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Watching it again...

...looking for the clever bit. (Spoilers in comment. No, I'm not strong enough.)
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[identity profile] murphys-lawyer.livejournal.com 2011-08-28 09:46 am (UTC)(link)
For me, it was how they did the bait-and-switch with the episode's title character. Okay, the "when is he going to come out of the closet?" jokes are a bit obvious, but then it's not about him; it's about someone far more important.

Also, an updated riff on the Numbskulls from the Beezer is decidedly cool.

[identity profile] eoforyth.livejournal.com 2011-08-28 10:14 am (UTC)(link)
*spoiler*



I think it might have been the bit where it was revealed that the Silence are waiting for The Question, and everyone in viewer land yelled 'WHO' at the screen.

Although I could be wrong.

[identity profile] redaxe.livejournal.com 2011-08-28 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
It was when Rex did the thing with the contact lenses...

Oh. Wait. You're talking about the other series, aren't you.

In that case, I'm not sure there was a clever moment, though there was a fairly fun romp that demonstrates the usual problems with time travel at all. (She's named for herself? Gimme a break.) I got the impression that someone was shooting for satire that cleverly blended into seriousness. I'm not sure they quite got to that point, but at least the initial satire was there.

[identity profile] meritmaat.livejournal.com 2011-08-29 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I know you hate nuWho while I love it, but this time, I am with you. Apart from the fact that I was quite happy that Nazis did not play a major role in this episode (I am growing a bit of them), to me it seemed that this episode made no sense. I don't even start on all the stuff that did not seem to make sense to me, I wouldn't be able to stop.
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