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Regy Rusty posted:I forgot this was the first Rory episode ED: THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO RORY
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I was a big fan of this when it was on the air, and if I could watch it right now I'd probably still be a big fan.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:01
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I saw Arthur Darvill in a play. He was flippin amazing. Also Rory is my favourite thing out of this season by about a million times. These are my Rory opinions.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:02
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Rory is the best. 
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Jan 20, 2015 20:02
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imagine that "I'm Rusty" song from The Venture Bros., but instead of Doc Venture it's about Rory, and I'm singing it. THE DREAMS I BURIED WITH FISH FINGERS THEY LINGER I'M RORYYYYYY
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Jan 20, 2015 20:03
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Bicyclops posted:Now we're just talking about movies that we all love from the late 80s and early 90s, but I absolutely fell in love with this book when my high school sweetheart lent it to me as a subtle way of saying that I might want to ask her out. We broke up and it was terrible, of course, but it's still my favorite book for sentimental reasons. Most people like the movie more, and I understand why, because the book is a little over-cluttered by the Ruriturian parody jokes and typical Goldman "Check out these Hollywood types!" stuff, but the book will always be my favorite. The copy I bought back in 1987 is falling apart from time and use... so I bought myself a new hardcover last year. It's my favorite too.  Since I was pretty young when I read it the first time (tweens) I was shocked and sad to learn that Goldman's wife and family in the book were fictionalized like... fifteen years later.  Also I ended up rewatching this Doctor Who episode last night because all the Rory talk made me need to watch some Rory. Annakie fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Jan 20, 2015 20:04
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ON GRAND ADVENTURES THEY PUSH ME WITH THEM FOR MAYHEM I'M RORYYYYY
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Jan 20, 2015 20:05
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Toxxupation posted:[*] That awkward moment in the cold open where The Doctor realizes how badly he hosed up leading straight into the credits was maybe the best single comedic moment the show has ever done. His sharp intake of breath right before the cut to the opening theme, like he's trying to come up with something else to say, is hilarious. Oh man, and when Rory gets the upper hand on the vampire in the little fencing fight, only to realize he's scored a point with the straw end of a broom.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:08
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"Competent straight man," (and the self-awareness you ascribe to it) is the perfect way to describe Rory, really. What separates him from being the typical, sarcastic comic relief is that instead of being like "What? We have vampires now? Wuh- well, gosh, Scoob, get me outta here!" Rory is more like "Oh. So they're actual vampires. Okay. Tell me what our plan is again and so that we can be sure to stay alive." Without remembering this episode too well, I probably would have given it a B, but I really like your write-up. I think comparing Rory to Mickey is a good way to point out what was wrong with Mickey's character too, because, as you say, there's almost no reason to talk about it as it comes up.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:08
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Toxxupation posted:just fyi With good reason! Rory is a great Companion, but I never could quite put my finger on why if asked other than "well, he's awesome." You nailed it by comparing him to Mickey, how the writers treat Mickey/Rory, and how the audience perceives Mickey/Rory, all wrapped up in a really fun episode. This is another of those "hey, if you have never seen Doctor Who before, this isn't a bad one to watch" episodes. And now that you've seen both episodes, there's a little four-minute "minisode" that takes place between Flesh and Stone and Vampires of Venice that not only explains why Amy suddenly stopped trying to jump the Doctor's bones, but has an amazing line delivery from Matt Smith that nails just why the Doctor takes strangers onboard the TARDIS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeJ4Ak2xCkw Well worth watching if you've never seen it before, or even if you have seen it before.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:09
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also is no one going to acknowledge "the rassilon razzle-dazzle-on"? I worked hard on that one.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:10
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Well I didn't even remember that Rory was in this episode and just recalled it as one of those generic mediocre ones you get at least a handful of every season soooooooooo
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Jan 20, 2015 20:11
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Annakie posted:The copy I bought back in 1987 is falling apart from time and use... so I bought myself a new hardcover last year. It's my favorite too. I have three different versions I've picked up at used book stores over the years, as well as a fourth that we cannibalized to house our wedding rings. It's probably the most excessively wasteful thing I have in the house (I can only read one of them, after all!), but it's an indulgence I think I can be allowed.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:12
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Rory is great. Him and Amy and the Doctor are wonderful together and a lot of that is down to the acting. They seem to be genuinely enjoying themselves and that always goes a long way towards making things more fun to watch. For me, anyway.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:12
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Regy Rusty posted:I forgot this was the first Rory episode so this is gonna be the one that tanks my score. Yeah all I could remember was dumb fish people. We'll die together.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:21
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Toxxupation posted:just fyi oh by the way, did you notice that the outfit Rory had on when he entered the TARDIS at the start was a color-swapped version of Marty McFly's traditional getup? 
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Jan 20, 2015 20:21
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All I remember from this episode is the Stag Party opening, the library card gag, and that it tanked my score in the Series 5 game.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:24
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I had to check to be sure, but this episode also has another instance of the psychic paper being totally useless. I'd forgotten about the library card, which is another great little gag. It's really just that the fish vampires are a bit silly. It's otherwise a great episode.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:29
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DoctorWhat posted:also is no one going to acknowledge "the rassilon razzle-dazzle-on"? I worked hard on that one. Well done, Doctor What. Also, Vampires of Venice is flipping great and badly underrated, Rory is awesome, and Matt Smith's confrontation scene is A+. 'Think of the children...'
