"The problem with Dead Man Walking, in my opinion, is that Jones used the same motifs in this as he used to represent Satan in the who episodes..."
I agree. The black-eyed, Ancient Greek-esque talkin', resurrected man and the "horde of followers" (Weevils/Ood). You couldn't tell that it was written by the same man at all.
Overall, I wasn't a huge fan of the episode. Yes, it was creepy, and I even jumped a few times when my brother banged around in his room next door, but I had to fight off more fits of giggle-attack than anything else. I particularly liked Gwen's Googling of "Death" and managing to track down exactly the right article. The Whoniverse obviously has a far superior crap-filter than our modern-day Google has. A current search for "Death Cardiff" spits back over 540,000 hits.
And "Smokey" is such an accurate name. I just couldn't really take a puff of smoke and CGI skeleton as seriously as I'm meant to take the most feared concept on Earth.
"Anyone else notice the inside joke when Ianto ran and grabbed the hockey stick?"
YES! I laughed so hard when Ianto came out with the stick. It's one of those awesome bits in an episode that makes you so happy you follow a series.
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Date: 2008-02-27 11:04 am (UTC)I agree. The black-eyed, Ancient Greek-esque talkin', resurrected man and the "horde of followers" (Weevils/Ood). You couldn't tell that it was written by the same man at all.
Overall, I wasn't a huge fan of the episode. Yes, it was creepy, and I even jumped a few times when my brother banged around in his room next door, but I had to fight off more fits of giggle-attack than anything else. I particularly liked Gwen's Googling of "Death" and managing to track down exactly the right article. The Whoniverse obviously has a far superior crap-filter than our modern-day Google has. A current search for "Death Cardiff" spits back over 540,000 hits.
And "Smokey" is such an accurate name. I just couldn't really take a puff of smoke and CGI skeleton as seriously as I'm meant to take the most feared concept on Earth.
"Anyone else notice the inside joke when Ianto ran and grabbed the hockey stick?"
YES! I laughed so hard when Ianto came out with the stick. It's one of those awesome bits in an episode that makes you so happy you follow a series.