A Rant About Amy Pond

So... I was going to pack for my trip today; but as soon as I opened my suitcase, the smell of cat urine assaulted my face. Turns out, my sister's cat had decided to pee in it while I wasn't using it. Here's me, incredibly pissed off about that. I figured telling you guys about it would be a nice way to vent since my sister is at the movies. I have to wait to pack until the Febreeze dries and gets rid of cat smell...

Also, since I'm not doing anything else at the moment, I may as well rant a little about something I posted about on my other blog a while ago: Older Who Fans vs. Younger Who Fans. As I'm not sure I've moved that post here or just deleted it, I'll give you an overview:

• Whovian - Someone who is a fan of Doctor Who.
• Older Whovian - Someone who grew up watching the show between when it aired in 1963 and 1980. They also watch the new incarnation of the show and often start podcasts about it.
• Younger Whovian - Someone who just started watching Doctor Who between 2005 and the present. May or may not have an idea Doctor Who started in 1963 and may or may not have watched any of the older incarnation of the show.

Older Whovians, I've found, NITPICK the show to DEATH. They will sometimes come off sounding like they hate the show because of their nitpicking and then say things like "Well, I still love Doctor Who, else I wouldn't be watching it or podcasting about it." They've also been known to talk about fans who essentially sunk the show in 1980-something by NITPICKING and coming off like they hated it. Okay, granted, I enjoy listening to them talk about Doctor Who and sometimes agree with them, but... sometimes they just piss me off.

Take today, for instance. I was happily listening to The Doctor Who Podcast where James and Leeson were talking about "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship." James, first of all, came off sounding like he didn't really enjoy the episode and said differently after they'd got done talking about it. And secondly, James said something that a) made my jaw drop and b) I don't agree with AT ALL. He said that Amy Pond (current Companion to the Doctor) hasn't been portrayed as all that bright. SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY? No, no, no, I did NOT just hear that. Cue jaw dropping and staring over at my iPod with an open mouth.

Now, Amy is one of those Companions who is a lot self-centered. I get that. She's also quite polarizing, I've found. Either you like her, or you don't. I get that, too. However, she's never been portrayed as being dumb, stupid, or... anything else like that. She's a strong, confident, capable, SMART, somewhat self-centered woman. I've never gotten the impression that she wasn't supposed to be smart. Amy was the one who stopped The Doctor killing a Space Whale because she figured out what was up with it. Amy survived to save herself in "The Girl Who Waited." Amy saved The Doctor in "The Big Bang" by remembering him. Amy paid attention to what The Doctor does and replicated that in "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship." Amy is plenty SMART.

*Seething and Heavy breathing and calming down* Okay, rant over. I was just... shocked. I've never been more shocked at something a Doctor Who podcaster has said... Frankly, I'm disappointed... and that's all I have to say on the subject.

Thanks for reading. Don't forget to drop me a comment either below or on Twitter.

Love ya, Jessie.

The Idiot's Lantern & Impossible Planet - repost

Originally Posted:  August 17, 2011

So... today I rewatched the mid-second-season Doctor Who episodes: The Idiot's Lantern and Impossible Planet.

The Idiot's Lantern: I've watched this episode as little as possible because it's not even close to being my favorite Doctor Who episodes. I think I liked it a bit when I saw it for the first time, but honestly, that feeling has faded. I did, however, grin when everyone told off the father-guy. Magpie was quite annoying, the Wire even worse.

The Impossible Planet: As this is the... tenth? time I've seen this episode and the second part, I spent most of the time trying to remember when the split was. Toby was still creepy, and I was slightly sad when Scootie died. I'd also forgotten that the Ood have fairly expressive faces, for masks. I don't know why I'd forgotten it, but I was pleasantly surprised by that. Oh, and I noticed Rose was not as posited by... I think one of Radio Free Skaro's host's girlfriend... wearing a pink hoodie. It was a pink shirt-y, jacket-y thing. But that's just me pedanting something that honestly doesn't matter. I love this particular two parter, and I think everyone needs to watch it.

