Ah so maybe that is what I was thinking of.

@ps1l0v3y0u re your comment about the Absorbalof  being drawn in crayon ….well it was as it happens it was it came from a Blue Peter competition as I remember.
On another note I’ve noticed from my sky planner there is only one episode being screened on the BBC on Saturday but I was under the impression that episodes7+8 were being shown back to back.

Oop that was supposed to be an edited version of the previous post😖

@blenkinsopthebrave

“Could RTD2’s long-term plan be to bring the Timelords back? In fact, could he have decided to accept Chibnall’s eradication of the Timelords  in order to bring them back?”

Hmmm how do we know that Gnutidoc hasn’t already done it the impression I got from the beginning of the Xmas Special was that the Doctor had already…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave

“Could RTD2’s long-term plan be to bring the Timelords back? In fact, could he have decided to accept Chibnall’s eradication of the Timelords  in order to bring them back?”

Hmmm how do we know that Gnutidoc hasn’t already done it the impression I got from the beginning of the Xmas Special was that the Doctor had already…[Read more]

Well what can I add but pleaseeeee please please can we have more Rogue. Though please  don’t make him a new Captain Jack. On a more serious note if the internet in the other places has a meltdown I say so f- what, it already had been established the Doctor could swing both ways for f-sake. When you have a race that it is established can re…[Read more]

sorry I’m a bit late to the party so to speak😉. An interesting commentary on modern day social media  is probably the best way I can sum up this episode, with a shocking conclusion at the end which gave a whole nother meaning to the episode when looked in retrospect. I was almost left feeling forgiving to the Dot AI’s decision to eliminate its…[Read more]

Hmm, finally had a chance to watch the episode properly finally. A couple of thoughts occurred to me, firstly was the Doctor aware in some way that he or more correctly Ruby had been in some kind of time loop/paradox especially as in the first time when the Doctor stepped on the fairy ring he didn’t seem to know what it was but the second time h…[Read more]

Thankyou all for your kind words, and yes I am much better now after the Cardiology team’s brilliant effort to insert 4 stents to help repair the damage that caused the heart attack.

On another note though I still have to watch the episode properly I think I saw enough to get some more initial thoughts together. Witchy Ruby initially had  an al…[Read more]

Have watched the episode after a fashion( I had to watch it on iPlayer with fairly diabolical internet conditions as I’m currently sitting in hospital having had a massive  Heart Attack on Monday  which after extensive angiography procedures  I’m much better now). Unfortunately the hospitals free WiFi for patients has been down for the last few da…[Read more]

Hi all liked this episode much more than the first 2. It had a much more classical who feel. I am beginning to wonder about Ruby and is it possible this might be Susan’s daughter that she has somehow sent to the doctor to look after, as she would be his great granddaughter but only part galifreyan and possibly another hybrid. Though what is it w…[Read more]

Well I have to say this was an episode of two halves for me. It started out fairly good ok must say Maestro’s performance was very OTT but given this is supposed to be one of the Celestial Toymakers Pantheon what do you expect especially after Neil Patrick’s  rendition of the character they needed to have someone who reflected this which Jinx did…[Read more]

Hmmm, wasn’t too bad an episode seen worse but at the moment I’m not sure Ncuti is  creating the Doctors gravitas. It actually felt more like a mid season filler fluff episode. I hope this isn’t  a result of the Disney  partnership. Will probably need a rewatch to firm up my opinions to be honest it’s just doesn’t feel a classic who episode.

@whohar as a general rule if I was commenting on a new episode I would post spoiler free comments in the first 24 hrs to give all a chance to see the episode before making spoilery comments about an episode. As Craig said we are now in a new situation with the BBC dropping episodes on iPlayer prior to being aired on the terrestrial channel. This…[Read more]

I’m not surprised about that. I think Cartmel was aiming at the doctor actually being some kind of contemporary of Rassilon in the Who books published just after BG Who was cancelled there was some hint that the Doctor may have been  somthing to do with a Triumvirate of ancient  Timelords of Rassilon, Omega and someone referred the Trickster. I t…[Read more]

@ps1l0v3y0u you’re are indeed right that the 12 regeneration rule was created as cannon in the Deadly Assassin but that particular bit of cannon was partially broken by the 5 Doctors special episode when it was hinted/stated that Timelords from the ancient times like Rassilon were potentially immortal obviously implying that sone Timelords could h…[Read more]

@vickymallard  I wouldn’t base your opinion on a premier of a Doctor in a Xmas Special as the Xmas specials seem to have a hit and miss history. As @ps1/ov3yu has said RTD seemed to be channeling some of the Mof’s campish Xmas style, I would wait for at least a few episodes from the new series as it starts in I think it’s April or May before…[Read more]

Hmm now also watched the Doctor Who Unleashed episode for this episode, now I know RTD is a prime exponent of the Doctors first rule and really enjoys messing with us fans but he did admit that there is going to be a slow reveal background story to Mrs Flood. If this is indeed a case of RTD messing with us then he appears to have Anita Dobson…[Read more]

Loved the episode and there were a couple of definite wtf  moments definitely need a second and perhaps a third  viewing.  All I want to say at the moment is who the heck is Anita Dobson really playing.

@blenkinsopthebrave my understanding is that he was actually suffering from a combination of a form of arteriocerebro-vascular  dementia and heart failure quite possibly exacerbated by his heavy smoking and drinking though he didn’t actually die till 1975 I suspect he was having problems memorising his lines as early as 1966 when he was ef…[Read more]