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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 387317" data-attributes="member: 8">Looking at the air dates it shows that there was no regular series at all that year, were they stalling because they had to find an actor who could play the Eleventh Doctor?It&#039;s becoming curiouser and curiouser in THE WATERS OF MARS. It sets up a damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don&#039;t scenario similar to the one in THE FIRES OF POMPEII (which is also referenced in the episode itself) but it ends with a different and quite unsettling twist.Perhaps there was some foreboding in the Doctor&#039;s harsh criticism of robot Gadget-Gadget and the guy who created it.Since the series has already used plenty of these funny creatures (the Dalek, just to name one) this criticism is just as bewildering as watching Valene Ewing insulting her appearance in front of a mirror.Who-Who the hell does he think he is telling me what I can and can&#039;t like?The story delivers some serious horror with a very downbeat vibe, but then again, horror and sadness usually go together. Not a great episode for kids, imo.Incidentally, it features the second mention of a gay marriage. The first time it was Sky Silvestry, this time it&#039;s the face-timing brother of Russian (!) crew doctor Yuri.The future of Captain Adelaide Brooke and her granddaugther in particular is like a sci-fi fairy tale and that partially softens the blow proactively, but the importance of that future history is only based on &quot;we say so&quot; - as opposed to the Pompeii disaster that has happened for real and therefore couldn&#039;t be changed.It feels there&#039;s still just enough reason to save them, and that&#039;s what&#039;s going to happen but in a most unexpected way.The wholesome superhero suddenly becomes aware of his immense powers - it&#039;s the kind of realization that destroyed Miss Mercy Hartigan, but in this case it turns the Doctor into an egomaniacal despot.It&#039;s an extraordinary bold move and possibly the most jaw-dropping cliffhanger so far.On top of everything, Adelaide Brooke dies anyway and the fact that her granddaughter&#039;s future remains the same appears to be a matter of a chance.Her grandmother&#039;s suicide may as well have had the opposite effect since Adelaide didn&#039;t die as a hero on Mars.A split second before my hand touched the mouse in order to play &quot;next episode&quot; I stopped. *ominous music playing in the background*.I thought, well, if I&#039;m so emotionally invested then maybe it&#039;s not a good decision to watch the final outcome so close before bedtime. On the other hand I will instantly rebel against a decision not&nbsp;&nbsp; to do something. And what if something happens and I won&#039;t be able to watch it tomorrow? Oh my god.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 387317, member: 8"] Looking at the air dates it shows that there was no regular series at all that year, were they stalling because they had to find an actor who could play the Eleventh Doctor? It's becoming curiouser and curiouser in THE WATERS OF MARS. It sets up a damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don't scenario similar to the one in THE FIRES OF POMPEII (which is also referenced in the episode itself) but it ends with a different and quite unsettling twist. Perhaps there was some foreboding in the Doctor's harsh criticism of robot Gadget-Gadget and the guy who created it. Since the series has already used plenty of these funny creatures (the Dalek, [I]just [/I] to name one) this criticism is just as bewildering as watching Valene Ewing insulting her appearance in front of a mirror. Who-Who the hell does he think he is telling me what I can and can't like? The story delivers some serious horror with a very downbeat vibe, but then again, horror and sadness usually go together. Not a great episode for kids, imo. Incidentally, it features the second mention of a gay marriage. The first time it was Sky Silvestry, this time it's the face-timing brother of Russian (!) crew doctor Yuri. The future of Captain Adelaide Brooke and her granddaugther in particular is like a sci-fi fairy tale and that partially softens the blow proactively, but the importance of that future history is only based on "we say so" - as opposed to the Pompeii disaster that has happened for real and therefore couldn't be changed. It feels there's still just enough reason to save them, and that's what's going to happen but in a most unexpected way. The wholesome superhero suddenly becomes aware of his immense powers - it's the kind of realization that destroyed Miss Mercy Hartigan, but in this case it turns the Doctor into an egomaniacal despot. It's an extraordinary bold move and possibly the most jaw-dropping cliffhanger so far. On top of everything, Adelaide Brooke dies anyway and the fact that her granddaughter's future remains the same appears to be a matter of a chance. Her grandmother's suicide may as well have had the opposite effect since Adelaide didn't die as a hero on Mars. A split second before my hand touched the mouse in order to play "next episode" I stopped. *ominous music playing in the background*. I thought, well, if I'm so emotionally invested then maybe it's not a good decision to watch the final outcome so close before bedtime. On the other hand I will instantly rebel against a decision [I]not[/I] to do something. And what if something happens and I won't be able to watch it tomorrow? Oh my god. [/QUOTE]

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