[Resolution spoilers]
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[Resolution spoilers]
[Resolution spoilers]
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HAPPY NEW YEAR IT'S A MOTHERFUCKING DALEK
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(Shockingly, when there's not a barrage of Daleks I can get excited about them again) (And also, Daleks backing up from the Doctor never gets old)
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i actually wasn't gonna make a plurk until I finished but then
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"Oh, you're good, Ryan's Dad. You're almost making up for your parenting deficit!"
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and before that, to the dalek: "Now do that to my face."
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and now she's just trolling the fuck out of it again
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"You heard me, right? I tried." doctor you knew the dalek was never going to go for it
skipthedemon
There was some good stuff in this ep.
shobogan
"I learned how to think like a Dalek a long time ago."
shobogan
and that paired with ryan and his dad, damn
skipthedemon
But I still feel like, IDK. Whittaker feels kinda muted compared to the other NuWho Doctors? Which isn't inherently a bad thing, I suppose, it's a matter of taste.
shobogan
The whole series is a bit more...subtle, I think
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more low-key
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for the most part it's working with me, but there are some aspects i feel they could punch up a bit
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i'd say they're also saving stuff for future seasons but we aren't GETTING any for a year so that's
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mmmmmm
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this was bad enough when it happened to twelve
skipthedemon
yeah
shobogan
there's also some stuff i wish had been addressed more, like - thirteen was pretty clearly prioritising killing that dalek over saving aaron
skipthedemon
Husband who's favorite era is UNIT era is pretty annoyed they wrote off all of UNIT for an austerity joke. I'm sure that won't stick, but.
shobogan
If UNIT wasn't going to be in the episode I'm glad they did it that way, and I also assume it won't last
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At least Kate got a namedrop
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One day I'll get my Thirteen/Kate fodder damit
go rimbaud
i was super thinking the whole time about how willing she seemed to let aaron die
go rimbaud
but yeah dalek episodes are a lot more fun when there's only one of them
go rimbaud
and yeah i wouldn't be surprised if unit did make a comeback later, but it was a good joke for why they're not around in this particular episode
Un(t)sundered
yeah, agreed that dalek episodes can be a lot more fun when it's just the one
Un(t)sundered
also I liked her bit about "wait shit, do I know how long a rel is??"
shobogan
YES
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"fuck it's been a while"
Un(t)sundered
yes and I get the feeling that like... she's trying really really hard to not go super dark? like she knows she could go that way and is trying to pull back?
Un(t)sundered
it felt like there was a kind of desperation to her asking the rest of her fam if it was okay to murderate the Dalek
shobogan
YEAH those were my thoughts exactly
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I SERIOUSLY WOULDN'T JUST KILL IT REGARDLESS NO MATTER WHAT PLEASE BELIEVE ME
Un(t)sundered
yes exactly
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i don't believe you, doctor, but i appreciate that you're trying
Un(t)sundered
"oh god please let the fam don't see I am super fucked up about this and always will be"
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i think that's part of the reason she wouldn't let them go with her the first time, too
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(hey doctor remember that time you went around shooting uncased daleks and your companion straight up told you to just take her home now)
Un(t)sundered
yeah, I could see that
Un(t)sundered
about why she wouldn't let them come
Un(t)sundered
maybe also she didn't want them exterminated?
Un(t)sundered
but also trying to hide that darkness
shobogan
Yeah, I do think fear for them was the priority there, but also "i don't want to see them to see me kill a dalek because i might kill a dalek"
shobogan
i do wonder what would have happened if it hadn't build itself a casing yet
go rimbaud
i was thinking about that a lot, mostly due to some of your previous commentary, sage
skipthedemon
Good question. Squid things aren't exactly endearing, but the casing still makes it seem more robot, less a living being.
go rimbaud
she's trying so hard to be the good guy and here comes the daleks
shobogan
i am glad my commentary makes sense
i am glad my commentary makes sense
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and yeah, it's a more visceral sight, and plus the dalek is more vulnerable
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less so than it usually is, mind, and i really enjoyed the new dimension of driving humans around
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kind of the opposite effect of warping them outwardly into daleks
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(and this still is the first time thirteen has directly killed an enemy)
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there it is
there it is
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