30 Days of Nu-Who - Day Twenty-Eight

[caz963]

I'm generally more about individual stories when it comes to telly, and although I DO like a good overarching story, it's not usually the most important thing for me.

That said, I think the answer to this has to be the Series 3 arc. From the little throwaway mentions of "Mr Saxon" here and there to the masterful (!) way that the fobwatch was re-introduced out of the blue in Utopia, I thought it was brilliantly done.

Plus - DEREK effin' JACOBI!




The S5 arc was clever - but I felt like I was being hit over the head with it time and time again. The S3 one was far more subtle, IMO (Jesus!Doctor and Dobby!Doctor notwithstanding :-P)

The List

Day 1 - Favourite Incarnation of the Doctor
Day 2 - Favourite Companion
Day 3 - Favourite Villain/Monster/Alien/Baddie of the Week
Day 4 - Favourite Character
Day 5 - Favourite Guest Star
Day 6 - Least Favourite Character
Day 7 - Favourite Episode
Day 8 - Favourite Series
Day 9 - Least Favourite Episode
Day 10 - Favourite Scene/Moment
Day 11 - Scene/Moment that makes you cry
Day 12 - Scene/Moment that makes you giggle
Day 13 - Favourite Era visited by The Doctor & Co.
Day 14 - Fave Doctor Moment
Day 15 - Fave Rose Moment
Day 16 - Fave Martha Moment
Day 17 - Fave Donna Moment
Day 18 - Fave Amy Moment
Day 19 - Favorite Ship
Day 20 - Prettiest Scene
Day 21 - Favourite Location
Day 22 - Something Silly
Day 23 - Something Epic
Day 24 - Favourite Accessory of the Doctor's
Day 25 - Favourite Tardis Team
Day 26 - Scene/Moment that made you go 'awww'
Day 27 - Scene/Moment that made you go 'argh'
Day 28 - Favourite Series Arc
Day 29 - Favourite Music/Song
Day 30 - Why Do YOU Love Doctor Who

Comments

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

Series 3 had the best arc. Every episode advanced the arc plot, the theme was consistent and coherent, and best of all it still makes me think, 3 years later. The series 4 arc was good too, but I think it worked better in terms of theme rather than plot.

The series 5 arc seemed all over the place. OTOH it's part of a multi-year arc so IMHO it's still too early to tell where it slots in. But yeah, the s5 arc had Captain Obvious written all over it.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I wrote a post somewhere about the S5 arc and how I thought the episodes were in the "wrong order", because we were getting "OMG - gotta save the world NOW!!" followed by "ooh, look! Venice!" or whatever.

You're right about the fact that a multi-season arc means we can't make an informed judgement yet - but I also think that the difference is that for Moffat, the arc and the plot are the most important thing, whereas for Rusty it was individual stories.

[vervet-monkey.livejournal.com]

I agree with the arc, but the finale just ruins it all for me! Which is a shame, because it was very well done.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Ah, well I'm one of the few who admits to liking the S3 finale :-)