NuWho Rewatch: Stolen Earth/Journey's End
Mar. 20th, 2015 08:23 pmNLSS Child was hugely excited by the end of the pre-credits sequence to this, even though she had had to have the identities of Gwen and Ianto explained to her. I've observed before that things clearly designed to excite the fans, excite her even when she lacks the fannish context. So she was really excited by the convergence of all things Davies Doctor Who, and particularly impressed by the number of names appearing before the logo in the pre-credits sequence. She was also excited by the appearance of Davros and Sarah Jane in the same story (having watched the first episode of Genesis of the Daleks with us for the Randomiser but subsequently opted out of the rest of the story). In fact she was so excited I was a little concerned she would fall off the sofa, though in the event the worst that happened was she bounced on top of the keyboard for the computer that runs the telly and exited us out of the DVD*.
( More Under the Cut )
To be honest, I enjoyed this two parter a lot more than I expected to. A lot of it was the sheer enjoyment of revisiting a group of characters who vanished when Moffat took over, but then that was always a part of the point and to do the story credit it gives everyone an reasonable amount to do. All things considered it makes a good end to Davies time on the show, pulling a lot of plot threads (e.g. the Dalek storyline) and themes (the way the Doctor changes companions and they change him) together and rounding them off in a story with Davies' typical over-the-top ambition and eye for spectacle.
*In her defence she claims she merely moved a blanket that it happened to be resting on.
( More Under the Cut )
To be honest, I enjoyed this two parter a lot more than I expected to. A lot of it was the sheer enjoyment of revisiting a group of characters who vanished when Moffat took over, but then that was always a part of the point and to do the story credit it gives everyone an reasonable amount to do. All things considered it makes a good end to Davies time on the show, pulling a lot of plot threads (e.g. the Dalek storyline) and themes (the way the Doctor changes companions and they change him) together and rounding them off in a story with Davies' typical over-the-top ambition and eye for spectacle.
*In her defence she claims she merely moved a blanket that it happened to be resting on.