Philosophical Doctor Who sanctimonious rant/episode recap, plus What aunt_zelda thinks: Adrift

[aunt_zelda]

(Trying out a new format for ranty recaps – check out my review of ‘Partners in Crime’ if you’ve seen it! – tell me what you think!)

First off, even if you don’t read these, you are required by aunt_zelda Law to go and watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYvymHHH47E&feature=PlayList&p=261C151882EEFDFF&index=11 

Then watch all the others. They're HYSTERICAL and wonderful, though the voices do take a bit of getting used to ... please leave lots of comments and give them five stars, hardly anybody knows about them and they're HILARIOUS! (He does Torchwood ones too!)

In other news: I am finding luverly sites to watch DW S4 online! Yahoo!

 

Ah, Utopia! The first DW episode I ever saw! It was online, on youtube, and I was so confused and wondering where CE was that I couldn't appreciate it. Later on I watched the last bit because, well, MASTER!

Moving on!

Profound rambling on The Doctor and the Master, and these last three episodes, before the new format:

The Doctor thinks that, after Rose helping him limp through post-Time-War-Doctor, and the symbiotic Martha/Doctor dynamic (which is not sexual or romantic in any way, shape, or form, guys, just so we're clear), that he's ready to fix someone on his own. Someone who isn't going to fix him back. He thinks he's 'better' now and can handle himself, can pass on these teachings to someone else, someone just as broken as he was. Someone who never had a Rose to Rose, or a Jackie to slap him, or a Mickey to call Rickey, or a Martha to ... well, be Martha, which means 'awesome' in my book.

This someone just happens to be the Master.

But the Doctor misjudged himself. He ran, before he could walk without lunging for the wall every now and then. He stood up on the tree that had fallen across the river when he should have gone hunched down and regained his balance slowly. Which is why he not only falls into the freezing stream (like I literally did) but the person he was trying to guide across might never be rescued from the water. The Master might wash out to sea and be lost forever. Or someone in a boat might pull him out and duct-tape him together. Or the Rani could show up!

You never know …

Jack:

 

JACK! YAHOO! JACK AND Martha! In ONE episode! Life is GOOD!

"Doctooooooooooooor!" I wish Jack had been on the TARDIS in the credits …

Jack, don't start flirting with Martha mere minutes after you've snogged Ianto!

… but Jack flirting with random guy #1 is ok! Also him flirting with Chantho is cool too!

"Chan – I do not protest – tho." Nobody does, dearie …

 

"Although, have you had work done?"

*indignant* "You can talk!" Hee ...

"Was someone kissing me?" Jack, seeing as you can't tell mouth-to-mouth from snogging on Torchwood ...

"Why're you taking your clothes off?"

Doctor, do you really need to ask?

"Yeah, but I look good."

Oh yeah Jack! The only man in the universe who can make suspenders sexy ... *sighs*

Oh god, the Doctor can't even look at Jack ... there goes one pairing … *sigh*

"You're prejudiced?"

"Never thought of it like that."

"Shame on you!"

Homophobia metaphors have never been so much fun!

Awwww, Jack saw Rose growing up!

"And that's fantastic!"

Yay!

"This new regeneration, kinda cheeky!"

Yeppers! Don’tcha just LOVE IT?

 

Two Bits:

The Doctor can say 'Conglomeration' any damn time he wants, btw.

The Master can do that finger-beckon whenever he wants. It's so creepy and wonderful.

 

Musings on the Future:

 

I love the hallway with peoples and bundles and warm, golden light. It reminds me of Firefly for some reason.

 

I find it interesting that, no matter where or when, there are always British people in space/time. That must be such a comfort to British people watching the show. However, as an American, all I’ve got to look forward to are stereotypes and really bad accents.

… wait a second, JACK’S AMERICAN! WE GET CAPT. JACK! BOTH OF THEM! NYYAAAH! KEEP YER BLOODY SURVIVAL SKILZ!

 

I love the image of the people getting onto the rocket. It's just so ... wonderful. I love those moments that just move you, ya know?

 

Some Quotes:

 

"Blimey, end of the universe is humbling."

Hee …

 

"Hermits United."

I. Want. To. Join.

"We should really, really go ... *insane grin*’ *bolts for the door*

Ah, Doctor …

"I was a different man back then."

I miss Nine ...

"God, I make us sound like stray dogs."

I’m writing a fic that alludes to that …

 

"Ohoho! Boys and their toys!" I don’t understand why it’s all about size with menfolk, really, I don’t. With girls, if your breast are too big you get back problems. Plus they’re damn annoying from time to time … *realizes I’m still online* Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, moving onward!

