Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers

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  1. sleekchic's Avatar
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    Am I the only one person who can't do CPR and therefore can't tell if someone is doing it wrong?
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    (Original post by alexthekid)
    implying any of the acting in les mis is good is quite funny.
    You have clearly never seen Les Mis in the West End...and I pity you for that.
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    (Original post by greeneyedgirl)
    You have clearly never seen Les Mis in the West End...and I pity you for that.
    i've seen it twice with two ex's.
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    (Original post by alexthekid)
    i've seen it twice with two ex's.
    Then you are clearly a very poor judge of acting skills or got highly unlucky
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    (Original post by greeneyedgirl)
    Then you are clearly a very poor judge of acting skills or got highly unlucky
    the characters were one dimensional.
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    (Original post by sleekchic)
    Am I the only one person who can't do CPR and therefore can't tell if someone is doing it wrong?
    Pretty much:p:
    (Ok, I remember the guidelines for CPR have changed at least twice since I first learnt it, so I don't really know anymore what classes as right...)
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    (Original post by alexthekid)
    the characters were one dimensional.
    Each to their own. Personally to get the audience to connect with Rory that much then he's gotta be a good actor.
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    Oh ho, cap'n Amelia. :perv:

    Another superb episode, angry siren was kinda hot. :sexface:
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    I noticed a couple of plot flaws that I can't remember now, and I don't think the characters were developed and realistic enough- namely the pirates, the Siren was good- to give off the sinister edge that marks a good episode from a great one. I didn't feel the boy was a terrifically good actor, either.

    Also pretty disappointed to see the ****ing ood again
    Last edited by SteveCrain; 07-05-2011 at 23:20.
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    I felt it wasn't the best episode in the world but it certainly has potential for the whole series :ninja:
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    Meh. Dull episode to be honest, although Arthur Darvill topless brought the episode up a lot in my estimations. Siren was a good concept though, the Doctor was not on the ball today was he? Although I might take "Ignore all of my previous theories" as my permanent catchphrase, my theories are always wrong. Loved the Doctor complaining about his lack of hat, have to admit I loved the pirate hat. Can't wait for next week's episode, it's going to be amazing, and the perfect way to distract me from my (hopefully not) terrible performance in the English exam the day before.
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    Amy saw that weird woman saying things at her again. Its clearly something to do with her birth as all the lines are something you would say as somebody is giving birth. Who is the woman though? Any theories?
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    (Original post by The Doctor. SW)
    Amy saw that weird woman saying things at her again. Its clearly something to do with her birth as all the lines are something you would say as somebody is giving birth. Who is the woman though? Any theories?
    There are some in the Speculation and Discussion thread.
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    Well I quite liked this episode! I seem to be the only one who likes Rory though A bit boring to pretend to kill him again though! Thought the siren was pretty scary, especially when she was angry! Liked the twist, and who cares about details such as where Amy etc. ended up when transported Obviously it was going to seem worse than the opening episodes, but overall very good
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    How come the TARDIS is supposed to be the most advanced technology in the universe, but contains no medical equipment and can be teleported off by anyone who feels like it?
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    Didn't much like that episode. It was a bit predictable, and I found myself not really caring about any of the characters that were introduced. Besides, loads of the backstory didn't seem to be explained.

    Still, I'm really excited for the Neil Gaiman episode!
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    (Original post by Angela_Beth)
    Didn't much like that episode. It was a bit predictable, and I found myself not really caring about any of the characters that were introduced. Besides, loads of the backstory didn't seem to be explained.

    Still, I'm really excited for the Neil Gaiman episode!
    I didnt understand where the mermaid went towards the end :s:
    It was a bit predictable, but I liked that Amy was uber jealous
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    (Original post by lozz2601)
    Ok then, shame.

    Glad I'm not the only person who was sat there being picky about Amy's CPR skillz, hah!
    :ditto:

    I noticed she wasn't squeezing/holding his nose instantly.
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    (Original post by Crazy Paving)
    :ditto:

    I noticed she wasn't squeezing/holding his nose instantly.
    nor was she breathing in before giving him mouth-to-mouth.
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    Re: Doctor Who- Episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot- 7/5/11- No Future Spoilers
    I was incredibly dissapointed in the episode. Fell asleep last night the first time I tried to watch it. Nothing seemed to work in the episode at all. Lilly Cole didn't work as the siren, the child was a terrible actor and the rest of the crew were pointless and boring.
    Also, the Doctor seemed to be 'dumbed' on purpose :unsure: And I am sure somewhere in the TARDIS there is medical equipment, especially considering he was in a WAR not so long ago ffs

    The setting was lovely to be fair though, the pirates ship was very believeable and the captain was believeable up until the point he could fly an intergalactic space shup :rolleyes:
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