June 13, 2005
Dr Who - SPOILERS
I think that I'll have to go and watch this episode again. Please keep in mind that I'm a Who novice. Despite what the actress who played a former assistant thinks, not everyone does know what a Dalek is. I certainly didn't and I don't find them very scary, but that could be a whole Will Robinson thng on my part.
Last night saw the demise of Rose, shot down and disintegrated right in front of the Dr who was rushing to save her, he did promise her Mum after all. But, neither he or Captain Jack could make it in time and it appeared that Rose actually got in the way of the beam so that it wouldn't take out the Dr. It was a very moving scene, short, but moving. And no, don't worry, Rose wasn't really killed, she was transported elsewhere, to a Dalek ship to be exact.
I'm not sure how this episode will play to a non-BBC America crowd, but if you are a regular BBC America watcher, then you'll get all the in jokes. The episode centers around game shows gone mad. The Big Brother House, where the Dr ends up and The Weakest Link, where Rose winds up are both imports, but the third, where Jack is, has been re-done (poorly) here in the states. Triny (sp) and Susannah, in What Not To Wear, as robots was great! And the fact that they were able to have Anne Robinson and Trina and Susannah do the voices was as the Dr would say, "Fantastic!". There was a stab at Ground Force too, I forget the punch line, but something about people being turned into mulch!
I imagine, that true Who fans will relish the return of the Daleks far more than I can appreciate, at least it seems that the Daleks were a very big deal, but even though my experience with them is limited, I'm enjoying the interaction and the level of defiance and bravery to which the Dr rises with this adversary.
The acting was suberb, for some off reason they wouldn't allow Jack's "bum" to be shown on TV.
And I'm sure I must sound like so many others when I say that I can't imagine anyone else being the Dr except Eccleston, but I suppose true Who fans have become very used to that.
The Dr Who Confidentials are on-line, good stuff. I have to paraphrase, but Tom Baker said something along the lines of - Fan love is better than human love, it lasts longer.
Now I want a toy Dalek!!*G*
Posted by Mickey at June 13, 2005 6:46 PMNo, Daleks aren't scary anymore :) But if you were a 6 year old in the 60's when they first came on the scene, they'd have you hiding behind your couch! At least, that's what I'm told by people who were little ones when Dr Who first came on the air in the UK.
Posted by: Ith on June 14, 2005 4:09 PM