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[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
Rumple’s biggest fear is a bear?!
(no. I know it’s losing Belle because he’s too scared) (but seriously…LOLZ)
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"The question for me is no longer are we getting a season 6, it’s how much of a season 6 are we getting. I think we’ll get a full order, unless S5B totally goes down hill, but I’m not sure if that will happen.
Also, any predictions for tonight? I’m going with a 1.6 for episode 505
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"My main criticism of the episode comes in the Clara scene where Clara is showing the Doctor a selfie of herself and one of her students. First off, Clara should NOT be taking pictures of her students on her phone, that is a big no-no for anyone working with children. Secondly, Clara should not be then showing said photo to anyone in her social circle without parental permission, though as I said above, she shouldn’t even have that photo on her phone.
Yeah that’s a pretty big no no. But the writers had to find a way to show that Ashildr was still there, watching over those the Doctor encounters. There were a million other ways to do it, however, without the eyebrow raising action of a teacher who should know better.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"LINK to more thoughts but I really loved this episode.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed almost every episode so far. This week wasn’t as funny as last week’s episode but it did hit on the two major themes I think Moffat is playing with this year: 1) the Doctor’s influence on those he encounters. We tend to think that the Doctor only has good influence on people because he typically saves them from some sort of threat. But Moffat, very slowly, has done a nice job of dismantling that idea and instead is showing how meeting the Doctor doesn’t amount to nothing but sunshine and roses. Clara and Ashildr are prime examples. 2) The line between friends and enemies is blurred to the point where it’s probably nonexistent except in our own minds.
LIKED
–Maisie Williams. This is an actress who is known for one role and one role only. But she nailed Ashildr. I got a little too much Arya Stark last week–the young tomboy who doesn’t fit in anywhere, brave and hot headed. But this week I didn’t see Arya at all (well, not too much. She’s still there in the snark and witty comebacks). Maisie was only in two episodes but she made me really care about Ashildr. The image of her falling to the floor crying over her three children who were taken by the Black Plague and then her tearfully begging the Doctor to take her with him…heartbreaking. She nailed it. Can we have her back please?
–Once again Peter Capaldi is really starting to feel more comfortable in his Doctor role. He’s more quirky and less angsty (though, being the Doctor, the angst is there in spades).
–I enjoyed the small bit that Clara was in, especially the way the show framed the final shot. Clara, still wide eyed staring up at the TARDIS as it begins to take off, while the Doctor looks on her with happiness (because he is reminded that life is fleeting and therefore beautiful) but also sadness (because he knows that sooner rather than later, Clara will leave him). No words were spoken in this moment, but you felt all those emotions. Props to Jenna and Peter.
–“What happened to you?” “You did.” This little exchange between Ashildr and the Doctor is a nice callback to last week’s conversation between the Doctor and Clara in which the Doctor wonders what he’s “done” to Clara.
–Love the Jack Harkness shout out!
–The few flashbacks to Ashildr’s life over the past 800 years. Cheeky and funny but still very sad because she’s living in times that were not easy.
–Clara’s outfit was super cute.
MIXED
–The entire plot of alien race trying to invade Earth was rather *meh* whatever, except in the way it paralleled last week–Ashildr stepping up and showing how much she cared because her village was in danger. That was the whole point so even if I found the alien and the threat lackluster, it nailed the narrative point. Nice graphics, though!
DISLIKED
–How did the Doctor get those stupid glasses back! ARG.
Seriously, 9/10 for this week.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Here are the finalists for #OnceFanArtFriday — congrats! Hope to see ya Sunday for a new #OnceUponATime ! pic.twitter.com/62yEkXJnMp
— Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) October 23, 2015
An the runner up for #OnceFanArtFriday is by @chamueling — congrats! pic.twitter.com/1lHT0qoB47
— Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) October 23, 2015
And the winner of #OnceFanArtFriday is by @radziczek007 — congrats! Hope to see ya Sunday for a new #OnceUponATime! pic.twitter.com/SlnRUTPcoj
— Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) October 23, 2015
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"*waves good morning*
I’m so tired. I was bad and bought yarn yesterday. Now I’m staring at it and telling it how pretty it is and what fine hats it will make.
I might be crazy.
For those of who are about to go through an episode that will either make us all sob or make us all rage….may god have mercy on our souls.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"With reports of Merida not only leaving after 511, but going through a portal back to FTL, I am more convinced that the LGBT couple will be Mulan and Ruby.
Yeah quite possibly.
Also, female dark one? Nimue maybe? We still haven’t heard who was cast for her officially, but if the Camelot crew are leaving then maybe that arc is done and it’s Persephone (though why is her skin all wonky?)
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"That was incredible. Seriously, this season is really hitting it out of the park. I’ll have more later, but *man* that was great.
For next week
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
