You make a very excellent point. My roommie and I have a number of lines we do this with ("Either the glass is half full, OR WE'RE DEAD!" or "Guy, you have a last name.") and the power of those lines is not really in themselves, but in all that's built up around them: where they come from, us watching them together, the sense of humor we share (both of us finding them funny), and then bringing them up at random moments. They're injokes, pure and simple, a level of intimacy one only gets with friends.
And yes, these lines may not be great philosophical lines either, but I think it's a different skill altogether when Moffat takes something innocuous ("Don't blink!") and makes it terrifying.
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Date: 2010-01-10 08:45 pm (UTC)And yes, these lines may not be great philosophical lines either, but I think it's a different skill altogether when Moffat takes something innocuous ("Don't blink!") and makes it terrifying.