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beingfacetiousHi, my name is Catey and I need more icons realbadlike. (I replaced my only Nine/Rose icon with this Amy/Rory icon...? Ilovethemsomuch.)
I decided to do an Amy's Choice thoughts post separate from a Hungry Earth/Cold Blood post, because I can just sense that that will be pleeenty long enough on its own, and also, I absolutely freaking loved Amy's Choice.
Ummm, how much do I love married!Amy/Rory. A LOT. Even with the kind of gross ponytail. I actually thought right away that this might be some dreamworld of Rory's, but it's exciting to me that I came to that conclusion; it means they've been doing Rory right! And d'awwww Doctor popping in for a visit. His speech about how he doesn't just abandon people was much more Doctor than Eleven. I liked that. In fact this whole episode was just, ahh, gold. Falling asleep in one world and waking up in another! Not knowing which one is real! Not knowing which one you want to be real! Not knowing who and what to hang onto in either world! AND music that sounds like Jon Brion's Eternal Sunshine score! The whole thing had an Eternal Sunshine vibe for me. Which I loved, obviously. I'm all about intense, emotionally taxing decisions that can change/end your life as you know it. ♥
I'm not sure how much I'm buying the whole Dreamlord-is-actually-the-Doctor thing, mostly because of all the ~intense plot twists~ in this series, but if that really is the answer, then that kind of hurts. "There's only one person in the universe who hates me as much as you do." I mean, ow...really? I've never thought of the Doctor as really self-loathing. I mean during the specials, especially EoT, I can see that, and the Dreamlord's taunting Amy about old companions etc. fits with that I suppose. But it hadn't crossed my mind that he might still feel that way. Eleven is kind of happy-go-lucky about things, faaaar from my beloved emo!Ten, and while I can see that as a coping mechanism type thing it still seems to come out of left field. I mean, I loved all of that introspection, if Dreamlord=Doctor; it was the kind of tragic poignancy I really do love. I just don't know if I love it for the Doctor.
The best part of this episode, though, was of course the Amy/Rory development. I felt like in this episode, more than in any before this one, these two especially came alive as people more than characters. I actually got a little teary about him cutting off his absurd ponytail, just because of the way Arthur did it. Arthur's a freakin' champ you guys. He's so good at handling the tension of the Amy/Rory love story. I was so glad he got something to work with this episode. And KAREN!!! as always; I hate that Rory had to, like, die for Amy to realize how she feels about him, but that moment is so beautiful to watch. Her faaaaace. And of course she decided it didn't matter anymore whether that world was the real one. Perfect. And the end scene!!! Oh my gosh, Arthur and Karen together, you guys, why are they soooo incredible. I just KNEW this was going to be so much different and better than the corresponding Mickey bits of Series 1 and 2. The face touching! The awkward dialogue! The looks on their little faces! One question, though: when Amy says "I love Rory and I never told him," does she mean never as in not frequently, or never as in literally never, in which case, holy God, it's really huge that he wanted to marry her.What is it with people on this show being so afraid to say "I love you" ALL OF YOU SHOULD JUST SAY IT ALL THE TIME.
Seriously, I'm in love with this episode. Beautiful television. I can't wait to watch it again. My only real complaint is that I don't really understand why this episode happened. I mean if Dreamlord=Doctor, then...why did the Doctor do all this? Is he really so dark and devious that he would scar Amy that way just for the sake of making a point? And what was the deal with them both being fake?...I might have just missed the answers there so I'll reserve that judgment for a second watching. Overall this is absoluuuutely my favorite of the series so far.
...and now I'll stop before discussing how much what came next does not make any sense.
Also, here's a comment meme!
If you comment on this entry, I shall...
1. Respond with something random about you.
2. Tell you which color you remind me of.
3. Tell you my first memory of you.
4. Tell you what animal you remind me of.
5. Ask you something I've always wondered about you.
6. Tell you my favorite thing about you.
7. Tell you my least favorite thing about you.
8. Challenge you to post this on your journal.
I decided to do an Amy's Choice thoughts post separate from a Hungry Earth/Cold Blood post, because I can just sense that that will be pleeenty long enough on its own, and also, I absolutely freaking loved Amy's Choice.
Ummm, how much do I love married!Amy/Rory. A LOT. Even with the kind of gross ponytail. I actually thought right away that this might be some dreamworld of Rory's, but it's exciting to me that I came to that conclusion; it means they've been doing Rory right! And d'awwww Doctor popping in for a visit. His speech about how he doesn't just abandon people was much more Doctor than Eleven. I liked that. In fact this whole episode was just, ahh, gold. Falling asleep in one world and waking up in another! Not knowing which one is real! Not knowing which one you want to be real! Not knowing who and what to hang onto in either world! AND music that sounds like Jon Brion's Eternal Sunshine score! The whole thing had an Eternal Sunshine vibe for me. Which I loved, obviously. I'm all about intense, emotionally taxing decisions that can change/end your life as you know it. ♥
I'm not sure how much I'm buying the whole Dreamlord-is-actually-the-Doctor thing, mostly because of all the ~intense plot twists~ in this series, but if that really is the answer, then that kind of hurts. "There's only one person in the universe who hates me as much as you do." I mean, ow...really? I've never thought of the Doctor as really self-loathing. I mean during the specials, especially EoT, I can see that, and the Dreamlord's taunting Amy about old companions etc. fits with that I suppose. But it hadn't crossed my mind that he might still feel that way. Eleven is kind of happy-go-lucky about things, faaaar from my beloved emo!Ten, and while I can see that as a coping mechanism type thing it still seems to come out of left field. I mean, I loved all of that introspection, if Dreamlord=Doctor; it was the kind of tragic poignancy I really do love. I just don't know if I love it for the Doctor.
