tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post4305005615759370872..comments2023-05-14T16:42:20.001+01:00Comments on Blogtor Who: Wedding of River Song - What did YOU Think?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-46978606022308027932013-06-02T10:22:29.942+01:002013-06-02T10:22:29.942+01:00It was a amazing episode,moffat is a really good w...It was a amazing episode,moffat is a really good writer for Doctor Who!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-65489685324172448352013-06-02T10:19:17.647+01:002013-06-02T10:19:17.647+01:00I aggree with you moffat is a genius I aggree with you moffat is a genius Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-25054474937038295022011-10-12T12:00:31.510+01:002011-10-12T12:00:31.510+01:00I actually think it was rather interesting and it ...I actually think it was rather interesting and it DID have a spin but sorta boring and confusing. Could've been better but I still love Doc Who and am still a whovian. Moffat is amazing!ishhhikinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250450916327232288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-65026784634953083802011-10-12T10:18:47.460+01:002011-10-12T10:18:47.460+01:00And what exactly is he hoping to accomplish by &qu...And what exactly is he hoping to accomplish by "stepping back into the shadows" from now on, when he's already been storming the time-space continuum from its beginning to its very end? His legend can't be undone. Nobody is going to forget him, or to believe he really died in 2011. Is he going to go "low profile" by avoiding saving planets, letting genocides happen and History be subverted, to dedicate himself only to tell random alien children their imaginary friends are imaginary? Does "stepping back into the shadows" mean an entire series 7 of "Night Terrors"? No, please. And how is Eleven going to succeed in scaring villains away now, without his "I'm the Doctor, basically, run" huh?... Truth is, the Eleventh Doctor would be close to nothing without the legendary status earned by all his previous incarnations. And this goes both for the character, and the show as it's becoming. After an entire season of dealing almost solely with his nutty wife, going furtherly "low profile" would mean disappear into the sit-com dark territory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-61560290882269675842011-10-11T09:18:41.649+01:002011-10-11T09:18:41.649+01:00Anna A
1) He marries her as people know that RS kn...Anna A<br />1) He marries her as people know that RS knows his name, and that most people also believe that he tells his name when he marries her. That's also why he says after to Rory and Amy so that they are eye witnesses that he had 'told' RS his real name. He had already planned to fake his death, that's why he was already Robot Doctor when he met up at the lake. <br /><br />2)Not so sure with the spacesuit while killing him part. But I have the feeling that there will be more on this part =) What I do know though was that the time she was in the spacesuit killing the doctor it was already after the Berlin, Let's Kill Hitler episode, where she doesn't know him, but finds out that he will mean a lot to him in the future. This means that she no longer has the interest to kill him and that's also why she was put in the spacesuit, as they needed to frame her for the murder of the doctor. If she doesn't get framed as well, then she wouldn't be in prison and the past episodes (which is her future) wouldn't have gone as they did.<br /><br />3) The spacesuit isn't because she can't live without it. If you have watched the impossible astronaut then you would know that it had a built in life surport system which made eating not necessary and other features (just go watch it yourself)<br /><br />4) Not too sure about this time, not much information on this part. I just put it down as at that time she was still part timelord, but with at a mental state of a child. Which is why she is scared of the 'spaceman eating her'<br /><br />5) No idea how she did with the travelling and stuffs, they didn't go into detail. The most they said was in Let's kill Hitler (I think?) where RS says that it took her a long while but it was worth it.<br /><br />6) Again, no real answer to why she died, I just put it down to starvation. <br /><br />7+8) read 5<br /><br />9) It is due to the Silence's memory suggestion ability. Again not much details on how they brainwashed her but it was said that she was brainwashed and conditioned to kill the doctor. Also again due to the Silence's ability she was aware that she had to kill the doctor, but she doesn't remember who. That's why she doesn't recognise Dr K. I am quite interested in what happened between her regeneration and when mels meet amy and rory. It's possible too so I hope they do it.<br /><br />10) Well you didn't mention exactly which part you were disappointed with, but I see it as River isn't fully gone yet... am I the only one who sees it this way? There will be more coming, as what was promised in the doctor's 1st meeting with her hasn't completely been revealed yet.<br /><br /><br />and stuff that I thought about this episode:<br />Also to those that complain that he didn't really die so that means that time still hadn't been fixed, well hard to explain this part. But as it said towards the end where he explains it to Dorian, he says 'Time said I had to be there, so I dressed for the occasion'. Basically, all that was fixed in time that we really know is his time of death from the information from the tess-robo-thing, which only had the time and date. Another is that his friends watched him get shot. As long as those who were eye witnesses believe what they saw, then information in the robot is 'true', the doctor dying by the lakeside.