The Doctor Who Forum | blackthorn | Mentions https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/blackthorn/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning blackthorn. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:22:49 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 baa2f325416e81c4e9ab7f680c869675 Arbutus replied to the topic The Time of The Doctor in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-time-of-the-doctor/page/10/#post-24678 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 04:00:49 +0000 @Serahni    Yes, I also liked Clara best in her Victorian persona. In BG Who, there used to be companions from the past, from the future, and from other planets. In the Big Finish audio plays, which tend to hearken back to a slightly BG approach, they even had a companion for the Sixth Doctor who was considerably older, nearing retirement. It wo…[Read more]

]]> 2451600fcadf47250d7cd4fcbc983c72 Serahni replied to the topic The Time of The Doctor in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-time-of-the-doctor/page/10/#post-24669 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 22:23:55 +0000 @Arbutus   True enough and I too hold out hope that they have a fitting way to write her out when the inevitable time comes.  With all the speculation about links to his family through Susan, I suppose it’s timely enough to remember that even his own granddaughter eventually left him to pursue a life of her own.  My biggest fear is substandard wr…[Read more]

]]> b7a6218036aadc245742c280c627fd93 Arbutus replied to the topic The Time of The Doctor in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-time-of-the-doctor/page/5/#post-23777 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 17:22:07 +0000 Welcome, @blackthorn!

While I also didn’t care for Tennant’s long-drawn-out regeneration, I felt that this one did hit the right note (for me, anyway). I like a bit of closure, just don’t overdo it! As to the eccentric families, I’m afraid that we are probably stuck with those, as the trend in AG Who is definitely toward a full family life for…[Read more]

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