Geronimo! A Review of Doctor Who S06E08 Let's Kill Hitler

So, let’s get down to reviewing. Sorry, it’s been a bit of break since the airing of the episode and my actual reviewing. I deemed school more important to a blog, so I watched, but did not write. But now, exams are over, so I can blog as much as I like J

So, Let’s Kill Hitler. I think it was a pretty good episode; my favourite bit was, of course, the scene where Mels brings Rory and Amy together. I’m a sucker for Rory-cuteness. Rory was adorable and the sassy Mels was a really good character. The revelation of her being River was clever too, and I particularly loved the line where Mels/River tells Rory, “Oh shut up dad, I’m concentrating on a dress size!”

Rory was absolutely amazing in this episode! He was really manly, and yet so vulnerable at the same time. For example, when he punches Hitler then grabs his gun but doesn’t really know what to do. Also, when he is told to put Hitler in the cupboard, Arthur Darvill displays comedy gold.

However, as good as the reveal was about River, I didn’t feel like it was very important. Maybe I’m just not used to Alex Kingston’s River Song trying to kill the Doctor. It just didn’t seem right to me, all the Judas tree poison lipstick, the jumping out the window, the killing soldiers with regeneration energy flying from her hair, or the giving up of her regenerations. The revelation seemed to just be pushover so that Alex Kinston could have the line “I’m going to wear lots of jodhpurs!” Also, because we have now seen how Alex Kingston’s River was created, does this no longer mean that we will see the Doctor’s and River’s timelines going backwards and forwards simultaneously, but will jump around?

Hmmm... Cleavage much?

Another thing that annoys me is the image choice for previous companions. They were promo pictures. Couldn’t they have gotten something more natural? Like them smiling around the console or something. I didn’t like it. I also think they should have made Amelia more of a hologram for that scene. Just my thoughts.

Also, did the Doctor start World War Two? Maybe? He says to Hitler, “The British are coming.” With the intent to scare him, so perhaps the Doctor was the cause for it. I wouldn’t be surprised. And didn’t anybody else think that the guard looked remarkably like Captain Jack? And one of the people at the restaurant look like Sohpie Owens?

Favourite Quotes:

“Hello! Sorry, Doctor not following this. Doctor very lost. You never said I was hot!?” – The Doctor

“Why don’t I know you? I danced with everyone at the wedding. The women were brilliant. The men were a bit shy” – The Doctor

“I’d love to, you know. He’s my favourite guy. You know, he’s gay.” / “I’m not gay.” / “Yes you are.” – Amy/Rory

“You will feel a tingling sensation then death. Remain calm while you death is implemented.” – Antibodies

“Where are we?” / “A room.” / “What room?” / “I don’t know what room! I haven’t memorised every room in the universe, I’ve yet to have a day off.” – Amy/The Doctor/Rory

“Shut up Hitler!” / “Rory, take Hitler and put him in that cupboard over there. Now, do it.” / “Right, putting Hitler in the cupboard. Cupboard, Hitler. Hitler, cupboard. Hitler...” / “But I am the Fuehrer!” / “Right, in you go!” / “Who are you?” – Rory/The Doctor/Hitler

“Does anybody else find this day just a bit difficult? I’m getting this sort of banging in my head.” / “Yeah I think that’s Hitler in the cupboard.” – Rory/Amy

“Poisoned me. I’m fine. Well, no, I’m dying. But I’ve got a plan.” / “What plan?” / “Mmm, not dying, see, fine.” – The Doctor/Amy

“Extractor fans on! Oh that works!” – The Doctor

“Can you ride a motorbike?” / “I expect so. It’s that sort of day.” – Amy/Rory

“Regeneration disabled. You will be dead in 32 minutes.” / “Unless I’m cured, yeah?” / “There is no cure. You will be dead in 32 minutes.” / “Why do you keep saying that?” / “Because you will be dead in 32 minutes.” / “You see, there you go again. Basically skipping 31 whole minutes when I’m absolutely fine. Scottish, that’s all I’m saying.” / “You will be fine for 31 minutes. You will be dead in 32 minutes.” / ... / “You will no die now. You will die in 32 minutes.” – Amelia interface/The Doctor

“Ladies and gentlemen. I don’t have a thing to wear. Take off your clothes.” – River Song

“Okay. I’m trapped inside a giant replica robot of my wife. I’m really trying not to see this as a metaphor.” – Rory

“How can we be in here. How do we fit?” / “Miniaturisation ray.” / “How would you know that?” / “Well, there was a ray, and we were miniaturised.” – Amy/Rory

“You should never waste time when you haven’t any. Time is not the boss of you. Rule 408.” – The Doctor

“Are you serious?” / “Never knowingly. Never knowingly be serious, rule 27. You really should write these down.” – River/The Doctor

“Never run when you’re scared. Rule seven.” – The Doctor

“Rule one. The Doctor lies.” – The Doctor

“She did kill me. Then she used her remaining lives to bring me back. As first dates go, I’d say that was mixed signals.” – The Doctor

Until Next Time, Adios Amigos!

