tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911831624043168207.post6429175943177212459..comments2011-04-25T01:40:47.104-04:00Comments on Is That a Nerd in Your Pocket Or....: A Friendly DebateIs That a Nerd in Your Pocket Or....http://www.blogger.com/profile/02828278626581019514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911831624043168207.post-57737901081397778612011-04-25T01:40:47.104-04:002011-04-25T01:40:47.104-04:00My pleasure. You made good arguments for what you ...My pleasure. You made good arguments for what you didn't like and they were perfectly reasonable. I saw exactly where you were coming from and i could have easily felt the same way. I had a great time doing this, we should do it again.Is That a Nerd in Your Pocket Or....https://www.blogger.com/profile/02828278626581019514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911831624043168207.post-54112523740138993922011-04-25T01:22:11.895-04:002011-04-25T01:22:11.895-04:00See, this is what I like: a calm, reasonable discu...See, this is what I like: a calm, reasonable discussion that doesn't involve explaining why I'm wrong or patting me on the head like some idiot who has never watched TV before.<br /><br />Now, originally I had a huge, long, thoughtful reply to your post here, but since Blogger loathes me it ate my reply when I tried to log in with my LJ account. I know better than to try and I always make sure to save a copy of what I write... except this time. *sigh* So here's the condensed and much less pretty version:<br /><br />I hadn't considered that Amy wasn't really pregnant. Probably at least in part because that was one of the theories I'd seen bandied about by fans during the hiatus. Funny how a plot that at the time was deemed "too stupid" to be likely is now considered to be thoughtful and "full of interesting possibilities." It's full of something, anyway. I will hold on to the hope that you're right and that Amy will not be giving birth to any babies, Silence spawn or singing kittens any time soon.<br /><br />I have no doubt that the Doctor's reasons for interfering have to do with some universe-saving plan; it never crossed my mind he might be doing it for selfish reasons. Just because there's something grander design at work, though, doesn't mean mean I have to like it. LOL! I'm sure when all the pieces fall together that I won't be able to come up with a better solution than what the Doctor has done, but I still kinda wish they had gone in a different direction.<br /><br />I may need to work on my suspension of disbelief. I can accept all kinds of outlandish things, but getting emotionally invested in a stunt death isn't one of them. I was, in fact, a little surprised to read that some people were actually shocked by the Doctor's death and got caught up in the drama of it. I... may have to meditate a bit on that to see if I can evoke a similar feeling in myself because I didn't feel much of anything except maybe a tinge of frustration at the Companions for thinking so linearly.<br /><br />This post is MUCH clunkier than my first one. Damn you, Blogger.<br /><br />Anyway, I edited my original review to include more of what I did like (namely the Silence, the little girl and Canton III) since I didn't HATE the episode, I just felt it could have been a lot better.<br /><br />One of the sniping comments that surprised me the most was from a person who patiently (patronizingly) explained to me that the summation by Amy that I hated so much (hereon referred to as a moronlogue) was, in fact, a ridiculously common device that provided folks with needful information and was, basically, a really good idea so WTF is your problem? As I patiently explained back to her, Doctor Who has never, as far as I know, used such a gimmick before. Not in the five previous seasons and not in the twenty-odd also prior seasons before that. My original gripe about it (this was on a message board, not my blog) was a lot more... reined in. Maybe I should have pointed her to my blog for the full-bore rant on why that moronlogue was so offensive.<br /><br />I know I had more and better stuff to say, including something about how a lot would hinge on the concluding episode next week, but Blogger ate it and I can't remember now so whatever.<br /><br />Thanks for the thoughtful post, Joe. And thanks for knowing the right way to disagree. ;)Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933251971797795923noreply@blogger.com