What was Mikey Thinking?

  The Well Notes The Doctor and Belinda are trying to get back to 5/24/25 after just one vindicator reading.   That seems optimistic, but it is a good way to remind audience of the basic setup of ‘stop and take readings. Belinda is very methodical and logical. Good skill set for a nurse. Belinda: Have we been invaded? Or hit by a meteor? Or swatted by a giant moth? The Doctor: Oh.   Imagine a moth that big! I love how healthy Belinda’s relationship with her parents is *** I will meet your mum and dad. And I will make your dad laugh. And your mum can whistle at my behind. And I will sing.   I will do the singing. That is a promise. So a second triangulation reading from the vindicator 500,000 years in the future She’s asking good questions and it’s allowing the Doctor to   give his standard ‘humans are awesome’ shtick, but is also very cleverly letting them slip in the required ‘The TARDIS translates’ explanation. OK, I am officially in love w...

  Lux notes I love old newsreels They’re so useful for establishing a specific era quickly Not many people in the movie theater It’s notable that the candy girl isn’t selling cigarettes Queen Elizabeth gets a shout out in the newsreel I like the projectionist They’re establishing that all the film is stored ina separate room There’s something about the threading of physical film that’s magical. Love that era of newsreels and cartoons ‘Don’t make me laugh’ is an irritating catch phrase They did a good job copying that super early animation style Sinister moonlight Reflected off a spoon and a poster into the light from the projector The moonlight speech is really sinister The effect of him climbing out of the screen is pretty well done I always love the image of the Doctor tinkering underneath the TARDIS console.   And this is a sweet ‘new friends’ conversation’ It’s refreshing to have a companion who has a normal, healthy relationship with what s...

  Doctor Who The Robot Revolution notes   17 years ago Ah, pretentious mansplaining boyfriend.   I wish he wasn’t quite so obviously douchey I never know how anyone can ever tell which star they’re getting a certificate for His insistence on using the title miss is a bit obvious as setup Man, Alan is such a tool 17 years later TARDIS arrives at hospital.   Very Smith and Jones Belinda:   Who bit you?   Was it a dog?   Was it a man?   … Was it your wife? ***There’s a Doctor looking for you – Did he mean THE Doctor, or was that a cute line Turning off all the power to a hospital would kill lots of people.   Not just an oopsie Belinda’s roommates don’t even really know her name With Alan ancient history, why has she kept the certificate? The robots remind me of Smile They shouldn’t have killed the cat.   Should have killed the roommate Robot: The cat is irrelevant Belinda: It wasn’t my cat. Robot: The cat...