"Is that what happens, though, seriously? You just get bored of us one day and disappear?"

"Not if you're blond ..."

"Oh, she was blond! Oh, what a surprise!"

"You two! We're at the end of the universe! Right at the edge of knowledge itself, and you're busy ... blogging!"

*sporfles* Oi, what’s wrong with blogging?!

(Martha, if you dye your hair blond I will loose all respect I have ever had, and ever will have for you.)

Yana, Anagrams, and The Master:

Even when he’s Yana the Master is all a flutter about the Doctor’s arrival. Upon meeting him he seizes his hand and takes off down the hallway.

 Poor guy, more Drums. The answer, Master, is to have sex.

"Well it's better to let them live in hope." Awww, Master, you're just like the Doctor!

"Food and string and safety pins." *cough* I have the feeling Koschei and Theta had school projects like that ...

At the sight of the TARDIS, the Master hears more Drums. Poor guy ...

Ah, the thrill of saying 'No' ... Rose would be proud of Martha for befriending the blue-collar worker! Poor Martha, in love with the Doctor ...

Yana. Y.A.N.A. You Are Not Alone. Thank you, Face of Jack!

Harold Saxon = Master No. Six … and I can’t believe I missed that.

The creepy whispery voices saying "That's a TARDIS ..." and "Daleks" and "Regeneration ..." are just WONDERFUL. Plus the wonderful, cackle-laugh-of-DOOOOOOOM-and-vampire-CLOOOOOAAAAKS!

 

And just as the Doctor connects the dots to Yana and 'You Are Not Alone' ... Yana opens the Watch. I squee, even though it's supposed to be a scary, terrifying moment.

Poor Chantho. Though she's probably the luckiest of the Master's Companions, if ya think about it.

 

"I. Am. The Master."

And I do the ‘Yatta!’ thing.

The Master promptly grabs the Doctor's hand (the hand-in-a-jar) because nothing, not even DISEMBODIMENT, can stop the canon that is Doctor/Master.

"We're the only ones left!"

Stop propositioning the Master, the slashers are gonna die before John Simm even makes it onscreen!

"If the Doctor can be young and strong, so can I."

And he regenerates into John Simm.

You guys have all of that dialogue memorized, so I won't bore you with the details. Suffice to say that I squeed about sixteen times.

"Use my name."

"Master."

God, I could get used to canon pairings ...

The Master doms the first promo for next week. The second one, not so much, but still, that's gotta be the first promo WITHOUT THE DOCTOR.

Oh, the Master is BACK! Next week he's gonna make funny faces and sic the Toclafane on people and snog his wife and LIFE IS SO GOOD RIGHT NOW!

 

 

 

'Adrift'

 

 

Ahhh, good episode! Hot guy-on-guy action, Gwen being likable, naked hide-and-go-seek, Rhys being FANTASTIC, wonderful acting in moments that made me want to cry, and did I mention the Jack/Ianto?!

 

 

Menacing steel structure. Cute texting between son and mom. This doesn't bode well.

 

And there he goes …

 

 

God, what is up with Gwen? Rhys, Jack, Owen, now Police-Buddy all want with her. I don't get it. She's cute sometimes, but she's annoying and she's got a gap between her teeth.

 

 

Has Jack been kidnapping underage boys? I'm worried.

 

 

"Weevil hunting with Ianto!" OMG YAY!

 

 

Poor Mommy, searching every crowd picture, frame-by-frame.

 

I love her pretty orange outfit ... yay, support-group!

 

 

Awww, cute heterosexuality! Zippers and wine and toast-in-bed ...

 

 

You just now figure this out, Torchwood? The Rift is a RIFT! A wormhole! John came out and got back in! You think you're the only ones getting weird gadgets and confuzzled people?! *headdesk, headdesk, headdesk*

 

 

And suddenly there are at least fifty extras in the Church. I feel chilled. It's one of those 'oh god' moments.

 

When Gwen and Tosh are tracking the people I feel even more chilled. Shivers down my spine.

 

 

"Scattered through time and space, I guess."

 

 

"They need counceling. That's not us."

 

"Is that what you think?"

 

Gwen, you guys need counseling! Look inwards before you look outwards!

 

 

I'd love to know what Ianto tried to say to Jack. Jack's being such a wanker so far.

 

 

"Real life. That's what you're protecting."

 

Rhys' angry speech is like what Buffy used to talk about, except with more swears and less jokes. It's nice.

