Christmas Eve, on a rooftop, saw a chimney, my whole brain just went "What the hell?! :D"

[chicafrom3]

Good Christmas, man. Presents in the morning, delicious dinner in the afternoon, Doctor Who in the evening. ♫Who could ask for anything more♫

The big sister sent me the first two Sandman collections (Preludes & Nocturnes and The Doll's House), so I have now officially started my physical collection of the series. Woo!

From my parents, I got a significant amount of clothes, plus Professor Layton and the Unwound Future for DS, The Sorcerer's Apprentice on DVD, and a $20 Barnes and Noble gift card. Yay. :DDDD


More relevantly:

Matt Smith makes me feel all happy and fuzzy inside. ILU, Matt. ♥♥

I do regret that Amy and Rory didn't get nearly enough to do, but on the upside Amy's Ghost of Christmas Present act was wonderful.

The SPACE SHARK was awesome. I've now decided that any show can be made MOAR AWESOME by liberal application of SPACE SHARK. And capslock. 'Cause that's how I roll.

Levity aside, it really was a lovely episode. Sentimental and fuzzy and heartbreaking in the right spots. Narratively, I'm glad they opted not to invent a magic cure for Abigail at the last minute. The two-steps-forward-one-step-back pattern with Kazran was also a good narrative decision to make; it's not as easy as showing up once a year for an awesome holiday to get someone completely away from their parents' influence the rest of the year.

Also, DW is stealing the "best child-actor casting EVER" title away from The X-Files. This is quite an accomplishment.

But mostly, SPACE SHARK RAWR :D :D

ALSO, the S6 trailer? OMGWANT ♥♥♥


Hope you're having a wonderful December 25th!

Comments

[calapine.livejournal.com]

::FLAILY HANDS: I ENDORSE THIS REVIEW.

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

*FLAILS* IT WERE AMAZING OMG

[geeky-ginger.livejournal.com]

Made of awesome....that is all.

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

SPACE SHARKS
♥♥♥

[ascendant-angel.livejournal.com]

Not just space shark, but space shark flying a sleigh! Could there be anything more awesome?

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

Space shark flying a sleigh while the Doctor wears a Santa hat?

Basically it was OMGYAY AND *FLAIL* AND SQUEE ♥

[tallyen.livejournal.com]

Yeah I'm rather quite a bit late to the party... :/

Maybe I'm weird but I found the special to be really quite dark. 11 basically rewrites the entire history of a man to suit his own needs with little regard for the consequences.

How is that in any way acceptable?

Kazran goes from being a bitter old man to a bitter lonely old man... and there is absolutely nothing in the 'verse worse than not being with who you want.

'So 11, you've saved your friends and some other people... cool. Except the one man who can control the clouds now can't thanks to your meddling. After you've gone off in your box, what happens next time cloud control is needed?'

*headbang*

I wonder if Moffat is building to something with 11's lack of judgement, like 'Hi 11, this is a consequences! *NOM* Aaaand now it's bitten you on the bum!'.

The SPACE SHARK! was AWESOME though and rather much reminded me of this epicness! http://hellsquidsintl.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/DoctorWhoBatman.jpg

AND Katherine Jenkins!!!!!!!111111 :D

Who sung a really quite odd song :/

*steps on mouldy mice pie*

Ewww.

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

I'm pretending that the whole problem with the cloud control was that the machine was disrupting the planet's natural cycle, so now it's broken and can't do that anymore and everything will return to an equilibrium? Although a somewhat different equilibrium than the occupants of the planet are used to. SHUT UP IT MAKES SENSE IN MY HEAD.

I wonder if Moffat is building to something with 11's lack of judgement, like 'Hi 11, this is a consequences! *NOM* Aaaand now it's bitten you on the bum!'.

Works for me! I like consequences. XD

*offers a hankie for your shoe*