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- DOCTOR WHO 'PROMOT A GAY AGENDA', VIEWERS PLA TO BBC
- "DOCTOR WHO" REP: THE BIG GAY KISS THAT ALMOST {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY HEATHER HOGANSEPTEMBER 25, 2011/8:53 AMBY HEATHER HOGANSEPTEMBER 25, 2011 / 8:53 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"DOCTOR WHO\" REP: THE BIG GAY KISS THAT ALMOST WAS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-09-25T12:53:27.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-09-25T12:53:27.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"HEATHER HOGAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR WHO IS NOTHG IF NOT A BUFFET OF TIMEY-WIMEY SURPRIS, BUT ANKLY, I AM SHOCKED THAT STEVEN MOFFAT HAS ONLY GIVEN HIMSELF 45 MUT TO WRAP UP THE ARC HE LAID OUT AT THE BEGNG OF THIS SEASON WH "THE IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONT" AND "DAY OF THE MOON."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HANDG OVER THE PENULTIMATE EPISO TO GARETH ROBERTS, EVEN AS A SEQUEL TO LAST SEASON'S BELOVED "THE LODGER," WAS AN TERTG STORYTELLG CHOICE. THE DOCTOR IS ON A SELF-PROCLAIMED "FARWELL TOUR" — APPARENTLY SEVERAL EARTH YEARS AND PERHAPS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOCTOR YEARS AFTER HE DROPPED OFF THE PONDS LAST WEEK — AND FOR ALL THE PLAS AND UNIVERS AND PEOPLE HE'S SAVED HIS LONG, LONG LIFETIME, YOU'D EXPECT HIS GOODBYE EPISO TO BE A LTLE MORE, WELL, EPIC. BUT NO, THE DOCTOR CIS TO SPEND HIS SEND-TO-LAST DAY ON EARTH VISG HIS OLD MATE CRAIG (PLAYED TO PERFECTN, ONCE AGA, BY JAM CORN). HE MEANS ONLY TO POP 'ROUND TO SAY HELLO, BUT OF URSE THE EARTH IS UNR ATTACK BY THE CYBERMEN, AND OF URSE THAT LEADS TO HIM TAKG A JOB THE TOY SECTN OF A PARTMENT STORE SO HE N RCUE THE PLA ONE LAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATT SMH NTU TO PROVE THAT HE IS A GOD AMONG MEN, SEASONG HIS EIC, HEROIC SHENANIGANS WH THE QUIET, STILL SPONNCY OF KNOWG HIS LIFE IS G TO AN END. MY PERSONAL FAVORE MOMENT OF THE EPISO — AND, FACT, ONE OF MY FAVORE MOMENTS OF THIS SEASON — WAS HIS CHAT WH BABY ALFIE (STORMAGEDDON, DARK LORD OF ALL), WHICH HE SHOWS HIM THE GLORY OF A UNIVERSE FULL OF STARS WHILE MARVELG AT THE ENDLS POSSIBILY OF A BRAND NEW LIFE. I LOVE WHEN THE DOCTOR HIS SONIC SCREWDRIVER FOR SUPERFLUO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN DOCTOR WHO AIMS FOR SENTIMENTAL, DON'T PULL ANY PUNCH, AND "CLOSG TIME" WAS WORLD-CLASS PATHOS. IN THE END, WASN'T THE DOCTOR'S SKILL OR W OR CHARM THAT SAVED THE DAY; WAS, QUE SIMPLY, CRAIG'S FATHERLY LOVE. (THE CYBERMEN SHOULD HAVE HAD A LTLE CHAT WH VOLMORT IF THEY WANTED TO WORK OUT THAT PARTICULAR KK.) ALSO HIGH ON THE SENTIMENTALY METER WAS THE DOCTOR SPOTTG AMY AND RORY THE PARTMENT STORE WHERE HE WAS WORKG. AMY HAS APPARENTLY BEE A BILLBOARD MOL FOR PETRICHOR PERFUME. (NICE "THE DOCTOR'S WIFE" SHOUT-OUT, NO?) HE THKS OF NNG UP TO THEM AND LOVG THEM OUT LOUD, BUT THEN HE THKS BETTER OF . SAFETY FIRST AND ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN THERE WAS THE REVEAL THAT CRAIG WAS THE BEARER OF THE BELOVED STETSON (AND THAT CRAIG'S WIFE WAS THE BEARER OF THOSE TARDIS-BLUE ENVELOP THE DOCTOR SENT OUT "THE IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONT"). AND IF YOU DIDN'T TEAR UP WHEN THE DOCTOR LICKED HIS FGER AND BBED SOME DIRT OFF OF THE TARDIS AND SAID, "WELL, THEN, OLD GIRL. ONE LAST TRIP, EH?" I DON'T THK I WANT TO KNOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE'LL GET TO THE END AT THE END, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GAY THEME NNG THROUGH THIS EPISO. ACTUALLY, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GAY THEME NNG THROUGH THIS ENTIRE SEASON. THE FIRST TWO EPISOS (AND PRUMABLY NEXT