<br />In that later part of the episode too Dorian says 'So your gonna do this? Let them all think your dead?' - if they think he is dead, then the robot's database would still say that he died then, as people believe that. I really don't see why people don't understand this part? It's hard to explain, you just have to get it yourself.<br /><br />I am soooo looking forward to next season. I think it's a really good season finale because of the fact that they end with a 'blank canvas', the writers can go anywhere from here. Which is also suggested at the end where the Doctor says 'Time to step back into the shadows.'Celinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-7263213852748348222011-10-05T21:09:19.983+01:002011-10-05T21:09:19.983+01:00I have to admit, I'm still confounded by a few...I have to admit, I'm still confounded by a few things.<br /><br />Why did the Doctor marry River? That makes no sense. There was no purpose for it. It didn't seem he was in love with her. It wasn't just to pass along the truth of where he really was.<br /><br />If River was conditioned to kill the Doctor, why the whole bit with her in the spacesuit? She said the suit was acting on its own and she couldn't stop it. Why did she even need to be in it? <br /><br />Why the spacesuit to begin with? What was the purpose of her being a child in the spacesuit? She should have been able to survive without it - she was on Earth - her parents were from Earth. <br /><br />How was she strong enough to rip herself out of the spacesuit as a child?<br /><br />How did she get to New York from Florida?<br /><br />Why did she die and regenerate?<br /><br />How did she get to England after that?<br /><br />How did she get from 1969 to sometime in the 1990's to grow up with Amy and Rory?<br /><br />Why was she aware that she was conditioned to kill the Doctor when she was Mels but did not know Dr K. and the Silence when she was Doctor Song?<br /><br />And one of the big disappointments was her first meeting with the Doctor. It could have been so much more. In fact, what River says promises so much more than what we were given. He just glossed over it with witty dialogue in a campy setting.<br /><br />No, I'm sorry - too many plot holes that I don't think will be filled.<br /><br />Mr. M strikes me as a man who wants to write certain scenes and doesn't care how they fit together. Like a child forcing a puzzle piece into a hole just to try and finish. <br /><br />And yes, I know it's not over yet but there hasn't been enough satisfaction with what we have.Anna Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-23649056313687365072011-10-04T09:37:49.840+01:002011-10-04T09:37:49.840+01:00It seems that the measure of how much you like Mof...It seems that the measure of how much you like Moffat's run is how you deal with unanswered questions an unexplained events. If you don't mind things going unexplained or waiting for answers, or if you see it as a fun opportunity to let out your imagination, you're likely to enjoy Moffat's style tremendously. If, on the other hand, you're the type to scream "Plot hole!" at the first hint of omitted explanation, this is not for you. <br /><br />I'm very firmly in the first camp. Though I'm not one who likes to spin elaborate theories on what might be or what might happen, I prefer to wait and see, just sitting back and enjoying the ride. And I have. Enjoyed it. Very much. <br /><br />I don't think I can add anything more here that hasn't already been said, except this: I loved Matt Smith's longer hair in this episode! It looked absolutely amazing on him. I really wish he'd keep it, but it seems more likely he'll go back to shorter hair again. Oh well, I can always watch this one again. Hmm, I wonder if that was his real hair growing out or (more likely) just a wig...SpiritMusenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-90345626235459353302011-10-04T09:18:46.458+01:002011-10-04T09:18:46.458+01:00The questions that matter have mostly been answere...The questions that matter have mostly been answered. We even know the question, even though that won't play-out till next season (are the people complaining this didn't happen in the finale the same ones complaining that too much was going on - I think so). All that is really left that matters is how the Tardis was destroyed. We know who did it - the silence - and why - an early attempt to kill the Doctor. Given the power and influence they have, you can easily assume they could find a way to comrpomise the Tardis. All that is truely unanswered is the voice saying 'Silence will Fall'. If this isn't answeres it is easy to assume that a) it was the voice of one of the many members of the Silence or b) Moffat was forced into finding a generic voice before settling on the eventual voice for the Silents.Amurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469417022503858205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-14172177427551016022011-10-04T09:14:24.559+01:002011-10-04T09:14:24.559+01:00Paul - I don't think it's fair to say ques...Paul - I don't think it's fair to say questions went unanswered when one of your examples is something that was likely an error in production. Do they really have to explain why a figure was seen, when it was probably a camera man?<br />Also, I've heard people criticising the lack of answers saying "why were there no ducks in Amy's pond" - that was just a throwaway line that can be interpreted in many ways (to me it was just the doctor frazzled by regeneration over-thinking everything, or an analogy that Amy's life was missing so many elements). <br />Finally, Rory dying was a result of plot devices that got over-used on one character for narrative reasons (and in 'curse of the black spot', in a very cheap way). The Silence's line to Rory was a joke from Moffat referring to that.