Doctor Who: Nervous about S5?

[butterfly]

arabian was wondering if there would be enough interest around to start up some kind of lj-comm where people who are rather cautious about Series Five of Doctor Who (specifically because of qualms about the new show runner) could talk without getting in the way of people who are whole-heartedly enthusiastic about the changes that the show will be making in the future.

It would, in theory, exist for people regardless of whether or not they're currently planning on watching S5 and would focus on critical analysis and S5 news discussion. It would be a place where people who do very much love Doctor Who can talk about reasons they might be nervous/scared/not planning to watch S5.

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

We had a lovely incident this weekend where [info]sugarsicons and I had to listen to a 5 minute speech on how amazing Moffat was and how beautiful the Library episodes were. The person finished talking and there was dead awkward silence for a full minute. It was kind of beautiful, actually. LOL.

Hee. Oh, dear. I have to say, extreme love for the Library episodes baffles me a bit. The writing feels like a first draft, I couldn't feel an ounce of no chemistry between the Doctor and River, and I really dislike the Stupid Expedition Crew. Three bad things that I was not expecting walking into the episode.

[cookie2697.livejournal.com]

Oh, I assure you. I'm of the same perspective. The plot of the episode made NO SENSE. No chemistry. Bad supporting characters.

The person in question tried to claim that the idea of the Doctor finding a life companion was beautiful. My mind went, "Well...he already did. Rose. Then he lost her."

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

The person in question tried to claim that the idea of the Doctor finding a life companion was beautiful.

If I could ask your friend one question, it would be this -- at what point, in that episode did it appear that the Doctor was actually getting a choice in having River as a 'life companion'?