Ah - that's it! Thanks. It's late and I couldn't be arsed to look it up ;-)
A few days ago, someone (I think it might have been nostalgia_lj) said something to the effect of - Moffat's plots are so "obviously clever" that they pull us OUT of the story, and I sat here nodding vigorously. So ITA about the self-indulgence. Rusty wanted to wring every last drop of emotion and every last tear from the audience, whereas it seems to me that Moff is continually saying "look at how clever I am!"
Eleven is essentially a benevolent Time Lord Victorious now
Yes, that's it exactly - and it's completely arbitrary, so he's doing exactly what Mr Copper said, and deciding who wins and who loses. Is this meant to show us that Eleven is more well-adjusted than Ten, who had the same power but let it drive him over the edge? Or is it simply that Moff's plan requires it, so it doesn't matter what happened before?
You could be right and it's part of some overarching master plan - but that's another problem because I don't want to be watching a show that only makes sense after three years!
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Date: 2010-12-27 01:03 am (UTC)Ah - that's it! Thanks. It's late and I couldn't be arsed to look it up ;-)
A few days ago, someone (I think it might have been
Eleven is essentially a benevolent Time Lord Victorious now
Yes, that's it exactly - and it's completely arbitrary, so he's doing exactly what Mr Copper said, and deciding who wins and who loses. Is this meant to show us that Eleven is more well-adjusted than Ten, who had the same power but let it drive him over the edge? Or is it simply that Moff's plan requires it, so it doesn't matter what happened before?
You could be right and it's part of some overarching master plan - but that's another problem because I don't want to be watching a show that only makes sense after three years!