Far too much, especially in the Tennant era (double especially when he stalked about with it held like a gun in every other episode). I cheered when it was destroyed, then was gutted when he got another within five minutes 
Too much sonic?
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Originally Posted by JCRendle:
“Wasn't this complained about in Old Who too? Think it was during Tom Baker's stint as the Doc. I seem to remember them destroying it.”
“Wasn't this complained about in Old Who too? Think it was during Tom Baker's stint as the Doc. I seem to remember them destroying it.”
Not sure if it was, I don't remember it coming out too often.
It was destroyed by the Terileptil in Visitation (PD), I remember being shocked and saddened.
Originally Posted by Jepson:
“It's overused to a grotesque extent.
It's nothing but lazy writing. (Even if you do take the point made by sebbie300 above and use it to excuse a little overuse).
Even the ancient Greeks used to complain about the overuse of the 'deus ex machina' plot device.”
“It's overused to a grotesque extent.
It's nothing but lazy writing. (Even if you do take the point made by sebbie300 above and use it to excuse a little overuse).
Even the ancient Greeks used to complain about the overuse of the 'deus ex machina' plot device.”
Probably because the phrase is immortalised in Latin and not Greek.
Bloody Romans.
Originally Posted by Fizzbin:
“Probably because the phrase is immortalised in Latin and not Greek.”
“Probably because the phrase is immortalised in Latin and not Greek.”
The phrase was first coined by a Roman, Horace (at least as far as is recorded), but he was referring to a device that was used by the Greeks.
Aristotle (a noted Greek) is also known to have criticised the device.
Originally Posted by Jepson:
“The phrase was first coined by a Roman, Horace (at least as far as is recorded), but he was referring to a device that was used by the Greeks.
Aristotle (a noted Greek) is also known to have criticised the device.”
“The phrase was first coined by a Roman, Horace (at least as far as is recorded), but he was referring to a device that was used by the Greeks.
Aristotle (a noted Greek) is also known to have criticised the device.”
Good on Aristotle! I knew he had to be a Doctor Who fan.
Originally Posted by IvanIV:
“The Doc: Amy, have you seen my sonic screwdriver?
Amy: Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The Doc: Funny, it just keeps disappearing up some black hole and then it comes back all sticky. Must be some ectoplasm.
Amy: Vrrrrr. Vrrrr. Yeeeeessssssss! that must be it. Oh, look here it is in my hand, ectoplasm and all.”
“The Doc: Amy, have you seen my sonic screwdriver?
Amy: Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The Doc: Funny, it just keeps disappearing up some black hole and then it comes back all sticky. Must be some ectoplasm.
Amy: Vrrrrr. Vrrrr. Yeeeeessssssss! that must be it. Oh, look here it is in my hand, ectoplasm and all.”
The one crack he never closed.
Originally Posted by CoalHillJanitor:
“Good on Aristotle! I knew he had to be a Doctor Who fan.”
“Good on Aristotle! I knew he had to be a Doctor Who fan.
”
But he was a bugger for the bottle.
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