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amine_eyes) wrote2010-06-05 09:23 pm
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"Vincent and the Doctor" review of tonight's episode :D
Just ... woah.
This episode works perfectly on it's own, but also with the main story arcs and ideas that Moffat and his crew of motley chacracters have been producing throughout the season - the idea that there's more to what you see. Vincent Van Gogh (portrayed here BRILLIANTLY) is both happy and tortured by the things only he can see (his images and paintings of the way he viewed the world), the Doctor is growing more and more weighed down by the things only he remembers, Amy sees the potential and wonder of Van Gogh's paintings, but can't see what's making her so sad ... the monster itself can't see at all.
The twist on the Pete's Dragon idea (something only one person can see) is very well done and makes you wonder what else is lurking out the corner of your eye, whether there is more to what you see, the way they showed Vincent's depression was brilliantly done - never overstated, the Doctor's remarks at the end made me want tocry, but I couldn't) - why couldn't I cry? because of the scene where they take vincent into the future. The sheer joy at the beginning when he gets into the TARDIS (which gets covered in posters! xD), when they land in Paris the sheer wonder ... and then hearing Bill Nighy say what he thought of his work and him ... I was welling up let alone Vincent :D. and Amy's belief in rewriting time meaning that Vincent will have lived a long and happy life because he got to meet and know people who knew and showed him what appreciation he would have? Almost heartbreaking. When the Doctor held her and spoke of how he viewed life, and sometimes., he can't do anything more than make a bit of it better - you can see how this Doctor really is the Eleventh, he's so weighed down by his life and all his decisions, all the people he's lost ... *wibble*
Next week's looks ... well, weird ... I'm not quite sure what to make of it. But after that, then the finale!! (Which hopefully is split amongst two episodes :) ) and hopefully they'll be a reason for Rory still being remembered! Not just by Amy (who still cries for him but she doesn't know why), but by the Doctor, who calls out his name when they're hiding in the church, and still struggles (I think) with the fact that only he remembers him, much like all the others the Doctor has lost over the years - he's now the only one who remembers ...
Geeky moments involving Nighy and the bowtie conversations! And the machine from his God-mother which shows the pictures of his previous lives! Lovely touch there :D
And the effects! The poster still burning on it's journey through the vortex at the end! The realisation of the Griffnxle (probably spelt wrong), the set design of Vincent's house! When they showed the transformation of the night sky into his painting it was just ... magical :D
In conclusion, a BRILLIANT episode, one which I think I may go and watch again, work out a way to download it, then cut and make a gif out of the night sky scene :D (Which means learning computer skills xD)
This episode works perfectly on it's own, but also with the main story arcs and ideas that Moffat and his crew of motley chacracters have been producing throughout the season - the idea that there's more to what you see. Vincent Van Gogh (portrayed here BRILLIANTLY) is both happy and tortured by the things only he can see (his images and paintings of the way he viewed the world), the Doctor is growing more and more weighed down by the things only he remembers, Amy sees the potential and wonder of Van Gogh's paintings, but can't see what's making her so sad ... the monster itself can't see at all.
The twist on the Pete's Dragon idea (something only one person can see) is very well done and makes you wonder what else is lurking out the corner of your eye, whether there is more to what you see, the way they showed Vincent's depression was brilliantly done - never overstated, the Doctor's remarks at the end made me want tocry, but I couldn't) - why couldn't I cry? because of the scene where they take vincent into the future. The sheer joy at the beginning when he gets into the TARDIS (which gets covered in posters! xD), when they land in Paris the sheer wonder ... and then hearing Bill Nighy say what he thought of his work and him ... I was welling up let alone Vincent :D. and Amy's belief in rewriting time meaning that Vincent will have lived a long and happy life because he got to meet and know people who knew and showed him what appreciation he would have? Almost heartbreaking. When the Doctor held her and spoke of how he viewed life, and sometimes., he can't do anything more than make a bit of it better - you can see how this Doctor really is the Eleventh, he's so weighed down by his life and all his decisions, all the people he's lost ... *wibble*
Next week's looks ... well, weird ... I'm not quite sure what to make of it. But after that, then the finale!! (Which hopefully is split amongst two episodes :) ) and hopefully they'll be a reason for Rory still being remembered! Not just by Amy (who still cries for him but she doesn't know why), but by the Doctor, who calls out his name when they're hiding in the church, and still struggles (I think) with the fact that only he remembers him, much like all the others the Doctor has lost over the years - he's now the only one who remembers ...
Geeky moments involving Nighy and the bowtie conversations! And the machine from his God-mother which shows the pictures of his previous lives! Lovely touch there :D
And the effects! The poster still burning on it's journey through the vortex at the end! The realisation of the Griffnxle (probably spelt wrong), the set design of Vincent's house! When they showed the transformation of the night sky into his painting it was just ... magical :D
In conclusion, a BRILLIANT episode, one which I think I may go and watch again, work out a way to download it, then cut and make a gif out of the night sky scene :D (Which means learning computer skills xD)
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I suspect the hardcore fandom is going to go *mental* over the Doctor's godmother, which will be fun to watch. From a distance.
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(Oh that should be fun :D Luckily the friends that actually watch Doctor Who are as big geeks as me, so I just get squee texts lol)
The Doctor has to have a God-mother! Though whether they go mental over her having two heads, or smelling bad is an entirely diffrent kettle of fish .... *grabs popcorn to watch the meltdowns with you*
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Ahhh I have more to say, and your writeup was good, so hopefully will revisit this when I'm done with work!
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It was a lovley way of doing it - they managed to show what the mponster was (the alien and Vincent's battle with depression) and the way it worked was just ... lovely :D
Cheers! I will say I shamelessly wrote it after reading the denofgeek.com review, which basically squeed about it as much as I did while watching :D
Have fun with work! Well, fun as in it gets done quickly so you can relax and a) watch the episode again, and b) get to potter around on the internet :D
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This was probably y favourite Doctor Who episode ever! I just loved it that much!
*hugs* xxx
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I'm in ur brain, stealing ur ideaz ... 9and any biccies that are lying around xD)
It was lovely! :D *hugs* xxx
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(Anonymous) 2010-06-06 11:00 am (UTC)(link)no subject
It was lovely, and yes, that is a mark of good TV - if it makes you want to cry because it's so good :D
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Done. You're welcome to steal mine. It isn't nearly as pretty when you have to keep it under the 40K limit for LJ though.
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Ah well, it still looks amazing!! :D