I wonder if humorous references to 9/11 will always be too soon.
It felt like a very cheap shot. ........ that jarred horribly with the sort of lighter madcap feel of the scene itself -- like, I'm supposed to find the Doctor's not knowing how to fly a plane amusing, I think? Or Clara's fumbling with her mug?
Me, too. I felt like the show said, "The Doctor can use his goofy ways to fix your most terrifying situation." As an American, it felt really personal. I wonder if there are elements in other episodes (like WWII bombings) that resonate with Brits? It was a brief moment, though. I shrugged it off.
The episode was fun, but I have little excitement for the show. I've seen other reviews with similar apathy, and a lot of it seems to be aimed at how we're seeing the same story over and over. I think it's been well established that the Doctor is a lonely old fellow. And I like Clara fine, but I miss that the Doctor had two companions. How about three for a change, even short-term (I know it's hard to juggle too many characters in a plot0. I think it'd be cool if he had a companion obviously not from Earth. The preview for next week looks interesting because it's not Earth, so there's that.
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Date: 2013-04-01 01:46 pm (UTC)I wonder if humorous references to 9/11 will always be too soon.
Me, too. I felt like the show said, "The Doctor can use his goofy ways to fix your most terrifying situation." As an American, it felt really personal. I wonder if there are elements in other episodes (like WWII bombings) that resonate with Brits? It was a brief moment, though. I shrugged it off.
The episode was fun, but I have little excitement for the show. I've seen other reviews with similar apathy, and a lot of it seems to be aimed at how we're seeing the same story over and over. I think it's been well established that the Doctor is a lonely old fellow. And I like Clara fine, but I miss that the Doctor had two companions. How about three for a change, even short-term (I know it's hard to juggle too many characters in a plot0. I think it'd be cool if he had a companion obviously not from Earth. The preview for next week looks interesting because it's not Earth, so there's that.