Doctor Who and the depths of my brain
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jadesfireQuick Doctor Who reaction:
I have to admit that I love the Sontarans. They were my first contact with Doctor Who, since the first book I read was "The Invasion of Time" and the first ever serial I saw was "The Time Warrior". (I heartily recommend the novelisation of 'Invasion' by the way – one of the better versions that I've read). So I'm delighted to see them back, and loved what they did, although all the 'A Sontaran does not…" got a bit wearisome after a while. Too much tell, let's have some more show, like the chanting of 'Sontar' at the end, which worked really well.
Also, Donna Noble, how are you so awesome? She's just wonderful. Smart, funny and so wonderfully unimpressed by the Doctor, nice to Martha when she could easily have rubbed it in. One thing I'm loving about Catherine Tate (which I didn't expect to) is that the comedy works incredibly well. It's every day comedy, the kind of wind ups that friends pull on each other, just because they can. The whole 'I'm going home now' scene was absolutely priceless, and her expression was perfect all the way through. I love her. Please can I keep her?
It was good to see Martha back in a supporting role. Again, the scenes were pitch-perfect, and I loved that she was in the background, leaving centre-stage to the Doctor and Donna. I love Martha to bits, but I want to know that she's getting on with her own life, and I don't want her to overshadow Donna, the way Rose overshadowed her (despite not being present).
I don't have time to list all my favourite moments, although the satnav dying not with a bang but with a whimper was great, as was Ross, the UNIT guy. This felt like a great, old-fashioned Doctor Who story, lots of running around, the Doctor showing off, companions in peril and an old enemy to fight. Oh, and I must say a word for Colonel Mace, who managed to be respectful and annoyed all at once. He is a soldier, but they made him a human being too. And I just looked up who wrote this episode – Helen Raynor. I'm pleasantly surprised, since last time she tried action ('Meat') it didn't come off so well. Looks like she's back to character focussed plot. Long may it continue.
In other news, I wrote nearly 10,000 words of my Big Bang story in 2 days over the weekend. I'm not quite burnt out, which is good, as I have another 10,000 to go, but I have to admit that my brain's a little fried. If anyone wants to give me random words to try and incorporate into the story, they're more than welcome – I find that kind of thing can help push me onwards. Particularly as I'm about to write a scene that made me choke up during the blocking.* If I was watching it, it'd be from behind a cushion. Sadly, that doesn't work so well for writing.
Is it wrong that I sometimes freak myself out when I'm writing? I worry about my subconscious sometimes.
Other jobs for today include wrestling with the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
tardis_bigbang artist/writer matching, re-recording and posting an audiofic, and trying to get my brain to fire on more than one cylinder. Wish me luck!
*I write by running a film in my head, repeatedly, until the dialogue is what I want and the camera angles are right (no, really).
ETA: Repeat 10x: I must not research disturbing subjects where other people can see me, as it leads to them asking if you're planning on killing someone, to which the only answer is 'Yes'. But only fictionally...
I have to admit that I love the Sontarans. They were my first contact with Doctor Who, since the first book I read was "The Invasion of Time" and the first ever serial I saw was "The Time Warrior". (I heartily recommend the novelisation of 'Invasion' by the way – one of the better versions that I've read). So I'm delighted to see them back, and loved what they did, although all the 'A Sontaran does not…" got a bit wearisome after a while. Too much tell, let's have some more show, like the chanting of 'Sontar' at the end, which worked really well.
Also, Donna Noble, how are you so awesome? She's just wonderful. Smart, funny and so wonderfully unimpressed by the Doctor, nice to Martha when she could easily have rubbed it in. One thing I'm loving about Catherine Tate (which I didn't expect to) is that the comedy works incredibly well. It's every day comedy, the kind of wind ups that friends pull on each other, just because they can. The whole 'I'm going home now' scene was absolutely priceless, and her expression was perfect all the way through. I love her. Please can I keep her?
It was good to see Martha back in a supporting role. Again, the scenes were pitch-perfect, and I loved that she was in the background, leaving centre-stage to the Doctor and Donna. I love Martha to bits, but I want to know that she's getting on with her own life, and I don't want her to overshadow Donna, the way Rose overshadowed her (despite not being present).
I don't have time to list all my favourite moments, although the satnav dying not with a bang but with a whimper was great, as was Ross, the UNIT guy. This felt like a great, old-fashioned Doctor Who story, lots of running around, the Doctor showing off, companions in peril and an old enemy to fight. Oh, and I must say a word for Colonel Mace, who managed to be respectful and annoyed all at once. He is a soldier, but they made him a human being too. And I just looked up who wrote this episode – Helen Raynor. I'm pleasantly surprised, since last time she tried action ('Meat') it didn't come off so well. Looks like she's back to character focussed plot. Long may it continue.
In other news, I wrote nearly 10,000 words of my Big Bang story in 2 days over the weekend. I'm not quite burnt out, which is good, as I have another 10,000 to go, but I have to admit that my brain's a little fried. If anyone wants to give me random words to try and incorporate into the story, they're more than welcome – I find that kind of thing can help push me onwards. Particularly as I'm about to write a scene that made me choke up during the blocking.* If I was watching it, it'd be from behind a cushion. Sadly, that doesn't work so well for writing.
Is it wrong that I sometimes freak myself out when I'm writing? I worry about my subconscious sometimes.
Other jobs for today include wrestling with the
tardis_bigbang artist/writer matching, re-recording and posting an audiofic, and trying to get my brain to fire on more than one cylinder. Wish me luck!*I write by running a film in my head, repeatedly, until the dialogue is what I want and the camera angles are right (no, really).
ETA: Repeat 10x: I must not research disturbing subjects where other people can see me, as it leads to them asking if you're planning on killing someone, to which the only answer is 'Yes'. But only fictionally...
