Doctor Who - S8E4 - Listen

[orangerful]

Was very disappointed with Doctor Who last night. I really wanted a good, creepy episode. Instead it felt like they started out with one idea, then got distracted by another idea. I wanted another adventure of the week episode, not an episode that messed with the Doctor Who mythos.

Also, why is Moffatt determined to make us not like Clara? They keep making her say the most awful things to Danny, things that are not even remotely funny or forgivable. That line from last night's episode? He had every right to be furious with her. I was furious with the writers as soon as she mumbled it. Who would even SAY something like that?? And why was SHE angry?!?

Blah. I really like Capaldi as The Doctor. I like the current set-up that Clara isn't just floating around with him all the time, but that he comes and gets her when he is in need ("How long have you been traveling alone?"). And for awhile I appreciated that it appeared she was going to get a life outside of the Doctor and that the time traveling was not going to devour her entire existence as it has with so many other Companions.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_profiterole_/]

I loved the first half. I kept thinking of the genius that was "Blink". I liked the second half too, but it could have had a little less timey-wimey stuff. Some of it probably didn't even make sense in a reasonable way. XD

I agree that the "people like you" / "what do you mean, people like me?!" argument was really strange and not a good idea at all.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I was more concerned with the "I want to kill her sometimes" / "yeah, me too" / "and coming from you that means something" comment -- who would say that, first of all. And who would say that to an ex-soldier who we already established last week didn't like people talking about his work in the military?!

And WHAT WAS UNDER THE RED SHEET?!?!? I mean, that wasn't even close to resolved.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_profiterole_/]

Clara saying "and coming from you" was what I meant with "people like you" (not Danny saying something similar a little after, sorry, that was clear in my head because in both cases Clara is the one saying something problematic, I don't see a problem with Danny implying she's a civilian).

To me, the creature under the sheet was a manifestation of the Doctor's fear. (It's my headcanon, it doesn't have to make any more sense than the episode. XD)

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

LOL okay I will let your have your headcanon...though I'd like to know what Moffat's headcanon is!)