The Time of Angels

Oh how do you do it Mr. Moffat! Seriously this episode has topped the previous, and is now easily my favourite this series! Even more surprisingly it may become my favourite of the new series all together! For starters, The Weeping Angels return, along with River Song. So do we learn who River Song is? Nope. Not exactly. We learn some things, which I will not spoil here. We get massive hints and even more massive misdirections. Overall though her character is even further developed, brilliantly acted and much more interesting than the companions have been for the new series.

Much more interesting than Amy at the least who does unfortunately have another uncharacteristically 'smart' moment. Completely out of no where and for no reason. Small however, and tense. Good ol' weeping angels! For the tension and suspense that they bring is back. Albeit not as well as in Blink. Though the purpose of this episode is not to have them be as, scary. Or at least I believe this to be the point. I feel this episode brings them more into the realm of the Dalek. They are dangerous, deadly and a difficult enemy. Though they can be defeated. Though we do not see that in this, the first of two parts, the Doctor is going head on to fight it this time. Oh so very much fun is too be had.


This brings me onto Matt Smith, who in my eyes is beginning to prove better than Tennant and Eccleston. He may even verge soon into the ranks of the classics. He plays it very cerebral with a hint of childish behaviour. He reminds a great deal of Troughton, which is a good thing! Smith does an amazing range in this episode, with some genuinely brilliant emotional moments, though I am sure the haters will claim otherwise.

Overall the tension is perfect, the pacing much more spot on. The episode builds up so well, I can not wait for the next part. It is a must see!

Time of Angels Avatars

There's one thing you never put in a trap if you're smart. If you value your continued existence. If you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there's one thing you never ever put in a trap. Me.-Eleventh Doctor.

Well they are a little later than normal I guess, but here we go some avatars for the Time of Angels. Now lets hope that the image of an angel can't really get you shall we?







Happy hunting.

Flesh and Stone

Today will probably be very less a review than just a random string of speculations. I won't lie I enjoyed the episode. It just was not what I was expecting or hoping for. For starters the Angels were very suddenly relegated to back ground noise. For the most part some of the more action packed, tense or Angel orientated scenes had mostly been spoiled by the 'next time' trailer last week. Which of course was rather peculiar seeing as it was a two-parter. Maybe that was what the Graham Norton cartoon was for, to distract from the spoilers they decided to attach. I did anticipate a lot more about Amy and her peril. This was good and reasonably well realised. The rest of the episode pretty much threw me through a loop.

Lets start with the crack. Am I the only one who thinks it is slightly early in the series to be discussing these openly? Or is it that we have only been given a few more clues. It did feel like there were one too many revelations about the crack though. I was not anticipating them this early on, especially not during the climax of the Angels episode. The crack itself didn't make a great deal of sense at this point. Mostly because of what was explained about it, how it was used etc. I thought that it didn't fit with what had happened thus far int the episodes. Mostly how the crack was closed by the Doctor in the Eleventh Hour and then just popped up occasionally afterwards. Then all of a sudden it requires a sacrifice.

More un-clues to River Song in this episode as well. These I did enjoy but mostly as a fan of River. Though it still feels like Moffat is just aiming at misdirection. "Oh she is the wife - oh she can't be," has turned into "She is going to kill the Doctor." Though I personally think this is impossible as Future Professor River Song flatly tells that she did not take the Screwdriver from his cold dead hands. Though she herself implies she kills him in this episode. Surely in the Library she would of given something slightly away?

The ending with Amy was, well it was hilarious, being shot down by him so bluntly but so humorously. This may be the first time in ages the Sexual tension is not reciprocated by the Doctor. Which works, I don't like him loving his companions, it's too cliche and boring. So this works better when he does not feel that way back. Also it seems that Rory will be joining them, so multi-companion stories are back in. Though I just hope it is not a recycle of the Rose/Mickey stories. Here is hoping.

Either way it was an enjoyable enough episode, just not what I was expecting. It feels too early for revelations.