@Whisht and @Apopheniac

re Promised Land = Gallifrey

I’m with you. I’m sticking with the fact that Arcadia is a Greek name for Utopia = Arcadia on Gallifrey didn’t fall, but rather was “saved”.

P.S. I am totally in awe of and jealous of those who caught the missing coat “continuity error”.

@Mudlark

Did you really think that, because a momentary rift in the spacetime continuum of the unreal universe allowed a sliver of boring mundanity to slip in, I hated the whole episode?

Oh naw…. that comment was strictly general, not for you specifically.

I was much more concerned for your (possible) reluctance to pick future nits.

If I were…

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@Serahni

So I suppose I should clarify that it’s not everyone with a heart full of wishful thinking that I was talking about; nostalgia gets us all! It’s a very specific sub-section of the fandom that seem to have missed the point.

Ah! Yes I get you now. Well look at it this way: some people just go right for the banana pudding. The rest of us are…[Read more]

Lol at @Bluesqueakpip

Gatiss was punning on computer power supply units – they’re often ‘Gold’ rated.

The arrow’s a Gold PSU. Hence the power surge.

Yes, I’ll get my coat

Love it!

Ok, I’m putting on my Bonkers Gloves now! :p

The ship, being run by robots, was actually built on Cyberman Technology. The gold from the arrow got into the ventila…[Read more]

@Serahni

Whilst I don’t begrudge them their version of fandom and I do realise that the show is lucky to have attracted the huge numbers it has, we do seem to have a new generation of fans who are expecting things of the show that they would find in others.

Sure. It is like you said, they’re still new-2-Who and haven’t gotten into the spirit of a…[Read more]

Was just looking back and thinking over some of the vehemence in the feelings expressed about the golden arrow and the resolution with the ship. Not just here but in other fora.

And honestly, I think it needs a little step-back-and-chill. We suspend our disbelief all the time, and never more so than in a light-hearted romp. So yes, I admit I did…[Read more]

@Arbutus

Re: Clara knowing about the Doctor’s life on Gallifrey: One thought is that the Doctor could easily have made a random remark at some point that might have allowed Clara to guess that he came from a privileged background.

Yes. And they make it clear that she was privy to a lot of stories (either directly from him or in some way from her e…[Read more]

Ok, so I originally posted this in “Spoilers” only because I didn’t think it was specific enough to “Robot”. There is nothing actually spoilery in it. Just whacky theorizing. Thanks to @janetteB for suggesting I repeat it here inasmuch as a lot of people won’t venture into Spoilers. (Usually myself included)

Anyway, getting past my tongue-…[Read more]

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@PhaseShift

It’s worth watching The Deadly Assassin for a lot of the context to that. It’s established the Doctor is of the Prydonian Chapter of Time Lords, and spelled out that they are the most powerful force on Gallifrey

Ach! Yes! I should have remembered that. Sorry. I am officially claiming senility. 🙂 Thanks.

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@Whisht

“That a man born into wealth and privilege can find the lot of the oppressed and weak too much to bear?

Until one night he is moved to steal a Tardis, fly amongst the stars, fighting the good fight.”

I watched the ep twice, and both times something at that moment tickled my brain. But it wasn’t until reading it here that I got it.…[Read more]

Have to re-watch and re-read the comments.  But first thoughts:

Loved the Doctor’s line about punching Robin in the face.  How badass is that?

More chalk boards.  Definitely something going on there.

I am pretty sure it was intended as a red herring, but the very classic-Master-looking Sheriff came into frame at the exact moment that he sa…[Read more]

@janetteB

The woman in the shop is Susan.

I really want to see a return of Susan. But I don’t think she’s the woman in the shop. For one thing Clara saw a picture of Susan in the Black Archive but showed no sign of recognition.

For another, it’s just so not-bonkers-enough. 😛 I’m sticking with The Moment was the Woman in the Shop…[Read more]

ScaryB

love the QE I as Missy theory – you nearly have me convinced

Lol, thanks! 🙂 When it comes to findings parallels, I love going for the absurd. I almost went with “Missy is Adric” again, but decided calling her Miss A was too much. 😉

Something else occurred to me: Now that there are leaked scripts floating around out there, the awful thing…[Read more]

@Devilishrobby 🙂 yeah I like Moffat because he is so twisted.

And I love to find connections where they don’t exist.  I could connect up Leela with Lazarus.  (Always looking for a pair L.L.)

10 reasons why Missy is Queen Elizabeth I

(brought to you by tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek)

1. Missy is a sly reference to her nickname “The Virgin Queen”

2. QEI clearly became unbalanced for being left at the altar and subsequently wore black as in mourning.

3. After her bloody encounter with the Zygon, QEI obtained the ability to sha…[Read more]

@thommck lol, ok I’ll buy that.  Though I still think they would have been pretty crusty.  :p

The Master’s screw driver aged the doctor enough to shrivel him up.  In the classic episodes he had a tissue compression device that shrunk people,  but as a way of killing them.

Ok.  Just did MY second watching and am ready to fire! 🙂

Missy reappearing definitely creeped me out! More on her later. (But don’t expect me to be very serious.)

Question: When did they get cleaned up after the protein bath?!  The climbed in the “bolt” hole, and one commercial break later they were nice and dry.
Danny Pink: is there some sin…[Read more]