Deadbeats

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet…

Is it me, or did anyone find the Dr. Who xmas special just a little… lame? I mean, yes, it was exciting, but there were moments when even I could spot David Tennant ACTING VERY HARD to overcome something… hard to put my finger on it, but not up to the usual calibre of an xmas special. Ah well… maybe it was just me.

What did you think chaps?

Oh, and didn’t Ms. Minogue look a little tired.

I thought it good stuff, a little more restrained than the previous Festive Orgies. The direction left a little to be desired in places, emotional kicks lost, big moments not allowed to soar… perhaps that’s what you’ve put your finger on. There were enough things that pleased me to forgive the odd slip but I know what you mean. All good fun though.

Kylie? Tired?

That will have been he cancer probably.

You BASTARD!

I too felt it wasn’t as intense as past years. The whole ‘you didn’t know it happened because we backed time up’ gag was alright for the season three closer (bit of “it was all a dream / Bobby was in the shower” sort of stuff, but… okay, fine), but here we have something that looks twice the size of the actual ship almost crown the Palace, and… nothing to explain away that…?

As for the ‘crises’ as we went… not enough build-up, really. Ergo, the money shot wasn’t much either. I did care to an extent about The Doctor not even getting a chance to have a companion and she’s already snuffed out (and the slow-mo stuff was good for that), but by the time he was screwing around with cables and shrieking about being able to “bring her back”… no. A good set-up for the ‘release’ would have been for him to merely consider the attempt, then stop and release her. A softer and more tear-filled denouement.

The ‘rich guy’ was under used by far, unless they merely wanted to mimic the James Cameron tripe, but… who cared? Not me.

And what’s The Doctor doing enjoying kissing a girl? Okay, he’s not gay, but he’s not heterosexual either! He’s just… The Doctor!

Bah. 6 to 8 out of ten, depending on how good the claret was during the broadcast viewing.

it was lame ~nods~

an he would kiss me if only he had met me. ~sighs all whistful like~