For some reason I have a really soft spot for Vincent and the Doctor. Something about Amy's sub-conscious grief for Rory, the overt almost forced but genuine joy about meeting Vincent and Vincent's own ambivalent mix of joy, torture and grief. Its a paradoxical episode that I love watching, one that I love because it doesn't have a cutesy neat ending, but a complex, grown up one with deep emotions :)
The Lodger is my fav season 5 episode. And its in a great season with great episodes. I think its mostly because the Doctor's madness is contrast against the ordinariness of real life and yet, somehow, because he is the Doctor, it just works.
I concur with you on the season finale - Blue, Old, Borrowed (stolen) TARDIS and all. I personally didn't really like the Russel T Davies Finales. I fond them a little OTT. But this one, as Steve Moffat's first finale ... wow. just wow.
I think you needed to give yourself a break between Big Bang and christmas carole. As an immediate follow on, Carole doesn't really match up, but as a DW snapshot in the middle of the year after months of no Who? It was brilliant! Lighthearted (when so many of the other Christmas Specials were dark and tragic) and well... Katherine Jenkins singing :)
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The Lodger is my fav season 5 episode. And its in a great season with great episodes. I think its mostly because the Doctor's madness is contrast against the ordinariness of real life and yet, somehow, because he is the Doctor, it just works.
I concur with you on the season finale - Blue, Old, Borrowed (stolen) TARDIS and all. I personally didn't really like the Russel T Davies Finales. I fond them a little OTT. But this one, as Steve Moffat's first finale ... wow. just wow.
I think you needed to give yourself a break between Big Bang and christmas carole. As an immediate follow on, Carole doesn't really match up, but as a DW snapshot in the middle of the year after months of no Who? It was brilliant! Lighthearted (when so many of the other Christmas Specials were dark and tragic) and well... Katherine Jenkins singing :)