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@thane16 @bluesqueakpip

Union Jack t-shirt

Yes, quite right – but still massively out of style, especially with jeans.

Because the line really wasn’t necessary, and points up that the team should be in period costume.

I suppose it could be an accidental leftover from the original script,

It was consistent with every other episode this season (…[Read more]

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@bluesqueakpip

I mentioned above the concept of “not changing” as a metaphor for “look beyond our clothes -we’re more than that.”

That’s possibly a tad corny though.

@mudlark

Are you by any chance conflating

No I just tagged @bluesqueakpip in the wrong place.

But you are still treating it as a historical drama rather than an episode of Doctor Who.

It is much more common than not that the Tardis crew go out in their regular clothes. It’s the norm for Who, such that when Donna dressed up for Agatha Christie,…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip

Yes- It’s clearly a deliberate choice to keep the Doctor in particular in much the same costume throughout the season, not the choice of the individual writers. I can only hazard the reasons- perhaps to try to firmly establish an “iconic” look? Maybe they’re concerned that JW doesn’t come across as Doctor-y in period dress. At…[Read more]

@pedant @Bluesqueakpip

It isn’t at all that I want or expect that a work of fiction, whether in a novel or drama, should adhere to facts at a documentary level; I do know the difference. It would, though, help me to suspend disbelief if there were, to adapt a quotation from W.S.Gilbert, enough  ‘… corroborative detail … to give…[Read more]

I loved, loved, loved this. Looked gorgeous, great performances from the guest actors, excellent use of each member of Team TARDIS, and a growing sense of this Doctor. I felt that most of the historical inaccuracies were covered by the stated fact that the events were out of the ordinary and were wiped from the historical record.

There’s a bit of…[Read more]

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@bluesqueakpip Many thanks – dealt with.

For some reason, this episode pushed a number of wrong buttons for me, so I struggled with this one.

I was annoyed that the crew were intending to attend the coronation of Elizabeth I, and turned up in whatever they were wearing. They’re scarcely dressed for the period. Showing up a century late. in odd clothing at a witch trial would also be…[Read more]