I've only been watching from Christopher Eccleston on, and I loved it, but there was something off about it I couldn't quite put my finger on. Then I got to the part where Rose's plot is tied up with that other Doctor and I finally understood. It felt like a highly revered fan fiction. A really fun ride but also kind of campy. I do love it though c:Originally Posted by Jinx
Rose is my favorite companion and I miss Christopher Eccleston
When is Doctor Who not kind of campy? It's part of it's charm I says.
Where are you in the show, Jess? I just started a re--watch last night.
And oh yeah, the show is hella camp. That's why it's so great. It knows its cheesy and doesn't give a smurf.
I'm caught up now, I just haven't seen anything pre-2005 yet o:
Doctor Who is serious business damnit!
The older episodes need to be taken with a pinch of salt. There are episodes where nothing at all happens and the special effects... Well, I saw some flying saucers on strings in an un ironic way!
Of course the anniversary show was fanfic! It wasn't meant to be a super spooky or affecting episode or anything, it was meant to be a fun zany romp! Like I'm usually disappointed by Who because it could be so much more than it is, but this is one episode where it's perfectly acceptable to be just pure fan appealing silliness.
Also the Doctor thought he couldn't go to Gallifrey because he lost all memory of what happened in this episode. As far as he knew it was destroyed, but it never was. It's not that it was previously destroyed but saved in this episode, it was never destroyed in the first place, we and the Doctor just never knew that.
Yeah, I said that re-watching it answered the questions and issues I had before.
I don't even get this "fanfic" thing people keep throwing around, and I don't get how anyone prefers Davies to Moffat.
THANK YOU!
Dude, Russell T. Davies over Steven Moffat any day, bro.
The Doctor becomes Dobby then is literally Jesus, Rose gets a Doctor shaped dildo and Daleks spinning around going "Waaaaa!".
I will say I prefer the magical reset button every week to Moffat's POWER OF LOVE but that's it.
Well, series 3 in general just needs to be forgotten.
Usually when I talk to a person that says they prefer RTD, the moment they begin to list their favorite episodes it's all episodes that were written by Moffat.
When I talk to a fan of the classic series they want to set RTD and all his creations on fire with a blowtorch.
When I talk to British fans they prefer Moffat original presentation of Doctor Who that was present in Series 5 and 6 and found 7 to be too linear.
When I talk to American fans they want to set Moffat and all his creations on fire with a blowtorch.
Maybe I should stop talking to violent people...
Edit: B-but, I liked Series 3. The Master was cooler and smarter than the Doctor to the point the Doctor had to become Jesus to win.
No it doesn't! There were a few dire ones like Gridlock and 42, yes, but there were gems too. Blink was of course great, but I also liked the Dalek Evolution story and the Family of Blood. And the Master was divine in those three episodes, I don't even care - I loved comedy Master as opposed to SERIOUS BUSINESS HERE IS MY EVIL BEARD Master.
But nothing compares to Season 5. With the exception of the Silurian episodes which were meh, every single other one knocked it out of the park imho.
Credit where credit is due though, RTD did write some belters - The Waters of Mars remains one of my absolute favourites.Seriously. Empty Child, Girl in the Fireplace, Blink and the Library were all the highlights of their respective seasons.
Okay, yeah, Blink. And holy trout, dude, Gridlock is one of my favorite episodes ever. I think it's because it was the very first DW episode I ever saw.
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