<br />When fans pour over every line of dialogue and scene - including likely mistakes - and make them into grand questions they are bound to be dissapointed. Ultimately, these aren't a conscious part of the narrative so any time wasted on dealing with them would really ruin the show for me.Amurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469417022503858205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-76020344095884481572011-10-04T04:59:25.230+01:002011-10-04T04:59:25.230+01:00a good nod to the Brig but... I felt it was lackin...a good nod to the Brig but... I felt it was lacking -how did the tesselator do the regeneration thingy?, how did the silence blow up the tardis?, and I'm sure there's a figure up by the shed on the beach when the doctor dies -you can see their arm and then they seem to fall down when the doctor dies... so who's that!?!?<br />questions, questions, questions!A Splash of Spirit... Paul's Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840957729396996486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-31318224340413728212011-10-03T23:44:19.856+01:002011-10-03T23:44:19.856+01:00Solid but disappointing finale overall. Series 6 a...Solid but disappointing finale overall. Series 6 as a whole I feel possessed more quality stand-a-lone episodes than series 5. Questions about the story arc will remain and I can understand people's confusion but <br /><br />I think the first two episodes established expectations that were never going to be fulfilled fully. Too much going on to really deliver on each one: River's identity, Amy's pregnancy, the nature of 'The Silence', and the death of The Doctor.<br /><br />That's why I think Moffat chose to have the series split but it felt very convoluted and unbalanced at times unfortunately. Biggest strength of the series was the acting with some genuinely brilliant performances, not Alex Kingston, who I hope won't be returning for series 7 but I fear I will be disappointed.<br /><br /><br />Series 6 episode ratings:<br /><br />1. The impossible Astronaut - 9/10<br />2. Day of the Moon - 9/10<br />3. The Curse of the Black Spot - 4/10<br />4. The Doctor's Wife - 10/10<br />5. The Rebel Flesh - 8/10<br />6. The Almost People - 6/10<br />7. A Good Man Goes to War - 8/10<br /><br />8. Let's Kill Hitler - 5/10<br />9. Night Terrors - 7/10<br />10. The Girl Who Waited - 8/10<br />11. The God Complex - 8/10<br />12. Closing Time - 7/10<br />13. The Wedding of River Song - 5/10<br /><br />Special Mention to Neil Gaiman, Toby Haynes, Richard Clark and Nick Hurran.Jamesy D's Reviews!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14903068459313883467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-14966091960623349212011-10-03T20:01:42.021+01:002011-10-03T20:01:42.021+01:00Think what you want, but I enjoyed the episode and...Think what you want, but I enjoyed the episode and series 6 as a whole. Did anyone catch the nod to Nicholas Courtney? Anyone?Marc B. from Cicagohttp://www.wildjesus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-81149003543268796142011-10-03T19:40:33.424+01:002011-10-03T19:40:33.424+01:00OK, so now that I have a clearer head, I have this...OK, so now that I have a clearer head, I have this to say about the Series 6 finale of Doctor Who. It was definitely a FUN episode, however, as far as series/season finales go, it left a lot to be desired. Too much of the episode was spent in the alternate reality and not enough answering the questions. Only one or two, maybe three if you stretch it, plot points were resolved out of the ten or so started since the beginning of Series 5, and even more questions were answered in this episode :/<br />The Doctor should have whispered his name in River's ear to lead the way for Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead. And I still wonder what the exploding TARDIS had to do with this and who hijacked during The Pandorica Opens.<br /><br />But all that said, it was a very fun and good episode of Doctor Who overall, however it was a sub-par series/season finale.Trekkie2063https://www.blogger.com/profile/05591422811316296000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-34500761487800623752011-10-03T16:40:43.722+01:002011-10-03T16:40:43.722+01:00I was initially disappointed in how it all worked ...I was initially disappointed in how it all worked out in the end, but then I thought back to what the Tesselecta does. It removes people from time just before the end of their recorded timestream in order to punish them without disrupting the existing timestream, allowing them to punish those who weren't properly punished. It could take the form of anyone or anything that it had scanned.<br /><br />Well, instead of punishing the Doctor, they took him out of his timestream and 'died' in his place. As for the 'regeneration', the Tesselecta was present for the regeneration of 'Mels' into 'River', so could have scanned that in order to fake it for the Doctor.<br /><br />I can't believe I didn't guess it from the line 'We remove people near the end of their timestream...' in 'Let's Kill Hitler'.<br /><br />Now, as for the question. Okay, so Dorian says 'Doctor who?'. That doesn't automatically mean the question is 'Who is the Doctor, really?'. It may simply mean he is addressing the Doctor, and asking 'Who?'. The 'Who?' can be anyone...as in 'Who created the Universe?' or something along those lines. I think it's too early still to guess about that.