Re: Journey to the Center of the TARDIS

[nobleplatypus]

Man, wouldn't it be nice if we could get character development that wasn't immediately negated by yet another fucking memory wipe? Worst trope ever, Moffat.

WORST.

TROPE.

EVER.

And P.S., Doctor, given that Clara no longer knows you've watched two other incarnations of her bite the dust right in front of you, asking her whether she feels "safe" with you is pretty meaningless, wouldn't you say? Because she can't give you an informed answer? Because you haven't actually told her WTF is going on? Sort of like how you never told Amy she was a ganger for all those months? Because ~solving the mystery~ is more important than giving a grown woman crucial information about herself?

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that some of the most irritating aspects of the last two seasons are happening all over again, but it's still burning my bacon.

At least we got to see more TARDIS, which is never a bad thing.

Comments

[nobleplatypus]

Considering that Moffat's approach to the show has been compared to Classic Who (because it's fun and scary and there's less of that emotional nonsense!), it's kind of hilarious to me how easy it is to look back and say, "No, actually, even Classic Who was willing to deal with this shit in a more meaningful way than Moffat ever bothers to."

I also think the whole "the Doctor must hold all the cards at all times" thing would annoy me less if he actually did something with the cards he was holding. It's not as if being cagey has actually helped him figure out the Mystery That Is Clara, so what purpose is served by being cagey? He's keeping his companions in the dark just for the sake of it, not because it's part of some grand plan he has brewing.

[hukbillgoomba.livejournal.com]

Yeah, comparing it to classic Who is problematic. I think, aesthetically, there may be a point. 11 has more of an old school DW look to him, as does the console room and some of the monsters. Even some of the stories have a sort of 80s Who feel to them occasionally. But, no. Take a look at some of the classic stories and they are SO much more complex. Yes, they often have four episodes to flesh characters out, but you get so much more for your time.
You can forgive the classic series for a lot more than you can the new. The old school had a lot of established BBC folks breathing down on everything. They had budget issues and writers were often trodden on. But they tried. Oh god how they tried. Moffat has been given EVERYTHING on a silver platter. The BBC throw money at the show and he just rolls around in his piles of cash like a giggling idiot, throwing up on a sheet of paper and calling it a script.

Excellent point. If the Doctor wanted to find out about Clara he'd ask her. It's not even consistent. He was ALWAYS asking River who she was. Every time they met. She was deliberately obtuse but you can kind of explain some of it away.
Okay, we get a sense in this episode that the Doctor suspect Clara of being 'a trick' or 'a trap'. But still, he should have realised by now that she doesn't know. Keeping it all to himself makes no sense. He's had no reason to keep it secret. But the longer he stays quiet, the creepier it will be when it finally comes out. grumble grumble.

[philosophercat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's a bit sad when the Doctor goes to a psychic first before asking his companion directly...