The Unicorn and the Wasp
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meddowYou are all getting an Agatha Christie quote that amused me. I’m reading Partners in Crime at the moment and stumbled across this:
Anyway, on to the episode:
That was so much fun, and that is easily my favourite of the celebrity historicals (not counting GitF, which, while technically a celebrity historical never seems to get treated as such). I loved this episode so much and I was laughing a lot through a lot of it – particularly during the kitchen scene. Damn, Donna’s brave – kissing him after he’s swallowed a jar of anchovies.
So that’s not where the bees have been disappearing too – the mystery continues. I still think it’s the production team having a bit of fun with the term ‘buzzword’ at fandom’s expense.
Ah, Donna. Finally, a companion that attempts to make herself a bit of money out of time travel (what, like anyone else wouldn’t), and then later sits there munching on something as if she’s watching dinner theatre during the big reveal. Oh, and the Poirot impersonation - Catherine Tate doesn’t need another person in the room to get some comedy going. I’m not sure what to make of her killing the wasp – as she says, she did what she knew, for lack of another option, saved the lives of those in danger, but is it foreshadowing something later? And then there was the scene in the TARDIS at the end, which struck me as being much more about Donna than it was about Agatha.
I got my much wanted Lance mention. I was wondering whether they would take time to allow Agatha and Donna to bond over being humiliated those they love. What with the poisoning and giant insect, how could they not. Anyway, we can conclude that Donna’s recovered rather well from Lance. Interesting how she mentions other men in the world and talks about her and the Doctor. They do seem to be a deliberately platonic couple – no romance by every single hallmark of two who have been in love for a long time.
Donna joined the ranks of those that have snogged Ten first time rather than having had Ten snog them - Cassandra, Reinette and Astrid – though is the first to survive the episode in which she did so alive.
Agatha was wonderful and I loved the Doctor’s little crush on her. I had this issue with the Shakespeare Code in which the love fest of Shakespeare was a bit too much. He is brilliant, but he didn’t have superpowers, whereas Agatha was brilliant, but in a human way.
I also thought it was brilliant explaining that mystery in her life (you will forever be able to tell Who fans when discussing Agatha Christie – they’ll be the ones nodding and saying ‘giant wasp’). And like with Shakespeare quotes, I loved the little paradoxes surrounding Murder on the Orient Express and Miss Marple (© Donna Noble).
David Tennant plays fanboy so well (probably because it’s really not a stretch). Another thing I adored about this episode was that we got to see him be geeky, curious and happy – with not even a spec of Time Lord angst. I think we need those episodes every once in a while. I love seeing Ten just be Ten without the baggage. And the wonderful Tennant and Tate chemistry continues – I was curious about it as this was the first episode to be filmed of the series.
Loved, loved, loved the flashbacks. The wavy screen was so cheesy, but nearly all of them made me laugh out loud, and any excuse for a return of the bow and arrows.
Again with the children – I’m really interested to see where this theme goes. Anyway, I’m not concerned about the bees reference, I’m taking out of it the children and the crazy amounts of foreshadowing surrounding Donna in this episode when it comes to the overarching season plot.
My one big complaint was that we didn’t get an actual unicorn. False advertising!
Next week: Bloody Eurovision.
“It’s a curious thing,” said Tommy, “how very few people there are whose real name in Smith. Personally, I don’t know anyone called Smith. But nine out of ten who wish to conceal their real name give that of Smith. I am writing a monograph upon the subject”
Anyway, on to the episode:
That was so much fun, and that is easily my favourite of the celebrity historicals (not counting GitF, which, while technically a celebrity historical never seems to get treated as such). I loved this episode so much and I was laughing a lot through a lot of it – particularly during the kitchen scene. Damn, Donna’s brave – kissing him after he’s swallowed a jar of anchovies.
So that’s not where the bees have been disappearing too – the mystery continues. I still think it’s the production team having a bit of fun with the term ‘buzzword’ at fandom’s expense.
