Dr. Who Series 6 - Day of the Moon
Added 2023-03-04 14:58:23 +0000 UTCThe story keeps on giving....But what was that ending???
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Thank you :) I had no idea that ever happened. They didn´t even teach that in school. I guess they were too busy repeating the second world war over and over again. :/
Nicologik
2023-03-07 15:10:51 +0000 UTCIn case you didn't find out - the Watergate Office Building was the HQ of the opposing party's National Committee. Some people broke into it and "wiretapped" the building, i.e. put in listening devices to spy on them. Nixon insisted that he knew nothing about this but very few people believed him. I'm oversimplifying to avoid driving you mad with masses of unwanted information!
Stephen Males
2023-03-06 15:43:07 +0000 UTCWow first of all.... I have never ever heard of that term "juxtapose". First I thought that was chinese or something :D :D But now I looked it up and know what it means. So thanks for challenging me. :) I like learning new vocabularies. Even if I´m pretty sure, I´ll have a hard time really remembering it. It looks so unusual :D :D But you´re right, it really interesting to juxtapose (trying to use it, so I don´t forget :D :D ) those quotes. I like how the different doctors vary from one another. And although David was supposed to be the "more human one" he had less patience and empathy for others. At least in this case. Oh yes :) I wanted to mention that control room, but there was too much dialogue in the scene that I wanted to hear. And I forgot about it later. But that was exactly what I was thinking :) Wait, the scanner said she was pregnant and wasn´t? I only saw the "not pregnant" writing. I´ll definately have to watch that part again. OMG !!! I just went back....How could I miss that????? THANK YOU SO MUCH, for letting me know. I have absolutely no idea how I could have missed that. I feel as if I have seen a different scene back then...... Also thank you for the additional info about the actual circumstances back then. When I first read your initial sentence about starting a rant. I got a little anxious that I did something very stupid during the reaction. I´m glad it was actually the production team, and not me though :D :D :D
Nicologik
2023-03-06 13:49:01 +0000 UTCI agree with your rating. :) And thank you so much for the kind words. Sometimes I feel really stupid when I don´t get stuff. And it helpes a lot, that you are always helping me out over here. :) So thank you :)
Nicologik
2023-03-06 13:36:47 +0000 UTCFor me the Orpahage part felt a little out of context, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. However I´m curious how it will get explained in later episodes. I totally understand where you are coming from, when it comes to the guessing part. But I´m also afraid that this is something I can´t really change. I loooove to guess. And I think it´s also a big part of a review, talking about my guess, where the story could go. I am not afraid to guess something right. I would be happy instead. Because in the past I´ve been soooo wrong with almost everything that I guessed, I´d be happy to get it right one day :D :D I really hope it doesn´t annoy you too much, but this is part of my character. I love guessing. I´m a gamer, and I love riddles and escaperooms. My brain constantly thinks about possible solutions, wether I want it or not :D :D Thank you so much for the explanation. It didn´t make sense to me at all. :) Thank you so so much :) Oh wow, I had absolutely no idea, about that part of history. I mean, I have heard the term "Watergate" before, but I had absolutely no idea what that meant. And everything I do know about Nixon is, that he was a president. So THANK YOU so much for giving me all that detailed information. I am learning so much history related stuff, with this show and your additions. :D :D
Nicologik
2023-03-06 13:35:25 +0000 UTC"But what is the point in two hearts if you can't be a bit forgiving now and then.", The Doctor, "Day of the Moon" I find it interesting to juxtapose that quote with the Doctor's quote in "School Reunion" - "I used to have so much mercy. You get one warning. That was it." We also have a call back to "The Lodger" (Aickman Road) with a similar control room to that ship on the upper floor. And we have another bit of electrical technology (River's scanner) branded as Magpie Electricals from "The Idiot's Lantern". Oh, and Rory in costume gives a nervous British military salute saying "America salutes you". With regard to Amy's pregnancy, at the end the medical scanner is showing the Doctor some odd information. It is indicating that Amy is both pregnant and not pregnant - that's weird. And, finally, I get to have a pedantic rant ... When you know stuff about a subject, you look forward in anticipation and slight foreboding about how much fun a story could be and what subtle errors the production team might make. When, for example, that woman black-hole expert was watching the Tenth Doctor's black-hole episode we would expect her to spot lots of issues. I know a bit about the US Apollo space program and there are a few technical errors that the production makes in this story. At one point people are watching the descent of the Lunar Module to the moon on TV. That didn't happen on live TV in 1969. The pictures we are seeing were taken using a film camera and not seen until the film was developed back on Earth after the astronauts returned. The LM descent was broadcast on live TV but only in audio. Of course they did get live TV pictures of the mission eventually, but only once they were on the surface. When Armstrong is coming down the ladder to make his first step, the production plays audio "Okay. Engine Stop. ACA out of Detent. ... Descent Engine Command Override, Off.". In reality that audio clip was spoken over 6 hours earlier - actually just after the LM landed. "My old fella didn't see that, did he? He gets ever so cross.", River Song, "Day of the Moon"
Andrew Vignaux
2023-03-06 04:01:44 +0000 UTCI give this 4/5 and rank it 52/140. It's a good story although yeah, the first episode is the stronger one. And it does start getting complicated both with carrying on threads from the last series and setting up new ones for this one. So yeah, as a reactor you are going to miss things because you can't just sit there in silence and fully concentrate on the episode, so don't worry, we've got your back so can clear up any misunderstandings.
Jade Ellis
2023-03-04 20:32:32 +0000 UTCWell, I agree that the sequel isn't quite as good as the opener but it is still pretty astonishing. The only bit I feel unconvinced by is the children's home and the man trying to run it two years after it should have closed. know that it does get explained and the explanation does make sense but the huge graffiti messages and the way the character is played just seem a bit too silly for me. Chilling and ominous but silly at the same time. I would recommend not trying to guess anything. Moffat loves to give you clues that you don't understand at the time. he also loves to give you hints that turn out to be quite wrong because you have (quite understandably) misinterpreted them. That's his style and some people find it infuriating but I love it. The thing is: if you do guess anything, you'll probably wish that you hadn't because it spoils the surprise when he does tell you what he really meant. I did actually guess something really important in one of his later episodes and I desperately wish that I hadn't! Handkerchief is the name for the cloth (usually cotton) things. tissue is the name for the disposable paper things. Fewer people use "proper" handkerchiefs' nowadays so the word is used a bit less. When I was a kid, the word was often shortened to "hanky" but I haven't heard anyone say that for decades. The Doctor advises Nixon to record everything that is said in the Oval Office. Which means he is responsible for the "Watergate Tapes" which incriminated Nixon and would have got him impeached if he hadn't resigned first. I think in reality the system of taping everything was started by the previous president, Lyndon B Johnson but that's just from memory so I could be wrong. The Doctor also tells Nixon "say hello to David Frost for me". David Frost was the British TV presenter who conducted several interviews wit Nixon in 1977, two years after he had resigned. They were televised and were the closest anyone ever got to a confession, although "Tricky Dickie" was still very reluctant to tell all. Many years later the encounter was turned into a play and then a film.
Stephen Males
2023-03-04 17:41:29 +0000 UTC
