You thought "The Girl Who Waited" was terrible? I can see being frustrated that they kind of dodged the moral quandary at the end by SPOILERS having one Amy knocked out and the other change her mind about the plan END SPOILERS, but to declare that the episode as a whole was terrible is pretty surprising to me. What…
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Also, and I know I'm repeating myself here, but one of them is a terrible actress.
No, Archmage, they actually are: Lizzy Caplan is funny and can act. Zooey D. is an absolute personality vacuum who not only can't act, but also makes it harder for the people on-screen with her to act, too. I get it—she has dark hair and blue eyes, and that's striking, and being striking is important when it comes to…
I like Eccleston's Doctor, but the only episodes of his that I've felt at all compelled to re-visit are the Moffat-penned two-parter and the one where Rose saves her father's life. The pretty good one was the one he wrote this season, in my opinion. While the themes at play this season haven't always been great—the…
While to some degree that's always going to be true of the show, I second the commenter that said you're mainly griping about hallmarks of former showrunner Russel T. Davies. Steven Moffat—who took over starting with season 5—has introduced a wild jump in production value, the quality of story-telling and the…
A lot of bad Doctor Who episodes, a mediocre one or two, and a pretty dang good one.
Please cite the authority on which you stand when making this sweeping declaration.
And I'll just point out that the third thing River Song says the first time we meet her is that she has, at some point in her past, dated an android…
So, instead of a sling, David will use a trebuchet?
Ted's whole relationship with Robin in season two was a waystation. But it worked. It worked because the stories were interesting and—unlike Zoey—she was a dynamic character. I'd love to see Nora fleshed out a little more because so far I've found her really likable and think she has the potential to be a strong,…
The one that I'm still waiting for (and that I think the last moment of "Naked Truth" may have set up) is the "I'm gonna win her back!" from season four's montage of "Five-Word Statements Every Man Makes and Lives to Regret." It was in the same montage as "We should buy a bar," "I can trust you guys," and "I can jump…
I'm surprised that wasn't covered in the review. Or at least in the stray observations.
@avclub-bc3e14e2ab565f7787d753233df681d1:disqus , I've copied-and-pasted a recent e-mail to a friend. This is a combination of the best episodes and the ones that are necessary for following character arcs:
Ten slammed the door in the face of people in Pompeii, though Donna convinced him to change his mind. Nine left Jack behind at the end of the season, and Ten later admitted that that was deliberate (after trying to ditch him again).
@avclub-bc3e14e2ab565f7787d753233df681d1:disqus , I've actually done that heavy editing: There are a few friends who I've gotten on board by showing them "The Eleventh Hour." Some of them want to see what came before, regardless of how scattershot the overall quality is, so I put together a list of the 24 episodes…
Maybe it's just that I work for a Christian, faith-based organization, but I feel as though interpreting the David-and-Goliath story to mean "you can do anything if you have faith" is a dis-service to the narrative and a theologically dangerous way to read 1 Samuel.
It has to do with visibility and intimacy. Most people see the president when he's out and about in places with big crowds. Secret Service agents aren't in the Oval Office, they're stationed outside of it. The Press Secretary, on the other hand, is most often seen on-camera in the briefing room. A civil servant…
I recall him specifying in the movies.
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I first saw her doing improv at the UCB theater a couple years before she ended up on THE OFFICE, and was just blown away. She's incredibly versatile and funny, and I'd love to see them give her more to do on THE OFFICE. It would also be great for her to get to show off her chops mining other…