It was BRILLIANT!!!

It was a case of, 'Ooo there's one! Ooo there's another one!' a bit like our thread about references only Sherlockian's can understand. AND the Shard...what an amazing piece of architecture it is!

Wholocked wrote:

I am a Who fan also! Though I do have a confession to make - I don't like Moffat's Who and not particularly keen on Matt Smith's Doctor. In fact, the reason I only watched Sherlock recently is because I was so unimpressed with Who since Moffat took over that I didn't want to watch another show under his direction. Though in fairness, they switched cast, exec producers AND exec writer so not sure where it's actually fallen down - or if it's a combination. I'm hoping the next season, without Karen Gillan (who I thought was really rather ordinary) and Arthur Darvill and which Moffat has said will have "less arc" and more "stand alone episodes" will be better. I didn't much like his arcs, I thought Russell T Davies was much subtler and broader all at the same time.

I think my main issue is that the last season or two was all about Amy Pond and not about the Doctor or having adventures. I don't want to watch the Amy Pond show!!!

I dunno - I'm still trying to figure out what it is I didn't like. Which isn't to say I didn't love it - always love Doctor Who - I just didn't love it as much as the Davies/Eccleston and Davies/Tennant seasons.

Apologies for the rambly essay!

I have to agree about not liking the Moffat years as well-for me it has to do with Moffat characters being a bit cardboard cut-out. Female companions are always young, sexy females who flirt with the Doctor and trade quips. I quite liked getting the character backgrounds and meeting the families of Rose, Martha, etc. I've also kind of tired of the soapy storylines-River is really Melody Pond who is the lost baby of Rory and Amy, who was duplicated by a clone for half a season....that's probably more soapy than most RTD stories.  However, I'm warming to Matt Smith and I grew to love Rory. My very unpopular choice for Doctor is Nine-perhaps it's because I became a fan due to his episodes.

Just don't sign on to any unusual Wi-Fi networks. Just stick with the ones you know and trust!

Oh I loved Amy, but the new girl is good too.

Neither did I....just the Reichenbach pic!

Fabulous!

I have to admit I just saw the episodes with David Tennant. So I can't judge No 9 and 11.

Agreed. I wasn't sure at first (but then, I never am with each regeneration) but I really like his Doctor.

Michele wrote:

besleybean wrote:

Loved the Sherlock referencing!

Was I watching the same episode? I didn't notice any Sherlock references. Maybe I was just too excited for Doctor Who!

 
Me too!   Yaay!!  Finally got to see it!  Typically funny quirkiness!  Scary ordinary-ness!  Someone new who's likeable/smart, but still a bit of a challenge!  ..Sherlock references?  Wait, what? 
Was trying not to spoil myself with anything from this thread, so didn't notice comments about it until afterwards, and was immediately puzzled...  aww, I missed something??  Probably it was subtle or I was staring at something else on the screen (go ahead... say what you will about 'observing'...      )  Based on the comment about the 'falls', the only thing I figured was the cover of the book... right?  So I looked it up again and... what do you know.  Cool...  ;D   Pff...  I was staring more at the girl/the fact that it was written by Amelia Williams!


By the way.... did you guys see the really sweetly cute prequel clip they made?