'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe

So, today was the Doctor Who series 8 finale, and it mostly turned out to be a good episode. A rather fitting one too, what with Remembrance Sunday tomorrow.

( Spoilers! )

Since the second half of this series is fast approaching, I thought I'd better actually watch all the episodes of the first half (never got round to watching that much of it, though I did record all the episodes). So I thought I'd start by rewatching series 6 from the beginning...

"Swear to me, swear to me on something that matters."
"Fish fingers and custard."
from The Impossible Astronaut

( Thar be spoilers and TV Tropes links! )

"Ah, no stay where you are. Because look at me, I'm confident. You want to watch that, me when I'm confident. Oh and this is my friend River, nice hair, clever, has her own gun, and unlike me she really doesn't mind shooting people."
from Day of the Moon

( Thar be more spoilers and TV Tropes links! )

"The graves around you eat people"

( Musings on The Hungry Earth - here be spoilers )

"You have no idea how dangerous you make people to themselves when you're around!"

( Musings on The Vampires of Venice - here be spoilers )

"There's one thing you don't put in a trap, one thing you never ever put in a trap"
"And what's that, sir?"
"Me"

( Musings on The Time of Angels - here be spoilers )

Don't blink.

"Spoilers!"

I am continuing in my tradition of late-night Doctor Who watching by watching The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit back-to-back, which is probably not a wise thing to do at 1am.

I have to admit, the Impossible Planet was fully worth it's fear factor score of Beyond Fear and absolutely terrifying in a way that few thrillers are. I'm old enough to not need to hide behind the sofa, but that doesn't mean I can't be well and truely spooked, and they got the psychological horror just right in this one. They're doing well at it in this series.

The Satan Pit, on the other hand, wasn't anywhere near as scary. That's partially because I'm old enough to know that they won't do things like kill off major characters, and that the Tardis is fawkes the phoenix and hence can do whatever the plot requires. Deus Ex Machina indeed.

Have finally got round to watching the second episode of Doctor Who, and I have one thing to say to you:

"We are not amused!"
(rose 1, doctor 0)

The setup for Torchwood was also done well. One of the wonder of Doctor Who - they don't have to do things in order, or make sure that everything happens chronlogically.

Anyway, me need sleep. Bed now. 'Night.