That one guy totally reminds me of Taye Diggs for some reason…

 

Well. That shit was disorienting.

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Actually, you know, there’s not  much that I can say about this episode, because it’s part of a two-parter. All that happens is a setup for the next one.

However, I do love how the Doctor, Jack, and Rose deal with their situations. It’s funny, because while Rose and the Doctor are so horribly mismatched with their game shows, Jack is just perfect for his:

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I mean… is he perfect or is he perfect?

Also something I liked? Lynda with a Y.

I mean, she’s not like, mind-blowing or anything, but I liked her. I wanted to protect her, and I was very relieved when the Doctor convinced her to leave with him.

Even when she finds out that the Doctor is directly responsible for the shitty world she lives in, she just kind of… accepts it. And somehow, she manages to seem perky even when we find out that everyone is about thisclose to dying for the glory of the Dalek empire.

Which… WTF?? The Daleks are back! And they didn’t even have the decency to go save their one stranded bro back in Van Statten’s “I have no idea what I’m doing, but fuck it, I’m rich” museum!

Wait… Daleks can time-travel, right?

Anyway…

More things I liked:

I seriously thought Rose was dead. And while I didn’t like the thought of her dead, I liked that the way it showed the Doctor just not being in time to save her. I also was equal parts incredibly sad for and nervously scared of him when he was doing his cold, broody thing.

This is now the second time he thinks he’s lost Rose—and it looked pretty definitive, what with the big pile of dust and all—and I thought he would snap and just go Rambo on everyone.

That is the look of a man about to wreck shit, n’est-ce pas?

I also felt a rush of affection for Jack in those scenes, because even though his time as a Companion is short, he felt like he was part of the family, as it were. And it hurt to see him hurt (and so protective of the Doctor!) when he thought Rose was dead. It felt like he loved Rose just as much as I did.

And their joy when Jack finds out that she’s alive is the most precious thing in the world to me.

You know, I think this episode was also trying to say something about reality TV culture, too, but I didn’t really give a fuck about that because I was too busy enjoying the sheer awesomeness of my boys.

And then…

Shit done got real.

The Doctor is such a badass.

Have a list, you’ve had a long day…

• Rose’s opponent in The Weakest Link reminds me so much of Taye Diggs, I don’t even know why…
• Aw, I wouldn’t mind seeing Kyoto in 1336!
• Jack, please don’t hide guns in your anus.
• I don’t like you anymore, British Taye Diggs. >:(
• “I moisturize.”
• “The human race, brainless sheep being fed on a diet of— mind you, have you still got that program where three people have to live with a bear?” LOL, the Doctor totally watches reality TV.
• Jack: Hey there!
  Lynda: Hello.
  Jack: Captain Jack Harkness.
  Lynda: Lynda Moss.
  Jack: Nice to meet you, Lynda Moss.
  The Doctor: Do you mind flirting outside?
  Jack: I was just saying hello!
  The Doctor: For you, that's flirting.
  Lynda: I'm not complaining.
• Wtf, is that judiciary process?!
• Love that the Doctor and Jack can communicate wordlessly.
• “Oh, don’t be so thick! Like I was ever gonna shoot.”
• “Do I look like an ‘out of bounds’ sorta guy?!”
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• Davitch Pavale: Use that, it might contain the final numbers. I kept a log of all the unscheduled transmissions.
  Jack: Nice, thanks. Captain Jack Harkness, by the way.
  Davitch Pavale: I'm Davitch Pavale.
  Jack: Nice to meet you, Davitch Pavale.
  The Doctor: There's a time and a place.
• You know, I thought that guy’s name was spelled “Davidge Pavel,” but I everything I find says different, so…

 

Next time, Parting of the Ways, and the end of Series One!