Birthdays, Bath, Proms, Merlin and meme
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1) Happy birthday to brewsternorth and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
black_rider!
2) In my continuing quest not to be in Bristol for long enough to do any housework, I went to Bath at the weekend! I met up with some schoolfriends and we went lion hunting (nb not real lions. Pictures here on facebook!), then played Settlers of Catan until about 2am. This it turns out is an excellent game, and I am not just saying that because Izzy and I won first time, honest.
3) My digibox seems to be working again; it let me watch all of the extended Doctor Who at the Proms on Friday night! And then it let me watch the red-button Backstage at the Proms extra, which was particularly great as I was in it a bit. They did some interviews with people in the queue, of which two were with people I'd met (I can't remember either of their names because I am rubbish, but one was a really good Amy cosplayer and the other was a girl with a fantastic Dalek t-shirt) and there I was in the background, sitting on a wall with my knitting and trying to a) sit up straight and b) look nonch'lant. Exciting stuff!
4) Meh, I think I am pretty much finished with Merlin. I am just fed up with Morgause and Morgana being portrayed as EVIL EVIL EVIL when actually they've got a reasonable grievance against Uther. I've been hoping and hoping for this to be acknowledged, but no. Sigh. And the lack of acknowledgement that a lot of this is actually Merlin's fault also grates. ALSO HOW HAS NO-ONE NOTICED MERLIN DOING MAGIC YET, ARE THEY ALL ASLEEP? I did want to keep watching it because of casting spoilers; I heard Gawain was going to be in it and I love him. But one of the things I love about him is the way he makes mistakes and then realises and apologises and tries to make amends, and... I do not think Merlin is very good at that sort of thing. I think I shall just look at the pretty pictures on tumblr instead.
5) 30 days of Who meme, also in ranty mode... Day 27 – An Episode You Wish Hadn't Been Made
Journey's End
I don't think this episode is entirely without merit - it does have the "everyone flying the TARDIS" scene, after all - but it is the episode which caused me to give up altogether on RTD!Who. I hate what happens to Rose in it: she doesn't even get to choose what universe she's going to live in! Again! And as for the whole duplicate Doctor thing... oh dear. I also hate Donna's ending, though I am less angry about it than Rose's, because after "Last of the Time Lords" I decided not to bother getting invested in Donna until I found out what was going to happen to her in the end. The memory-wiping just makes no sense, either thematically or logically. I can accept that having a brain full of Time Lord-y-ness is probably not good for a human, but why did she have to lose all her memories to get rid of it? Why couldn't the Doctor just chameleon-arch her back into being fully human, or something. It is just tragedy for the sake of tragedy and I find that very tedious, as a general rule. Also, Mickey! When we saw him in "Doomsday" he seemed to be pretty happy with life in the altverse, but now there's nothing for him there? Needs more explanation, please. Oh, and I am usually pretty good at suspending my disbelief but... the Earth was dragged out of and then back to its position with only some relatively minor consequences? No. (I actually read some pretty comprehensive spoilers for this episode on t'meme and dismissed them for being just too stupid. Shows what I know!)
Day 01 - Your Favourite Quote
Day 02 – Your Favourite Classic Series Episode
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music
Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy
Day 09 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad
Day 10 – A Who-Related Photo That You Took
Day 11 – Your Favourite Season (Classic or New)
Day 12 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 13 – Your Favourite Villain
Day 14 – The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 – Favourite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 – Your Favourite Who-Related Fanfic
Day 17 – A Piece of Who-Related Fanart
Day 18 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 19 – The Scene That Made You Cry the Most
Day 20 – The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 – Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 – A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 – A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 – Favourite Who Actor
Day 26 – Favourite Who Actress
Day 27 – An Episode You Wish Hadn't Been Made
Day 28 – An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 – Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
brewsternorth and black_rider!2) In my continuing quest not to be in Bristol for long enough to do any housework, I went to Bath at the weekend! I met up with some schoolfriends and we went lion hunting (nb not real lions. Pictures here on facebook!), then played Settlers of Catan until about 2am. This it turns out is an excellent game, and I am not just saying that because Izzy and I won first time, honest.
3) My digibox seems to be working again; it let me watch all of the extended Doctor Who at the Proms on Friday night! And then it let me watch the red-button Backstage at the Proms extra, which was particularly great as I was in it a bit. They did some interviews with people in the queue, of which two were with people I'd met (I can't remember either of their names because I am rubbish, but one was a really good Amy cosplayer and the other was a girl with a fantastic Dalek t-shirt) and there I was in the background, sitting on a wall with my knitting and trying to a) sit up straight and b) look nonch'lant. Exciting stuff!
4) Meh, I think I am pretty much finished with Merlin. I am just fed up with Morgause and Morgana being portrayed as EVIL EVIL EVIL when actually they've got a reasonable grievance against Uther. I've been hoping and hoping for this to be acknowledged, but no. Sigh. And the lack of acknowledgement that a lot of this is actually Merlin's fault also grates. ALSO HOW HAS NO-ONE NOTICED MERLIN DOING MAGIC YET, ARE THEY ALL ASLEEP? I did want to keep watching it because of casting spoilers; I heard Gawain was going to be in it and I love him. But one of the things I love about him is the way he makes mistakes and then realises and apologises and tries to make amends, and... I do not think Merlin is very good at that sort of thing. I think I shall just look at the pretty pictures on tumblr instead.
5) 30 days of Who meme, also in ranty mode... Day 27 – An Episode You Wish Hadn't Been Made
Journey's End
I don't think this episode is entirely without merit - it does have the "everyone flying the TARDIS" scene, after all - but it is the episode which caused me to give up altogether on RTD!Who. I hate what happens to Rose in it: she doesn't even get to choose what universe she's going to live in! Again! And as for the whole duplicate Doctor thing... oh dear. I also hate Donna's ending, though I am less angry about it than Rose's, because after "Last of the Time Lords" I decided not to bother getting invested in Donna until I found out what was going to happen to her in the end. The memory-wiping just makes no sense, either thematically or logically. I can accept that having a brain full of Time Lord-y-ness is probably not good for a human, but why did she have to lose all her memories to get rid of it? Why couldn't the Doctor just chameleon-arch her back into being fully human, or something. It is just tragedy for the sake of tragedy and I find that very tedious, as a general rule. Also, Mickey! When we saw him in "Doomsday" he seemed to be pretty happy with life in the altverse, but now there's nothing for him there? Needs more explanation, please. Oh, and I am usually pretty good at suspending my disbelief but... the Earth was dragged out of and then back to its position with only some relatively minor consequences? No. (I actually read some pretty comprehensive spoilers for this episode on t'meme and dismissed them for being just too stupid. Shows what I know!)
Day 01 - Your Favourite Quote
Day 02 – Your Favourite Classic Series Episode
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music
Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy
Day 09 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad
Day 10 – A Who-Related Photo That You Took
Day 11 – Your Favourite Season (Classic or New)
Day 12 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 13 – Your Favourite Villain
Day 14 – The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 – Favourite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 – Your Favourite Who-Related Fanfic
Day 17 – A Piece of Who-Related Fanart
Day 18 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 19 – The Scene That Made You Cry the Most
Day 20 – The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 – Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 – A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 – A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 – Favourite Who Actor
Day 26 – Favourite Who Actress
Day 27 – An Episode You Wish Hadn't Been Made
Day 28 – An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 – Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy