Review of the first Half of season 6 of Dr Who

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Hey folks as you know I am a huge Doctor Who fan so much so that I almost rubber stamped this epic and kept it moving. I am not doing this however because there was HUGE holes that I cannot ignore. Knowing that they had a few episodes before they went off for the summer and you know we waited ninth months since the end of season 5 the episode selection was sub par in my opinion. When the season started It was all good one hundred million percent. Impossible astronaut/Day of the moon was fantastic feeling more like a Movie then episodes of a TV show. I truly enjoyed how much set up for the season was done making my anticipation for the series ramp up to a fever pace by the time the credits rolled. Then something sad happened "the curse of the black spot" come on and stopped everything with a useless episode. This thing was so banal and cheap that I was shocked that it was even made to be honest. This is the first time I took notice of Moffets things that are ever present being dangers(statues,reflections,12 foot aliens that erase themselves from your mind. Also the villain the pie faced Lily Cole turns out to be a space nurse and the pirate thing was grating.



Then like a gift from god himself "the doctors wife" came on and was so fantastic that I got mad at how bad last weeks episode was and how a week was wasted on crap. This story gave a nod to the History of Dr Who and had genuine heart from beginning to end. The only issue I had was over used "Rory is dead or dying" device which has me no longer caring one way or the other. The next episode was fine enough but having a second 2 part episode in a short season was stupid. Also This episode introduces a plot device(the use of fake flesh to create doubles) which was then used to create shitty tension over and over again until the end of the half season. The final episode was good as I enjoy a bad ass Doctor but it showed the full seasons hand and I am kind of left wanting more. I know that anything can happen with 6 full episodes to go but something tells me what we have is what we will end up with more or less. The cliffhanger was not hard to work out and is getting more and more annoying as time goes on. I dislike river song at this point and march closer to hate with every smug appearance. In conclusion this was not the worst thing ever and had some real bright spots but sadly the shitty pacing and curse of the black spot kept this from being great.

My review of the BBC show "Luther" episode 1

First I would like to apologize as I been updating my blogs twice a week and this week due to travel i was unable to so for that I am sorry. OK with that out the way time to get into the review of episode 1 of "Luther"


I want to start this by saying I am not the biggest fan of Idris Elba the star of this show. I feel his American stuff is heavy handed and poorly acted. With that said and having seen this show I believe that he can act when he is allowed to speak in his accent and when written for. Obviously this is the first show of a series and Theres alot that can go wrong but from what I saw that will be hard to do. This show is awesome and without spoiling it Luther is obsessed and at home in the process of solving murders or the solution more like it. When he is "ON" he is laser focused on the task but with that focus the rest of his life is left to fall to waste. The interactions he has with everyone from his estranged wife who is trying to move on from the man she loves but knows she will never be able to compete with his obsession. Also he interactions with the killer(yes your aware of who did this pretty early as its less about who and more about catching the person. This interaction he has with this person is fantastic as he seems more comfortable sparring with this sociopathic genius who loves creating scenarios as much as Luther loves solving them. I enjoy the fact that he so wants to have a normal life with his wife yet it is obvious to anyone with eyes that he can,t relate with people in a way where that will be possible. I am hoping to see where this show goes to see the progression of the cat and mouse game and juxtaposition of who is cat and who is mouse. I hope you love this show as much as I have at least give it a shot and let me know what you think via comments or email.

trial of a timlord(RTD edition) part 2

Hey folks I hope you enjoyed part 1 of this trial and after skimming the seasons i am talking about today I am ready to go. I got some feedback on part 1(one email stating that i should STFU about rose as she rules) and will not waste time blabbering and get right into season 3-season 4 1/2.



Season 3

This season RULED!!!. why did it rule you might ask? First off the stories ruled from the best episode of the remade series(Blink) and a companion in Martha that was capable and not dependent on the doctor to explain things. It also had the Master return played masterfully by John simm which he plays it manic and it works opposite tenennts portrayal of the doctor. As far as cons I hated how they made Martha to be a puppy dog in love and continuing the streak of awful uncomfortable love side stories. Also having Martha leave after only one season was a poor choice. Also this season had the runaway bride X-Mas special which introduces us to Donna noble who returns later in the series. It had a awesome scene that showed how bad ass he could be.

Pro-Martha as a companion,best stories to date and by far,return of the master, the 10Th doctor getting into a groove

cons Martha as a love interest,tacked on dalek story,finale that did not live up to the hype







season 4

This season seems better then it was. It had Donna noble who I liked as the love shit ceased but she left after one season. This season had the best build up and hype towards the end of all of them which I think lead to how disappointing the end was in retrospect. This season had the doctors daughter and a full ood story and the introduction of the sontarans back to the show. At one point he meets someone from his future who knows him that they allude to being his wife. My point is why add shit when you cant even handle the mythology you have? The finale was a clusterfuck that involved everyone from the last 4 years and a mock regeneration(bullshit) and the return of davros and the daleks. This failed mostly due to the fact that again Mr RTD used a deus Ex Machina to fix things and the story did not live up to the tremendous hype.


Pro good non love interest companion,great episodes for the most part, great job hyping the finale,

con companion left after one season again,alot of "meh" stories,A over hyped finale that didn't(couldn't) deliver








2009 specials

This wasn't a proper season as DT had Royal Shakespeare work to do. He had more or less said he was leaving so we were given 4 bank holiday specials in which his swan song would play out. The first being Planet of the dead with Michelle Ryan and was OK for the most part it was the ending that made this rule. A prophecy was given that "he will knock 4 times" which we all figured was the master returning which was true. The second was Waters of mars which felt weird as he wasnt suppose to be there and it felt like it to. This ended with him going Sarah palin and saving someone he wasn't suppose to and her having to kill herself setting the stage for the final 2 specials. I will not go into it but for the most part end of time 1 and 2 ruled all the way up to his death and RTD end as EP of the show. saying all that if RTD had been as spot on as he was with these specials from story to pacing to hype My verdict may been different.

Pro-all of it except the downplaying of the timelords returning

con-nothing really


Ok so after 5 years what can I say on one hand he brought back a show i loved and got it popular again but on the other hand it is popular for all the wrong reasons(BS love stories). I would say my verdict was the same as BBC which is a forced regeneration to the superb Steven Moffet.


OK now that's done hit me with feedback and comment what you think. As i bet i left some shit out and pro,d something that should of been a con and vice versa or maybe you think I should stop with all the BS Dr who talk either way.