Comments on: A tale of two Doctors https://idlermag.com/2012/03/28/a-tale-of-two-doctors/ A U.S. Webzine: 2010-2013 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:43:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gavin Craig https://idlermag.com/2012/03/28/a-tale-of-two-doctors/#comment-3548 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:43:03 +0000 http://idlermag.com/?p=9350#comment-3548 It actually feels a bit weird to me the way that the Stephen Moffat run of Doctor Who has come to center on Amy Pond. In particular, giving Pond a bit of narration before the opening credits really gives the impression that the show is centered on her worldview, but she’s often a narratively passive character — “the girl who waited.” She dies and spends a thousand years locked away in a box. She’s kidnapped and spends more than half of a series literally doing nothing but gestating a child. There are big exceptions — like when she saves the Doctor from nonexistence just in time to crash her wedding — but if Moffat is really as devoted to Amelia Pond as he seems to be, he should have tried to give her a spinoff in the vein of Torchwood or The Sarah Jane Adventures. Part of what made the Russell T. Davies run so great was the way he created an expanded universe and kept it all connected — and how Doctor Who itself stayed focused on the Doctor.

I’m excited to see Matt Smith finally get his first new companion this year (other than Craig, whom I actually wouldn’t mind seeing more of), but I’m nervous too. Moffat’s world has a lot invested in Amy Pond, more than any companion since Rose Tyler. It’s a big (and needed) change. I hope he can pull it off.

]]> By: A noob watches Doctor Who « The Idler https://idlermag.com/2012/03/28/a-tale-of-two-doctors/#comment-3532 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:24:09 +0000 http://idlermag.com/?p=9350#comment-3532 […] The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) by Sarah Pavis […]

]]> By: Spoilers, sweetie! « The Idler https://idlermag.com/2012/03/28/a-tale-of-two-doctors/#comment-3485 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:00:47 +0000 http://idlermag.com/?p=9350#comment-3485 […] be fair, Matt Smith is a very fine Doctor, better than I had expected in fact. Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, […]

]]> By: Kindness and fury « The Idler https://idlermag.com/2012/03/28/a-tale-of-two-doctors/#comment-3405 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:01:52 +0000 http://idlermag.com/?p=9350#comment-3405 […] his companion to keep him from going over to the dark side.” He’s a bit distant, and “he has no compunction about manipulating people or dropping them entirely.” He’s dangerous — when the Doctor is around, people die — but he’s […]

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