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Been LJ silent for a while. Think I ran out of words temporarily.

Anyway, back now, and last night I finally got around to watching the latest DW episode, Amy's Choice.

Spoilers behind cut.



Don't know about anyone else, but I thought that was a great little episode - definitely the best yet of the new series. Everything (or almost everything) seemed to work well somehow, and it managed to be scary (or as scary as DW ever is), poignant, creepy and exciting all at once. I dunno. It was just..neat. Neatly written, well-plotted etc etc. Had an old-fashioned, writerly feel. Oh, and the bloke playing the Dream Lord was very good indeed.

What did everyone else think?

Comments

[mabel-marsters.livejournal.com]

I am enjoying this series of DW - I'm not really a Who fan, but this seems good fun. :D I agree it seemed well written etc.

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I've mostly enjoyed the series (except for the Dalek episode, which was awful), but this is the first episode that's captured my attention from beginning to end. I just thought it was very well done.

[mabel-marsters.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! I think I blanked that episode out! LOL! Was terrible. I've missed a couple, so it's not on my must watch list, but is fun.

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I think I blanked that episode out! LOL!

Yeah, about the only thing you can do really.

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Being a lover of 'old Who' I enjoyed it too. In fact I think it's my favorite so far.

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In fact I think it's my favorite so far.

There have been elements I've liked in all the episodes, except the Dalek one, but this was the first where everything seemed to come together and work completely smoothly.

[elisi]

I agree very much. Although I'd add that it was also funny and exceedingly quotable. And I really liked Amy's choice, and why she chose that way. Very well handled all round I think - that kind of love triangle can so, so easily go wrong, but they managed to sort it out within two episodes (and do interesting things with the Doctor at the same time). I approve.

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Although I'd add that it was also funny and exceedingly quotable.

Ah well, that comes under 'writerly.' I agree there were lots of quotable lines, though being me, I've forgotten them all. And the to and take fro the Doctor and Rory was great. Much more enjoyable than any interaction between the previous Doctor and Mickey (a favourite character of mine, so I always disliked the Doctor calling him an idiot).

[kathyh]

I enjoyed it a great deal too. Having three people in the TARDIS always works well for me (or it did in old Who) and I like the addition of Rory very much.

[shapinglight]

Yes, me too. I like his self-deprecating humour and the relationship between him and the Doctor is far less prickly than between 10 and Mickey (who was always a favourite character of mine so I never liked the way the Doctor talked to him).

[calturner.livejournal.com]

I thought it was the best of S5 too, although the only episode I've hated so far has been the Dalek one.

It's good to see you posting again.

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It's good to see you posting again.

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I'm only sort of back. Nice to see you too, and lovely icon. I should have used this one before I went on hiatus but it seemed a bit histrionic. :)

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

I liked it, but I think I liked last week's better.

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Last week's was good but I still found my attention wandering a bit whereas I was riveted by this one.

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

I also thought it was the best episode so far (and so did my little circle of austrian Who fans). I loved all the issues the Doctor had going on and also that it was really creepy.

I'm quite ond of the new series, there's a lot of fresh wind, I like th actors and the writing seems to have found it's footing after the not so great space whale and Dalek episodes.

I'm going to need a proper Who icon.

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I loved all the issues the Doctor had going on and also that it was really creepy.

Yes, it was creepy, wasn't it, which DW hasn't managed yet this season, not even with the Weeping Angels. I think that was mainly down to the actor playing the Dream Lord. He was really, really good. His Hugh Hefner act was particularly disturbing.

The series does seem to have found its footing. What's more, it seems more like the old DW, which is not to say RTD didn't do great stuff with the show (and without him there would be no New Who), but I do like the old-style Who feel of it.

[green-maia.livejournal.com]

I loved it.

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:) I can see why.

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

MY PONCHO BOYS!

I did like it. There was a weird parallel to Torchwood to me with the "what is the point of you?" line, but the Dream Lord was great (and creepy).

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MY PONCHO BOYS!

Heh! Yes, weren't they cute?

The Dream Lord was a terrific idea. I was sure it would turn out to be one of the really old DW villains, like the Celestial Toymaker from Patrick Troughton days, and that would have been really cool. But this worked just as well. In fact, probably better.

[ex_peasant441]

It was fine, but I can't say it stood out from the rest so far (other than the Dalek ep, which was pants). I thought the scary old people were a bit silly. Just once it would be nice to have a villain that moved faster than a shamble.

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Well, the old people weren't really the villains, were they?

I think they would have been a lot creepier if they hadn't had those things in their mouths.

This ep stood out for me because everything in it worked, and the fact that you can see they haven't two shillings to rub together to spend on the show didn't matter at all. It was all the writing/acting.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

It was great! Well written and very funny. I loved the bit about the bench. 'What will they think of next?' Hee!

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Yes, that was a great line. Matt Smith had a lot of them in that ep.