Let The Future Begin!

[clockwork_doc]

Hey, everyone, it's almost the end of October, and you know what that means! PARTY MANIA! Starting of course with everyone's favorite mad scientist, Dr. Emmett L. Brown! The bar is completely decked out in red, orange, and yellow for the occasion, with a few brass gear cutouts holding up streamers and weighing down balloons. BTTF's soundtrack's on the jukebox too, with Vic having made a playlist of all the bits that accompanied Doc's scenes. It's a hell of a party (probably because we're just past the official 2015 Day), so come in and have fun!

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[alienlisa]

"I think the two-parters are for story purposes," says AL. "One can only do so much in 42 minutes...with 84 you can go into more detail and such." She clears her throat. " 'Missy' is short for 'Mistress'. Don't get me wrong, the actress who plays her is brilliant and wonderful at capturing the Master's insanity, I just don't want to think of the possibility that the Doctor may become female at some point." Beat. "Unless she's played by Hayley Atwell - Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - only then I may be able to accept it." She shrugs.

She giggles at V. "The alter ego's afraid of heights a little, too. Getting up on a horse, that's fine. Flying in a plane is fine, too, though sometimes she gets airsick. But if someone were to lift her up on their shoulders, then she freaks out." It's not so much the fear of heights as it is the fear of what happens if you fall. AL continues, "I dunno if it's too ingrained, though. She still dreams she can fly sometimes. Plus that want is the whole reason I have wings in the first place in the meta-sense."

[clockwork_doc]

"That is fair enough," Vic agrees. "Hell, over here in the States, we barely get that much."

"Yes, but as you are fond of complaining, British 'seasons' don't last that long," Clockwork reminds her. "How many episodes is the average series of Doctor Who? QI comes in sets of eleven, I know that."

"Dunno. . .glad to hear 'Mistress' is doing a good job -- and honestly, I don't think you need to worry," Vic tells AL. "I know some people would love a female Doctor, or one of a different race, but I doubt the people in charge of the show would ever actually take the risk."

"With me, I think it's a combination of anticipation and overactive imagination," Vic says, shivering. "I can't look down if I climb stairs with gaps in them, and while I do like rides like Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls, the long wait to get on, plus actually climbing the hill, gives my brain too much time to think about shit. Floating seems infinitely safer -- and pretty fun all on its own."

[alienlisa]

"Twelve to thirteen episodes and a Christmas special," answers AL. "That's what constitutes a 'season' usually. There were some special cases like when Ten was on his way out and they got only five one-hour specials - one in December, one in April, one in November, then a two parter with part one airing the following December and part two airing on New Years. And, of course, the extra special regarding the 50th anniversary. Funnily enough, Nine, Ten and Eleven got thirteen episodes in their normal seasons...Twelve's only got twelve."

"It's the drops," says AL to V. "Tower of Terror? No way in hell. Roller coasters? Well...kind of. Depends on her mood. Big drops are terrifying and sudden bursts of speed, too. Like the Rockin' RollerCoaster in Disney...the way they take off like a bat out of hell right out of the gate." She shudders. "And the alter ego has the added disadvantage of wearing glasses. She takes them off before going on a coaster so even if she kept her eyes open for the ride she still wouldn't be able to see anything." I can only ride one or two coasters before feeling queasy, then I have to stop. Which sucks because I do enjoy riding like Batman and Superman at Six Flags even though the speed and drops scare me. And yeah never going on the Rockin' RollerCoaster ever again.

[crossover_chick]

"Maybe somebody couldn't resist the opportunity to make the season match his regeneration number," Vic smirks. "But that's pretty long for Brits -- I've seen shows where a season was a mere six episodes. Without Christmas."

"I don't think I could do Tower of Terror either," Vic admits, rubbing the back of her head. "As for roller coasters -- I'm very weird. I won't go on a normal one, but I LOVE water rides which are essentially the same freaking thing. Like, I'm fine with Dudley Do-Right -- in the end, anyway -- but never expect me to get on the Hulk Coaster." She shudders. "Or Rockin' RollerCoaster -- yikes."

[alienlisa]

AL shudders. "The alter ego's husband made her go on the Hulk because they took the kid on Amazing Spider-Man and it scared her, so he thought the alter ego should go on something that scared her." Great guy I married, right? :/ In my defense I didn't remember ASM being so intense, but I'm sure she got over the experience. She hasn't talked about it since at any rate...

[clockwork_doc]

"Oh, how nice," Vic says, wrinkling her nose. "I'll confess to loving Amazing Spider-Man myself, but I can understand how it might be kind of intense for a little kid."

"Either way, rather rude to 'punish' your other self by forcing her onto something like that," Doc agrees, frowning.