The soldier's voice was probably the creepiest point of the show but they didn't utilize it correctly. I think they are trying to keep it under 12 friendly.
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > i'm reluctantly agreeing with you, Adrianne, and was it Daryl? I kept > waiting for the show to feel creepy and suspenseful, and it just > felt...there. The pacing remains too fast, with lots of scene cuts, the > Doctor pretty much going from relaxed to panicked, but there seems to be no > underlying strong writing to bolster all the surface action. > There were a couple of moments--SPOILERS--such as when the dead soldier's > voice is being used by the Angels, and the realization that the army of > Angels is waking up. But they go from slow to hyper so quickly, i don't get > to feel the buildup of drama or tension. I'm also not feeling his Companion > quite yet. Her character's a bit sketchy. Even Alex Kingston--a really > gifted actress--came off as a bit bland. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 2:20:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who" > > > > I just watched the show. They ended the first part rather abruptly. I was > so surprised that I thought my dvr cut off the last minute of it. The > quality of writing has dropped dramatically this season. > > On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> It's a two-parter, so maybe the conclusion will be good? Did you dislike >> the way it ended only, or the entire show? I will say, it didn't have quite >> the suspense and eerie feeling of the first ep. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, May 8, 2010 9:47:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who" >> >> >> >> I won't spoil the ending, but needless to say...am unimpressed. >> >> ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com >> Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon >> Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath >> The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html >> >> >> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Keith Johnson >> <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Lots of folks here have not felt any love for the new Dr. Who, but >>> perhaps tonight's ep will be different? Called "The Time of Angels", it's a >>> revisit to the classic, creepy Weeping Angels introduced a couple of years >>> ago. The ep is written by Steven Moffat, who wrote the original Angels >>> treatments, so maybe it'll be good...? >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
