The Shakespeare Code

[kerravonsen]

Well, that was kinda fun.

Good:
"no autographs, and don't ask me where I get my ideas"

Martha rejecting Will because of his bad breath.

It was rather amusing the bit about restarting the Doctor's heart. Yes, having two hearts can come in handy on occasion.

"You can use that."
"Sorry, that's someone else's."
"I like that -- wait a minute, I wrote that!"

And yes, the words words words, forsooth!

Bad:
The Witches were corny.

Expelliarmus? Come on!

"Rose would have said exactly the right thing." Oh, come on! I am sick of this Rose-Sue; enough already! Actually, far, far, far too much already!

More thoughts:

Okay, what's all this about the "Dark Times"? This is the second time this has come up. (Ref "Huon particles" in "The Runaway Bride")

The Carrionites remind me of the Haemeovores (from "Battlefield") in the way they react to words and beliefs.

I'm not sure whether I consider it plausible that Shakespeare figured out where they came from, though it is true that they weren't perfectly discreet, they did make some slips in what they said (like Martha mentioning that Will had written about witches).

I'm not sure whether to be pleased or annoyed by the pop culture references; "Back to the Future", "Harry Potter" -- especially the thing about "Book Seven".

But yay for Martha actually getting it with respect to the problems of time travel -- being worried about stepping on a butterfly, and then getting it again when the Doctor explains later (with the "Back to the Future" reference). Though it is annoying that he's contradicting himself "oh, no, don't worry, you can't change history" followed by "Oh, do worry, you can cease to exist."

Why does the 10th Doctor keep on pissing off Queens? And it has to be the 10th Doctor, because she recognised him. It will be very bad of them to leave this dangling, though I do like that they're actually paying attention to the paradoxical nature of time travel.

This is also the second time the Doctor's (lack of) name has come up (ref "The Girl in the Fireplace"). The implication seems to be that he doesn't have a name, that he's forgotten his name, even that he has deliberately forgotten his name. Hmmm.

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[jhall1.livejournal.com]

But yay for Martha actually getting it with respect to the problems of time travel -- being worried about stepping on a butterfly

She's evidently read Ray Bradbury. :)

Why does the 10th Doctor keep on pissing off Queens?

Good question.

[kerravonsen]

She's evidently read Ray Bradbury.

Not necessarily. I say that because I myself haven't read that particular story (yes, I know: shame shame shame), but I've heard of it.

Why does the 10th Doctor keep on pissing off Queens?

One possible explanation is that the 10th Doctor, however charming and goofy he can be, also has a tendency to play god.

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

Or it could be an in joke, given that RTD is a "queen" himself. :)