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Just some more fanvids that I have made in the past. I've also made one for Paramore's We Are Broken, but YouTube has blocked it. So I'll upload it seperately soon on this blog. Keep an eye out!

Also, Happy Doctor Who day for the 23rd! WOOO!!!!

Until Next Time, Adios Amigos!

The World's Gone Mad

I wrote this on the first of November, so it's got a few non-currenet events. I didn't upload it because I didn't permit myself to go on the internet during my exam study. BUT NOW EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!!!

Today was the Melbourne Cup where Dunaden won by literally a centimetre. My horses, if anyone wants to know, came last and seventh. I don’t know if I’m jinxed or not, but one of my horses always comes last. I don’t bet in them of course, I’m too poor for that, and I probably will never bet on them if I am rich. Anyway, I was searching through my news feed about five hours later, and guess what? There was absolutely no mention of the Cup, or anything leading up to it. Instead it was filled with news that Kim Kardashian had split from her 72 day husband and was going to some down to Australia for the rebound. How idiotic! Firstly, my news feed might be a little slow, but still. And secondly, I don’t know much about the Kardashian’s – I find that the less I know the better my life is; I mean, just reading that article about her split was so brain numbing and boring. Now, that you know what I know, I have to ask, did no one else see this coming? I mean, sure it was called the “Hollywood Royal Wedding” and you’d expect that “royal” relationships would last a long time, but the fact that it was Hollywood... Did no-one expect it? Was it such a surprise? Is it so important that it has to clog up my news feed with ten million articles? Does the world need to know about her? Who really cares? What is she famous for anyway? As far as I know she’s just a reality TV star, and unless she’s gone on to do better things with her life, she deserves no attention. Why do we, as a world, embrace reality TV so much? Don’t get me wrong, I get sucked into reality TV too, but the shows I watch are things like Masterchef where you learn to cook, and So You Think You Can Dance where I was inspired to work out and become fit. Shows like The Hills, Big Brother, Jersey Shore, and other alike shows, have been banned from me for my parents. And I don’t hate them for it. I don’t want to follow people around while they start fights and/or sleep with other people. I’ll admit that I have watched things like Survivor in the past and found it entertaining, but at least they are being challenged on the show with things that involve some mental and/or physical exertion. The people on other reality shows, only get challenged to be douches and dickheads. The biggest challenge they would face that day is the choice to get drunk or not, or to sleep with someone or not. It’s pathetic.

OK, my second issue: QANTAS. QANTAS recently grounded all of their planes for a couple of days so that they could sort out what was happening with all the protests. I think that was a good move, but the media hates it. Sure it caused some inconvenience for a few days, but isn’t that better than strikes continuing on for years? Also, the passengers all got rescheduled or a refund! It’s fine! Sure some meeting may have been missed, but has the world not heard of Skype? Or an iPad? Also, the media have been hammering on about how Julia Gillard should have stepped in. Firstly, I’m not for Julia Gillard, but I’m not against her either, and I think that the media has been treating her unfairly on this matter. What can she do? What could she have done? She certainly couldn’t have stepped in. If she had made laws to combat the strikes, say a fine was imposed or something, people would just quit their jobs or cop the fine and keep protesting. She couldn’t possible do anything. It was not her fault, but QANTAS. Tony Abbott is not any better than her either. He says that Julia Gillard should have taken action. In other words, he was standing back and laughing at her. If he really cared about stopping the situation being stopped, he would have said, “She needs to step in and control the situation by doing this...” not, “She needs to step in and take action.” WHAT ACTION ABBOTT? WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? WOULD YOU AND YOUR BUDGIE SMUGGLERS HAVE COPED WITH THIS, THIS WELL? And the simple answer is, no, he wouldn’t have.

A third issue that’s really bugging me is Michael Jackson’s doctor. I JUST DON’T CARE ANY MORE! LEAVE ME ALONE! I JUST WANT TO LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC IN PEACE WITHOUT THINKING HOW HE DIED! Sure there are still people out there who care, such as his family, and it should be kept private to them. YOU HEAR THAT MEDIA!? PRIVATE! Also, stop calling him MJ. It’s annoying me.

Now I’m going to get heaps of hater comments. But I stand by what I said. In a quick summary:

·         Watching people get drunk and sleep with others on TV is stupid

·         I saw the divorce coming

·         Julia Gillard is not to blame for the QANTAS mess up

·         QANTAS is to blame for the QANTAS mess up

·         Michael Jackson’s doctor’s actions should be kept private

Until Next Time, Adios Amigos!