Definitely a bit juvenile - though I didn't hate it as much as last week's. However, it would have been better placed earlier in this season - or are they really trying to convince viewers that Amy and Rory simply don't care about their baby any more?
And did the plot, with the scared kid making weird things happen, remind anyone else of Fear Her?
Rather a choice between a stale sandwich and a moldy one, IMO. Neither of those episodes was much to write home about.
(I rather assume that the swap happened so they could use the space pirates in A Good Man Goes to War; a council kid and his daddy wouldn't have been able to kick ass the same way at Demon's Run.)
And did the plot, with the scared kid making weird things happen, remind anyone else of Fear Her?
And the Twilight Zone with the cornfield, and The Rocking Horse Winner, and... it's a really old storyline that's quite threadbare unless handled with more finesse than given. It could have had so much more power if aimed directly at children.
It could have had more power if Matt had the chops to really sound ancient and dark too, but even if he'd pulled off the "look into my eyes" speech to my satisfaction, it wouldn't have fixed the handwavy, poorly-paced plotting.
I notice that several other people - around my flist and the Daily - have drawn comparisons to Fear Her, so it's not just me thinking it's similar. But, yes, there were so many clichés in there.
And I do agree with you about Matt Smith, but you know that - and I've got to the point where I can barely watch him without wincing. I should really just stop, but I'm still a DW fan (just not a fan of the current incarnation, or of the accoutrements), and it's hard not to watch when new canon is being created. I'm just hoping Twelve comes along sooner rather than later, and that no current companions tag along at that point.
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And did the plot, with the scared kid making weird things happen, remind anyone else of Fear Her?
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(I rather assume that the swap happened so they could use the space pirates in A Good Man Goes to War; a council kid and his daddy wouldn't have been able to kick ass the same way at Demon's Run.)
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And the Twilight Zone with the cornfield, and The Rocking Horse Winner, and... it's a really old storyline that's quite threadbare unless handled with more finesse than given. It could have had so much more power if aimed directly at children.
It could have had more power if Matt had the chops to really sound ancient and dark too, but even if he'd pulled off the "look into my eyes" speech to my satisfaction, it wouldn't have fixed the handwavy, poorly-paced plotting.
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And I do agree with you about Matt Smith, but you know that - and I've got to the point where I can barely watch him without wincing. I should really just stop, but I'm still a DW fan (just not a fan of the current incarnation, or of the accoutrements), and it's hard not to watch when new canon is being created. I'm just hoping Twelve comes along sooner rather than later, and that no current companions tag along at that point.
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That is the thing about Who fandom - it's like trains, there'll be a new Doctor along any minute.
I'm hearing rumors that Amy and Rory leave the end of this season regardless. I'll miss Rory.