Remembrance of the Daleks

[tasty_kate]

After the suggestion of themuslimbarbie, I watched my first Seven serial, "Remembrance of the Daleks." I'm not sure how tickled I am with Seven, though I do really like Ace. Maybe it'll just take some time for me like him more. And now, recap:

What is the Seventh Doctor’s accent? He rolls his Rs but… Is he just being pretentious? Hahaha Also, I noticed that the music was a victim of the 80’s. Sad, but I suppose with the utterly quintessential 80's Ace, it's appropriate.

The Doctor nose  booped Ace... d’aw…

Ace taking on four Daleks—FUCK YEAH!!

First she loses her boombox, then her aluminum bat… wth.

So, uh, not sure if this is a British thing or a Doctor Who thing, but I have been pronouncing Omega completely different. The Doctor/Daleks/Whoever say Oo-mee-guh. I say Oh-may-guh. Just thought I'd throw that in there...

The Daleks look like they’re gonna fall apart any moment. Hahahaha

Did the Doctor leave his *calling card* on the Time Controler? hahaha Okay, maybe I lied, I do kind of like him. :D

Sergeant dude: “Ace, I didn’t know it was the Daleks. I was just doing Mr. Radcliff a favor.”
Ace: “Do me a favor and drown yourself.”
HAHAHA

Designated Pretty Lady: “Doctor, how do you do that?”
Doctor: “Do what?”
DPL: “How do you just rewire a piece of alien machinery?”
Doctor: “It’s easy when you have 900 years of experience.”
Aaaand enter the age debate. Sure, there's the catch-all answer of "the Doctor doesn't know how old he is", but Eleventy is so certain about his age and actually is consistent with it later... bah, forget it. There are other things I can get worked up over.

Darvos: “The Daleks! Shall! Become! lords of time! We! shall! Become! all—“
Doctor: “—Powerful! Crush the lesser races! Conquer the galaxy!  Unimaginable power! Unlimited rice pudding! Etcetera! Etcetera!”
HAHAHAHA Okay, I definitely lied, I really do like him. :D

Daaaaamn, Doctor!  Burn up Skaro! Blow up the Dalek mother ship! You’re so sexy when you’re cold hearted.

Comments

[flydye8.livejournal.com]

I just adore Ace she is just so fantastic. She and SJS are my favorites from classic Who. I didn't connect well with 7 and I am really not sure why but I did enjoy watching him.

Ahh yes the age debate, like you I will save it for another day when I am not as tired.

[jpgr.livejournal.com]

The actor playing the man at the funeral parlor was in "Boom Town" (got killed pre-credits) plus he played Gwen's father in Torchwood.

This story was okay, but I think you get more out of it if you've seen "Unearthly Child" with all the nods.

[themuslimbarbie.livejournal.com]

See, the first time I watched Seven, in Dragonfire, I was kinda like "eh...what's up with you, dude?" but I think it's just because the new!Who Doctors are different, especially Ten and Eleven. But after the Dalek one I was like "okay, dude. I'm on board." But he is SUPER sketchy. Like, seriously. People are like "the Eleventh Doctor is so secretive and manipulative!" and I'm like "yeah, go watch Remembrance of the Daleks." I mean, the guy tricked them into BLOWING UP THEIR HOME PLANET.

And holy shit, do I love Ace. a_phoenixdragon was the one who suggested her to me. "Who you callin' small!?" Apparently she fights Cybermen later on.

Man, now I wanna go and watch some more Classic!Who. Well, I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend.

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

AAAAAAACE! AND SEVEN! They are my favourites. Seven is right shady sometimes but always on the side of good and awesome.

[gigs-83.livejournal.com]

Sylvester McCoy is Scottish but unlike David Tennant he doesn't hide the accent. I think it adds to the character.

Personally I pronounce it "Oh-meh-guh".

The Daleks being wobbly was actually the result of them having to give them bigger wheels in order to get them to roll over the cobblestones so they look like their drunk. To quote Sylvester from the DVD commentary, "Whee! I've been down the pub!"

I think the Doctor has been lying about his age for years, though the only times he specified an exact age was in Two's "The Tomb of the Cybermen" (one of my favorites) when he said he was 450 and in Seven's first story "Time and the Rani" where he said he was 953. Otherwise he's been 900 since he was Five. :)

[calapine.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THIS POST. It is ridic how glee I get an New Skool ppl watching classic and NOT HATING IT.

What is the Seventh Doctor’s accent? He rolls his Rs but… Is he just being pretentious?

SCOTTISH. And, yes, WE ROLL RS.

Also, I noticed that the music was a victim of the 80’s.

Ha! Trufax. THE WINNER OF THIS AWFUL COMP IS BATTLEFIELD THOUGH.

Someone upthread said you probs get more out of this ep if you've seen Unearthly Child, and also might get more if you've seen any of s7, since two of the guest characters in this are (very knowingly) Liz Shaw and Brigadier substitutes.

[radiantbaby.livejournal.com]

OMG, I LOVE SEVEN AND ACE (they are my faves from the classic series, trufax)!

Oh, and the pronunciation of 'Omega' is British. I think the way they say it is hella cute. It always reminds me a bit of a Valley Girl saying 'Like, oh meh gah!'. But then I'm weird.

Anyway, I hope you keep watching Seven/Ace. I think things get really amazing in their second/last season ('Curse of Fenric'!). :)