Now I also feel horribly guilty for spoiling your New Year... :(
Remember, this was a Moffat episode. I know, this is why I picked it out and why it baffles me so much that it feels so different from his other episodes. TEC/TDD are easily my favourite S1 episodes. I don't know what changed after that...
You cannot apply the same methods to Moffat's Who's view of life and death, because they mean different things. Moffat quite simply isn't interested in those themes - they're there, in the background, but not what carries the show. I know, and I hope it doesn't sound like I'm blaming him for writing differently. I'm just trying to figure out why his writing doesn't click with me... I hate it when I don't understand myself.
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Remember, this was a Moffat episode.
I know, this is why I picked it out and why it baffles me so much that it feels so different from his other episodes. TEC/TDD are easily my favourite S1 episodes. I don't know what changed after that...
You cannot apply the same methods to Moffat's Who's view of life and death, because they mean different things.
Moffat quite simply isn't interested in those themes - they're there, in the background, but not what carries the show.
I know, and I hope it doesn't sound like I'm blaming him for writing differently. I'm just trying to figure out why his writing doesn't click with me... I hate it when I don't understand myself.