Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 393469" data-attributes="member: 8">If the series 8 finale isn&#039;t the best finale then at least it&#039;s the most beautiful one, although I must confess that my memory of the previous series starts to fade.But maybe that only proves that the series continues to be strong, maybe I should order the Thirteenth Doctor dvd set...oops, too late. I&#039;ve thought about and now I can&#039;t un-think it anymore.The Master is such a fantastic and complex villain, diabolically evil but with a very tragic undertone.Even though the episode has plenty of spectacle, I felt the overall storyline is much more about character drama, and without pulling at the heartstrings too hard (as they sometimes did with Donna Noble). It&#039;s got all these lovely surprises like the young boy from the war zone coming back from the afterlife.I was hesitant about watching the 2014 Christmas special (is it really that long ago?) because I feared it would spoil the pleasant aftertaste of the series finale.Happily, nothing could be further from the truth. It&#039;s dreamy and eerie and tricky, and sometimes a bit Twin Peaksy.It&#039;s very easy for a Santa Claus character to completely ruin a Christmas movie but he&#039;s pretty harmless in this one. There are contemporary jokes that made me laugh, like the comment on the toys that are considered dangerous because children can put pieces of it in their mouths.The very last part even made me feel a little nervous because it looked like it could end on a cliffhanger. And what a very silly thought because the next episode is only a mouse click away.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 393469, member: 8"] If the series 8 finale isn't the best finale then at least it's the most beautiful one, although I must confess that my memory of the previous series starts to fade. But maybe that only proves that the series continues to be strong, maybe I should order the Thirteenth Doctor dvd set...oops, too late. I've thought about and now I can't un-think it anymore. The Master is such a fantastic and complex villain, diabolically evil but with a very tragic undertone. Even though the episode has plenty of spectacle, I felt the overall storyline is much more about character drama, and without pulling at the heartstrings too hard (as they sometimes did with Donna Noble). It's got all these lovely surprises like the young boy from the war zone coming back from the afterlife. I was hesitant about watching the 2014 Christmas special (is it really that long ago?) because I feared it would spoil the pleasant aftertaste of the series finale. Happily, nothing could be further from the truth. It's dreamy and eerie and tricky, and sometimes a bit Twin Peaksy. It's very easy for a Santa Claus character to completely ruin a Christmas movie but he's pretty harmless in this one. There are contemporary jokes that made me laugh, like the comment on the toys that are considered dangerous because children can put pieces of it in their mouths. The very last part even made me feel a little nervous because it looked like it could end on a cliffhanger. And what a very silly thought because the next episode is only a mouse click away. [/QUOTE]

Verification

Who played JR Ewing?