<br /><br />I'm going to watch the episode again, along with The Impossible Astronaut, and see if I'm more satisfied watching it with this frame of mind.Dalek Thayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463029961944061345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-85691405246718909592011-10-03T15:39:13.095+01:002011-10-03T15:39:13.095+01:00Many thanks John.Many thanks John.Cameron McEwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901099890643285873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-16660226270601900472011-10-03T15:24:05.224+01:002011-10-03T15:24:05.224+01:00Still digesting that finale and need another viewi...Still digesting that finale and need another viewing, I think, but the show is still clearly in fine hands, no matter what we cantankerous Hartnells might like to quibble about. <br /><br />I did want to say that there are some wonderfully thoughtful posts on this page, and one more reason why I'm so happy that Blogtor Who continues.<br /><br />JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748935712654653071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-62293842410356303872011-10-03T14:18:54.718+01:002011-10-03T14:18:54.718+01:00Geh, my full review is here:
http://icebergink.bl...Geh, my full review is here:<br /><br />http://icebergink.blogspot.com/2011/10/tv-review-doctor-who-wedding-of-river.html<br /><br />But overall I am severely underwhelmed by the entire season and this last episode punctuates that. I agree with the comments that say this is the worst of the revamped show series. Easily.GunMetalBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374362891687088611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-69938975496268467212011-10-03T10:05:01.165+01:002011-10-03T10:05:01.165+01:00The Finale was more then I expected because it was...The Finale was more then I expected because it was more about the bigger picture then just wrapping up this series<br /><br />it set up the run to the 50th Anniversary, wrapped up the last two series of the 11th Doctor, concluded the story of River Song and the Ponds in a way that allows their return if needed<br /><br />but also gives an internal reboot for the show, a Doctor working in the shadows now rather then the big huge enemy of all evil in the universe...as the Doctor said, he got too big too loud...so it be interesting what that means leading into the 50th Anniversary.<br /><br />When the eleventh Fell...CockneyCharmerhttps://twitter.com/#!/CockneyCharmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-40068876086123174722011-10-03T00:58:42.786+01:002011-10-03T00:58:42.786+01:00I'm just sad that Doctor Who doesn't feel ...I'm just sad that Doctor Who doesn't feel like the show that I used to really love, but I'm always ready to give it a chance. It's not the best episode this season, but I enjoyed it overall. So.. the oldest question is Doctor Who? I'm really looking forward how they will address that for the next season.neknekenkenhttp://neknekenken.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-43497824005668170842011-10-03T00:19:13.109+01:002011-10-03T00:19:13.109+01:00I will admit to one great curiosity, how is the Do...I will admit to one great curiosity, how is the Doctor going to carry on this particular deception? He's not exactly shown great ability to be low key ... ever.Evil Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598661191237587179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-46824230582498325672011-10-03T00:15:26.079+01:002011-10-03T00:15:26.079+01:00Enjoyed it, far simpler answer than I, or for that...Enjoyed it, far simpler answer than I, or for that matter the majority of the internet, have come up with. Obviously there are some very very vocal folks who hated it, say it was too simple, to complex, or they guessed all of it way in advance, (probably didn't, but since there were millions of theories out there maybe a few of them did), or that "Doctor Who?" is too simple (Because someone is going to bring up RTD I will remind you of "he will knock four times"). <br /><br />Though what astounds me is the number of people complaining it was too simple are almost equal to the number saying it was too complex. *shrugs* you really can't please everyone.Evil Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598661191237587179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-11938913330730270822011-10-02T23:30:45.197+01:002011-10-02T23:30:45.197+01:00In the season previews there was a scene of an app...In the season previews there was a scene of an apparently naked, winking River Song. What happened to that scene? Did I miss it somewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-61781611028219580352011-10-02T22:05:40.583+01:002011-10-02T22:05:40.583+01:00LOVED it?!!!LOVED it?!!!Dollycat1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00118929351280125676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-16967530273882516072011-10-02T20:45:24.379+01:002011-10-02T20:45:24.379+01:00Loved it. I know it was low key but resolved quest...Loved it. I know it was low key but resolved questions opened others. When will the Doctor tell River his name? When do we get the TARDIS exploding story? Cop out? I don't think so. You had your big finale at the mid season break why do it twice? Thanx StephenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272431515083873489.post-69915141601651808622011-10-02T19:38:21.569+01:002011-10-02T19:38:21.569+01:00How many times is Moffat gonna be able to get away...How many times is Moffat gonna be able to get away with killing characters and bringing them back? It loses any tension in the show<br />And the Tesselectoer-sci-fi equilivent to Dallas and then I woke up scene.Very poorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com