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The Church on Ruby Road ⛪ Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1
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How has RTD relaunched Doctor Who? How has he remixed and rejigged the previous eras of the show? How to sell the magic of Who? How do the aesthetics of this era compare to what’s come before? What’s present, and what’s missing? And what do the extras and the novelisation add? (00:00:00) Thoughts vs. Specials 1-3 (00:06:48) Awkward 'Special 4' positioning (00:10:59) Doctor dancing in club scene (00:15:59) Remixing the foundling lore (00:23:03) Attitudes to adoption & Ruby's family (00:30:23) Dark Carla scene and its implications (00:40:24) Goblin controversy (00:44:45) The direction, editing and composition (00:56:00) Visual storytelling issues in climactic scenes (01:12:11) The Flood reveal & her identity (01:19:06) Liminal checkpoints vs. jumping-on points (01:29:15) Experiencing media the 'right way' (01:32:51) How to sell the magic of Who (01:38:16) Ruby's motive for entering the TARDIS (01:41:58) Showrunners' interest in the TARDIS (01:46:59) The "Disney scene" (01:51:19) "I finally saw him as the Doctor" (01:53:17) Music in the show's DNA (01:58:35) The Goblin Song (02:04:29) Cringe, insecurity & sincerity (02:11:11) Goblin Song stylistic choices (02:13:43) Darkness, diegesis, magical church & fake snow (02:19:27) The missing Goblin King attack sequence (02:24:54) Overcompensating CGI over practical effects (02:31:31) Photos on the fridge (02:33:40) Praise for Millie and Ncuti's performances (02:41:21) Costume design & companion comparisons (02:49:46) The mysterious musical motif (03:01:41) More musical highlights and parallels (03:13:42) Interview quotes about the new TARDIS (03:18:53) The new sonic's design and usage (03:30:17) Most and least exciting future episodes (03:38:00) Millie Gibson interviews (03:43:41) Millie rumours & the online outrage industry (03:52:00) Influencer ideology (03:57:43) Janis Goblin (03:59:32) Novelisation: author backstory (04:06:30) Novel: Opening (04:10:25) Novel: Chapters 2-3, writing style (04:13:42) Novel: Dance scene, chapters 5-6 (04:17:29) Novel: Action scenes & Ruby internal monologue (04:21:48) Novel: The ship escape & room for authorial liberties (04:27:29) Novel: Cut psychic paper and jargon (04:31:47) Novel: "I've got no-one"; Drastic Transgression (04:34:56) Novel: Ruby's family & 15's emotions (04:40:24) Novel: Crack in time (04:43:14) Novel: Spiking the ship & Doctor's motivations (04:52:44) Novel: Ruby entering the TARDIS (04:58:08) Novel: Overall thoughts…
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How has RTD relaunched Doctor Who? How has he remixed and rejigged the previous eras of the show? How to sell the magic of Who? How do the aesthetics of this era compare to what’s come before? What’s present, and what’s missing? And what do the extras and the novelisation add? (00:00:00) Thoughts vs. Specials 1-3 (00:06:48) Awkward 'Special 4' positioning (00:10:59) Doctor dancing in club scene (00:15:59) Remixing the foundling lore (00:23:03) Attitudes to adoption & Ruby's family (00:30:23) Dark Carla scene and its implications (00:40:24) Goblin controversy (00:44:45) The direction, editing and composition (00:56:00) Visual storytelling issues in climactic scenes (01:12:11) The Flood reveal & her identity (01:19:06) Liminal checkpoints vs. jumping-on points (01:29:15) Experiencing media the 'right way' (01:32:51) How to sell the magic of Who (01:38:16) Ruby's motive for entering the TARDIS (01:41:58) Showrunners' interest in the TARDIS (01:46:59) The "Disney scene" (01:51:19) "I finally saw him as the Doctor" (01:53:17) Music in the show's DNA (01:58:35) The Goblin Song (02:04:29) Cringe, insecurity & sincerity (02:11:11) Goblin Song stylistic choices (02:13:43) Darkness, diegesis, magical church & fake snow (02:19:27) The missing Goblin King attack sequence (02:24:54) Overcompensating CGI over practical effects (02:31:31) Photos on the fridge (02:33:40) Praise for Millie and Ncuti's performances (02:41:21) Costume design & companion comparisons (02:49:46) The mysterious musical motif (03:01:41) More musical highlights and parallels (03:13:42) Interview quotes about the new TARDIS (03:18:53) The new sonic's design and usage (03:30:17) Most and least exciting future episodes (03:38:00) Millie Gibson interviews (03:43:41) Millie rumours & the online outrage industry (03:52:00) Influencer ideology (03:57:43) Janis Goblin (03:59:32) Novelisation: author backstory (04:06:30) Novel: Opening (04:10:25) Novel: Chapters 2-3, writing style (04:13:42) Novel: Dance scene, chapters 5-6 (04:17:29) Novel: Action scenes & Ruby internal monologue (04:21:48) Novel: The ship escape & room for authorial liberties (04:27:29) Novel: Cut psychic paper and jargon (04:31:47) Novel: "I've got no-one"; Drastic Transgression (04:34:56) Novel: Ruby's family & 15's emotions (04:40:24) Novel: Crack in time (04:43:14) Novel: Spiking the ship & Doctor's motivations (04:52:44) Novel: Ruby entering the TARDIS (04:58:08) Novel: Overall thoughts…
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