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#1  Edited By WerePaladin

DO. WANT.

Been waiting for this game for FOREVER. Looking forward to going DaFuq? over and over again. :)

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First Torchlight was awesome fun, so I'll look forward to the second installment.  :)
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@scarace360:
No release date for it here in Australia, so I'm wondering whether we'll ever see it here Down Under.  :( 
 
Might have to what I did for the first BlazBlue game and import Continuum Shift...
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Good work, guys.  :)
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So many good ideas here - if only some game developers would use them instead of some of the other ideas they have...  :)
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Well, after reading this one, I'm feeling pretty ancient.  I'm sitting squarely in the 30s age bracket myself, having turned the (apparently massively) old age of 36...
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Well, it's been a bit since I've written anything in my Blog-y thing here on Giant Bomb, and after my last whinge-y post about the Daleks, I thought I should set the balance straight and write some more positive feedback on recent episodes. 
 
I've since managed to devour the next three episodes, entitled "The Time of Angels", "Flesh and Stone" and "The Vampires of Venice".  I'm going to (try and) give my thoughts on these episodes, but keep the *spoilers* down to a minimum, just in case any of you out there are (somehow) further behind on episodes than we are here in Australia.  However, consider this your official warning should you be sensitive about that sort of thing - don't say I didn't tell you, K?  :) 
 
Creepy Angel Statues anyone?
Creepy Angel Statues anyone?
The two-parter involving the return of the Weeping Angels (last seen in "Blink", an awesome episode from a couple of series back) was amazing.  Firstly it was written by Mr. Steven Moffatt, which means that you're in for a treat.  Besides that, it appears that the acting of Matt Smith and Karen Gillan has improved since the "Victory of the Daleks" particularly in some of the scenes in the second episode where Amy is suffering some visual difficulties.  With the improvement in acting comes an improvement in story and pacing.  In these episodes, there were no moments where I sat there and said "How did they get that done in such a short period of time?", like in the previous story. 
 
As for the characters, it was good to revisit Doctor River Song at an earlier point in her history, before she becomes Professor Song as encountered in "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead".  Actually, about River Song - I have some thoughts to share with you all on her...  Actually, since I'm going to quote some parts of the episode when I pose my questions, I'm going to put the next section in those cool *spoiler* sections. 
 
So here's the thing.  Is River Song even human?  I don't think she is...  Let me explain my thoughts and let me see what you think about it.  Firstly, she demonstrates an ability to pilot the TARDIS which rivals (and betters) the Doctor's own.  When he tries to claim responsibility for teaching her, she states 'It's a pity you weren't available that day".  Now who else could teach her how to pilot a TARDIS if not the Doctor?  Considering there is (allegedly) only one Time Lord loose in the Universe apart from the Doctor, and given that the Master is unlikely to have taught her, how did she get so good? 
 
Secondly, the Bishop makes a comment to her about revealing to the Doctor who and what she is.  Now does this mean the fact that she is some sort of criminal?  I mean, you threaten someone with that sort of thing when they're a murderer, or a rapist, or something similar - that's when you say "I'll tell them what you are..."  But the Bishop later tells the Doctor that River Song was in "Stormcage", which sounds like some sort of prison.  So she's a criminal / murderer, but is that what she is?  Why would you describe a human as a "what"? 
 
Thirdly, she demonstrates an ability to write a message to the Doctor in Old High Gallifreyan, an extinct language.  Now, given that she's an archaeologist, it would be reasonable to assume she might have seen some of it around the place, but to learn it?  Is this something else the Doctor told her (apart from his true name)?  Or does she know the language because she might share something else with the Doctor? 
 
Fourthly, when River Song mentions the "Pandorica" (whatever that is), and the Doctor says "That's a fairytale", Doctor Song replies with "Aren't we all?".  She's a fairytale?  Like an extinct species that only has a member (or two) left in existence - say, the Time Lords? 
 
Some of you have probably figured out where I'm going with this, but for those of you haven't watched the classic series, I'll elaborate.  I think Doctor River Song is actually a Time Lady by the name of the Rani.  Back in the older series, there were actually three renegade Time Lords running amok in the universe - The Doctor, The Master and The Rani.  The Rani was an amoral scientist who wasn't specifically evil, but didn't let silly concepts such as ethics in the way of her research.  She clashed with the Doctor several times in the old series, and even once masqueraded as one of his companions shortly after his sixth regeneration.  The Rani would be able to pilot a TARDIS, know the Gallifreyan language, possibly even know the Doctor's true name (as there were hints in the older series that the Doctor and the Rani were more than just acquaintences), and as a Time Lord, she would not be human.  How would she escape the Time War?  Possibly the same way that the Master did, or even more simply by just not being involved at all! 
 
