I'm way, way behind, and part of the reason is that Moffat keeps writing horror stories - and I can only sit through one or at most two of those at a sitting. I know there were eras of Who when horror was the order of the day, but really, could I have some sci-fi with my horror, please?
I loved "Empty Child/Doctor Dances", but that was mostly for Jack, for "Everybody lives!" (which was the moment I realized that Nine really was the same being as the one in the icon and went "oh, gods, what happened?"), and for the Doctor finally (if obliquely) explaining a bit of his own sexuality - the first and the last, I suspect, arc bits of RTD's that he handed over to Moffat. So far with Eleven, I'm missing the season arcs and the character development that RTD gave us, if not always cleverly. Not that I think RTD was the Time Lords' gift to the BBC, exactly, but I preferred the show with him at the helm. That I think Moffat's an insufferable laddish pig doesn't help, although I must admit he can write a female character without completely fucking it up.
Although, speaking of female characters, I'm comparing Amy unfavorably to Rose, and that's - unfortunate, to put it mildly. Up until now, Rose was my least favorite NuWho companion, although I don't hate her.
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I loved "Empty Child/Doctor Dances", but that was mostly for Jack, for "Everybody lives!" (which was the moment I realized that Nine really was the same being as the one in the icon and went "oh, gods, what happened?"), and for the Doctor finally (if obliquely) explaining a bit of his own sexuality - the first and the last, I suspect, arc bits of RTD's that he handed over to Moffat. So far with Eleven, I'm missing the season arcs and the character development that RTD gave us, if not always cleverly. Not that I think RTD was the Time Lords' gift to the BBC, exactly, but I preferred the show with him at the helm. That I think Moffat's an insufferable laddish pig doesn't help, although I must admit he can write a female character without completely fucking it up.
Although, speaking of female characters, I'm comparing Amy unfavorably to Rose, and that's - unfortunate, to put it mildly. Up until now, Rose was my least favorite NuWho companion, although I don't hate her.