Doctor Who

yiduiqie told me on Friday night that she didn't know there was a Doctor Who episode last week, because I didn't blog about it.

I'm just very busy with Continuum stuff, and also other things, and also I'm a bit run down, and the thought of having actual, coherent thoughts about Doctor Who makes me want to go back and go to sleep.

Quick summary of my feelings about "The Crimson Horror" and "Nightmare in Silver":

Monsters bad. Doctor good. Vastra and Jenny great. Strax very nice. Clara very nice. Artie and Angie very nice. Warwick Davis very very nice.

I'm also coming to the conclusion that while I like Clara just fine, I can't really get a grip on her character. ( Cut for negativity and stuff. )

Star Trek: Into Darkness

I'm trying to decide where it ranks compared with the other Star Trek movies. I feel like I liked it better than Insurrection, but not as much as I liked Nemesis or The Motion Picture.

...er, my personal ranking system:

1. Wrath of Khan, Undiscovered Country, First Contact (tie)
2. Star Trek
3. The Motion Picture (SHUT UP, it's really good if you just fast forward through the special effects bits and don't think too hard about the sexual politics behind Ilia's creation)
4. Nemesis (would be lower, but there's a Janeway cameo)
5. Into Darkness
6. The Voyage Home (in fairness, I haven't seen this since I was a kid, but it hit my embarrassment squick hard)
7. Insurrection
8. The Final Frontier

( Spoilers )