tonnaree wrote:

sj4iy wrote:

tonnaree wrote:

Very excited to see Jonothan Pryce too!

GOT premieres the same weekend as 221b.con, so much to look foward to!

I'm excited to see him as the High Sparrow.  He will be perfect for that part

I have tickets to see the IMAX special next Thursday night.  Obviously the episodes are from last season, but I absolutely want to see them on the big screen.  And the promise of a 3 minute trailer is pretty awesome, too.

Hope you enjoy the con :D

I am really irritated that none of the IMAX showings are near me!
 

That's really odd- I would have thought they would have one closer :/

Also, not sure if anyone plays the game, but Telltale just released the trailer for Episode 2 of their Game of Thrones game:




The story actually interweaves with the television series' story, and we get the real characters from the story (with the voices from the actual actors).  I played episode 1, and it was incredibly fun.  I can't wait to get episode 2.

I have to admit, the melodrama is getting to me a bit (not to mention the unbelievability of the trial- a judge cannot FORCE a wife to testify against her spouse, that's basic law).  But the hatred towards Ellie is rather unbelievable and really over the top.

I just hate it because I loved the first series...but they are really going overboard in this series to try and top it.  Wish they had pulled back some.

Titania wrote:

I loved the special....it gave me a good "christmas feeling"

:D

Just wanted to say a belated Joyeux Noel
 

Christmas special comes on the 25th in the UK and US.  Not sure about other countries.

A Charlie Brown Christmas is my favorite Christmas soundtrack.  Since we were little we would put it on to help decorate the tree.  I still do it with my own kids.  

Liberty wrote:

Oh, so confusing!  I thought

that she lied to him about Gallifrey, and he was looking out into space when he got there?  Or do you mean he misunderstood and was looking in the wrong place?

  I got a bit caught up in the emotion and missed some things too, I think.

I did like the Brigadier bit.  My head was telling me it was ridiculous for any number of reasons.  My heart felt differently, especially with the salute. 

I know what you mean about the music, Davina.  It was quite intrusive at times, but I think I liked it.    There was a silly bit where the main theme went a bit disco.  I can't remember when that was, but it had me sofa-dancing at the time!

Loved the hug/lies/face-hiding at the end.  Do you think either of them sort of guessed, but followed each other's wishes?  I wasn't sure. 

Well, the Master most definitely could have lied to the Doctor...but that's not really her way of doing things.  She likes to play games with the Doctor, and always has.  It's very possible that she actually did give the Doctor the information he needed to find Gallifrey, but he didn't put it together correctly and thought she tricked him.  That's my thinking on it, anyway.

Davina wrote:

I enjoyed that episode. Thought Missy was played brilliantly and her scenes with The Doctor were excellent. The Pink/Clara relationship was well done too. Really good all round (except I found that part with The Brigadier/Cyberman rescue thingy, much too cheesy for my taste). I loved the idea of choices being made, especially Pink's final choice. 'This is the Doctor' were super-delivered lines. I was impressed, yet again, by Capaldi (his face when he realised that Missy had been telling the truth and his reaction when he beat up the Tardis...marvellous!)

The St. Paul's roof trick was awesome (overused word, but it WAS) but I did feel that some of the other visual effects and sound effects were a little clunky. Personally, I would have liked to have seen a little more use of silence at times, rather than some of the incidental music (most was really good but sometimes silence or natural sounds can build a sense of tension more than music can).

I thought the flashback, realisation sections were super too.


So...what's next?

Santa Claus, apparently ;)

Whisky wrote:

Finally started watching Dr. Who, and thanks to your suggestions I apparently started with the right kind of episodes, because I liked it. Never thought it would scare me so much, though :D Had nightmares from one episode, that's really embarassing :D

It's not embarrassing at all...some episodes are really scary.  Any episode with the Weeping Angels freaks me out.  Glad you are enjoying it!

I really enjoyed that episode.  I wouldn't say the writing has been terribly even this season, but I am enjoying it, nevertheless.  This one was pretty tightly done and fast-paced, so it was interesting to watch.  Really interested in next week for sure...the previews have been very enticing this season XD