Doctor Who's Easter Eggs
So what is Easter like without Doctor Who?
Empty, a little dull. But thankfully, Doctor Who comes to us with a blaze glory that matches the feeling and mood of a second coming.
I wonder if the Doctor could walk on water? But this isn't about the Doctor being the messiah or some other crap like that. This is Doctor Who hitting the television screens again while charting unknown territories.
Perhaps the opening episode didn't have breathtaking excitement as the last year's did. It could be that we are all so used to Doctor Who being on TV now. We take it all for granted. Many of us just think that Doctor Who is on for another year.
But this year is taking you along for another crazy ride. What it lacks for freshness it made up for shockers.
The following would be what River Song would endearingly call, “Spoilers.”
The writers of the show are looking to throw you on a curve. They're shaking things up a bit. There are a couple of shockers that'll leave you hanging on your seat.
Number one, the Doctor dies in the very beginning of the show. I'm not spoiling anything here or saying anything at the risk of River Song putting a bullet into me. But it's a nice way to start the season off by creating what could be a Christ-like death.
It'll make you think more about the show when the Doctor comes back again seemingly from life. Is he the real Doctor? Might be be some parallel version of him because he is seemingly much darker character than what we're used to. But I do like of like it when the Doctor acts like douchebag towards others. It's rather funny.
Next on the list. The Silence.
This has got to be on of the creepiest aliens to come along in a while. It's nice that head writer Stephen Moffat and his team are coming up with new creatures to bring menace to the good Time-Lord and his crew.
The Silence reminds me of The Scream painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Interesting to note that Munch is from the period as Vincent Van Gogh who made an appearance last season. Probably just a coincidence.
The Silence's intentions are creepy. They move like whispers and shadows in the background. And they can make you forget things. How can you fight something you forget? Is that why they are called the Silence? Because making you forget is their natural defenece mechanism?
They're well dressed in three piece suits which may in fact make them more creepy because they should be civilized.
But they're not.
They make Richard Nixon look like a goody two shoes in comparison.
Moffat's love of time travel ideas is something I enjoy because I like the Back to the Future movies. Those movies offer the idea of time-traveling splintering reality if not fixed right. I think the same thing is happening here. Moffat is putting cracks in the universe and we'll be seeing what the consequences are for the remainder of the season.
Will the Doctor be able to fix all the wrongs here? Give him time.
Th story is set in 1969 America where you can see American at its finest with the colorful landscape while at the same time you see Nixon presiding over the country with his paranoia. It is this mood and atmosphere that creates a tension for the episode.
It's nice for the series to give some scenes to the well known actor William Morgan Sheppard best known for his role in Max Headroom and Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country. More so, his son Mark Sheppard is in it as well who's very good.
But the Doctor Who crew did a nice job of using sights of America to give their opening episode a nice boost. It is a nice gesture for the American fans who have long and dedicated fans including myself.
I'll be interested to see how this new, strange alien race The Silence will pan out for the forthcoming episodes. It's nice to see the Doctor Who team is moving away from reusing old, familiar villains and looking to make new monsters. That's a good thing. One of the reasons why the Tom Baker shows remain my favorite of the old days is because the writers' desire to create new myths and history for the long running series. You already have an excellent fourth Doctor at the helm. Why not take the chance of creating new monsters without relying on the old?
I'm interested in what the role The Silence will play. I know it wouldn't be anything good. How will they be a threat to the Doctor? They were already responsible for the destruction of the TARDIS in the previous season. Now they are moving in closer now like pieces on a chess game, soon to corner the Doctor.
The season makes room for other strong characters such as River Song, the now wedded Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Let's not hope they become casualties in the destructive path of the Doctor's travels.
Empty, a little dull. But thankfully, Doctor Who comes to us with a blaze glory that matches the feeling and mood of a second coming.
I wonder if the Doctor could walk on water? But this isn't about the Doctor being the messiah or some other crap like that. This is Doctor Who hitting the television screens again while charting unknown territories.
Perhaps the opening episode didn't have breathtaking excitement as the last year's did. It could be that we are all so used to Doctor Who being on TV now. We take it all for granted. Many of us just think that Doctor Who is on for another year.
But this year is taking you along for another crazy ride. What it lacks for freshness it made up for shockers.
The following would be what River Song would endearingly call, “Spoilers.”
The writers of the show are looking to throw you on a curve. They're shaking things up a bit. There are a couple of shockers that'll leave you hanging on your seat.
Number one, the Doctor dies in the very beginning of the show. I'm not spoiling anything here or saying anything at the risk of River Song putting a bullet into me. But it's a nice way to start the season off by creating what could be a Christ-like death.
It'll make you think more about the show when the Doctor comes back again seemingly from life. Is he the real Doctor? Might be be some parallel version of him because he is seemingly much darker character than what we're used to. But I do like of like it when the Doctor acts like douchebag towards others. It's rather funny.
Next on the list. The Silence.
This has got to be on of the creepiest aliens to come along in a while. It's nice that head writer Stephen Moffat and his team are coming up with new creatures to bring menace to the good Time-Lord and his crew.
The Silence reminds me of The Scream painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Interesting to note that Munch is from the period as Vincent Van Gogh who made an appearance last season. Probably just a coincidence.
The Silence's intentions are creepy. They move like whispers and shadows in the background. And they can make you forget things. How can you fight something you forget? Is that why they are called the Silence? Because making you forget is their natural defenece mechanism?
They're well dressed in three piece suits which may in fact make them more creepy because they should be civilized.
But they're not.
They make Richard Nixon look like a goody two shoes in comparison.
Moffat's love of time travel ideas is something I enjoy because I like the Back to the Future movies. Those movies offer the idea of time-traveling splintering reality if not fixed right. I think the same thing is happening here. Moffat is putting cracks in the universe and we'll be seeing what the consequences are for the remainder of the season.
Will the Doctor be able to fix all the wrongs here? Give him time.
Th story is set in 1969 America where you can see American at its finest with the colorful landscape while at the same time you see Nixon presiding over the country with his paranoia. It is this mood and atmosphere that creates a tension for the episode.
It's nice for the series to give some scenes to the well known actor William Morgan Sheppard best known for his role in Max Headroom and Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country. More so, his son Mark Sheppard is in it as well who's very good.
But the Doctor Who crew did a nice job of using sights of America to give their opening episode a nice boost. It is a nice gesture for the American fans who have long and dedicated fans including myself.
I'll be interested to see how this new, strange alien race The Silence will pan out for the forthcoming episodes. It's nice to see the Doctor Who team is moving away from reusing old, familiar villains and looking to make new monsters. That's a good thing. One of the reasons why the Tom Baker shows remain my favorite of the old days is because the writers' desire to create new myths and history for the long running series. You already have an excellent fourth Doctor at the helm. Why not take the chance of creating new monsters without relying on the old?
I'm interested in what the role The Silence will play. I know it wouldn't be anything good. How will they be a threat to the Doctor? They were already responsible for the destruction of the TARDIS in the previous season. Now they are moving in closer now like pieces on a chess game, soon to corner the Doctor.
The season makes room for other strong characters such as River Song, the now wedded Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Let's not hope they become casualties in the destructive path of the Doctor's travels.
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