Well this weekend has been one for the books hasn't it? First of all, on Friday, The Hunger Games - Catching Fire came out, and then on Saturday the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who special was shown, AND Sherlock season three went from being up in the air for air dates to COMING SOON. Guess what? I saw both... twice. Simply because both of them were THAT good! I loved both immensely, but today I want to focus on Doctor Who, as I am a very, very big Whovian.
Now I will come right out and say it, I haven't watched Doctor Who since David Tennant left. I'm sorry, but it's not because I'm a petty person and my childhood ended the day he regenerated, it's because I don't like Matt Smith as The Doctor. To me, The Doctor should have this... presence, if you will, that commands respect and shows that it is The Doctor in charge, and to me Matt doesn't have that. In my personal opinion, I find him more of a whining child trying to pretend to be a big tough man when he isn't that in the slightest. Now that's just my personal opinion, if you like Matt, awesome, go ahead! Personally for me, I don't like him, so I have mostly skipped out on the last few seasons of Doctor Who.
But that didn't stop my interest in the show, I still love to watch the old seasons with David Tennant and Christopher Ecclestone, and have long awaited the 50th to relive my childhood. I got so excited for it I dug out my sonic screwdriver, Doctor Who bedsheets and old TARDIS tshirt, and spent an entire week practically bouncing in excitement for this. So as you can imagine, by the time Strictly ended on Saturday, I was nearly wetting myself with excitement, I nearly unplugged the phone to make sure I wasn't disturbed, and boy I was not disappointed!
Okay, that's a slight lie, at first, I wasn't all too impressed, possibly because it was all about Matt and I was getting bored of his acting, but when David turned up, I was SOLD. Possibly because I would accept David at this point in any shape or form in this show, but mainly because David is an amazing actor, and I do really love his work. Anyway, as soon as David turned up, mass fan girl squeals erupted from me and for me, that's when the 50th got interesting. I couldn't believe that David Tennant hadn't played The Doctor in years at this point, from the second he walked on screen, it was like he'd never left. He walked on screen, with all his carefree fun attitude, with that hint of power and commanding nature that has resonated with me for years.
We got to finally see why Queen Elizabeth 1st hated him so much, as we saw in The Shakespeare Code. So many questions got answered, and so many laughs were to be had (personally, any joke at Matt made me laugh... sorry). Things like The Doctor's getting trapped in the prison cell and nobody checking the door until Clara burst through and such had me giggling to myself the whole way through.
But oh the ending, the ending, finding out about the Time War, and setting up the Christmas special, which I'm not going to be spoiling, in case you haven't watched it yet. But wow! And the appearance of Peter Capaldi for a full 8 seconds had me, and the rest of the nation for that matter, screaming in excitement. (I'm all for his Doctor, from the one line he said he looks incredible) and the appearance of an old Doctor too was all a pleasant surprise. Overall really, the 50th is something that is not to be missed, I absolutely loved it, and it sets up so much for the next few seasons, that will change The Doctor completely. I for one can't wait!
The only thing that disappointed me was the lack of Rose Tyler, though Billie was fantastic as The Moment. A stand out moment has to be David Tennant's last line, a repeat of 'I don't want to go' had me nearly in tears all over again, but I feel like it was poignant to his regeneration, repeating his last line as The Doctor, sort of foreshadowing his own death.
Overall, an amazing 50th anniversary, there were a few moments where I was doubting the story line, but it still have me gripped throughout, and it was lovely to see some old faces, and some new, and to relive my childhood again. Good job Moffat!
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Now as an after thought... Sherlock trailer straight afterwards. Was SO not expecting it to be confirmed as 'coming soon.' and so after all the emotions of the 50th, that ended me so much I barely knew what to do with myself for the rest of the evening! Good job BBC, now hurry up and give me my Sherlock! I NEED TO KNOW HOW HE SURVIVED THE FALL!
