Here from who_daily. Love your comments in general!
Neil Gaiman's blog has always been full of Dr. Who references. Neil was one of those British kids who grew up hiding behind the sofa from Dr. Who monsters. He grew up with it, and when it came back he got to make that part of his youngest daughter's life as well, and from all his blog entries about watching the show, that clearly delights him.
Neil is also the sort of writer who absorbs everything and mixes it all together in ways that both seem like they've always been there, and like they're entirely new.
And with this episode, I saw lots of a lifetime Who fan being allowed to play in the toybox and do whatever he wanted. So he got to add all sorts of bits calling back to old episodes, and he got to do things that lots of fans have always wanted to do, like show more of the inside of the Tardis, or give the Tardis a human-like form and let the Doctor and the Tardis interact verbally.
He said several times that he was amazed they let him do all of that.
I think the way the relationship between the Doctor and the Tardis as played out here was perfect. Not only did she point out the obvious - that she always took him where he needed to go - but it's also clear that he knows she's wiser and more perceptive than he is. That's been there in Doctor comments about the Tardis all along, really. She stole a Time Lord and went to see the universe.
I also love the fact that she never does quite figure out tenses, or how to talk about time.
And I love your comments about the end of Ten's run. I totally agree! I got so sick of the pushing emotional buttons bit that I was just plain glad to have him regenerate.
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Neil Gaiman's blog has always been full of Dr. Who references. Neil was one of those British kids who grew up hiding behind the sofa from Dr. Who monsters. He grew up with it, and when it came back he got to make that part of his youngest daughter's life as well, and from all his blog entries about watching the show, that clearly delights him.
Neil is also the sort of writer who absorbs everything and mixes it all together in ways that both seem like they've always been there, and like they're entirely new.
And with this episode, I saw lots of a lifetime Who fan being allowed to play in the toybox and do whatever he wanted. So he got to add all sorts of bits calling back to old episodes, and he got to do things that lots of fans have always wanted to do, like show more of the inside of the Tardis, or give the Tardis a human-like form and let the Doctor and the Tardis interact verbally.
He said several times that he was amazed they let him do all of that.
I think the way the relationship between the Doctor and the Tardis as played out here was perfect. Not only did she point out the obvious - that she always took him where he needed to go - but it's also clear that he knows she's wiser and more perceptive than he is. That's been there in Doctor comments about the Tardis all along, really. She stole a Time Lord and went to see the universe.
I also love the fact that she never does quite figure out tenses, or how to talk about time.
And I love your comments about the end of Ten's run. I totally agree! I got so sick of the pushing emotional buttons bit that I was just plain glad to have him regenerate.