tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893243361859349666.post2855126061222579654..comments2023-04-03T11:31:04.910+01:00Comments on Steve Does Dr Who: Closing Time. Review.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893243361859349666.post-4630730780753633842011-09-25T13:10:55.424+01:002011-09-25T13:10:55.424+01:00Agreed. Moffatt has proved in the past that he ca...Agreed. Moffatt has proved in the past that he can so so much better than this. The question therefore is, why doesn't he? :(Davidhttp://www.facebook.com/DMoUKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893243361859349666.post-56678281642766716292011-09-25T12:51:38.742+01:002011-09-25T12:51:38.742+01:00I think I've said elsewhere that I feel this s...I think I've said elsewhere that I feel this season of Dr Who's fallen between two stools by having both arc-related stories and non arc-related stories, meaning it's like trying to watch two totally different series concurrently.<br /><br />In retrospect I can't help feeling it'd have been better if the season had been all stand-alone episodes or all arc-related eps. This season's arc's simply been too in-your-face to get away with the mix and match approach to such things that Russell T Davies used to use for the show.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893243361859349666.post-71425712419683292122011-09-25T12:29:12.982+01:002011-09-25T12:29:12.982+01:00The opportunity of building the part 2 series stor...The opportunity of building the part 2 series storyline towards rescuing Melody Pond has been cast aside, and recent episodes have made no contribution towards building to the climax.<br /><br />The best part of the episode was the last 7 minutes or so where we again pick up with River Song and scary-eyepatch-lady. Just a little of that in each episode in this second half of the season would have been enough to link the stories together and contribute to a satisfying end.<br />I fear this isn't going to happen, and that Stephen Moffatt will continue into the next season having abandoned the planning and writing of story arcs.Davidhttp://facebook.com/DMoUKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893243361859349666.post-10853606798134718322011-09-25T12:26:19.729+01:002011-09-25T12:26:19.729+01:00@Steve W. Moffat did say somewhere that these are ...@Steve W. Moffat did say somewhere that these are the original cybermen.<br /><br />It was an okay episode, but there was no reason for having such a filler episode so late in the season.<br /><br />And why the hell are the Ponds in Colchester?<br /><br />7 Deep Thoughts on the latest episode of Doctor Who:<br />http://theoncominghope.blogspot.com/2011/09/doctor-who-closing-time.htmltheoncominghopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471519506797609837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893243361859349666.post-18457084822625537752011-09-25T11:16:32.171+01:002011-09-25T11:16:32.171+01:00Thought so myself, but wasn't quite sure.Thought so myself, but wasn't quite sure.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893243361859349666.post-33269114573927109732011-09-25T09:35:37.069+01:002011-09-25T09:35:37.069+01:00I assumed they were ours, as they had Cybermats an...I assumed they were ours, as they had Cybermats and, if I remember right, didn't have the Cybus "C" on their chests. I get the feeling that all the Cybermen in the Moffat era are meant to be the original Cybermen rather then the alternate Earth ones.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893243361859349666.post-4939748769097435842011-09-25T01:07:00.152+01:002011-09-25T01:07:00.152+01:00Oh, and as the Cybermen had been there for centuri...Oh, and as the Cybermen had been there for centuries, were they OUR Cybermen or the alternate Earth ones?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893243361859349666.post-15761280524630033152011-09-25T01:05:30.842+01:002011-09-25T01:05:30.842+01:00While everything you say is true, I found this epi...While everything you say is true, I found this episode entertaining. Either I'm becoming more easily pleased or, despite its faults, this episode was better than most of the earlier ones. Maybe something to do with not having needlessly confusing bits in order to give the illusion of complexity? Who knows. (Make up your own mind whether that's a question or a statement.)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com