I finally watched them.

[ceebee_eebee]

I finally sat down and watched the first 5 eps of the new season.



I'm sorry to say it started out with a lot less squee than I'd hoped there would be. I find Matt and Karen to be pretty crap actors, actually, which makes me SO UNBELIEVABLY SAD. I don't want to dislike the new series, in fact I want to LOVE it. I miss loving new eps. But so far I'm pretty lukewarm. Don't love it, don't hate it, though I did enjoy the Moffat eps quite a bit because I think his dialogue can be downright hilarious. Sadly, Matt didn't sell it to me as well as I'd hoped he could have.

BUT, dearest flisties, it's not all doom and gloom because you know what? I LOVE RIVER SONG. I mean I loooooooooooove her. And do you know what else? I think River/Amy is the hottest pairing that's come along in ages. They were DELIGHTFUL together and couldn't keep their damn hands off each other. And it was so clear that River really likes Amy quite a bit. There was so much genuine worry when Amy was in danger. Just gorgeous. I adore them and can only hope we'll get more of them in the future. And that the fanfic writers are already crafting me some delicious stuff in the meanwhile. ;-)

And yes, the weeping angels managed to scare that crap out of me again. I jumped a few times and was devastated when Octavian died. I enjoyed the hell out of that two-parter despite the weaknesses in Matt Smith's performance that are just really jarring for me. I don't find myself believing that this is really the Doctor. As I've said often enough, I thought Tennant's portrayal of the Doctor was shit, but I blame that mostly on the way he was written. Tennant is a damn fine actor, and I have to give him credit where it's due. Smith, on the other hand...I just don't know. I'm REEEEEALLY hoping he grows into the role because I want to love him. I truly do. I mean, he's the DOCTOR. I need to love him.

Comments

[vann.livejournal.com]

Awww, Matt was more the Doctor in the first five seconds of his first episode than Tennant ever managed to be. So I am sad you're not there yet. He's really working extremely well for me. River, though, eh. She was better in the second episode than the first, but I'm really not loving her.

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

I want to like him, I REALLY DO. Especially since people are going on about how he's a throwback to Hartnell and Troughton and you know how I feel about that. I just don't understand why I'm not seeing it. I am going to keep watching and keep an open mind about the whole thing and eventually, HOPEFULLY, at some point he'll click for me.