tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post8178426238648734161..comments2023-04-06T22:01:07.239+10:00Comments on YOA's Blog Of The Unusally Pointless: A Critical Analysis of... The Sixth DoctorYouth of Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-65033436543258703892010-01-21T11:37:53.944+11:002010-01-21T11:37:53.944+11:00And his tantrum is quite clearly down to the unfai...<i>And his tantrum is quite clearly down to the unfairness - not because he's going to die, but because he has no choice. He couldn't walk away from Wilf, because if he'd died, the Doctor wouldn't have been able to cope. He's at his wits end, but he is furious at the way he could - in theory - skip away and live for centuries. It's like the universe is mocking him, the same way the door unlocked AFTER he's rendered radioactive.<br /><br />And even then he gets screwed over, because he doesn't regenerate in the booth. He gets even MORE time to reflect how screwed he is, just to pour salt into the wound.</i><br />This would've made a nice alternative ending, then... <a rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ2dZcdiaLg&fmt=18</a><br /><br /><i>Perhaps it is symbolic, that the Eleventh Doctor has been waiting in the wings for so long he is screaming in impatience, so when he finally enters reality, he's still screaming.<br /><br />Or maybe the sudden change from fighting the regeneration to letting it snap into place just stung like a bitch.</i><br />Well, Ten held on for too long, I guess, but aren't they all supposed to be the same man, save the difference in personality and appearance? Why is Ten so committed to not regenerating (even as far back as <i>Journey's End</i>)?Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-61445437439057599962010-01-21T10:54:21.050+11:002010-01-21T10:54:21.050+11:00Well, he certainly throws a tantrum in from of Wil...<i>Well, he certainly throws a tantrum in from of Wilf in the manor, then...</i><br />And his tantrum is quite clearly down to the unfairness - not because he's going to die, but because he has no choice. He couldn't walk away from Wilf, because if he'd died, the Doctor wouldn't have been able to cope. He's at his wits end, but he is furious at the way he could - in theory - skip away and live for centuries. It's like the universe is mocking him, the same way the door unlocked AFTER he's rendered radioactive.<br /><br />And even then he gets screwed over, because he doesn't regenerate in the booth. He gets even MORE time to reflect how screwed he is, just to pour salt into the wound.<br /><br /><i>Also, this is the second time we've seen a Time Lord scream while regenerating (the first being the Master, of course); why do you think that is? Coincidence?</i><br />Not sure. The Master screamed on both sides of the change (presumably because he's a girly wuss who can't take regeneration like a full-fisted man), but it was only the Eleventh Doctor that screamed - and you can't quite clearly see him go, "Why the hell am I screaming again?"<br /><br />Perhaps it is symbolic, that the Eleventh Doctor has been waiting in the wings for so long he is screaming in impatience, so when he finally enters reality, he's still screaming.<br /><br />Or maybe the sudden change from fighting the regeneration to letting it snap into place just stung like a bitch.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-80226907905451476852010-01-21T03:41:04.090+11:002010-01-21T03:41:04.090+11:00And remember, 10 has the longest time to be doomed...<i>And remember, 10 has the longest time to be doomed. For all the others they had just minutes to twig before they died. He's had months to brood about it. <br /><br />At least he's honest with his final words...</i><br />Well, he certainly throws a tantrum in from of Wilf in the manor, then...<br /><br />Also, this is the second time we've seen a Time Lord scream while regenerating (the first being the Master, of course); why do you think that is? Coincidence?Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-2542719881949044402010-01-20T12:05:17.485+11:002010-01-20T12:05:17.485+11:00Is this better, then? http://www.youtube.com/watch...<i>Is this better, then? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmexYU5dT7w&fmt=18</i><br />What with the current IE crisis, I cannot see youtube. But pretty much anything is better than what we got.<br /><br /><i>So, he really didn't "want to go"? That's an incredibly infantile thought to be coming from a 900-year-old alien.</i><br />But the whole point is he ISN'T a 900 year old alien. He's only around six or so. He considers his life starting with "BARCELONA!", not on Gallifrey. That was the whole point of the cafe scene.<br /><br />Is it any more childish than 2 shouting abuse at the Time Lords? 3 needing K'Anpo to tell him what to do? 4 trying to climb the radar tower instead of just falling with the cable?<br /><br />And remember, 10 has the longest time to be doomed. For all the others they had just minutes to twig before they died. He's had months to brood about it. <br /><br />At least he's honest with his final words...<br /><br /><i>I thought the Silver Cloak was just a charming little plot device to give Wilfrid Mott a more active role in the first part of the story...