tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post3221607574443166167..comments2023-10-03T06:37:15.115-05:00Comments on Bob Canada's BlogWorld: Doctor Who Season 7, Episode 7: The Rings Of AkhatenBob Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07938039612223083995noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-31067513991435945692013-04-15T23:30:34.670-05:002013-04-15T23:30:34.670-05:00One further comment: I had been led to be believe,...One further comment: I had been led to be believe, based on the title, that there would be some sort of Egyptian link in this story. What a disappointment! (On the bright side, BBC America is showing Pyramids of Mars later this month as part of their Tom Baker tribute.)Dr. OTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17184879370962618999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-88317919570535496952013-04-15T13:00:53.419-05:002013-04-15T13:00:53.419-05:00I finally watched this last night. Every season ha...I finally watched this last night. Every season has a clunker, and this was it for season 7. The part where the crowd all start singing was cringe-inducing, and made my wife look up from her laptop and say "This is turning into a Disney film" (which was not meant as a compliment). <br /><br />The weird editing, moving back from the Doctor to Clara to the singing crowd, made it very unclear who could see what: could Clara see the Doctor, alone on that planet? That seems improbable, but maybe she could since he could apparently hear them all singing. If you'd tuned in at that point you would have assumed they were all in the same room, Clara, the crowd and the Doctor.<br /><br />Lastly, the villain turned out to be the lamest monster in Who history. It's going to do bad things ... unless you tell it a story! And share your memories with it. Seriously, it doesn't wipe your memories, it just reads them. How is that a threat? You want to keep the sun-with-a-face from exploding, just share your memories. And maybe read it a bedtime story. How exactly is that evil? It just sounds like it wants a friend.<br /><br />I really, really liked Clara in Asylum of the Daleks and in the Snowmen. Now that her history is being fleshed out (look! Another orphan adopted by the Doctor! Another girl whom he's kinda known since childhood!), she's becoming less interesting. I'd like to see more of the intelligent feistiness she displayed in her first two appearances. <br /><br />It seems now as if the Doctor isn't necessarily interested in Clara for her own sake anymore (as he was in The Snowmen), but rather because she's a puzzle, an impossible girl. I really want to like Clara, but if the Doctor isn't intersted in her as a person, how are we supposed to be?Dr. OTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17184879370962618999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-30480867959347728162013-04-08T21:20:31.245-05:002013-04-08T21:20:31.245-05:00That's a really vague similarity though, and w...That's a really vague similarity though, and when you compare those two 'similarities' between the two episodes, there's huge differences with them.<br /><br />In TEotW, a bunch of rich aliens are gathered on a space station to watch the earth be destroyed by the sun. In RoA, the whole planet is gathered around for a religious musical ceremony to prevent their malevolent god from awakening. Like I said above, the only similarity between the episodes is the fact that there's a lot of aliens.Chris Hewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566568274862884325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-6065525558244302522013-04-08T12:45:47.185-05:002013-04-08T12:45:47.185-05:00Chris: What abou the fact that in this episode and...Chris: What abou the fact that in this episode and End Of The World there were groups of people gathered to witness a cosmic event?<br /><br />Anonymous: Good point about Clara being surprised that the apparently 30 year old Doctor has a granddaughter. I still think it might be a clue though...Bob Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938039612223083995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-17256050111272735942013-04-08T11:14:58.719-05:002013-04-08T11:14:58.719-05:00The Doctor mentioning Susan doesn't have to be...The Doctor mentioning Susan doesn't have to be a clue or red herring, it could just simply be a reference. The Doctor is just mentioning his grandaughter. And as for the look of surprise Clara gets when he talks about it, it's more likely because this young looking guy is a grandfather.<br /><br />Also, the guy with Clara at the grave is her father.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-31102907524409087212013-04-08T11:11:03.885-05:002013-04-08T11:11:03.885-05:00How is it derivative of The End of the World? They...How is it derivative of The End of the World? They've got NOTHING in common beyond 'The Doc and co. are at a place which has lots of aliens'! That's the only similarity.<br /><br />And it does remind me vaguely of The Beast Below, but that is good because this episode kinda feels like what that unfinished piece of crap should have been!<br /><br />And congrats on noting that the thing READ the Doc's memories! It's SSSOOO annoying seeing so many people bash this ep because the Doc doesn't get his memories erased-Nothing EVER hinted that was happening or would happen.Chris Hewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566568274862884325noreply@blogger.com