I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING

[drakyndra]

So, I was going to be rational, sleep like a normal person, and then watch Doctor Who on iView when I woke up, but I got caught up downloading some music and it was like 3.30, so I went "What the hell" and sat up until after 5 so I could see it before I got spoiled.

(I thought I had been spoiled, but LOL nope, that was only minor compared to what happened in the episode.)

So I legit freaked out when I realised that that brunette girl in the episode was the one playing the new companion (Though was pleased to note she was apparently from the future, smart, and quirky), and then doubly freaked out when we found out that Oswin was a Dalek. Which was done really well, even if I couldn't keep all the jokes about Dalek companions I had heard out of my head.

I am genuinely quite curious about how they are bringing her back (and yes, like half of fandom I noticed that the Doctor has no idea what her human body looks like, so he may travel with her for a bit without even realising it is her.) But I mean, identical relation? Somehow in her past that she has forgotten - she claimed she had never been to space before, but the Dalekisation does do a number on memories. Who knows?

But I'm a fan - I love Daleks, and she was fun and quirky and sort of touching, even if I did occasionally have to go back and re-listen because I missed lines in the fast talking.

I may need more icons soon.

Also, nicely played to Moffat and everyone for how well the spoilers were kept under wraps.

Comments

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I'm having trouble parsing whether or not your comment is actually supposed to be sarcastic there.

But the way this episode framed it - the way Oswin got more screentime basically than Amy or Rory, and that her last words were very pointedly "Remember Me."

That's definitely set-up for something plot significant. Moffat's basically put big screaming arrows telling us that she is important so don't forget her.

It's not a case of bringing back an actress he liked, because IIRC she was announced as being the next companion before they even filmed the Dalek episode

[neadods.livejournal.com]

No sarcasm, that was me not knowing that they'd hired her *before* they filmed that episode, and assuming that previous patterns applied.

In light of this information... yes, Moffat is a twisty, twisty man. I can't imagine how he'll work it in, but I can't imagine how he's going to resolve the last cliffhanger on Sherlock either.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I double checked some of the news sites - Jenna was announced as being next companion in mid-March, and they were filming the Dalek episode in April, so they definitely knew during filming. (And boy, wouldn't the script read-through for that episode be interesting?)

So I am certain there's a connection, but if it's a River like thing or something else, who knows?

[neadods.livejournal.com]

As with the idea of a doppelganger-Amy, I will be really disappointed if Moffat goes back to his own old ideas.