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Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why?
1. Shocking cliffhanger that gets resolved in a record 22 seconds!
2. Two Doctors! One so that Rose can be happy, the other so that we can continue on with the show.
3. German Daleks that can't actually speak German correctly!
4. TARDIS = giant tow-truck for Earth
5. Rose's mum
7. REALITY BOMB ONOES!
All of the major plot points of the episode just seemed to be one giant fanwank. I'm sure all the fangirls were squealing when they got to see their precious Rose kiss the now part-human Doctor (OMG NOW THEY CAN B TOGETHUR FoReVeR!!!). But was it important to the plot at all? No. I'm pretty sure RTD could've written the episode without the unnecessary regeneration scene--which by the way accomplished nothing in the 22 seconds in which it occurred except to confuse the hell out of everyone. And were his explanations any good? No. Using big science-y words like "neutrino" does not qualify as a valid explanation.
In short, the episode was melodramatic and so utterly meaningless in the course of the entire series that Donna was able to feasibly wake up, receive a text message from a friend about the sky being filled with planets, call her friend and tell her she was being silly, and then go on to have a normal gossipy conversation.
It was so vomit inducingly uplifting. Ditto what I said last week. Over blown, over epic, favoring explosions and people and action over narrative clarity, "humans are great". Dalek Caan saw what the Daleks "did" so he turned against them? That is now how the Daleks are created. They are the ultimate racists, they see no wrong in what they do, and Caan didn't even specify what the Daleks did. Only one part of this made me think in the same way that Midnight did all those times, and that was Davros highlighting how many people die in the Doctor's wake. The hugging and clapping at the end was tiresome.
The one redeeming feature of this episode was Davros. He was indescribably awesome, his ranting was superb. Just a shame his "evil scheme" was ****. "Zoon I shall detonate ze reality bomb, mahahahahaaaa".
But seriously, it was just too much Drama, too much emotion, too much Rose. Oh don't get me started on Rose. All the crying, all the whinging. I applauded when the Tardis took off without her. I thought "SUCK IT BITCH".
I'm just hoping that now they can retire all these characters. Martha and Co, Rose and Co. Just get rid and start afresh with new companions without the whole family being dragged in like it's some soap opera. Lets have more thought provoking science fiction and less explosions and kissing and romance.
1. Shocking cliffhanger that gets resolved in a record 22 seconds!
2. Two Doctors! One so that Rose can be happy, the other so that we can continue on with the show.
3. German Daleks that can't actually speak German correctly!
4. TARDIS = giant tow-truck for Earth
5. Rose's mum
7. REALITY BOMB ONOES!
All of the major plot points of the episode just seemed to be one giant fanwank. I'm sure all the fangirls were squealing when they got to see their precious Rose kiss the now part-human Doctor (OMG NOW THEY CAN B TOGETHUR FoReVeR!!!). But was it important to the plot at all? No. I'm pretty sure RTD could've written the episode without the unnecessary regeneration scene--which by the way accomplished nothing in the 22 seconds in which it occurred except to confuse the hell out of everyone. And were his explanations any good? No. Using big science-y words like "neutrino" does not qualify as a valid explanation.
In short, the episode was melodramatic and so utterly meaningless in the course of the entire series that Donna was able to feasibly wake up, receive a text message from a friend about the sky being filled with planets, call her friend and tell her she was being silly, and then go on to have a normal gossipy conversation.
It was so vomit inducingly uplifting. Ditto what I said last week. Over blown, over epic, favoring explosions and people and action over narrative clarity, "humans are great". Dalek Caan saw what the Daleks "did" so he turned against them? That is now how the Daleks are created. They are the ultimate racists, they see no wrong in what they do, and Caan didn't even specify what the Daleks did. Only one part of this made me think in the same way that Midnight did all those times, and that was Davros highlighting how many people die in the Doctor's wake. The hugging and clapping at the end was tiresome.
The one redeeming feature of this episode was Davros. He was indescribably awesome, his ranting was superb. Just a shame his "evil scheme" was ****. "Zoon I shall detonate ze reality bomb, mahahahahaaaa".
But seriously, it was just too much Drama, too much emotion, too much Rose. Oh don't get me started on Rose. All the crying, all the whinging. I applauded when the Tardis took off without her. I thought "SUCK IT BITCH".
I'm just hoping that now they can retire all these characters. Martha and Co, Rose and Co. Just get rid and start afresh with new companions without the whole family being dragged in like it's some soap opera. Lets have more thought provoking science fiction and less explosions and kissing and romance.