WEEK'S EPISO) FEATURED GAY FBI BADASS CANTON DELEWARE III. "A GOOD MAN GO TO WAR" FEATURED THE MARRIED GAY SOLDIERS, AND THE IMPLIED LEZZER RELATNSHIP BETWEEN MADAM VASTRA AND JENNY. AND "CLOSG TIME" ALMOST FULFILLED MY LAST-WEEK-WISH OF GIVG THE DOCTOR A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT STARTS WH AN ALMOST-KISS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: JT KEEP LOOKG AT ME, CRAIG. RIGHT AT ME. JT KEEP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: WHY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: WELL, BEE, BEE ... BEE I LOVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: YOU LOVE ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: Y, CRAIG. IT'S YOU. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: IS THAT SO SURPRISG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: DOCTOR, ARE YOU GONNA KISS ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: Y, CRAIG. Y, I AM. WOULD YOU LIKE THAT? B OUT OF PRACTICE, BUT I'VE HAD SOME WONRFUL FEEDBACK. [DOCTOR LEANS TO KISS CRAIG.]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: DOCTOR, NO! I-I N'T! I'M {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DOCTOR IS ONLY KEEPG CRAIG CLOSE TO KEEP HIM SAFE, WHICH CRAIG REALIZ WHEN HE TURNS AROUND AND SE A CYBERMAN SHG AT THEM. BUT I LOVE THAT HIS REACTN WASN'T GAY PANIC. IN FACT, THE REASON HE ULDN'T KISS THE DOCTOR — AN IA WHICH REALLY SEEMED TO FLATTER HIM, HONTLY — WAS BEE HE IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GAG NTU WHEN A SHOP CLERK MISTAK THE DOCTOR AND CRAIG FOR MARRIED. THERE'S LTLE WK AT THE DIENCE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE WORD "PANN" IS TOO ANTIQUATED, BUT EVEN AFTER THE DOCTOR REALIZ THE CLERK THKS THEY'RE STORMAGEDDON'S TWO DADDI, HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROLLS WH . THE CLERK IS ABSOLUTELY SMTEN WH THE IA OF THE DOCTOR AND CRAIG AS A UPLE. IT'S KD OF ADORABLE. "PARTNERS," SHE SAYS. "YEAH, PARTNERS; LET'S GO WH THAT," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND ONTO THE END: RIVER SONG — RIVER! HI, RIVER! — IS JT STG AROUND HER GRADUATN DUDS, READG THROUGH HER TARDIS JOURNAL WHEN IKK' MADAME KOVARIAN POPS OUT OF THE SHADOWS WH THE SILENCE TO RECLAIM MELODY POND. I DO REALIZE THAT MY RAGG HOMOSEXUALY MIGHT BE A FACTOR THIS NEXT THG I AM ABOUT TO SAY, BUT ALEX KGSTON IS THE SEXIT THG THE HISTORY OF THE SPACE-TIME NTUUM. HER PORTRAYAL OF RIVER, WHICH I AM SAD TO SAY I THK WILL END NEXT WEEK, HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST FASCATG CHARACTER ARCS THIS SHOW'S LONG HISTORY. EVEN LAST NIGHT, SHE BROUGHT WH THE EXCEMENT OF MEETG SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE DOCTOR, THE BEFUDDLEMENT OF SEEG/FETTG THE SILENCE, AND THE SHEER TERROR OF REALIZG SHE'S BEEN PROGRAMMED TO KILL THE MAN SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK RIVER WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS SURPRISED TO FD RIVER THAT IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONT SU UNR THE WATER OF LAKE SILENC, BUT BOY, SHE SOLD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I HAVE AT LEAST THREE DOZEN WILD THEORI ABOUT HOW EVERYTHG WILL END NEXT WEEK, THEORI THAT ARE GETTG MORE AND MORE SANE AS MORE PROMO PHOTOS FD THEIR WAY TO THE INTER, BUT FOR ALL MY CLOWNG ON MY OWN OMNIPOTENCE, I NEVER GET THE THGS RIGHT. I'LL TELL YOU ONE THG, THOUGH: I N HARDLY BEAR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DID YOU THK OF "CLOSG TIME"? LET'S HEAR YOUR WILST THEORY ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S FALE. AND MAKE THEM GOOD; AFTER NEXT WEEK, THE DOCTOR ISN'T GOG TO BE BACK ON OUR TV'S FOR A LONG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
