30 Days of Doctor Who: Favorite friendship/Favorite spoof

Holly: All together now: "Doctor Donna, friend! Doctor Donna, friend! Doctor Donna, friend!"

In terms of comic relief, these two definitely take the cake- they bicker and nitpick each other so much it's almost like watching an old married couple, which they actually get mistaken for a time or two.  A married couple, not an "old" married couple.....ANYWAY.  They go on some pretty wild adventures together.  Donna gets to meet Martha, the Doctor's "daughter", and even Rose!  Though the story has a terribly heartbreaking ending, it's still a hoot to watch them.  Plus, without Donna, you don't get Wilf, which....oh Lord.  If you don't love Wilf, you're wrong.  End of discussion.  

Kelly: You see, I have a different take on the first pairing; The Doctor and Rose. 

Yes, I do believe that without a doubt they loved each other. However I don't think it was always so. Like any couple starting out and wondering if there is "something more," it's like meeting a new friend. Especially with Rose and Ten; she had to re learn to trust, believe and ultimately love a new face all over again. Again, I think that they did love each other, yes, but I think their love was a brother/sister/looking out for each other love...that is, until Journey's End. And when you think about it, when someone gets married, they "marry their best friend." So that's the way I see it. It's a love, like a romantic love, but I think they also have a "best buddy" sort of love, if that makes sense. You see their relationship flourish throughout seasons 1 and 2, and you're just like oh my GOSH. I hope to have that with someone one day. They don't come right out and say "I love you," well....ok, there was once...SPOILERS. But it is sweet nonetheless. They complete each other. And you know what else is so great? They hit it off in real life and to my knowledge are still friends today. Now isn't that just super awesome? 

Our favorite spoof/spin off is one that I stumbled upon while just browsing the world wide web one day. No, we haven't seen Torchwood or the Sarah Jane Chronicles or any of the animated stuff, and we're still undecided about whether or not we want to delve into those yet. Anyway, this one we found is called The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. It was created by David Tennant's wife Georgia for the 50th Anniversary celebration of the show. It's in the style of The Office; as a "mockumentary/drama" sort of thing, and it's just goofy and fun. It features just about everyone who's been on the show, and it takes a look at some of the older doctors and "what they've done post Doctor Who" since they have hung up their keys to the TARDIS. It's only 30 minutes long, and if you are a fan of Who definitely take a look at it; if you just google it you should be able to find it. Please enjoy. 

30 Days of Doctor Who: Favorite Couple

Kelly: This took me a while to deliberate, but my favorite are the sweet, lovable and adorable Ponds!

Maw!!! Don't you just love them? :))))) 

I think I love them so much because they remind me of me; it took them a while to realize they were more than friends, found something, had some problems but got back together. Though I'm currently not in a relationship....there has been something stirring around in my life for a wee bit...stay tuned on that. They then let the Doctor into their lives and house when he has to solve the mystery of the millions of small cubes...ahh another one of my favorite episodes. Plus Rory's a nurse...like me!!! Like many of the Doctor's companions, he helps them, but I think that though he doesn't know it, they help him too. I hope one day to find someone who loves Amy the way Rory does. A man who would wait 2,000 YEARS for the woman he loves is a keeper, whoops. Spoilers.

Holly: If Amy and Rory were any sweeter, I would have diabetes.  Fo shiz.  I'm going to talk about a fairly popular combination.........drum roll please................

You probably guessed it a long time ago :)

Ah yes, Ten and Rose.  I loved them within the first five minutes of them being on screen together (granted, Ten was newly regenerated and mostly in a comatose-like state), but I digress.  Rose was his first companion, and over just the one season with Nine we went from MAJOR uncertainty, almost a brashness, to a deep caring, on both parts.  Rose was devastated to lose Nine, and it took a while for her to warm up to this completely different Doctor.  And then we lost Rose......man, that still gets me after all this time.

I don't care what anyone else says, plain and simple, they loved each other.  Heck, Rose was the ONLY companion to tell the Doctor "I love you".  Traveling with the Doctor changed Rose, definitely, but it's only until later when we realize that traveling with Rose changed the Doctor as well.  "You made me better," he tells her towards the end of "Journey's End".  She saved him from himself, and he saved her from a life full of "what ifs".  And then some.  I think, secretly, they both made us all better.  The end of their story, of course, is nothing short of heartbreaking, but I think that in any love story there is some element of tragedy, loss.

I love their story, I love watching them together.  I don't think I'll ever grow tired of it.

30 Days of Doctor Who: Least Favorite Actor and Favorite Actress

Kelly: The first one...it's not nice. I don't have a least favorite. Really. I think everyone who has ever been on the show has done an excellent job, even if they were given obnoxious or just downright awful roles. That is all. When it comes to my favorite actress, I really had to think about this one. I think all of the actresses who have been companions/guest stars/whatever have all done a wonderful job. Each has played their role so well, so this was a hard choice. But the winner for me is....Karen Gillan.