On another note, I fell asleep last night listening to Doctor Who Commentaries by the guys at Blogtor Who. I woke up after the last two episodes I had on my iPod had ended and replayed the last one. I never actually heard what was said, but woke up again when it was over. I pulled the headphones from my ears and dropped the iPod to the floor... and promtly went back to sleep. Just a silly little thing I did for no apparent reason...

Love ya, Jessie.

In Which Several Things Happen - repost

Originally posted on my other blog: August 13, 2011

So today... or yesterday seeing as it's just about 1 AM... I had my last professionally taught driving lesson. Which is good. I learned how to parallel park. And learned my perception is off. Isn't that fun?

I also watched 28 Days Later with the family. My dad tried to sell it to me as a scary movie, which, if you consider the actual implications, it is. However, I didn't really find it that scary. Post-Apocalyptica isn't exactly a new concept and that's basically what this was. I was, however, surprised to see Christopher Eccleston suddenly show up. O.O I mainly know him from Doctor Who and Elizabeth in which he played The Doctor and Duke Norfolk, respectively.

And last, but definitely not least, I think I'm going insane. I've decided to beef up my playlist of podcasts because the ones I've been listening to just don't cut it anymore. So in addition to listening to: Mugglecast, Imprint, DWO: Whocast, DWO: Torchcast, Torchcast, Podshock, Radio Free Skaro, The Uncanny X-Cast, The Onion Radio News, The Doctor Who Podcast, and possibly a few others I can't remember off the top of my head... I've added: Big Damn Heroes, Crossover Adventures Podcast, Doctor Who Commentaries, The Ood Cast, Tardis Tavern, The Happiness Patrol, The Watchercast, Upsidedown and Halfway to Happyland, and Two Minute Time Lord. I'm a complete nerd, can ya tell? So far, I've weeded out Podshock -- because I'm tired of listening to Louis talk in general -- and Big Damn Heroes -- because Preston is incredibly negative about pretty much every Buffy episode they've reviewed... and he LIKES THE SHOW.

So... that was my day. I'm going to bed now, see you sometime tomorrow, hopefully.

Love ya, Jessie

Bad Kiss Rising?

It's the Grimm Season 2 Review post! There are spoilers, you've been warned. And when I say "Season 2 Review" I mean the first three episodes. This is gonna be a bit long so, let's get on with it, shall we?

Bad Teeth

OMG. Was that the WORST "series summary/opening" ever or what? Seriously, the Buffy one was better. However, we're just gonna ignore that and go with this: Was that an awesome season opener or what? We get Mama Grimm (thank you Grimm Podcast), Rosalee and Monroe being cute, an awesome new Wesen, and Renard's brother, all in one episode. I'm in heaven.

Having been left on a cliff-hanger at the end of last season, I was extremely excited for the conclusion. The Grimm team did not dissapoint. I loved, loved, loved this episode, as if you hadn't guessed that already...

The Kiss

So... Renard is at least part Hexenbiest. I did not see that coming. I also didn't realize that's what he was until I listened to The Grimm Podcast (I'm only plugging it because it's awesome) so... hindsight = greatness.

I really enjoyed all of the fight scenes, they were awesome. I was amused by all the scenes with Rosalee, Monroe, and Mama Grimm. So Awkward and Hilarious. Mama Grimm is such a bad-ass and so awesome. I really loved her interactions with... everyone. And speaking of "moms," I'm glad Mama Hexenbiest is dead and Juliette is awake. Pretty much predicted the "She's not gonna remember Nick" part so... that's all I've got for this episode.

Bad Moon Rising

I'm not plugging The Grimm Podcast again, promise.

This episode is essentially: "Let's mix rednecks, crazy orgy-rituals, and Hank finding out about Wesen." That said... Hank accepted the reality of Wesen really easily, almost too easily. I mean, I like that he knows now, but dude! He thought he was going crazy in the beginning! He was going crazy in the beginning. His easy acceptance reminds me, just a little, of Oz's introduction to the supernatural world. Just a little.

The rest of the episode was really creepy and uncomfortable, much closer to home than I like my TV to be. I didn't find the Coyotls creepy -- they were kinda cute, actually -- but their actions...

Anyway... I'm loving the season thus far. I can't wait till next week!

Love ya, Jessie.

PS: The Grimm Podcast is available on iTunes. Go listen, it's awesome.