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Doctor Who: Smith & Jones
Apr. 3rd, 2007 08:46 pmI finally saw it! Yay!
It wasn't as funny as actual Smith & Jones but it was a pleasant surprise. I wasn't annoyed by the Tenth Doctor at all, and I think I could get to like Martha an awful lot, though she did get stuck with a few really awful lines.
I enjoyed her insistance that the title "Doctor" is earned and I would have liked to see her hold out on him a little longer, actually. I also enjoyed the way she was trying to protect him and be the hero before she quite realised who he was.
Martha has the potential to be a companion who has her own stories and development WITHOUT being a cheap Ace knockoff. And somehow she makes the Tenth Doctor more likeable.
Perhaps because she doesn't inspire previous comparisons?
( Look! Previous comparisons! Seventh Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Ace, Rose, Martha and the Tenth Doctor. )
And to think this was supposed to be short.
In other news, I'm enjoying Life on Mars. Gene Hunt is awesome though an asshole. It's a really well put together drama though I am getting tired of the "they're going to kiss! Oh, wait, someone just walked in and interrupted!" scene between Sam and Annie at the end of EVERY BLOODY EPISODE. Anyway, score for Life on Mars which I was originally entirely meh on when I heard the premise.
In other news, my boy and I are totally convinced that Fiona Bruce is really a viking. We think she keeps her axe under her newsdesk and probably moors her longboat in the BBC carpark.
You know I'm right.
It wasn't as funny as actual Smith & Jones but it was a pleasant surprise. I wasn't annoyed by the Tenth Doctor at all, and I think I could get to like Martha an awful lot, though she did get stuck with a few really awful lines.
I enjoyed her insistance that the title "Doctor" is earned and I would have liked to see her hold out on him a little longer, actually. I also enjoyed the way she was trying to protect him and be the hero before she quite realised who he was.
Martha has the potential to be a companion who has her own stories and development WITHOUT being a cheap Ace knockoff. And somehow she makes the Tenth Doctor more likeable.
Perhaps because she doesn't inspire previous comparisons?
( Look! Previous comparisons! Seventh Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Ace, Rose, Martha and the Tenth Doctor. )
And to think this was supposed to be short.
In other news, I'm enjoying Life on Mars. Gene Hunt is awesome though an asshole. It's a really well put together drama though I am getting tired of the "they're going to kiss! Oh, wait, someone just walked in and interrupted!" scene between Sam and Annie at the end of EVERY BLOODY EPISODE. Anyway, score for Life on Mars which I was originally entirely meh on when I heard the premise.
In other news, my boy and I are totally convinced that Fiona Bruce is really a viking. We think she keeps her axe under her newsdesk and probably moors her longboat in the BBC carpark.
You know I'm right.