So what do you all think?  Am I on to something here, or am I just clutching at further remnants of what once was, and hoping for a return?
 
Creepy buxom Vampire girls.
Creepy buxom Vampire girls.
The most recent episode Anna and I watched was "The Vampires of Venice".  Nice lil' story there as well.  Please note, this one was not written by SM either (for those of you who may accuse me of snobbery), so I think it's more a matter of the fact that I don't like Mark Gatiss' writing that much.  *shrug*   Definitely enjoyed seeing Rory adventure with Amy and the Doctor, even if he was a bit lame in parts.  Also enjoyed the acting and the story - nothing too earth-shattering, but still some good parts to it.  Even enjoyed the "Are they Vampires or not" mystery (which I won't spoil by answering here - go watch the episode yourself!  *grin*
 
My only real complaint (well, it's kinda two - but they are linked) involves the Perception Filter things.  They seem to work by altering someone's brainwaves to see something different than what is there, right?  So how does someone remove clothing that is part of a perceptual illusion?  And how does a mind-altering illusion protect someone from sunlight?  (Case in point, creepy Vampire girls being afraid of the sun early in the episode, compared to de-cloaked Vampire guy being atomized by sunlight later in the episode)  What the?  Apart from that lil' glitch, I quite enjoyed the story, and am looking forward to the next few, particularly with some of the rumoured returns of original series foes that I've read around the place.  :) 
 
A familiar face?
A familiar face?
 Oh, one other thing.  Did any of you notice the cool lil' continuity reference when the Doctor attempted to flash his psychic paper, but instead pulled out his library card?  Any of you recognise the face on the card?

So what are your thoughts, people?  Did you enjoy these three episodes as much as I did?  I'm happy to go into some more spoiler specific discussion with any of you about it, but just wanted to make sure you've seen the episode first.  What about my theory about River Song?  Am I on track or way out there?  Do you have a different theory as to what's going on with her or not? 
 
 
That'll do for tonight, early start for work in the morning.  So while I go off to read some of the Doctor Who spin off fiction about Faction Paradox, don't forget to... 
 
GAME ON!  :)
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@thechriseverson said:
"Rory is the new tin dog :) "

LOL  
 
So he's the new Mickey, you think?  Or did you mean the actual K-9?  :) 
 
Personally, I'm really enjoying the new series for the most part.  Steven Moffatt is an excellent writer, and has a great view of how to write the Doctor's character.  I agree with what most of you have said about Karen Gillan, as she is definitely easy on the eye.  As for the stories, I'm of a mixed opinion so far... 
 
I'm also looking forward to finding out more about the "crack" that the Doctor and Amy keep encountering, and finding out what the heck a "Pandorica" (sp?) is, or should I say who?  Could do with a lil' more subtlety on the crack's behalf though, as it's been shoved in our faces for the most part.  Doesn't have to be so obvious in each story, but I guess at least that way we won't miss seeing it and wondering what's going on.  :) 
  
Here's hoping Mr. Moffatt's choice of writers for the episodes he isn't penning himself turn out to be decent ones - looks like we've got about five more non-Moffatt episodes to get through before the season finale.  *fingers crossed* 

As a matter of interest, are all of you here fans of the new series only, or have any of you also watched the classic series?
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#9  Edited By WerePaladin
@MrSnow said:
" @MattyFTM said:
" We don't have minions & sidekicks on giant bomb. It's a leftover message from Comic Vine  
Sorry but i've been wondering what does FTM stand for.Thanks. "

It's in Matt's (very verbose) About Me section.  Go have a read and a chuckle.  :)
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#10  Edited By WerePaladin
@MB said:
"The Minion & Sidekick thing is an artifact left over from the ComicVine back end. "

Oh man, really?  :( 
 
You just took all the fun out of my musings now.  Why'd ya have to bring reality into it all?  ;-P 
 
Seriously though, thanks for answering my question so quickly.  I guess that means I can safely ignore it and like @afrofools, be able to sleep once more at night.  Cheers.