</i><br />But they sought out the Doctor specifically to aide mankind with its nightmares. Whereupon they immediately start taking photos and groping him, despite him being in a very palpable hurry and not appreciating their presence.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-52402724873778179912010-01-20T11:00:17.562+11:002010-01-20T11:00:17.562+11:00You can see the Tenth Planet is a simple fade unde...<i>You can see the Tenth Planet is a simple fade under the light show.</i><br />Okay, point taken. ;-)<br /><br /><i>I can't believe people can complain about the technical quality of a regeneration having sat through the end of Planet of the Spiders. Even the writer thought that was crap.</i><br />Is this better, then? <a rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmexYU5dT7w&fmt=18</a><br /><br /><i>If anything, 10 to 11 is improved, in my eyes, by the simplicity. Look at what you wrote.<br /><br />He closes his eyes and suddenly turns into Matt Smith.<br /><br />It was that simple. So all the TARDIS-destroying fireworks, etc, were not some hardcore regen clogging of energy, but 10 still refusing to regenerate at the very end. Then, he finally decides to accept his fate, symbolically closing his eyes and FOOM, instantly over.</i><br />So, he really didn't <i>"want to go"</i>? That's an incredibly infantile thought to be coming from a 900-year-old alien.<br /><br /><i>He finally learns the ultimate life lesson: never slowly peel off a band aid, RIP IT OFF IN A SECOND!<br /><br />Which is pretty much the moral for the entire story, if you think about it. If the Cult of Saxon, Naismith, the Silver Cloak, Rassilon et all, just stopped lollygagging, sucked it up, embraced the pain and got on with it, the universe would be a very different place.</i><br />I thought the Silver Cloak was just a charming little plot device to give Wilfrid Mott a more active role in the first part of the story...<br /><br /><i>They all had different reasons to do so, of course, but, like Frobisher the Whifferdill always says:<br /><br />He who hesitates is lunch.</i><br />Just in time for dinner, eh? :-DMatthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-81563262685534247312010-01-20T10:33:53.416+11:002010-01-20T10:33:53.416+11:00I'd rather they'd have featured a morphing...<i>I'd rather they'd have featured a morphing effect between Tennant and Smith, just not as laughable as the facial contortions in the TV movie (though it's oddly reminiscent of the end of The War Games, in hindsight); if you look closely at the tenth regeneration, you can see that it's a simple fade under the lightshow right when Tennant closes his eyes.</i><br />...so?<br /><br />You can see the Tenth Planet is a simple fade under the light show.<br /><br />I can't believe people can complain about the technical quality of a regeneration having sat through the end of Planet of the Spiders. Even the writer thought that was crap.<br /><br />If anything, 10 to 11 is improved, in my eyes, by the simplicity. Look at what you wrote.<br /><br />He closes his eyes and suddenly turns into Matt Smith.<br /><br />It was that simple. So all the TARDIS-destroying fireworks, etc, were not some hardcore regen clogging of energy, but 10 still refusing to regenerate at the very end. Then, he finally decides to accept his fate, symbolically closing his eyes and FOOM, instantly over.<br /><br />He finally learns the ultimate life lesson: never slowly peel off a band aid, RIP IT OFF IN A SECOND!<br /><br />Which is pretty much the moral for the entire story, if you think about it. If the Cult of Saxon, Naismith, the Silver Cloak, Rassilon et all, just stopped lollygagging, sucked it up, embraced the pain and got on with it, the universe would be a very different place. They all had different reasons to do so, of course, but, like Frobisher the Whifferdill always says:<br /><br />He who hesitates is lunch.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-80250294292210980782010-01-20T08:51:01.873+11:002010-01-20T08:51:01.873+11:00Maybe they should've skipped the whole 'sh...<i>Maybe they should've skipped the whole 'show the regen' this time round, but it's a drammatic start to the story and the swirling blue is a tad more interesting than RTD's "BURN, TIME LORD, BURN!" fetish...</i><br />I'd rather they'd have featured a morphing effect between Tennant and Smith, just not as laughable as the facial contortions in the TV movie (though it's oddly reminiscent of the end of <i>The War Games</i>, in hindsight); if you look closely at the tenth regeneration, you can see that it's a simple fade under the lightshow right when Tennant closes his eyes.Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-31576840434471123412010-01-19T15:02:20.033+11:002010-01-19T15:02:20.033+11:00Well, I can't be objective. I saw TATR as a ki...Well, I can't be objective. I saw TATR as a kid without ever coping a CB episode prior - ergo, it never hits me as an 'end', but a beginning.<br /><br />Maybe they should've skipped the whole 'show the regen' this time round, but it's a drammatic start to the story and the swirling blue is a tad more interesting than RTD's "BURN, TIME LORD, BURN!" fetish...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-56047282909981282462010-01-19T14:34:59.744+11:002010-01-19T14:34:59.744+11:00Very good mockery, indeed...
