{"id":88,"date":"2007-04-22T10:46:06","date_gmt":"2007-04-21T21:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2007-05-06T11:40:33","modified_gmt":"2007-05-05T22:40:33","slug":"from-bard-to-verse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/?p=88","title":{"rendered":"From Bard to Verse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shall I compare thee to a summer\u2019s day? Yeah, alright. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Our second story is a tale quite fair
\n<\/span>To satisfy Jon Preddle\u2019s wishes yet
\n<\/span>As our heroes journey to meet Shakespeare
\n<\/span>And duly help him out with his Hamlet<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>But this is not the play our tale concerns
\n<\/span>Love\u2019s Labours Won instead is the subject
\n<\/span>And through the episode\u2019s chicanes and turns
\n<\/span>The Doctor strives its performance to eject<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Martha is also active in the plot
\n<\/span>Aiding the Doctor in defeating witches
\n<\/span>She casts her own spell on the Bard so hot
\n<\/span>To find the means to get into her britches<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>As story two\u2019s always historical
\n‘<\/span>Tis odd to see some magic in the mix
\n<\/span>The power of words is metaphorical
\n<\/span>And so the Doctor\u2019s wise to these same tricks<\/span><\/p>\n

But I foresee a rocky road ahead
\n<\/span>A TARDIS friendship surely to be vexed
\n<\/span>As Martha and the Doctor share a bed
\n<\/span>He clumsily compares her to the ex<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>But still the visuals do please the eye
\n<\/span>Elizabethan London looked a treat
\n<\/span>With lovingly attended CGI
\n<\/span>To outshine any 1980s feat<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>The nation\u2019s history teachers will rejoice
\n<\/span>To see such visual dedication here
\n<\/span>And as a certain sexy theory\u2019s voiced
\n<\/span>Numerous scholars may well punch the air<\/span><\/p>\n

Though it\u2019s no Stoppard I\u2019ll not make a fuss
\n<\/span>There\u2019s wit and wisdom evident in score
\n<\/span>To such a balance guaranteeing thus
\n<\/span>That Roberts will be back for Season Four.<\/span><\/span> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

PA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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