Post 2 of 3: Reactions to Doctor Who

[neadods]

No plot talk, and not a lot to say either; there are moments of glee (Rory gets the best line EVER in "In all fairness, the universe did explode") and moments of "okay, now you're both setting up and paying off distant plot points."

But on the whole, I found it choppy and unsatisfying. Yes, I know it's an unfinished story; it's most likely not going to be resolved until the end of the season. The whole season, not the mini season.

And wow, is that a British view of America. I'm more amused than anything else, but the entire country isn't really vast, paranoid, and gun happy.

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[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I think many of us know that most of America isn't vast, paranoid and gun happy - but it comes over that way often enough (esp in the news) for it to be a cliche...

I confess I laughed most at 'Legs, Nose & Mrs Robinson' / 'I hate you'... *snickers*

(Reminds me, I need to get a good cap of River in her jeans for icon purposes because DAMN does she look mighty fine in them!)

[tiggerallyn.livejournal.com]

But on the whole, I found it choppy and unsatisfying.

Same here. I wrote on my blog this morning that the script was Moffat doing his best Brannon Braga. "The Impossible Astronaut" had the aimlessness of a late Star Trek: Voyager or a Star Trek: Enterprise episode. It's easily Moffat's weakest Doctor Who script.

[tiggerallyn.livejournal.com]

That said? "Welcome to America." BANG! Funniest. Moment. Ever.

An observation about that.

River is clearly proficient enough with a gun that she can safely shoot the Stetson off the Doctor's head.

But she can't hit someone in a spacesuit lumbering away in the water? The astronauts couldn't move for crap in those spacesuits. River should have easily taken down the astronaut. That assumes that River wanted to take down the astronaut.

Thus, I have to wonder if River wasn't deliberately missing the target.

[taiamu.livejournal.com]

The portrayal of Americans didn't really bother me. I kind of expected the gun-happy implications, to begin with, but also, the Americans we see are only a handful, and they are members of the Secret Service--it's their job to be that paranoid. ;)

If they start portraying the average American that way--someone at the diner, say--then I'll be annoyed.

[jo-mako.livejournal.com]

You're familiar with the east coast, aren't you? Trust me, get across the Mississippi, and the country is indeed ridiculously vast and desolate. I80 through Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming in particular...you can drive for hours and not see another sign of humanity. It's actually really pretty.

And despite the episode being a bit choppy it places, it was deliciously good fun!

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

but the entire country isn't really vast, paranoid, and gun happy.

haha, what part of america are you from?

oh well I LOVED IT and must say i did not find it choppy in the least. ("the pandorica opens" -- now that was choppy as hell and still is, even on a rewatch, but enjoyable nonetheless).