Post by Draculasaurus on Oct 7, 2014 20:36:45 GMT
(I started this same thread over on GB, but they only let you put in four pictures so here it is before I had to prune it.
Anyway come on over and cast your vote or whatever.
gallifreybase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=207561
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The first time I watched Voyage of the Damned I missed a few important details about Astrid's death scene.
I wonder if everyone else did as well.
Astrid arrives on the Titanic's mysterious deck 31 where she sees The Doctor in the custody of the robotic angels, the Host.
He is engaged in conversation with fan-favorite villain, Max Capricorn.
After revealing his plan, Max Capricorn orders the Host to kill The Doctor and Astrid makes her move.
"Mister Capricorn" she yells "I resign."
She is at the wheel of a very terrestrial looking forklift which she drives toward Capricorn.
She rams into his mobile life support unit and attempts to push him into the ships faltering Nuclear Storm Drive.
He pushes back and it becomes a battle of traction and torque.
Then the thing happens that is so alarming.
One of the host throws its metal halo at Astrid but misses her striking the side of the forklift.
Then the Doctor yells "He's cut the brake line!"
Astrid looks at The Doctor knowing that she will die, either by the crashing of the Titanic or by plunging into the Nuclear Storm Drive with Capricorn.
The Doctor mouths "No!!" at her-
-but she engages the cargo forks, lifting Capricorn off of his wheels.
Together they plunge into the fiery shaft where he gets to look up her skirt as he dies.
The thing is: The Host's halo didn't cut the brake line of the forklift.
It didn't even come close.
It just hit a blank and unimportant piece of metal.
Even if it had come close, it was still a pretty shaky assumption on the Doctor's part that the brake lines were cut.
Based on the visual evidence it is clear that the Doctor, through misinformation, denied Astrid a chance to survive.
Anyway come on over and cast your vote or whatever.
gallifreybase.com/forum/showthread.php?t=207561
)
The first time I watched Voyage of the Damned I missed a few important details about Astrid's death scene.
I wonder if everyone else did as well.
Astrid arrives on the Titanic's mysterious deck 31 where she sees The Doctor in the custody of the robotic angels, the Host.
He is engaged in conversation with fan-favorite villain, Max Capricorn.
After revealing his plan, Max Capricorn orders the Host to kill The Doctor and Astrid makes her move.
"Mister Capricorn" she yells "I resign."
She is at the wheel of a very terrestrial looking forklift which she drives toward Capricorn.
She rams into his mobile life support unit and attempts to push him into the ships faltering Nuclear Storm Drive.
He pushes back and it becomes a battle of traction and torque.
Then the thing happens that is so alarming.
One of the host throws its metal halo at Astrid but misses her striking the side of the forklift.
Then the Doctor yells "He's cut the brake line!"
Astrid looks at The Doctor knowing that she will die, either by the crashing of the Titanic or by plunging into the Nuclear Storm Drive with Capricorn.
The Doctor mouths "No!!" at her-
-but she engages the cargo forks, lifting Capricorn off of his wheels.
Together they plunge into the fiery shaft where he gets to look up her skirt as he dies.
The thing is: The Host's halo didn't cut the brake line of the forklift.
It didn't even come close.
It just hit a blank and unimportant piece of metal.
Even if it had come close, it was still a pretty shaky assumption on the Doctor's part that the brake lines were cut.
Based on the visual evidence it is clear that the Doctor, through misinformation, denied Astrid a chance to survive.