here come the drums

[xparrot]

Reaction to Doctor Who 3x12 "The Sound of Drums":

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Yes.

That.

Was.

Awesome.

To be slightly more coherent:


...No, wait, I lie. This show is made of squee and any objectivity I may have had has long since fled. I can only gibber in delight.

So, gibbering!


HOMG THE MASTER. Now THAT is a Supervillain. He's like the Doctor. Gone evil. And on speed. The thumbs' up! The opening and closing and opening the door! The dynamite behind the TV! The lip-zipping! The everything he does ever!

"I like it when you say my name."

"A psychiatrist's field day."

Was the Doctor looking in-cred-i-bly hot on the phone in the rain or was it just me?

Gallifrey!

"I did it for you. In your honor." Oh god. Can Jack be more in love, when he looks at the Doctor there?

"You too, huh?"

Rogue Traders' "Voodoo Child"!!! *starts boogieing along with the Master's companion*

THE MASTER KNOWS THE RIGHT MEANING OF DECIMATE WAHAHAHAHAH VOCABULARY GEEK-GASM FOR THE WIN.


Naught but two things mar it. One, the crippling terror question of whether we're keeping Ten next season.

Regarding that, it does seem that in previous years, it's been confirmed by this point that people were leaving, and there's been none of that now, just no definite confirmations of yes. Also, SPOILERISH:

gnine found a Youtube vid someone took of David Tennant, John Barrowman, and Freema Agyeman filming a scene that has definitely not been in the ep yet (the three of them were talking nearby the fountain-thing over Torchwood, and then Jack walks off, looked like it might be a goodbye.) So there's a good chance they're still around in the end. Oh please please please *crosses fingers toes and other available appendages*


And secondly.

CANNOT WAIT NEXT WEEK'S EP FINALE NEED NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW YES THANK YOU NOOOOW.

Comments

[lifeinsomniac.livejournal.com]

I'd been hearing the Voodoo Child song when I first read the title for this episode AND THEN IT ACTUALLY MADE AN APPEARANCE. I swoon! I squee!

I didn't think this episode could top Utopia and it kind of didn't because it was awesome in a way that was completely different than Utopia. That episode was all angst and sentiment and heart-wrenching performances (Derek Jacobi!), but Sound of Drums was full of evil glee and humor, which was awesome.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Heeee, yes, ditto about Voodoo Child, but I never thought they'd actually put it in the show! They never use pop songs (they save 'em for the Confidentials) but then they do and heee!

I'm not even trying to judge between this and Utopia. I'm just counting on the finale to top 'em both. Eeeeeee~~~!

[naye]

They did use "Toxic", of all things, to very good effect in the second episode ever! When they do use pop, they do it really well. XD

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

And "Tainted Love" - ah, I forgot about that bit, and yep, it's very like Voodoo Child was used, the chars actually playing the songs. Heee! (I'm still a bit brain-broken because the only reason I knew Voodoo Child was because of a SV vid, my fandoms persist in crossing over in really silly ways...)