Amy Pond. :) 

After 10's run, it took me a while to REALLY warm up to not only the 11th Doctor, but a new cast, new producer, new writers, etc. I have yet to see any of Karen's other work, but I have a few things on my list that I will be checking out within the next couple of months or so. I think she did such a good job of portraying Amy as someone that is easily identifiable; I relate to Amy in a lot of ways. She's married to a nurse (!!!) and for a while is torn between following the Doctor or settling down with a husband and a domestic life. But in the end, she chooses her husband, even though the circumstances were quite tragic...SPOILERS. Plus, I love the fact that she and Matt are still good friends. :) So yeah. Like I said, this was a hard choice for me, but don't knock change; you may end up really liking it!

Holly: So I also have to agree with Kelly on the "least favorite actor" bit.  Honestly, this show employs some incredibly, incredibly talented actors.  I truly feel each and every one of them give 110% in their roles.  There's some big names on this show and they all just do an awesome job!  Seriously.  Major props from me to them.  Anywho, that's that.

In terms of favorite actress, while I also utterly adore Karen Gillan (seriously, I follow her on Twitter and she is just so stinkin' cool and down-to-earth.  I would love to have coffee with her sometime), I am surprised at how much I fell in love with Jenna Coleman's portrayal of Clara.  She's only been on the show for a short time, but she, like the other companions, has the utmost of devotion for the Doctor.  And I love that.  We watched "Day of the Doctor" last night (!!!!!!!!!!) and there's a scene towards the end where the three Doctors literally have their hands on a button to destroy their home planet and everyone and everything else on it.  But it's Clara who gets through to Eleven and says "No.  These are your people."  She just gets him; she's almost motherly to Eleven. She's the Impossible Girl.  She comes on as strong and snarky, but doesn't really let on just how unsure she is, especially since Eleven seems to know A LOT more about her than he lets on.  I am really excited to see her in her first full season with a new Doctor.

In addition to all of that, Jenna Coleman is just beyond adorable.  I love her energy and her attitude; it's a lot like me! :)

30 Days of Doctor Who: Least favorite actress/Favorite writer

Holly: Again with this "least favorite" business...no.  Just no.  Every lady on this show does a fantastic job.  Seriously.  I'm done with that.

In terms of favorite writer, off the top of my head, Paul Cornell comes to my mind.  He wrote what is perhaps my favorite Who episode, "Human Nature/Family of Blood".  Oh. my. goodness.  To keep it brief without giving too much away, it's nothing short of brilliant.  And we won't even touch with a ten foot pole at just how AMAZING David Tennant is in it.  Ok, done with my bias there :)  Go watch it if you haven't yet.  Or if, like me, you've seen it a hundred times, watch it again.

Now, I know a lot of the fans are not terribly pleased with the direction that Moffat has taken the show since David Tennant and RTD's departure, but I admit, I think it's pretty awesome stuff.  Moffat writes some brilliant stuff (and funny too!).  However, RTD's episodes I still enjoy much more, especially his finales: he did a great job of wrapping up all the lose ends, and usually leaving us with a few tears shed in the process as well.  I still love going back to the "oldies" :))) every now and then...

Kelly: We only have one episode left before the end of the newly designed series (tear) and wow I have been impressed. However, I am...sorry. Trying to nom while I write. Anyway I consider myself a fan of the RTD era still overall. In my opinion the post RTD has a lot of just "fluff." I don't like fluff. Chris Chibnall is another good writer, who has appeared in both the RTD and Moffat era. Though a couple of his eps weren't that great, he did write one of my favorite eps: 42. Ahhhh...it's just so good! It wasn't at all what I was expecting but oh my glob it's so good. Just give it a go; it's a heck of a thrill! So yeah. That's all I have to say about that.

30 Days of Doctor Who: Most annoying character/Favorite Actor

Holly: This is probably the longest 30 day writing challenge in existence.  haha.  Gosh, life just has a way of sneaking up on you and allowing the days to just fly and fly and fly, right on by.  We're combining a couple of days again, so I'm (briefly) chatting on what we think is the most annoying character.  Which, I think, is kind of mean, but whatever.  All for the sake of writing, I suppose.

We were not a fan of Lady Christina de Souza, who was in the Tenth special "Planet of the Dead."  To be honest, we weren't a fan of the episode altogether.  I (Holly) was really looking forward to another strong female companion but I just didn't see that in her.  She was really "my way or no way" and kind of greedy, at one point holding on tightly to a sacred treasure instead of letting it go to save a bus full of innocent people.  Not really much of a moral compass either.  Although I have absolutely nothing against the actress (watch Steven Moffat's Jekyll, she's brilliant), but yeah.  Just didn't roll with us too well.

Kelly: So it's no secret on who our favorite actor is.

Yup. You guessed it!

