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[ebonlock]

Ok, so elo_sf the BBC has set the release date for Doctor Who series 2 as November 20, I believe our Xmas gifts for one another are a given again this year, don't you think? Also they've got a Cybermen boxed set in the shape of a Cyberman's head...if I didn't hate, hate, HATE them so very much for killing my beloved Adric I would be sorely tempted.

I would recommend that anyone who hasn't seen the season finale avoid my comments section because I hope that several of us can discuss it there. It was so fucking good. I mean, just amazing. It totally made up for the more crap-tacular episodes this season and was a fitting end to Billie Piper's run on the series.

So I did miss the Bauhaus/NIN concert Saturday, and I continue to attempt to find a silver lining to that. If I do come up with one I'll be sure to post about it. On the plus side, I suppose, my inability to eat most of the time now has made my whole weight problem a thing of the past. Although it does feel incredibly screwy to get on a scale and think, "Oh good my weight hasn't gone down any more, go me!"

Anyway, I still managed to have a mostly good weekend seeing lots of folks and helping ravenmb have what seems to have been a very happy birthday.

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[aelfsciene.livejournal.com]

I missed you very much when we watched "Army of Ghosts" last Monday, when I squee'd a whole, whole lot over Dalek vs. Cyberman. I immediately wanted an icon that said "Dalek + Cybermen = OTP" but it's awfully spoilery and I couldn't really use it.

"Doomsday" felt like PotC2 for the first half; a fun, delightful ride with all sorts of action and great lines (Daleks are little bitches, aren't they?), and then the whammy at the end and all the crying (Christy and I were the big saps in our viewing room), and wow. Good, good stuff.

And I keep saying, "What? What? What?" like the Doctor at the end, which gives me great joy. I very much want to see the ep again!

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

I must say that it did my heart so much good to see the Daleks lay a serious smackdown on the Cybermen. I just kept repeating, "They kicked the Time Lords' asses, you honestly think these little tin-plated robots are going to stand a chance against them?" Heh, it was the ultimate in uber-geeking and answered one of fandom's longest running questions, in a very satisfying manner.

The other satisfying bit was how they wrote Rose out of the show, it felt right and actually somewhat less forced than last season's finale. I loved her ending up on alternate Earth with her whole family, and I didn't even mind being totally punked out of the Doctor finally admitting he loved her.

Just an all around hella good way to cap off the season.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Well, they could still argue that these are Alternate Dimension Cybermen, and only half a season of on-the-ground R&D had gone into them. I mean, they only *just* got rayguns. (:

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry but with that gold allergy and the lack of proper shielding, it was only right that the Daleks cut through them like a knife through butter. I have to say, though, that the "Yo mama!" bit between the two species was a highlight of the entire series.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

And I don't argue with you. On either point. I personally kept thinking 'Oh honey please' and then wondering how you'd get a wig for a Dalek drag queen to hang properly.
And Torchwood! Full of Welsh accents!

[aelfsciene.livejournal.com]

I was delighted to see the Cybermen had ranged weapons, but even more amused (well, my "EEEEEEEEEE" might have seemed rather less than amused) when the Daleks turned up.

Their smack-talking sequence was utterly delightful ("Identify!" "Identify!"), and there were so many "whoa" moments throughout the ep as they fought and fought. Such fun.

I really liked Rose's end, too. I keep hearing people say they wish she'd just been killed off, and that this was a cop-out, but I totally felt the reverse, and was really satisfied by this. Plus, y'know, the "awwwwww" moment and "Ten needs a hug!" and all of that. o.O

I did get my Nine DVD set in the mail, and wanted to ask--are there more than the Confidentials and the Christmas Invasion preview included in your set, or was that it? I really like the packaging for this, and will have to bring it in to show you, next time I'm in town. Yay slimline!

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

I think that was all that was in mine, but I need to double check that. I'll try to remember to do so tonight.