Christmas in January

[tysolna]

I can't wipe the grin off my face, because I am having a late Christmas. The mail arrived intact, and it is watchable. Thank you, ladyjillian, I owe you!

*bounces off to watch The Christmas Invasion*


Edit: It was well worth the wait - fantastic!

Comments

[ladyjillian.livejournal.com]

:) Oh yay! That made my day. Though I have to admit I wasn't too impressed with the Christmas Invasion--though since I thought DT was excellent in Casanova I am willing to give him another chance.

[tysolna]

The Christmas Invasion feels like a comedy sometimes, which I guess is appropriate for Dec 25th, has one or two plot holes or at least unexplained things, but the acting is very good - I have to admit that even though I still miss Eccleston, I get the feeling I'll like Tennant more.
Still, it's sad he doesn't speak with his Scottish accent.

Anyway *off to watch it again* Thanks! :-D

[manchester-red.livejournal.com]

What plot holes, specifically? Personally I think if you are analysing plot holes in a Xmas special after such a spectacular crash landing and a blistering performace from Tennant, AND you're criticising his Scots accent being absent (please, let's have no reminders of bloody McCoy) you should have some more mulled wine ;)


How much trouble am I in now? heh-heh!

[queuedub.livejournal.com]

Babel? o.O

Anyway, just be grateful Tennant's not doing a Jamie with a kilt. =p

Oh, Susan? *Points to display pic* And also my Doctor Who collection is in my LJ. Ironically, my copy of Spiral Scratch isn't included, even though I'm writing it into a story. Meh. x.x =p

[tysolna]

Tenannt in a kilt...? 0.0

... yes please... :-D

[tysolna]

Ah, you mean that only under the influence of a recreational drug can those plot holes be overlooked? ;-)
I didn't say I did not enjoy the thing, quite the contrary (you should have seen me!), but still, feeder fish?
Also, you know McCoy is among my favourite Doctors.

Hence, my friend, you're in a LOT of trouble! :-P

[(Anonymous)]

Pilot fish. I thought it was all explained quite well?

[manchester-red.livejournal.com]

oops sorry, forgot to log in with that last comment.


Oh, did I mention that I bought eight BBC Who novels at half-price from Forbidden Planet yesterday? ;) I just love stacking up trouble, don't I. ;)

[tysolna]

Yeah, pilot fish, sorry. Still, they serve no real purpose, and why were they dressed as Santas? How long have they been observing Earth, then?

*mumblemumblemumbleshouldneverhavegivenyoubackyourbooksmumblemumble* :-P

[manchester-red.livejournal.com]

The energy the Doctor was exuding (regeneration energy, possibly combined with the last of the vortex energy leaving him?) attracted the Sycorax to Earth. But the pilot fish parasiting of the Sycorax were also drawn to the energy. They reached the Earth just ahead of the Sycorax ship and used a disguise when they arrived, locking on to the prevailing cultural event of the time - Christmas. The TARDIS has a chameleon circuit - the pilot fish must operate along similar lines, the better to reach their target relatively undetected.

[tysolna]

Uh huh... and the pilot fish just happen to have the same transporter beam technology as the Sycorax. Also, I wish I knew what they looked like under their metal masks. Come to think of it, one of them was ... killed, for want of a non-spoilery word, was he left there? To be found by UNIT?

*L* I see an interesting discussion ahead!

[manchester-red.livejournal.com]

Possibly the poilot fish aren't parasitical . . but symbiotic, and share some things with the Sycorax. Come on, this is sci-fi!

[tysolna]

Being sci-fi is no excuse! *eg*