Now, what's your...Very good mockery, indeed...<br /><br />Now, what's your opinion of how the Sixth Doctor ended his tenure; i.e., a blonde-bewigged Sylvester McCoy with a poor blue effect covering his face?Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-16937702851056111662010-01-18T13:56:33.069+11:002010-01-18T13:56:33.069+11:00Read it?
To misquote Bayban the Butcher, I've...Read it?<br /><br />To misquote Bayban the Butcher, I've read it, critiqued it, improved it, novelized it, parodied it and released it all over the internet for the sole purpose that people could read it and realize what monstrous crap we were narrowly spared.<br /><br />The closest link I can think of is <a href="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/thebatgranny/pdf/Time%20Inc.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br />But I don't no anyone who <i>doesn't</i> prefer my <a href="http://bfwhoguide.bravehost.com/TRIAL14.html" rel="nofollow">mockery</a> of it...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-86134138292385488882010-01-18T13:30:30.730+11:002010-01-18T13:30:30.730+11:00His part 14 - the "I refuse to change a word&...<i>His part 14 - the "I refuse to change a word" script - is so utterly awful it's a blessing they got Pip and Jane to finish it instead.</i><br />Well, wasn't that mostly because it would have ended with the Doctor dead and most likely would've led to the show's cancellation, hence the change? <br /><br />Have you read it, then?Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-40736791615422091972010-01-17T17:31:37.130+11:002010-01-17T17:31:37.130+11:00He probably did his best with Twin Dilemma, but Tr...He probably did his best with Twin Dilemma, but Trial? No way. His part 14 - the "I refuse to change a word" script - is so utterly awful it's a blessing they got Pip and Jane to finish it instead.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-31592986300664395072010-01-17T17:21:03.010+11:002010-01-17T17:21:03.010+11:00Well, he did rein in The Twin Dilemma and Trial of...Well, he <i>did</i> rein in <i>The Twin Dilemma</i> and <i>Trial of a Time Lord</i> as best he could... right?Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-75023246644932783592010-01-17T16:13:21.686+11:002010-01-17T16:13:21.686+11:00Writing for the show he was supposed to instead of...Writing for the show he was supposed to instead of sidelining regulars so he could write about gritty mercenaries and slag Colin Baker off behind his back sums it up...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-23684344833447777702010-01-17T15:38:22.271+11:002010-01-17T15:38:22.271+11:00By self-control, you mean...?By self-control, you mean...?Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-58873434781714974202010-01-17T13:52:35.119+11:002010-01-17T13:52:35.119+11:00What? Me?
No, I'm a stauch defender of the bl...What? Me?<br /><br />No, I'm a stauch defender of the bloke and smug that I was proved right by Big Finish.<br /><br />However, his TV stories I almost entirely hate to an almost Tom Cookson rabidness. Hence my repeated attempts to rewrite them.<br /><br />Quite simply, Colin Baker is the man. Pity he joined DW at PRECISELY the wrong time (ie, when Eric Saward lost all self control).Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075740671122268515.post-81842157536472469852010-01-17T13:19:11.452+11:002010-01-17T13:19:11.452+11:00I'm going to assume you dislike Colin Baker...I'm going to assume you dislike Colin Baker's Doctor, then...Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.com