{"id":9912,"date":"2010-04-12T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=9912"},"modified":"2010-04-12T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T07:00:17","slug":"quick-thought-on-the-beast-below-spoilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=9912","title":{"rendered":"Quick thought on "The Beast Below" (spoilers)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Regarding the big hugging scene near the end: Yes, the big whale is like the Doctor. That’s a neat parallel. Yes, as you said, the big whale is like the Doctor. Thanks. Big whale, Doctor, the same. Thank you. You can stop explaining now. I understand. Whale, Doc, same. Shut up now, please.<\/p>\n

In general, I liked this episode; it had some nice creepy imagery. Plus, the revelation at the end combined a nice optimism about aliens, with some wonderfully negative cynicism about the human race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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