DOCTOR WHO 'PROMOT A GAY AGENDA', VIEWERS PLA TO BBC
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"DOCTOR WHO" REP: THE BIG GAY KISS THAT ALMOST {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY HEATHER HOGANSEPTEMBER 25, 2011/8:53 AMBY HEATHER HOGANSEPTEMBER 25, 2011 / 8:53 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"DOCTOR WHO\" REP: THE BIG GAY KISS THAT ALMOST WAS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-09-25T12:53:27.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-09-25T12:53:27.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"HEATHER HOGAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR WHO IS NOTHG IF NOT A BUFFET OF TIMEY-WIMEY SURPRIS, BUT ANKLY, I AM SHOCKED THAT STEVEN MOFFAT HAS ONLY GIVEN HIMSELF 45 MUT TO WRAP UP THE ARC HE LAID OUT AT THE BEGNG OF THIS SEASON WH "THE IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONT" AND "DAY OF THE MOON."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HANDG OVER THE PENULTIMATE EPISO TO GARETH ROBERTS, EVEN AS A SEQUEL TO LAST SEASON'S BELOVED "THE LODGER," WAS AN TERTG STORYTELLG CHOICE. THE DOCTOR IS ON A SELF-PROCLAIMED "FARWELL TOUR" — APPARENTLY SEVERAL EARTH YEARS AND PERHAPS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOCTOR YEARS AFTER HE DROPPED OFF THE PONDS LAST WEEK — AND FOR ALL THE PLAS AND UNIVERS AND PEOPLE HE'S SAVED HIS LONG, LONG LIFETIME, YOU'D EXPECT HIS GOODBYE EPISO TO BE A LTLE MORE, WELL, EPIC. BUT NO, THE DOCTOR CIS TO SPEND HIS SEND-TO-LAST DAY ON EARTH VISG HIS OLD MATE CRAIG (PLAYED TO PERFECTN, ONCE AGA, BY JAM CORN). HE MEANS ONLY TO POP 'ROUND TO SAY HELLO, BUT OF URSE THE EARTH IS UNR ATTACK BY THE CYBERMEN, AND OF URSE THAT LEADS TO HIM TAKG A JOB THE TOY SECTN OF A PARTMENT STORE SO HE N RCUE THE PLA ONE LAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATT SMH NTU TO PROVE THAT HE IS A GOD AMONG MEN, SEASONG HIS EIC, HEROIC SHENANIGANS WH THE QUIET, STILL SPONNCY OF KNOWG HIS LIFE IS G TO AN END. MY PERSONAL FAVORE MOMENT OF THE EPISO — AND, FACT, ONE OF MY FAVORE MOMENTS OF THIS SEASON — WAS HIS CHAT WH BABY ALFIE (STORMAGEDDON, DARK LORD OF ALL), WHICH HE SHOWS HIM THE GLORY OF A UNIVERSE FULL OF STARS WHILE MARVELG AT THE ENDLS POSSIBILY OF A BRAND NEW LIFE. I LOVE WHEN THE DOCTOR HIS SONIC SCREWDRIVER FOR SUPERFLUO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN DOCTOR WHO AIMS FOR SENTIMENTAL, DON'T PULL ANY PUNCH, AND "CLOSG TIME" WAS WORLD-CLASS PATHOS. IN THE END, WASN'T THE DOCTOR'S SKILL OR W OR CHARM THAT SAVED THE DAY; WAS, QUE SIMPLY, CRAIG'S FATHERLY LOVE. (THE CYBERMEN SHOULD HAVE HAD A LTLE CHAT WH VOLMORT IF THEY WANTED TO WORK OUT THAT PARTICULAR KK.) ALSO HIGH ON THE SENTIMENTALY METER WAS THE DOCTOR SPOTTG AMY AND RORY THE PARTMENT STORE WHERE HE WAS WORKG. AMY HAS APPARENTLY BEE A BILLBOARD MOL FOR PETRICHOR PERFUME. (NICE "THE DOCTOR'S WIFE" SHOUT-OUT, NO?) HE THKS OF NNG UP TO THEM AND LOVG THEM OUT LOUD, BUT THEN HE THKS BETTER OF . SAFETY FIRST AND ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN THERE WAS THE REVEAL THAT CRAIG WAS THE BEARER OF THE BELOVED STETSON (AND THAT CRAIG'S WIFE WAS THE BEARER OF THOSE TARDIS-BLUE ENVELOP THE DOCTOR SENT OUT "THE IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONT"). AND IF YOU DIDN'T TEAR UP WHEN THE DOCTOR LICKED HIS FGER AND BBED SOME DIRT OFF OF THE TARDIS AND SAID, "WELL, THEN, OLD GIRL. ONE LAST TRIP, EH?" I DON'T THK I WANT TO KNOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE'LL GET TO THE END AT THE END, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GAY THEME NNG THROUGH THIS EPISO. ACTUALLY, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GAY THEME NNG THROUGH THIS ENTIRE SEASON. THE FIRST TWO EPISOS (AND PRUMABLY NEXT WEEK'S EPISO) FEATURED