Oh my gloooooooooooooooooooooooooooobbbbbbbbbbbbbb. Talk about talent. Nothing short of genuine, pure raw and amazing talent. I mean seriously. Something that we do is when we like a new show or movie, we do our best to watch some of the other things the leading gent (or leading lady) have been in in the past. We've just started doing this with Matt Smith, and we've seen a good bit of David Tennant's other work besides as the dear Doctor himself. One thing that I really love is that he genuinely cares for and about his fans, and it's super sweet. Don't really know too many people in general who spare a second thought to those outside of their little comfortable network. We have some of our favorite pre/post Doctor media, like Broadchurch, Single Father and Nativity 2 (we strongly encourage you lot to check them out). But my personal favorite of his other than the Doctor is his role in a TV movie that came out a few years ago titled Recovery. Recovery tells the story of a man who after a tragic accident suffers from a traumatic brain injury. This changes his personality, his ambitions and his life as he struggles to relearn how to be a husband, working class individual and father. You will laugh, you will cry (or at least I did) and I hope you will spare a thought for those who have gone through what the story portrays.

Having been exposed to injuries and illnesses of that nature, I have to applaud David's performance, because in not only my personal, but as a healthcare provider, it was pretty spot on! But seriously, if you all have a favorite actor/actress, stray away from the role that they are "known" for, look into some other things they have done, and let me tell you you will have such a new found appreciation for them not only in their careers but as people. Yes. They are people before they are actors/actresses. I think that that is so often forgotten. So there you have it! 

30 Days of Doctor Who: Character you love that everyone hates

Kelly: Martha Jones. Seriously...WHAT is with all the Martha hate?! I don't get it. Next to Rose, she's my favorite solo companion. Ok, I will be honest, she did irritate me at first, but then at the end of Smith and Jones she redeemed herself big. Like I said, she's now my second favorite companion.  And that's all I really have to say about that.

Holly: Maybe because she asks a lot of questions???? Heck, I do that :P NEXT!! Seriously, I think her story arc is the best out of the companions: she starts out snarky and unsure to being the one person the Doctor can depend on, not to mention kicking some serious tail and literally saving the world (and the Doctor too!).  I don't get it either.  I will admit, I was the least emotionally attached to her because her exit was not horrendously sad or tragic, but I still missed her when she "got out" (SPOILERS).

Anyway, like Kelly, I don't really understand all the hate either.  Perhaps someone could shed some light on it...?  Or not.  We still love season 3 anyway :P

30 Days of Doctor Who: Favorite Music

Holly and Kelly: So technically, today is supposed to be favorite theme song, but that's silly, because this show has AWESOME music.  Seriously.  That's one of the things we love about this show.  Instead of the theme music, we are going to sample some of our favorite tracks from the show, since you only hear the theme for all of 30 seconds when the credits roll.

1. Abide With Me/The Old Rugged Cross

~This is heard in season 3 in one of our favorite episodes "Gridlock".  A seemingly hopeless situation (drivers stuck in a decades long traffic jam, trapped in an under city) show hope in their new home, and this song is heard being sung by the city as the Doctor tells Martha of his fallen home planet, Gallifrey.  The track is called "Abide With Me." Below is an earlier scene from the same episode; again, everyone is trapped in the gridlock.  But hope resounds in song, or in this case, a hymn.  It's really quite beautiful

2. Rose's Theme

Since Rose is our favorite companion, naturally we love her "theme" as well.  Beautiful, yet with a hint of sadness.  Even though it nearly destroyed us at the end of "Doomsday", we think it suits Rose perfectly.  Give it a listen.  

3. Four Knocks

This is in "The End of Time".  And I'll just stop there.  

4. Together or Not At All- Amy and Rory's song

We fell in love with Amy and Rory, hard, so it goes without saying that we were not really looking forward to "The Angels Take Manhattan".  The scene where you hear this track is unbelievably powerful...how far would you go for the one you love?

Clara's Theme

We have just recently begun Clara's run as companion, and there is something different about her as one. One thing that is different is her "theme." It's very whimsical and unlike the other themes. I (Kelly) think it's cute and want it played at my wedding :) 

And we saved our favorite two for last...

6. The Long Song

In the episode that this song plays in, The 11th Doctor delivers one of the most epic speeches in which he shares his gifts and burdens as a Time Lord who has lived for almost a Century. This speech is given as an attempt to deter a vicious beast from destroying an innocent race. It's amazing. 

7. Song of Freedom

This song still remains our favorite song from Doctor Who. It is heard in Season 4 after a great war has come to an end, and The Doctor, along with his 6 companions are guiding ol' Mother Earth back where she belongs. But what you don't understand is that it just isn't just a song of freedom; it's a song of so much more. It's a song of hope, inspiration, and of course freedom, but a freedom of fear, worry, despair and hopelessness. You feel empowered after you listen to it, seriously!