mrv3000 | (no subject)

Ah, so we've wound up in the Matrix. :D
Hmmm. So...the Doctor took River to the same place as where he wound up with Jack and Martha? Why would he do that?
Ooooh. River whispering the secret - the thing that will tell us they've got a very deep bond without having to go through all that pesky development. *snickers*
The Doctor tinted the visor so that the swarm might think it's already inside? HA! What? :D
Hmm. So how did Miss Evangelista get into the Matrix?
How'd these things get into the books in the first place?
Okay, what's up with River talking about the Doctor being the Doctor "someday?" Erm... *squints* Has he *really* changed that much by the time she runs into him? Huh.
Take the red pill, Donna! Or is it the blue pill?
Oh, that's a nice little twist. Mr. Bad Corporate Man had a secret about his aunt - dying as a child but installed into a computer to live on and read every book written.
Ah. Okay. So we've got a bit of self-fulfilling prophesy going on. The screwdriver was given at the last moment - the last time she saw him - and for all we know he could have done the same about his name. Gotta keep those timelines correct and all. Obviously doesn't rule out the possibility of "I WUV YOU FOREVER AND EVER," although apparently the Doctor simply visits her, taking her on trips, then bringing her back. Hmmmmm. You know, I'm gonna go with Jack-style companion on this one. Flirty, definte deep affection for each other, but that's about it.
SHAZBOT. They KEPT the whole visiting River out-of-order, which... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I SUPPOSE the Doctor knew he could get away with it, considering it all seemed like a closed loop in the end. But still. HMPH. I was hoping they'd erase that.
Oh, Doctor. *pats* Don't you know that you're doomed to be whumped? Whole new characters will be created and given instant deep connections to you just so that you will HURT. But at least he was able to put River in the Matrix and she gets a nice life. She seems happy, at least.
Erm...snapping the fingers to get in the TARDIS? Okay. :D

Overall...it was okay. The Donna moments were pretty good, and I did like the twist in that it resulted in that one guy not being as much of a jackass as he was made out to be with the whole paper signing. But I am getting a bit tired of the instantaneous connections given to the Doctor (and Donna got a dose as well this episode). You know, it IS possible for me to care about characters if they're not related to or in a relationship with one of the main characters.

As far as next week - so we're getting a Companion-Lite episode next week? Huh.