I don't think you can compare Rose and Amy... they're just different. I like them both. I'm also happy to say that I was skeptical of both Matt Smith and Karen Gillan going into this season, and both have done a great job :)

The finale was very good... a few disappointing holdovers from RTD, but nothing to keep me from enjoying it. It's nice to see that there will apparently be a multi-season story arc in discovering who was behind the Tardis explosion :)

and according to the confidential, we'll find out who River is in season 6 woooo I love River

Loved the finale, and the season as a whole. Still don't care for Amy, and their relationship feels forced, even in light of the Big Bang 2 episode. They took such care in creating the relationship dynamic between Rose and Eccleston's Doctor, and then kinda rewriting the whole thing as Rose "rediscovered" the Doctor when Tennant took over. This one feels rushed, and I'm sure it doesn't help that I don't like Amy as a character.

As a side note, Steven Moffat is a genius writer. All of his episodes were amazing this season.

I liked River the first time they introduced her. Her character this season has been very different, though, and much more annoying. I'm glad to hear that they're planning to deal with her story next season though. She'll need to be a major part of the season if they're going to believably create such a close relationship between her and The Doctor.

Think y'all might like this.

After watching seasons 1-4 in a three week period (fantastic show), I would like to know if you recommend I watch Torchwood, The Water of Mars, Planet of the dead, The Next Doctor, and the End of time part 1 & 2?

I was fond of Rose until she returned in the last part of season 4 with her mumbling, lisp and lack of bubbling energy.

Absolutely watch the specials (Waters of Mars etc...)! They're all part of the story and every bit as good as the regular episodes. This year's Christmas special is coming soon!

Torchwood is good too but it's not the same. You should at least give it a try.

The specials (Waters of Mars, etc) should be considered a miniseason and are absolutely necessary to watch - AND IN ORDER.

Do I take this to mean you skipped the Christmas specials between seasons up until now? I hope not!

The specials are all excellent. Watch 'em.

OMG, watch "Torchwood!" I fucking LOVE "Torchwood!" It's brilliant! Very different from "Doctor Who," but amazing! Terrific characters, great writing.

I have had a ginormous crush on PC Gwen Cooper ever since the show began...

You could say I went in order of watching Season 1-4 and skipped the additional episodes until now. You are probably going to be slightly upset, but I skipped the original Doctor Who and went straight to the 2005 version.

Oh that's different.. it's both figuratively and literally impossible to expect someone to watch all of the original Doctor Who episodes before starting the revival. Plus, they approached the 2005 revival knowing there would be many people watching who hadn't seen the original, so it's no big deal :) (Though, if you enjoy the modern Doctor Who, you should definitely check out some of the older episodes if and when you get a chance :))

Skipping the Christmas specials though... while I guess they're not absolutely necessary, they do provide additional background and characterization. (The very first Christmas special, which debuted David Tennant as The Doctor, provided a great insight into what sort of man Doctor #10 was going to be.) Point being, the writers/producers don't consider them superfluous and neither should you :) (Incidentally, if you look on IMDb or buy the season box sets, the Christmas specials are included as a part of the seasons.)

Finished watching The Water of mars, The planet of the dead, and The End of Time part 1 and 2. I thought The End of Time part 1 and 2 were phenomenal since (do I really need a spoiler tag?) this was David Tennant's last time as Doctor Who (am I right on this assumption since the last minute of part II he regenerates into a new person).

Trying to figure out one thing. Did The Doctor put his entire planet in some sort of time bubble, so they cannot escape or cause havoc on the universe because they went insane with blood lust? Or did The Doctor destroy his planet? Also, is the older woman who spoke to Will Noble, The Doctor's mother?

If you think too hard about Doctor Who continuity it all falls apart :p The Doctor destroyed Gallifrey (he says at some point that it "burned"), but being Gallifrey, and its inhabitants being Time Lords, there are clearly creative ways for them to get around it. Remember, The Doctor destroyed the Daleks at the same time, and they keep returning too. With Doctor Who, the rules serve the plot, not the other way around, so if they decide something would be interesting... they just do it, and explain it away with some "timey-wimey"-ness.

As for the person who spoke to Wilf (short for Wilfred), there's no answer to that.

For those Doctor Who fans, season 5 is now streaming on Netflix.

And this week is the Neil Gaiman episode!

And it was fabulous! Probably one of the best Doctor Who episodes ever...and I have seen them all.