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Jan 20, 2015 20:29
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Rewatched the episode today, because although I remember it did being Rory's first proper episode, it took me a little longer to warm to him first time round. A rewatch, paying more attention to the Rory bits, was definitely worth it  .It's interesting how many little things there are, like his first reaction to anyone getting injured is to run up to them and check they're okay, leaving other characters to run after the culprit. I mean, it makes sense, he's a nurse, but it's still a nice touch.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:34
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Toxx likes this episode? poo poo. Wait, other people like this episode? Its entire back half is a mess of too many people running about too many places doing too many different things and failing at most of them.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:37
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Toxxupation posted:
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Jan 20, 2015 20:41
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Sighence posted:Toxx likes this episode? You do too because you gave it an A
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Jan 20, 2015 20:41
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Rory is such a pretty name.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:53
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Toxxupation posted:You do too because you gave it an A I gave it an A because you were supposed to give it its true grade of F.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:59
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Sighence posted:I gave it an A because you were supposed to give it its true grade of F. Your opinions are worse than your Gamerdome entry. *takes off on shame rocketship*
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Jan 20, 2015 21:04
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How many different things can you even take off in oxx
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Jan 20, 2015 21:07
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He traded in the motorcycle for a rocketship, he just had to get the shame model.
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Jan 20, 2015 21:08
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Bicyclops posted:He traded in the motorcycle for a rocketship, he just had to get the shame model. Psh, I stole that motorcycle in the dead of the night. Left him one shame token though. 
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Jan 20, 2015 21:13
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Toxxupation posted:Mickey is almost inarguably the single worst Companion Ahem. What about Ad- Toxxupation posted:of the Who revival. Well... okay then. The brilliance of Rory is realizing that using more comedic beats on the show meant that a straight man was a useful thing. It's something that the show needed (and probably could have used a few times before) and Rory is fantastic. I think Mickey suffered because RTD wanted to tell the story of the romance between the Doctor and Rose and as a result he was the third wheel. He had to be dispatched like the generic partner at the start of every romantic comedy that must be wiped away by the spontaneous and wonderful new love interest.
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Jan 20, 2015 21:19
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Bown posted:Well I didn't even remember that Rory was in this episode and just recalled it as one of those generic mediocre ones you get at least a handful of every season soooooooooo Sadly this was my memory too. I remember all the Rory scenes but just out of context and couldn't have pinpointed that this otherwise unremarkable episode was the one they came from. It's been a very long time since I watched any of these. Regardless Rory is the best and the review convinced me the episode deserves the grade it got. It's looking more and more like I should've just gone with my original plan and given the whole season A's right down the line.
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Jan 20, 2015 21:20
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I gave this one a B, for a C-ish plot elevated by Rory. Clearly I didn't quite go far enough.
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Jan 20, 2015 21:25
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Random Stranger posted:Ahem. What about Ad- Given Rory is, what, companion #6 or 7 at this point Mickey does not have much competition unless you a) like him and b) hate either Rose or Martha
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Jan 20, 2015 21:28
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Given Rory is, what, companion #6 or 7 at this point Mickey does not have much competition unless you a) like him and b) hate either Rose or Martha It sort of depends. The revival makes the "Who is a companion?" question a bit nebulous at times, so you might count Adam or the noble jewel thief.
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Jan 20, 2015 21:32
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This is the worst and campiest episode of the whole Moffat run. The Beast Below is sorta RTD-like, but this one is full-on Bad Who.
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Jan 20, 2015 21:33
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Bicyclops posted:Without remembering this episode too well, I probably would have given it a B This is what I did, assuming that Toxx's immunity to finding silly poo poo too unpalatable would make an ok ep with some nice interactions a solid B, but a rewatch really does help you remember how straight up funny the episode is, because of, not in spite of the ludicrous monster plot(and how delighted The Doctor is by the prospect of vampires is infectious). Rory is really sympathetic and stands up for himself without being a whiny child about things. The doctor's Big Speech was memorable and felt earned, and the Rory/Doctor relationship didn't fall into the love rivals cliche archetype. It's still hard to think of anything other than the cgi fish and a tonne of hissing when you think back on the episode though. Also: The Doctor: "Tell me your whole plan! *vampires continue to advance* "...someday that will work." Blasmeister fucked around with this message at 21:42 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Jan 20, 2015 21:34
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Bicyclops posted:the noble jewel thief. The Minuet in Hell of companions.
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Jan 20, 2015 21:38
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fatherboxx posted:This is the worst and campiest episode of the whole Moffat run. The Beast Below is sorta RTD-like, but this one is full-on Bad Who. Please visit your local medium and exorcize the spirit of Tiggum from your body.
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Jan 20, 2015 21:40
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This is another episode that was better on a re-watch than I remember it being. It doesn't help that I originally watched most of Season 5 completely out of order, and this wasn't the first episode I saw with Rory as a companion, so that didn't stick in my mind at all. I'm pretty sure I gave this episode a C, and it's probably because what stuck in my mind was the scene where the Doctor stops the Doomsday machine by literally flicking a switch, which just seemed a little uninspired. I completely forgot about some aspects of the episode, though, like the Venetian guy they teamed up with and his sacrifice. But yeah, Rory's pretty awesome.
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This can't be the worst episode, I'm not actively disgusted and offended! (although iirc we're already at the point where Moffat considers 'Amy has a lot of witticisms in her dialogue' to be the same thing as 'Amy has a personality', right?)
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