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@purofilion Thank you very much for the kind welcome! What is your favorite kind of coffee? Mine is called Dark Magic, it comes in kcup form which is really great for me because I don’t ever have time in the morning to buy coffee or even brew whole pots for that matter. In the afternoon I usually get a vanilla latte from the shop across from my office. Congratulations on your bike riding adventure! I’m sorry to hear that it turned painful but I’m delighted that you got some nice coffee out of it. I guess that goes to show that sometimes things work out for the best. Dogs and bikes really don’t go well together. I adore animals (especially dogs), but when I’m riding my bike and I have to pass someone walking a large dog, I generally fear for my life for a moment. I was once chased by a german shepherd while riding. It was terrifying. Oh well, hazards of the commute, I suppose.

I’ve watched Smith’s last episode twice (since my 50th anniversary blu-ray set arrived from overseas), just to see if it has the same affect on me. Well, it does. I cry like a baby when Handles dies, I cry when I see the Doctor dancing at the puppet show, I cry when I see how much everyone loves him, I cry when I see him as an old man and when Clara reads the poem from the cracker and I really cried during his last few moments as the doctor. His goodbye with Amy Pond and his goodbye to the character while the instrumental version of The Long Song played softly was just too much for me. Then while I’m feeling emotionally raw and weeping, Peter Capaldi emerges looking like some kind of angry bird of prey and I have a moment like the tenth doctor’s first moment with Donna my mind just goes, What? WHAT?!

I think Capaldi is great so far. I think he does a really great job with the more serious episodes like Listen. He also makes me laugh, and I enjoy that about him so far. I just about died when he did the Tom Baker gravity test with the yoyo. That was brilliant! I feel like Capaldi is really putting his own spin on the doctor in a very sincere way and I am having fun watching the progression, you know?

Akhaten is one of my favorite episodes. The Long Song and that speech he gives were beautiful. I was brought to tears once more with that. My one concern with that episode is that even after taking the Doctor’s memories, the one thing that destroyed it was Clara’s leaf. It made me feel like they were saying that her darn leaf was in some way more important or powerful than his 1,200 or so years. Maybe I read into it wrong, I don’t know.

Yes, I am in the states! Not the same time zones as your friends, though, i live on the east coast. I moved here from California about two years ago. Thank you for taking the time to talk with a new member, it is greatly appreciated.

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Hello everyone! I’m new here! I decided to introduce myself, because introductions are cool. My name is Lindsey and I am a relatively new fan. I decided to start watching the revival series on Netflix and was hooked right away. From Eccleston to Capaldi, I have enjoyed every minute I have devoted to watching and and learning about Doctor Who. I finished the series just in time to catch the new season. I am so used to binge watching episode after episode that it feels strange for me to have to wait a whole week… I look forward to the new episodes all week. Now that I’m all caught up with the revival series, I spend my free time watching the classic series on hulu. I’m loving that, as well (Troughton FTW).  I love the series and I can’t wait for my complete box set to arrive in the mail this Friday, because I crave all the special features like the parasite god in The Rings of Akhaten.

I considered my favorite doctor to be the tenth until the 11th came along and broke my heart into a million pieces by his last episode. In all honesty, Tennant and Smith are very near even. I think it’s safe to say that I love the character and have fallen in love with every adaptation I’ve seen.

When I’m not massively obsessing about Doctor Who, I like watching and collecting movies, riding my bike, reading and drinking coffee. I am really happy I’ve found a community to discuss all things Who.

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I liked this episode a lot because I feel like it built up tension in the beginning and the doctor’s little monologue about humanity spreading across the universe at the end was Peter’s first really great doctor moment for me. Foreshadowing a baby for Clara and Pink, perhaps?

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