Matt Smith crying when Spoiler: the lovely TARDIS said goodbye to being corporeal in human form was more than a little heartbreaking.

I really enjoyed the Neil Gaiman episode. I wish they could have spent more time with The Doctor and Human Tardis. The Whole "I wanted to see the universe so I stole a time lord." line was my favorite.

Oh...And stop killing Rory.. Jeez..

I was giddy when they a. started building the spare-parts Tardis and b. ran through the old-school corridors to find the previous control room.

What a joyous episode.

So, uh... Spoiler: when exactly did Amy get kidnapped?

It depends SM, Are you an episode ahead of BBCA? We didn't get a new episode this week in America. If you're not ahead of the rest of us, Then the last time was probably ep.2 of this season.

Spoiler: We started to see the lady with the sliding view thingy during the Silence episodes, so I think we can assume it was around that time. Still, I can't help but think it would be cool if it happened a long time ago, just after her wedding.

Reese: Sorry, I watch as it airs in the UK, so I guess I'm ahead of the BBC America viewers.

Will: I'm trying to remember, Spoiler: when is the first time she see's the eypatch lady? I think it was in the orphanage, and wasn't that before we actually saw her kidnapped by the Silence? At the same time, her kidnapping is clearly linked to the Silence, because they were messing around with her child. Assuming a normal 9 month gestation period, though, I wouldn't be surprised if she was kidnapped between seasons, or even sometime during season 5. Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of this season plays out!

Spoiler: Do you think her being a 'ganger helped her perceive the Silence? Like maybe her connection to the 'ganger body rendered their memory erase less effective?

Based on the number of marks on her, I rather doubt it.

Yea, I didn't see any indication that Spoiler: she might be more capable of perceiving The Silence than anyone else.

Post full of spoilers up to and including "A Good Man Goes to War." I'm not going to put an entire post behind spoiler tags, but if you haven't watched everything, don't read this.

I finally got to see "A Good Man Goes to War" and I have to say I'm a little disappointed. The "war" wasn't really very spectacular, and the twists weren't particularly twisty. And the justification for the amazing name switcheroo "THEY DON'T HAVE A WORD FOR IT LOLOLOL" was a pretty classic "Because the script said so." Lesbian katana reptile girls are awesome, though, so that's something, but I feel like Moffat is building something of a self-contained Dr. Who universe that doesn't particularly work outside of its own parameters. I guess you can argue the merits of the Davies and Moffat Dr. Whos until the end of time, but the highly episodic nature of pre-Moffat Dr. Who is that the storylines felt self-contained.

The entire Moffat universe is kind of bookended on the one side by the fact that we know River Song is already dead, even if her consciousness is preserved in the library (something which the 11th doctor never seems to even muse upon), and the fact that the doctor (or at least some future iteration of him) is permanently dead. It was pretty easy for me to imagine Tennant being the same entity as Eccleston (Rose's persistence is probably helpful in that regard), but those people felt like they operated in the same universe and grappled with the same issues. Smith's Dr. (which I happen to very much enjoy watching) just doesn't seem like he's operating in the same world. Given that we now KNOW that River Song and the Dr. have a long and personal relationship, it seems increasingly difficult to see how you take Rory and Amy out of the dynamic, though by all accounts they will be after this season since both actors have talked about being done with the series.

This post has trended a bit towards the rambling side of things, but I think I've at least made my point. I'm left to wonder if Moffat just doesn't care about the big picture Continuity of the series as compared to the little picture continuity of his time as a showrunner. I suppose if it makes for good TV in the meantime (which it by and large has), then there's no real reason to harp on it, but it does detract from the coolness of having a persistent universe with a persistent character and premise.

I liked Pertwee. The cybermen were filmed walking out of the sea just down the road. I remembered when it first started - - I must have been no more than an embryo of course, and the little embryos next door were not allowed to watch it as the Daeleks scared the younger one into hiding behind the sofa.

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Funny how the language has been taken up by the gay chaps. Couple of time now I have heard the phrase 'he had a tardis arse'.

I realized last Saturday that I was sad Doctor Who wasn't on. I checked my DVR, then realized it was on a break.

I think I need to go outside more.

Not sure if this is news to anyone, but apparently there won't be any Dr. Who in 2012 besides a special or two. Apparently the excuse is that the show is switching from a spring/summer show to a fall/winter show. Then they will ramp up for a full season in 2013 for the show's 50th anniversary.

here's the link:
Confirmed: No Full Season of Doctor Who in 2012