I shall henceforth call this the one with Shakespeare

[redfiona99]

Because I am truly lousy at remembering episode titles.



I was totally in love, from word one, with Shakespeare. He's so cute and adorable, and brainy and clever. I also think the Doctor has another geek crush on a level with his one of Mdm. Pompadeur. I've always wondered if I got less annoyed at her than a lot of fangirls because I knew of her before and therefore knew she was every bit as l33t, if not more so, as the episode made her.

Martha was also amusing, and I love her reactions at them being in the past and the witches. Who it must be said were pretty nifty villians.

I also liked the emphasis on the importance of words.

I also can't wait to find out exactly how he managed to annoy Elizabeth I.



Definitely looking up, two good episodes in a row. I am both intrigued and worried by next week's episode. Intrigued because whee Ardal O'Hanlon as a cat person, worried because they're making Tennant do loud and shouty again, and he doesn't do that well.

Comments

[coneyislandbaby]

It's the not canon bit, more than the reasoning, that makes me reluctant to agree on that, plus not everyone got to see that if they weren't in the UK or didn't buy the DVDs (well, we got it here *g*). I know Who canon isn't exactly linear but something unofficial just strikes me as wrong to consider canon.

Also, the Doctor was in post-regeneration trauma - he might not have known even if it is canon.

[redfiona99.livejournal.com]

That's fair enough. I see your point, but it's rather unfortunately the only thing we get that's even half way to an explanation, and otherwise the Doctor does seem like a bit of a jerk.