The best part of this episode, though, was of course the Amy/Rory development. I felt like in this episode, more than in any before this one, these two especially came alive as people more than characters. I actually got a little teary about him cutting off his absurd ponytail, just because of the way Arthur did it. Arthur's a freakin' champ you guys. He's so good at handling the tension of the Amy/Rory love story. I was so glad he got something to work with this episode. And KAREN!!! as always; I hate that Rory had to, like, die for Amy to realize how she feels about him, but that moment is so beautiful to watch. Her faaaaace. And of course she decided it didn't matter anymore whether that world was the real one. Perfect. And the end scene!!! Oh my gosh, Arthur and Karen together, you guys, why are they soooo incredible. I just KNEW this was going to be so much different and better than the corresponding Mickey bits of Series 1 and 2. The face touching! The awkward dialogue! The looks on their little faces! One question, though: when Amy says "I love Rory and I never told him," does she mean never as in not frequently, or never as in literally never, in which case, holy God, it's really huge that he wanted to marry her.
Seriously, I'm in love with this episode. Beautiful television. I can't wait to watch it again. My only real complaint is that I don't really understand why this episode happened. I mean if Dreamlord=Doctor, then...why did the Doctor do all this? Is he really so dark and devious that he would scar Amy that way just for the sake of making a point? And what was the deal with them both being fake?...I might have just missed the answers there so I'll reserve that judgment for a second watching. Overall this is absoluuuutely my favorite of the series so far.
...and now I'll stop before discussing how much what came next does not make any sense.
Also, here's a comment meme!
If you comment on this entry, I shall...
1. Respond with something random about you.
2. Tell you which color you remind me of.
3. Tell you my first memory of you.
4. Tell you what animal you remind me of.
5. Ask you something I've always wondered about you.
6. Tell you my favorite thing about you.
7. Tell you my least favorite thing about you.
8. Challenge you to post this on your journal.
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Date: 2010-06-17 01:04 pm (UTC)2. Yes! Okay, my liking for red came before Man U, but hey, great answer. I had a serious penchant for pink when I was younger, and still do in fact, but it's now red >>> pink.
3. LOLOLOLOLOL
4. Equally, LOLOLOLOLOL
5. Vaguest memory, church since I was five or six; our neighbours were Christians so I think that had something to do with it. If I remember correctly, a proper concious decision of my own was when I was 8 or 9. Still a wee child!
And don't worry about sounding stupid. :) I shall try to explain. It is not lonely because there is about a 10% Christian population in Malaysia and a bigger percent (I think) in Singapore.It is 'easier' in Singapore because Singapore is very much 'globalised'. It is not hard to be a Christian in Malaysia as it would be, say, in China. There are many laws and restrictions, like not being allowed to distribute Christian publications to Muslims, and about overt Christian messages in public, etc etc etc. I use China as a comparison because for one thing, by God's grace, we have churches and places of worship and home gatherings that do not have to be underground, and we still are able to get Christian resources in the market, although that's a bit harder now since the federal government got a bit more radical. There are mission schools still running which are allowed to welcome students from every race and faith, and during Christmas we are usually allowed to get permits to do massive carol-singing/parade around the city and stuff. So I guess it's still pretty okay. My viewpoint is like this maybe it's because my home state has the biggest Christian population because of the indigenous people majority (okay, 'indigenous people' doesn't sound as tribal as it seems, it's just the native races other than the Chinese and Malays and Indians!) who are mostly Catholics and Anglicans so there's a higher level of religious freedom. I'm not sure what the other states are like, especially those that have a Muslim-based parties running it's government. It can probably be gauged based on the racial relations; in the East, where my home state is, on Borneo island, racial relation is still okay. It's just that in the West, the Peninsula side, that so many radicals come up with extremist propaganda that fracture the ties between the many races. So probably religious freedom-wise it's like that.
WOW THAT WAS LONNNNNG.
6. "she's got this great love for Jesus" Ohhh Padsie. I have to confess I try really really really hard, and sometimes I fail spectacularly. I do. But the amazing thing is the grace that follows! :D
"she speaks the most beautiful English! Better than I do!
YOU DID NOT JUST WRITE THAT. :p You are dreaming, Ms. English major. If I speak the most beautiful English, then I swear, you're an even cooler version of Julie Andrews. LOLOLOLOL. You haven't heard me talking to my school friends and we lapse into local Sing-lish with the weirdest slangs. (Some people think you're snobby if you speak too good English!). It's a little odd, but I usually adapt my speaking of manner depending on who I talk to. I find that I can slip into that quite easily, I think. I talk to my Indian and German teaching assistants in smooth neutral-accented English, and then to the Chinese nationals I lapse into a mix of Chinese with English words spoken with a Chinese accent like they do (because my Mandarin is a bit rubbish!), and with locals I can lapse into local-slang if they do. I'm odd that way. xD
7. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I'm thinking of making a banner of Karen, Matty, David, and Billie...on the same banner. Will that distress you, O great Catey? xD
8. OKAY I WILL DO THIS.