Really? It seemed like Moffat parodying himself to me.
I like it when they remember that it's a time travel show, but for the looping, self-referential stuff to work, there needs to be some kind of story beyond a series of contrived character beats. I kept waiting for the real threat to be introduced.
Why doesn't the super-genius, super-observant Doctor work out what the countdown timer is about? And what the hell kind of illness leaves you looking that good when you are one day away from dying?
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Date: 2010-12-25 08:16 pm (UTC)I like it when they remember that it's a time travel show, but for the looping, self-referential stuff to work, there needs to be some kind of story beyond a series of contrived character beats. I kept waiting for the real threat to be introduced.
Why doesn't the super-genius, super-observant Doctor work out what the countdown timer is about? And what the hell kind of illness leaves you looking that good when you are one day away from dying?
Bah, humbug.