S07E05 - "The Angels Take Manhattan" - Discussion Thread

[Joelist]

Yep.

In the episode "Father's Day" Rose created a cloister bell event, and creatures called the Reapers appeared to clean it up by destroying everything. Rose's dad threw himself in front of the car to fix things but as seen the writers needed to create a plot device to make decisions have meaning. The Doctor's "death" was actually a bit easier to get around as the plot had everyone assuming that the fixed point was the Doctor's death when it really was the Tesseract being shot and burned. But even there the whole "fixed point" device is inserted to make River's choices have meaning.

 

[Joelist]

*sigh*

I just realized I'm a bigger nerd than I ever thought possible.

Tell your fiancee that...parade around shouting "I AM A NERD!" at the top of your lungs...

 

[Bluce Ree]

Tell your fiancee that...parade around shouting "I AM A NERD!" at the top of your lungs...

Oh, she's fully aware and reminds me of it all the time.

I got lucky, though. Her dad is also a huge sci-fi fan, so, she grew up with sci-fi constantly on TV at home in Haiti. It wasn't too difficult getting her hooked on some of my favs, like Doctor Who.

 

[Tropicana]

So it's agreed: This episode sucked donkey balls yet we're glad they got rid of the annoying Ponds finally. Not a perfect win/win for our side but we'll take it, right? :tongue-new:

I rather like the Ponds tbh.

 

[EvilSpaceAlien]

I rather like the Ponds tbh.

I do too, but it was time for a change. Two and a half seasons is long enough. I'm pretty excited to see how Jenna-Louise Coleman and Matt Smith will play off each other (Christmas can't come soon enough!).

 

[shavedape]

I rather like the Ponds tbh.

It's like I don't even know you anymore.

 

[Tropicana]

It's like I don't even know you anymore.

Aww sweetie, I'm the same ol' Tropicana.

 

[shavedape]

Aww sweetie, I'm the same ol' Tropicana.

Fuck the Ponds! I can't stand the way Amy says Rory's name. She pronounces it "Roo-ree". WTF is a "roo-ree"??? Sounds like something out of Winnie-the-Pooh. Besides, they were both ugly as sin. Kind of sad when Alex Kingston is the hot one on the show. Bring on some eye candy I say!

 

[Joelist]

We all have our opinions on topics like these - they tend to be more just a matter of preference.

Me, I kinda liked Amy and Rory because the characters had actual arcs and grew together on the show. The Amy and Rory that left were rather a lot more mature acting than when they came on board. I remember Amy's rather caustic personality earlier on and how she softened a lot as time went on. She used to insult Rory (albeit playfully) a lot earlier but by the later part of last season that faded out a lot.

BTW, Amy's pronunciations come in part from Karen Gillan being VERY Scottish. She has the classic Scottish accent (not surprising as when not filming Who she lives in Inverness). Of course that's also why she has the red hair and is very pale complexion too.

Meanwhile, this Christmas we welcome the new Who companion - Jenna Louise Coleman:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenna-Louise_Coleman

 

[shavedape]

Yes, we all have our opinions Joelist but my opinion is the only one that matters in this thread. This discussion is now closed.

The Hammer has spoken!

 

[Tropicana]

More like the cute hamster has spoken lol.

I love Karen's Scottish accent myself.

 

[Bluce Ree]

Even I know better than to cross The Hammer once he has spoken.

 

[SciphonicStranger]

Even I know better than to cross The Hammer once he has spoken.

Me too - so when are you going to lock this thread?

 

[shavedape]

Me too - so when are you going to lock this thread?

In my mind this thread is already locked.

 

[shavedape]

More like the cute hamster has spoken lol.

I love Karen's Scottish accent myself.

Bah! She's a tramp! Just look at this!!! --

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...aren-Gillan-naked-riotous-New-York-party.html

Doctor Who star Karen Gillan was found naked in a New York hotel corridor after a night of riotous partying.

Miss Gillan, 23, who plays the Time Lord’s assistant Amy Pond, was seen ‘whimpering’ in the nude by guests at 7am before security arrived, wrapped her in a sheet and escorted her to her room.

Just look at that shameless tramp strut of hers (not to mention those shoes she's sporting are heinous).

 

[SciphonicStranger]

In my mind this thread is already locked.

Thank God someone locked it before it got ugly.

Oh, wait....

 

[Bluce Ree]

Me too - so when are you going to lock this thread?

In my mind this thread is already locked.

That, right there. The Hammer has marked his territory in this thread. I dare not touch it.

 

[Joelist]

I never said she was of good character....just that she has a classic Scottish accent.

I will open a separate thread about a side discussion in here that got interesting.