The Sonic Screwdriver

-4 oz orange-flavoured energy drink

-1 oz vodka (orange-flavoured optional)

-Garnished with an orange slice 

The Sex in the TARDIS (otherwise known as The River Song)

-2 oz vodka (raspberry-flavoured optional)

-2 1/2 oz cranberry juice

-2 oz blue gatorade

The “Bananas Are Good”

-1 1/2 oz light rum

-1 tbsp triple sec

-1 banana

-1 1/2 oz lime juice

-1 tsp sugar

The Donna Noble

-1 oz cinnamon-flavoured vodka

-1 oz Bailey’s Irish cream

-1/2 oz Kahlua

-1 oz cream

-1 tablespoon of hot chocolate mix

Guys, Amy is definitely dying.

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How can you criticize Moffat for being too confusing throughout the whole series and then say that River’s identity/the question/the second Doctor was too obvious? How can you say that it didn’t feel like Doctor Who because the series had an extensive arch, when it was like that before RTD was showrunner? How can you be upset about the Doctor’s impending death and then be unsatisfied with the loophole? How can you poke at things as if you’ve found plot holes, when really you’re just too fucking unobservant to realize what’s really going on?

ex.

• River was the one in the astronaut suit because she was the one who was brainwashed into killing the Doctor and then failed at her purpose (I view it as a punishment)
• The Doctor told River his name just as he was dying in Let’s Kill Hitler- that’s how River knew his name even though she told Amy he lied after he whispered in her ear during the wedding. When you say the Doctor’s name, you die (silence falls), and the Doctor whispered to River right before he died. How could that be any more clear?
• Madam Kovarian was associated with the Silence- a religious order that was endangered by the Doctor’s workings. The Silence were not the first race/group that was killed off/endangered through the Doctor. (Think Pandorica Opens.) Through that mindset, it makes all too much sense for Madam Kovarian to want to kill the Doctor.

If all you’re going to do is criticize the show’s writing and say that you’re not excited to see it, there is a fairly simple solution: don’t watch it. Yesterday I watched The Wedding of River Song with a few friends, and some of my friend’s friends, and there was one specific individual whose constant complaining was barely tolerable. This whole mess is entirely hypocritical, and while I respect that some individuals (I’ve heard them called “true fans” as well as “nerds,” but you can take your pick) enjoy picking apart the show, there is a difference between discussing theories/asking, “How did _____ happen if _____ happened?” and generally hating on a show you supposedly love. Personally, I would never say that any episode of Doctor Who “sucked.” Every episode filled with brilliant characters and actors, as well as inspires intellectual thinking and adventure, no matter how much you disagree with what went down.

Moffat wasn’t writing himself out of anything. He wouldn’t have began a plot that he didn’t know how to finish- especially in the duration of less than a year. He had an idea of what River’s identity would be months before Amy was even introduced, for God’s sake. If you dislike Moffat’s writing, you have many many years of episodes you probably have not even watched that are, in fact, not written by Steven Moffat. Instead of complaining about his writing, I suggest you go and watch those.

Thanks.

Also, if someone could kindly explain to me what loose ends there were in Rory’s timeline, I would gladly listen.

This is what that ask was complaining about, just so everyone’s clear.

A response to this post

How can you criticize Moffat for being too confusing throughout the whole series and then say that River’s identity/the question/the second Doctor was too obvious? How can you say that it didn’t feel like Doctor Who because the series had an extensive arch, when it was like that before RTD was showrunner? How can you be upset about the Doctor’s impending death and then be unsatisfied with the loophole? How can you poke at things as if you’ve found plot holes, when really you’re just too fucking unobservant to realize what’s really going on?

ex.

• River was the one in the astronaut suit because she was the one who was brainwashed into killing the Doctor and then failed at her purpose (I view it as a punishment)
• The Doctor told River his name just as he was dying in Let’s Kill Hitler- that’s how River knew his name even though she told Amy he lied after he whispered in her ear during the wedding. When you say the Doctor’s name, you die (silence falls), and the Doctor whispered to River right before he died. How could that be any more clear?
• Madam Kovarian was associated with the Silence- a religious order that was endangered by the Doctor’s workings. The Silence were not the first race/group that was killed off/endangered through the Doctor. (Think Pandorica Opens.) Through that mindset, it makes all too much sense for Madam Kovarian to want to kill the Doctor.

If all you’re going to do is criticize the show’s writing and say that you’re not excited to see it, there is a fairly simple solution: don’t watch it. Yesterday I watched The Wedding of River Song with a few friends, and some of my friend’s friends, and there was one specific individual whose constant complaining was barely tolerable. This whole mess is entirely hypocritical, and while I respect that some individuals (I’ve heard them called “true fans” as well as “nerds,” but you can take your pick) enjoy picking apart the show, there is a difference between discussing theories/asking, “How did _____ happen if _____ happened?” and generally hating on a show you supposedly love. Personally, I would never say that any episode of Doctor Who “sucked.” Every episode filled with brilliant characters and actors, as well as inspires intellectual thinking and adventure, no matter how much you disagree with what went down.

