What's weird is that I don't hate this season. And last night, I considered myself such a fan of this episode, I mentally declared it the best since Waters of Mars.
I kind of love Twelve being a dick. I loved Capaldi's BAFTA-worthy delivery of "The moon is an egg" I loved Courtney like whoa I loved that the bacteria!spiders were Moffat's usual distract-you-from-the-real-thing-happening trope because I hate spiders and was happy to move on from them rather quickly I loved that the meat-and-bones of the episode was an ethics convo between three radically different but still strong women I loved Clara ripping Himself a new one, and I equally bought Twelve's confusion because both viewpoints were relatable in that moment Unlike you, I don't mind Danny, although I suspect half the reason Clara is sweet on him is manifest destiny
BUT--when I pull back from the episode, and view how others read it, I can see all of that too, and very much agree with most of it.
In short, this era confuses the hell out of me. And I don't think I'd like Twelve at all in the hands of a lesser actor than Capaldi. He's walking a tightrope, that one.
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Date: 2014-10-05 08:41 pm (UTC)I kind of love Twelve being a dick.
I loved Capaldi's BAFTA-worthy delivery of "The moon is an egg"
I loved Courtney like whoa
I loved that the bacteria!spiders were Moffat's usual distract-you-from-the-real-thing-happening trope because I hate spiders and was happy to move on from them rather quickly
I loved that the meat-and-bones of the episode was an ethics convo between three radically different but still strong women
I loved Clara ripping Himself a new one, and I equally bought Twelve's confusion because both viewpoints were relatable in that moment
Unlike you, I don't mind Danny, although I suspect half the reason Clara is sweet on him is manifest destiny
BUT--when I pull back from the episode, and view how others read it, I can see all of that too, and very much agree with most of it.
In short, this era confuses the hell out of me. And I don't think I'd like Twelve at all in the hands of a lesser actor than Capaldi. He's walking a tightrope, that one.