@Craig    Beautiful track, and excellent avatar! Byrne would be one of the more enigmatic Time Lords, certainly.

@purofilion   Kudos to you. I did take a conducting course as part of my undergrad, and frankly, I sucked at it. I seemed to lose all control over my body parts the minute I got that baton in my hand!

I have a recording of Scholl perf…[Read more]

@Whoville    You’d think that by now he’d be relieved it’s just the Master again       No kidding!

@TheKrynoidMan   To me it just doesn’t seem like something any of the other incarnations of The Master would ever do.   I disagree, I think the Simm Master would have done it. In fact, even as a man, I can imagine his Master having done it!  :-)…[Read more]

For @Mudlark:   The sublime voice of Andreas Scholl, singing from Gluck’s Orfeo. Orfeo has just lost Euridice again after rescuing her from the underworld: What shall I do without Euridice? Where shall I go without my love? Euridice! Euridice! O heavens! Answer! I am still true to you! Euridice! Euridice! Ah, there is no help, no hope for me e…[Read more]

@Serahni   I agree about the pace of this story, I frequently feel that 45 minutes is too short. Also, I agree that while I wasn’t keen on Missy as the Master, partly because it had been signposted so egregiously, at least it was a believable outcome, and I would have been more upset had she turned out to be the Rani, for instance.

@lisa   There…[Read more]

Well. The episode itself was great, beautiful roller coaster of intensity and laughter, with the shocker of Danny’s death right at the beginning setting the tone. After I caught my breath, it did occur to me that those who thought Clara would die and Danny and the Doctor would have to rescue her almost had it right! I was actually engaged enough i…[Read more]

I’ve been following the discussion between @Bluesqueakpip and @JimboMcMaster on the Flatline thread, regarding good and bad choices and it gave rise to a notion that interests me. (I’m posting here because my thoughts really have nothing to do with Flatline!)

People have mentioned before, I believe, that AG incarnations of the Doctor were not ave…[Read more]

@FatManInABox    Oh, that is sweet. Nice video, too! I love the instrumentation in that, properly atmospheric.

Steeleye Span did a lot of fairly bloody tunes, without the edgy punk sound, but surprisingly grim lyrics in a folk-rock package.

And here is their take on Kurt We…[Read more]

@Whisht   “Safe From Harm” could be a theme for the whole series: Danny keeping Clara safe, the Doctor keeping the earth safe, Clara keeping various children/people safe, and so on. It’s a thing!   🙂  And the Boards of Canada track was exactly the breath of sanity needed to pull me back from my Harper-induced madness (I’m okay, now, @purofilion,…[Read more]

@Strax    While I didn’t share your boredom with the episode, I really liked your post. I too enjoy grumpy old men!

@Bobbyfat   do those who make it to the nether sphere have to believe there is an afterlife     Interesting idea. Half faced man certainly believed in the promised land.

how come missy bears an uncanny resemblance to my boss?…[Read more]

@purofilion     I’m sure Canada would be happy to have you!  🙂  But have you seen anything about our government these days? It’s absolutely shameful. Up with pipelines and tar sands, down with science and public broadcasting. Down with foreign aid, up with military interventions and anti-terrorist measures. Honestly, it’s painful watching as ou…[Read more]

@purofilion     I have a mental image of you, like the little boy from A.A. Milne: Halfway down the stairs is a stair where i sit. there isn’t any other stair quite like it. i’m not at the bottom, i’m not at the top; so this is the stair where I always stop. And, like Reb Tevye, you are crying out in despair, “No, no! There is no other hand!…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave    Yes. I really enjoyed this, all on it’s own. Someone earlier suggested that it was only interesting as part of the arc, but I disagree. I enjoyed the story for it’s own sake, and felt that the character development was touched on only lightly.

@zeitgeis   I’m not sure that we have really learned anything that we didn’t alr…[Read more]

@Juniperfish   I too loved the TARDIS door scene. I have never tired of Capaldi’s brilliance throughout this series. Good question about Missy, what exactly was it that surprised her? Clara choosing to save the Doctor and die herself? Clara choosing Danny over the Doctor? Or Clara going in the TARDIS at the end and not staying with Dan…[Read more]

Perfect early Sunday morning: men of the house happily sleeping in, cat fed and back asleep, cup of tea, and Doctor Who!   🙂  Sorry to bore, but once again, I really enjoyed that story. I felt completely engaged by the mystery of the forest, the little bits of character development that were slotted in, and the way the story developed. The on…[Read more]

@Bluesqueakpip    Anyway, what could be more scary than an insane Master trying to torture the Doctor? An insane Master trying to be helpful, in the Master’s own, inimitable way. ‘Cause they love each other really.

No kidding. In fact, if they cast the right person (I’m assuming a regen), this could be brilliant. We could potentially have the be…[Read more]

I’ve had a tough time coming up with a tune for Flatline, so while this isn’t perfect, it’s the best I could do! Anyone remember Black Flag?