GAY FBI BADASS CANTON DELEWARE III. "A GOOD MAN GO TO WAR" FEATURED THE MARRIED GAY SOLDIERS, AND THE IMPLIED LEZZER RELATNSHIP BETWEEN MADAM VASTRA AND JENNY. AND "CLOSG TIME" ALMOST FULFILLED MY LAST-WEEK-WISH OF GIVG THE DOCTOR A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT STARTS WH AN ALMOST-KISS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: JT KEEP LOOKG AT ME, CRAIG. RIGHT AT ME. JT KEEP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: WHY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: WELL, BEE, BEE ... BEE I LOVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: YOU LOVE ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: Y, CRAIG. IT'S YOU. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: IS THAT SO SURPRISG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: DOCTOR, ARE YOU GONNA KISS ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOCTOR: Y, CRAIG. Y, I AM. WOULD YOU LIKE THAT? B OUT OF PRACTICE, BUT I'VE HAD SOME WONRFUL FEEDBACK. [DOCTOR LEANS TO KISS CRAIG.]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRAIG: DOCTOR, NO! I-I N'T! I'M {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DOCTOR IS ONLY KEEPG CRAIG CLOSE TO KEEP HIM SAFE, WHICH CRAIG REALIZ WHEN HE TURNS AROUND AND SE A CYBERMAN SHG AT THEM. BUT I LOVE THAT HIS REACTN WASN'T GAY PANIC. IN FACT, THE REASON HE ULDN'T KISS THE DOCTOR — AN IA WHICH REALLY SEEMED TO FLATTER HIM, HONTLY — WAS BEE HE IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GAG NTU WHEN A SHOP CLERK MISTAK THE DOCTOR AND CRAIG FOR MARRIED. THERE'S LTLE WK AT THE DIENCE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE WORD "PANN" IS TOO ANTIQUATED, BUT EVEN AFTER THE DOCTOR REALIZ THE CLERK THKS THEY'RE STORMAGEDDON'S TWO DADDI, HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROLLS WH . THE CLERK IS ABSOLUTELY SMTEN WH THE IA OF THE DOCTOR AND CRAIG AS A UPLE. IT'S KD OF ADORABLE. "PARTNERS," SHE SAYS. "YEAH, PARTNERS; LET'S GO WH THAT," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND ONTO THE END: RIVER SONG — RIVER! HI, RIVER! — IS JT STG AROUND HER GRADUATN DUDS, READG THROUGH HER TARDIS JOURNAL WHEN IKK' MADAME KOVARIAN POPS OUT OF THE SHADOWS WH THE SILENCE TO RECLAIM MELODY POND. I DO REALIZE THAT MY RAGG HOMOSEXUALY MIGHT BE A FACTOR THIS NEXT THG I AM ABOUT TO SAY, BUT ALEX KGSTON IS THE SEXIT THG THE HISTORY OF THE SPACE-TIME NTUUM. HER PORTRAYAL OF RIVER, WHICH I AM SAD TO SAY I THK WILL END NEXT WEEK, HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST FASCATG CHARACTER ARCS THIS SHOW'S LONG HISTORY. EVEN LAST NIGHT, SHE BROUGHT WH THE EXCEMENT OF MEETG SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE DOCTOR, THE BEFUDDLEMENT OF SEEG/FETTG THE SILENCE, AND THE SHEER TERROR OF REALIZG SHE'S BEEN PROGRAMMED TO KILL THE MAN SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK RIVER WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS SURPRISED TO FD RIVER THAT IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONT SU UNR THE WATER OF LAKE SILENC, BUT BOY, SHE SOLD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I HAVE AT LEAST THREE DOZEN WILD THEORI ABOUT HOW EVERYTHG WILL END NEXT WEEK, THEORI THAT ARE GETTG MORE AND MORE SANE AS MORE PROMO PHOTOS FD THEIR WAY TO THE INTER, BUT FOR ALL MY CLOWNG ON MY OWN OMNIPOTENCE, I NEVER GET THE THGS RIGHT. I'LL TELL YOU ONE THG, THOUGH: I N HARDLY BEAR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DID YOU THK OF "CLOSG TIME"? LET'S HEAR YOUR WILST THEORY ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S FALE. AND MAKE THEM GOOD; AFTER NEXT WEEK, THE DOCTOR ISN'T GOG TO BE BACK ON OUR TV'S FOR A LONG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
A gay uple, as picted by Unstable Diffn.