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not saying righteous glee is an old or new combo… and it’s not really a neologism. But the thing definitely exists.

Justified Poetic Appreciation maybe?

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I suggest righteous glee

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Just a day or so before watching this episode our youngest observed that there is no emotional tension in current Who. this episode proved him wrong. I was in tears on the edge of my seat. yes @ps1l0v3y0u says, definitely one of the best episodes of the season.

cheers

Janette

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This was probably my favourite thus far, regardless of my will to spot continuity.

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RTD retcons this, the fans were an illusion, reality is restored

I think there is a mid- or post-credits scene to this episode that upends this.

@dentarthurdent Bond being dead. I’m trying to remember if, at the end of No Time to Die, if Bond was definitively and permanently blown up. Or did he survive by a miracle – I suppose that wouldn’t technically be a retcon. I do rather hope they don’t do a ‘young Bond growing up’ though, that sounds rather too – Disney.

My take on it is that Bo…[Read more]

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I think that people need to have a good knowledge of classic Who to understand everything about NuWho but don’t have to watch all the stories. There are a few stories even I haven’t seen, such as “The Smugglers”, “The Savages” and “The Myth Makers”. I plan to watch these soon to find out what I’ve missed, though. I think t…[Read more]

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quotes. Yes Chrissie’s transcripts.

I think we were all gaping at the gasmask people and missed the dialogue. What a story.

@dentarthurdent (Wonder how they’re going to deal with Bond being dead?)

I’m guessing retcon. I have read a fan theory elsewhere that speculates we’ll see yet another version of “young Bond‘s struggle with authority, having to find himself, and finally embracing the surrogate family he is surrounded with.” Sadly, that strikes me as being hig…[Read more]

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which caused me to explode in a frenzy of anorakery, just because I could

I love things like this. I learned something new from your post and it made me smile as comments often do when I realise the passion and knowledge of a poster.

And adding @ps1l0v3y0u

Re the Doc’s romantic entanglements. Pre-gap you can make the case that…[Read more]

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‘kid show pleading’ is a fraud really. These people know kids like a thrill. They really just don’t get sci-fi and would rather it was a soap. You could say this goes back to Sidney Newman.

Pre gap romance? Briefly hinted 5/Nyssa flirting during Mawdryn Undead, but she was about to leave. And of course 4/Romana 2! Dear viewer…[Read more]

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Then I got to renaming the files and of course, the very last file was – Joy to the World. I hate it when that happens!

Annoying. You could rename it Episode 0, after all it worked with the Laws of Thermodynamics 🙂

And adding @janetteb

Continuity? Main approach seems to be not to bother / ignore past events if you have a (…[Read more]

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Historicals… we’ve had this discussion before. I can’t  think of many reasons why Historicals can’t be fone, or done better.

Unless:

1. They’re considered dull.

2. The writers aren’t up to it.

3. The script edding ain’t up to it.

Not saying it hasn’t ever gone wrong, but really what’s so scary, unless it’s boredo…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent      Hercules and Xena were 2 shows we watched as a family and we all liked it. My youngest son was a big fan and still watches them now and then. Loved Gabby and Iolas and all the Gods and Romans that showed up. I remember that episode and got a chuckle out of the ending.

I don’t know why people forget George Westinghouse, he wa…[Read more]

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Midnight… you can call it a bottle episode or whatever. It was well done. Love a bit of paranoia. The only problem might be the stewardess’ sacrifice.  Hope the blue ray’s work @dentarthurdent !

RTD best ep? Turn Left and Love and Monsters (ha ha), the Dalek/Cyberman face-off in Doomsda…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent   I get the techie-angst , I feel the same about  historical shows. Drives me up the wall if they get things wrong. Especially if they claim to be true or based on a true story.Lucky for me Doctor Who makes none of these claims so I kinda shrug and continue watching.

Your weather sounds lovely. We did cool down today to a nice 23…[Read more]

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I was referring to your lack of knowledge about the first two Doctors’ eras. It’s essential to watch the classic series. The modern series wouldn’t even exist without it.

As for being forced back into the distant past, destroying my lifestyle, I’ve already had my lifestyle destroyed a few times, but not as badly as that. Just…[Read more]

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I wouldn’t say Midnight was over-rated, more that the whole of series 4, including the obligatory classic monster 2 parter, was pretty stellar. Gripping, unusual, great acting, top in any other season. Harsh to say there’s too much fuss made about it.

Interesting that Moffat announced he was mov…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent   I do love a good story!  If FX or CGI enhance the story than that is great. I loved when SmithDoc rode his motorcycle up the sides of the Shard or all the alien ships hovered over Stonehenge and the aliens get more convincing every series but you still have to have a good tale to tell. Lucky for me ,I am easily pleased and I li…[Read more]

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You should at least consult an episode guide before posting a long reply like that!

I think that Blink was an excellent story which introduced the Weeping Angels, but it was also a a Doctor Lite story. It involved a nightmare scenario of people having their lives destroyed by being forcibly sent back in time where there was far…[Read more]