Dr Who thoughts... 6.8 to 6.11

[tari_roo]

Colour me... excited. Not overly, not overwhelmingly, not OTT. Just excited.

It seems to be coming together. And I saw mixed reactions to 6.11 (didn't read 'em, probably won't) but I'm - delighted with how everything is falling together. River's story is utterly fascinating. The Doctor's death being a fixed point in time. I love Rory and Amy's relationship. And for the first time, I felt that the Doctor's impact on the lives of those he loves, travels with, meets was explored without OTT melodrama. I want to hug that man so badly and tell Amy and Rory to run, run as far from him as possible.

Ah, so complex and twisted (in a good way). I'm looking forward to 6.12 (and the finale on the weekend too)

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[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

I haven't reacted yet, because I'm not sure what to make of it. Or rather, I'm not sure how to make sense of it yet. The Doctor's jacket keeps disappearing and reappearing, and a couple of comments over at the AVclub have me very confused as to the order of events (there was a suggestion that a few of the later episodes take place before the first couple, and that makes no sense except now I can't unthink it). But I am feeling a bit down that it's been so dark. But considering how twisted the storytelling has been, it's impossible to judge what any of this really means until we've seen the end.

Also, while I'm thinking about it: did I ever rec the story someone wrote for a comment fic meme Bellatemple hosted that was about Rory's adventures with the pandorica?

And did you see those moffat posts (i think I remembered to share the link)?

[tari-roo.livejournal.com]

Oh, claudia those Flesh episodes depressed me so much right up until the reveal about Amy, that I was delighted with Demon's Run - and everything after it.

I agree with you, it is dark, and tragic. And I think there is some sort of ultimate time travel reveal around the coats and hats and saying goodbye... which is also why I haven't read those Moffat links yet. Just in case. I like my fandom spelunking to be done after the fact :)

But, can I have the link for the Rory fic? Please? :)

I think the major plus for me is that I am committed to finding out how it all pans out. When watching the close of season 4 and the specials, I don't think I had the same emotional investment because I knew I loved Eleven already and that it worked out... sorta, because Eleven wasn't a dark and brooding bore. And that season 6 is touching on some of those elements, I find that I don't mind so much. I think its the spn fan in me - the sad and bloody tragic attraction of it all. And the plus of Dr Who - is the elements of humour and joy admist the sadness.

Because Closing Time? Was awesome! I loved the return of Craig and Stormy was just so cute! And the glimpse of famous Amy! And ... gah! I loved it. (didn't like the return of the cybermen but whatever)

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

That was basically my feeling on the latest episode. (Except was that before-amy or after-amy? I'd thought after, because of the poster, but then apparently the date on all the props etc is the day before the impossible astronaut. I'm so confused!)

The links really only really apply to 6A (like, there's reference to something small he uses in A Good Man Goes to War...and the other actually is funny starting with any Moffat episode ever.) But as there's really only one episode left, I guess you won't be waiting long :)

And the link- http://bellatemple.livejournal.com/526289.html?thread=3760337#t3760337

The silly person wrote it anonymously :(

[tari-roo.livejournal.com]

Muchas gracias!

and something by you too... oooooooo!

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

noooooo..... it's the ghost of comment fics past come to shame me with past sins...

[tari-roo.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. the interweb is a fabulous history thing - museum like with wonder and hidden treasures!:)

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

I have to say, that was one thing comment fics were good for (thinking back to the really early days for me...all of 2009ish). It was okay to just be terrible, because on the whole everyone was nice about it, and you don't have to face those first few atrocities ever again. Though I do have few old shames still lurking about on fanfiction.net, they're still not as bad as the first one or two I remember doing. Oh god, they were bad.

[tari-roo.livejournal.com]

It is both the benefit and downside of posting fanfic over the years. Sometimes its a pleasant surprise to read your old stuff but more often than not... its facepalm time. especially when you realise that you've become so cynical (er... selective) over the years that you wouldn't have read it yourself. :)

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

That's okay. It just means you're good at avoiding things that are painful. Yup.

You know, I've always got to side-eye those people who post something amazing and then have a little comment like, "so I'm finally popping the fanfiction cherry, be kind!" It's just not fair. First outings *should* suck.

Though maybe I say this because I haven't been writing for a long time. I don't think I'd cringe quite as much at the self-insert I wrote for english class back when I was 10 as I cringe at just the shitty, shitty dialogue and telling-not-showing (to say nothing of bad formatting) in my first real forays into fandom.

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[tari-roo.livejournal.com]

Nah, its a fluke I tell you. Literary, creative writing students who aced their exams taking a crack at fanfic.

Also, we tend to be our own worst critics - by far.