad guy instead. That's something I don't really like about Amy Pond, or about this Eleventh Doctor, either. Rose would have let the bad guy escape in favor of helping the person who was hurt, every time. And so would Donna have. Okay, honestly, Martha would have too. And Nine and especially Ten were always about the people - who can be saved, how can they be saved, etc. I mean even Ten's breakdown about Wilf was so heartbreaking only because it was the last straw for him, to know that that part of his personality, which he so loved, was what was going to be his end. Eleven doesn't seem to have the same sense of love or compassion for people. Nor does Amy. I mean, Amy's got ~issues~ I know, and I'm kind of willing to accept that particular character flaw because it's interesting, but what's the Doctor's excuse? So I definitely like having Rory along, to add that bit of humanity.
I should have written this after my first watch, because my second I was mostly distracted by how much I didn't care about Isabella or her dad (although he was pretty cool). I've found it fairly difficult to care about any of the episode-contained characters this series. Jeff in TEH, the little crying girl in TBB, the bigger crying girl in VotD...I adored the Bishop in the angels episodes, so I guess he doesn't factor in here. BUT I only cared about Bob until he became Angel Bob and I was laughing awkwardly at him, unsure if I was meant to be laughing. I mean there were definitely minor characters I didn't really care about in the RTD era, but for every one I didn't care about there was at least one who completely grabbed my attention. Thinking back on episodes like The Impossible Planet and Waters of Mars, I remember those crews and little things about them and what they cared about and what their flaws were. I mean it's not a huge deal and I probably sound ridiculous, but I'm just not so impressed with the character development this series so far. And that's sad to me.
And also, did they just like, run out of money on this episode? Or was it just me alone in thinking that the end with Eleven up on the building looked waaaaay more fakey and wrong than Ten doing the same thing in the Manhattan episodes? Why am I talking about the Manhattan episodes so much this week?
Now I've actually watched through Cold Blood, but I'm going to give it a day before I write on that. Best to let it stew a little. Or that might make me more upset.