Ah, Donna. Finally, a companion that attempts to make herself a bit of money out of time travel (what, like anyone else wouldn’t), and then later sits there munching on something as if she’s watching dinner theatre during the big reveal. Oh, and the Poirot impersonation - Catherine Tate doesn’t need another person in the room to get some comedy going. I’m not sure what to make of her killing the wasp – as she says, she did what she knew, for lack of another option, saved the lives of those in danger, but is it foreshadowing something later? And then there was the scene in the TARDIS at the end, which struck me as being much more about Donna than it was about Agatha.
I got my much wanted Lance mention. I was wondering whether they would take time to allow Agatha and Donna to bond over being humiliated those they love. What with the poisoning and giant insect, how could they not. Anyway, we can conclude that Donna’s recovered rather well from Lance. Interesting how she mentions other men in the world and talks about her and the Doctor. They do seem to be a deliberately platonic couple – no romance by every single hallmark of two who have been in love for a long time.
Donna joined the ranks of those that have snogged Ten first time rather than having had Ten snog them - Cassandra, Reinette and Astrid – though is the first to survive the episode in which she did so alive.
Agatha was wonderful and I loved the Doctor’s little crush on her. I had this issue with the Shakespeare Code in which the love fest of Shakespeare was a bit too much. He is brilliant, but he didn’t have superpowers, whereas Agatha was brilliant, but in a human way.
I also thought it was brilliant explaining that mystery in her life (you will forever be able to tell Who fans when discussing Agatha Christie – they’ll be the ones nodding and saying ‘giant wasp’). And like with Shakespeare quotes, I loved the little paradoxes surrounding Murder on the Orient Express and Miss Marple (© Donna Noble).
David Tennant plays fanboy so well (probably because it’s really not a stretch). Another thing I adored about this episode was that we got to see him be geeky, curious and happy – with not even a spec of Time Lord angst. I think we need those episodes every once in a while. I love seeing Ten just be Ten without the baggage. And the wonderful Tennant and Tate chemistry continues – I was curious about it as this was the first episode to be filmed of the series.
Loved, loved, loved the flashbacks. The wavy screen was so cheesy, but nearly all of them made me laugh out loud, and any excuse for a return of the bow and arrows.
Again with the children – I’m really interested to see where this theme goes. Anyway, I’m not concerned about the bees reference, I’m taking out of it the children and the crazy amounts of foreshadowing surrounding Donna in this episode when it comes to the overarching season plot.
My one big complaint was that we didn’t get an actual unicorn. False advertising!
Next week: Bloody Eurovision.
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Date: 2008-05-18 03:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-18 04:09 am (UTC)Now I've seen it...
Date: 2008-05-18 06:58 am (UTC)Hee! I'll do my best to keep this alive.
"I was curious about it as this was the first episode to be filmed of the series."
Hmm, interesting. Something about the freshness of their first scenes does suggest it. ...though god knows if those were the actual first scenes filmed. My point is I wanted to see more of Donna with her hair down and in that pink top.
Re: Now I've seen it...
Date: 2008-05-18 07:13 am (UTC)Re: Now I've seen it...
Date: 2008-05-18 07:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-19 02:26 am (UTC)Donna was fabulous as usual. I had no idea that this was the first episode filmed, and I never would have guessed. The Doctor and Donna are an amazing team... and I honestly feel like with each episode (and each fresh protest that they aren't a couple) they're just begging to be shipped together.
I agree that this was a nice break from Ten's angst. There have been several very heavy episodes this series, so seeing Ten's geeky, exuberant side is much needed balance.
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Date: 2008-05-19 03:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-19 10:23 am (UTC)I would have liked Martha to have been in the clip with the arrows, just as a Rose-style walk-on!
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Date: 2008-05-19 08:05 pm (UTC)Martha in that clip would have been excellent. I've always wanted to follow up on the 'three things and a lizard,' and unexpected!Martha would be fantastic.