IT CAN BE SPRING RIGHT NOW YES?!

[rj_anderson]

Okay, I shamelessly admit to skipping the entire S4 finale and I doubt I'll change my mind on that point, but this preview has me all pumped for S5, despite* the occasional romantic clichés we've seen in every season so far, such as Companion Unexpectedly Kisses the Doctor.

So do we have an actual date for the beginning of S5, or just this vague promise of "Spring"?

Note to self: Need Matt Smith icon.

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* Oh, all right, maybe BECAUSE of that part. What can I say, I'm an Old Skool Whofan, I still haven't got over the novelty of it.

Comments

[deva-fagan.livejournal.com]

Did you skip the finale because you'd heard bad things about it? (I have not watched it myself -- last thing I saw was The Next Doctor, and I still need to see PotD and WoM).

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

I skipped the finale because everything I heard about it, not only from fellow fans whose judgment I trust but even from quite a few people who would ordinarily be less critical, led me to believe it was

a) draggily paced;
b) badly plotted (read: what plot?);
c) massively self-congratulatory and overindulgent; and
d) embarrassing to nearly all the actors involved, except Bernard Cribbens (Wilf) who puts in quite a decent performance amid all the stupidity.

I figured I'd rather imagine my own send-off for Ten than sit through two-plus hours of that.

Also, I think "The Next Doctor" is about the right place to stop, really.

[deva-fagan.livejournal.com]

Also, I think "The Next Doctor" is about the right place to stop, really.

Ugh. I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe I'll just re-watch favorite episodes from the earlier seasons...

But on the bright side, that Season 5 promo is *very* exciting!