Dr Who. II.i

[poliphilo]

Chris Ecclestone was tremendous. The best actor ever to play the role. I miss him.

I admire David Tennant. I thought he was fantabulous in Casanova. He's as good an actor as Ecclestone, but very different. I haven't adjusted yet.

I still say these episodes are too fast. The Big Bad is no sooner established than it's shot down in flames. I'd like to see more time allowed for world-building. More time for the very fine actors they've engaged to just mooch about and be touching and witty.

More time for suspense.

I understand the Beeb are prepared to offer Billie Piper all the Kingdoms of the Earth to stay on board.

As well they might!

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

You're probably right.

But I hope they make a better fist of it than they did with the BADWOLF thing; I never fully understood what was supposed to be going on there. Something about Rose leaving messages for herself scattered through time and space?

I like Russell's imagination, but I'm less sure of his logistics. I thought the solution to last night's big problem- the doctor splashes coloured water about and everybody gets cured on the spot- was pretty feeble.

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Yes, you're right that the denouements are often rather disappointing. Your comments about the Bad Wolf thing bear it out, too. Rose was indeed meant to have left all the references to Bad Wolf for herself when she was 'high' on the power of the TARDIS. But to me, that was a rather lame explanation for it all in the end. I was expecting something much more detailed and complex, and it sounds like you were expecting more, too.

Still, on balance, definitely worth watching.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I love it that the BBC is devoting prime time to quality SF- and that, on the whole, they're doing it so well.

I was 12 when William Hartnell first emerged from the Tardis and I've been a fan ever since.