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patentdragonIt's actually a happier day for my Mum, 'cause we managed to find my great-aunt's missing photo-albums! I also got a nice unexpected present - a limited edition bronze cat - partly as thanks for helping her with her broken shoulder, which is now well on the way to being healed; you'd hardly imagine it had ever been broken in the first place!
That was about it for immediate pressies - Suspect I'll be getting my hands on The Big One in a week's time...
Meanwhile...
Review: Doctor Who 5.05 "Flesh And Stone"
So, last week's cliffhanger unfolds - and I challenge anyone to have genuinely predicted that escape! All of a sudden, "when I say - jump!" makes complete sense...
"Escape" isn't perhaps the proper word, as The Weeping Angels just keep on coming, and the ranks of our beleaguered heroes diminish - and whilst there can hardly be any doubts about the fate of The Doctor or River Song, the show has already shown how time can be rewritten ("The Waters Of Mars"), so all your anxiety is directed to poor Amy Pond, and her advancing "condition". Surely, no companion could ever have had such a harrowing experience as Karen Gillan's character has to endure, and her eventual attempt to compensate doesn't really come as that much of a surprise - except, of course for the target of that compensation. That's a spoiler I won't spring.
The drama doesn't diminish as the story progresses through its second episode, and an even greater menace manifests itself - the Crack In The Universe is back! Previously, such "arc" elements have only been hinted at until the season's end, but this week, the threat is directly confronted, and its power is not to be sniffed at... especially when The Angels are seen to flee from it.
Once again, the performances are of an excellent standard. Watching "Confidential", we saw David Tennant as The Doctor, and for the first time, he both looked and felt like, well, the past, and that's rather hard to believe, but there it is. Matt is The Doctor, and it's going to be very interesting to see what he does with the role now that it is quite emphatically his. Amy's story clearly has some way to run - it'll be just as interesting to see what happens with that - and by the look of things, we are sure to see River again before this season is over. She said as much, but I hope we don't end up rushing the relationship...
Steven Moffat has turned out another brilliant story. Maybe not as intense and emotional as the Library two-parter, but certainly a stronger showing than most. Long may he reign!
The Low-Down: Matt Smith's first two-parter concludes in splendid fashion, and the season establishes a pretty high standard. Loving it! 4.1/5
And finally... Ooooh, I may just have discovered a possible, and maybe even perfect Spiritwalk present...
That was about it for immediate pressies - Suspect I'll be getting my hands on The Big One in a week's time...
Meanwhile...
Review: Doctor Who 5.05 "Flesh And Stone"
So, last week's cliffhanger unfolds - and I challenge anyone to have genuinely predicted that escape! All of a sudden, "when I say - jump!" makes complete sense...
"Escape" isn't perhaps the proper word, as The Weeping Angels just keep on coming, and the ranks of our beleaguered heroes diminish - and whilst there can hardly be any doubts about the fate of The Doctor or River Song, the show has already shown how time can be rewritten ("The Waters Of Mars"), so all your anxiety is directed to poor Amy Pond, and her advancing "condition". Surely, no companion could ever have had such a harrowing experience as Karen Gillan's character has to endure, and her eventual attempt to compensate doesn't really come as that much of a surprise - except, of course for the target of that compensation. That's a spoiler I won't spring.
The drama doesn't diminish as the story progresses through its second episode, and an even greater menace manifests itself - the Crack In The Universe is back! Previously, such "arc" elements have only been hinted at until the season's end, but this week, the threat is directly confronted, and its power is not to be sniffed at... especially when The Angels are seen to flee from it.
Once again, the performances are of an excellent standard. Watching "Confidential", we saw David Tennant as The Doctor, and for the first time, he both looked and felt like, well, the past, and that's rather hard to believe, but there it is. Matt is The Doctor, and it's going to be very interesting to see what he does with the role now that it is quite emphatically his. Amy's story clearly has some way to run - it'll be just as interesting to see what happens with that - and by the look of things, we are sure to see River again before this season is over. She said as much, but I hope we don't end up rushing the relationship...
Steven Moffat has turned out another brilliant story. Maybe not as intense and emotional as the Library two-parter, but certainly a stronger showing than most. Long may he reign!
The Low-Down: Matt Smith's first two-parter concludes in splendid fashion, and the season establishes a pretty high standard. Loving it! 4.1/5
And finally... Ooooh, I may just have discovered a possible, and maybe even perfect Spiritwalk present...