 

 

OMG Jack/Ianto! ON CAMERA! HALF-NAKED PRETTY MEN! *finds the clips on youtube and re-watches. Again. And again. This is one of the bestest things to happen to TV since ... Firefly.

 

"There's always room for one more. We could have used you an hour ago for naked hide-and-go-seek."

 

"Cheats, He always cheats." *giggles* First stopwatches and now this?! *ultimate flail*

 

Oi, Jack, stop taking Ianto for granted! You shot his girlfriend! You were really mean to him! Be nicer! *drools all over the keyboard* I love the way their shirts are like half-on ... so SEXY ...

 

Awww, Ianto left Gwen a map! (Jack sounds rather urgent offcamera ... hee hee!)

 

What is Ianto fiddling with while he's on the phone with Gwen? His belt? HANDCUFFS? A Doctor suit?

 

 

Pillow and blankets in the hallway. Ouch. Poor Rhys. Poor Gwen.

 

 

"You wanna haggle go to Morroco."

 

And Gwen abandons Andy after he's served his purpose. *blinks furiously*

 

My Dad: But he's cute!

 

Me: She's married!

 

 

Oooo, pretty lighthouse! *total Mainer*

 

Oh no, a person with a hood being led around by a short person and a tall person ... and Jack walking about. I'm worried. This plot might not be appropriate for young viewers. *covers my dad's eys*

 

 

Bomb shelters ... pretty brickwork! Yay!

 

 

It's a sad, rusty insane asylum.

 

 

Whoa ... poor Jonah.

 

"We watched the solar system burn. So beautiful ..."

 

"I was lost so long ..." oh my god. That's what the Doctor should do, rescue people like this.

 

 

Gwen and Jack are emo on the pretty Welsh beach. This seems to be a recurring theme on this show.

 

"If you've lost someone wouldn't you want to know?" Yay for foreshadowing! (I hope.)

 

 

Poor Jonah's Mommy. *huggles her*

 

 

My Dad: How did Jack get out there. Does he have some sort of secret teleportation device?

 

Me: No, the Doctor took that away.

 

 

When Jonah hugs his mommy I wanna cry.

 

When he screams I wanna cry too. It's almost as bad as when the Doctor screams, and you guys know how much that hurts me.

 

How does looking into a dark star make you crazy? I mean, I understand if you watch Reavers slaughter a shipfull of settlers makes you go crazy, and being constantly hounded by drums inside your head makes you crazy, but looking at a dark star? The burning alive makes more sense.

 

 

Don't lash out at Gwen, you poor woman! Remember the good stuff, hold onto what you've got right now.

 

Gwen, tell me you're recycling those papers!

 

Oh, poor Jonah's Mommy ... I think I'm going to cry now. When she smells the sweater my eyes get wet.

 

Poor Jack. Who'd have thought he had a whole bunker full of emo!

 

 

Awww, Gwen makes Rhys dinner. With candlelight! And they snuggle. And talk. I smile sadly and want to cry some more.

 

 

Next Week: creepy Tarot Card girl is back! Yahoo! So's the Pterodactyl! Some lady in old-fashioned clothes fires a gun! Owen hits Jack in a graveyard! And it looks like Tosh is going to die.

 

*has accidentally seen a spoiler* Oh damn, that's awful ... I wanted to loose OWEN, Russell T. Daives, OWEN! Do smoke signals work trans-Atlantic?

 

Comments

[prettyarbitrary.livejournal.com]

Gawd, Master, you're just lickable! I just wish the Doctor would realize that.

*sigh* Three episodes were not enough of him, they really weren't.

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Gawd, Master, you're just lickable!
Mmmmmmmmmm ... *nods*

I just wish the Doctor would realize that.
I was under the impression that he had!

*sigh* Three episodes were not enough of him, they really weren't.
VERY TRUE! (Two and a BIT, really ... it's only the last five minutes of Utopia you really watch for the Master ...)

Hey, you! Please go read my fic! And comment! Please!

[prettyarbitrary.livejournal.com]

I just wish the Doctor would realize that.
I was under the impression that he had!

Well, so far I have not seen him lick the Master. Though maybe that's just because he can't get him to stand still long enough. Goodness knows, this Doctor is happy enough to lick everything else in sight. :D

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

Well, so far I have not seen him lick the Master.
True ... wish we had, though ... but a lot of us would have spontaniously exploded so ... yeah, still want to see that happen though!

Though maybe that's just because he can't get him to stand still long enough.
Yeah, the Master's just as ADHD as the Doctor is!

Goodness knows, this Doctor is happy enough to lick everything else in sight. :D
Yeah ... DT's got the most DIVINE tongue EVER ... *reels*