Moffat wasn’t writing himself out of anything. He wouldn’t have began a plot that he didn’t know how to finish- especially in the duration of less than a year. He had an idea of what River’s identity would be months before Amy was even introduced, for God’s sake. If you dislike Moffat’s writing, you have many many years of episodes you probably have not even watched that are, in fact, not written by Steven Moffat. Instead of complaining about his writing, I suggest you go and watch those.

Thanks.

Also, if someone could kindly explain to me what loose ends there were in Rory’s timeline, I would gladly listen.

1280x800 background for y’all.

I turned the famous “Doctor Hoo” image by Mallory Dyer into a 1280x800 wallpaper. Enjoy :)

If you’re an individual who spends a good portion of your time online, like me, you’ve probably realised the amount of fighting and arguing goes on. Not unusually, the arguing usually pertains to a certain TV show or movie. It is rarely a discussion over which TV show or movie is better than another TV show or movie. (I will now stop saying “or movie.” Just know that it is implied.)

I think that there are three types of fans.

1. Those that have a strong, seemingly unchangeable opinion and wish to inform others about it.
2. Those that have an opinion, but don’t publicise it.
3. Those who are neutral, and either have made a choice to have no opinion, or simply do not care.

There is a lot of overlap between this system and real world political parties. Take the Team Jacob/Team Edward rivalry for example. (Disclaimer: I am not a Twilight fan.)

The thing about the Type 3 people is that, while I admire their effort, the internet and fandom will never be opinion-free. There will always be arguments over ships and characters and writers, especially about TV shows with a passionate fanbase. When you have a large, diverse group of people practically obsessing over a specific show, you’re going to have opinions, and you’re going to have people sharing those opinions. Oftentimes, the people sharing their opinions think that they are enlightening those who do not share their opinion. Other times, the opinion-sharers think that their opinion isn’t an opinion at all, but a theory, in whichcase they are offering up their “theory” for suggestions and debate. Most Type 3 individuals say that the fandom would be a happier place if people wouldn’t debate or hate on characters or share their opinions and criticism of the show. However, I think it helps the fandom grow. It helps to understand the show and the people you’re watching it with if you form opinions and discuss those opinions along with ideas.

I think it’s difficult for someone to get engrossed in a TV show and not begin to criticise it, even a little bit. Take Doctor Who, for example. I think it is a remarkable show, better than any of it’s genre that I’ve seen, and it’s outstandingly impeccable in my eyes. But are there things I don’t like about it? Certainly. That doesn’t mean that the show isn’t entirely perfect. An example within an example- I am not a fan of Rose Tyler. But does that mean that I wish she hadn’t been apart of the series at all? Of course not. The show’s main character developed so much during and after his years with Rose. There are so many other, non-Doctor Who-related examples I could give, but I think you get the point.

This post is unnecessarily long, but I think my point has been made.

Ever since Vampires in Venice, and even more so now, I’ve been ashamed of thinking of Amy with anyone other than Rory. But after realizing I’ve been suppressing these thoughts, I think it’s time to come out of the closet as an Amy/Eleven shipper.

I should probably say that I don’t ship them in the average they-need-to-get-together-and-have-intensely-hot-on-camera-makeout-sessions-and-beautiful-beautiful-children way, but in a connected, more-than-friendship kind of way. Kind of like, romantically, I like Rory with Amy. But I like to think that Amy has more of a relationship with Eleven than Rory. Think about it: Amy has loved and wanted to be with the Doctor since she was little. He’s this fantastic, intelligent, intriguing, attractive man who has saved her life too many times to count, and it’s because of him that she transformed from the Scottish girl in the boring English village into an adventurer. And I understand the logic behind thinking Amy only kissed the Doctor because of the adrenaline she was feeling due to the whole escaping-danger-and-this-is-the-man-who-saved-my-life thing, but if you really think about it, that could only have contributed to a portion of what was going on. Amy obviously had feelings for him before, not only because it would be crazy not to, but because she refused to turn her back when the Doctor was changing clothes, despite her boyfriend standing right next to her. Also, in the movie version of Deathly Hallows, Ron and Hermione only kissed after a period of overcoming great danger. Their history was just as involved as Amy and Eleven’s- does that mean Ron and Hermione’s kiss was not one of passion, but of adrenaline? Obviously not. That’s just how I feel about the whole Amy/Eleven kiss thing. Then you have that incredibly emotional scene in The Impossible Astronaut in which Amy, helpless and alone, calls out, not to Rory, but to the Doctor. I thought that said a lot about her relationship with him. And the Doctor obviously cares so much about Amy, as well. He cares so much about all of his companions, obviously, but I think it’s more pronounced in his relationship with Amy because she depends on him so much more than any of his previous companions. She has been so honest with him, and so emotional towards him, and he has been so honest with her (in the form of the Dream Lord), even more so than any of his other companions. In fact, that whole scene in which the Dream Lord is coming on to Amy kind of sums up the love and lust that Eleven must battle in daily life.

Anyway, in short, I do think that the relationship between Amy and Eleven is stronger than the relationship between Amy and Rory- but that’s not to say I want Rory to disappear forever so that Amy and Eleven can be together forever, because I don’t think that kind of relationship would ever form, no matter what the circumstances. But that’s not to say I can’t ship them.

Eleven/Amy OTP!