@ScaryB – i think seyhall’s post is a summary of an old peter davison episode, featuring the rani? out of place, yes, but not a spoiler, per se…

(unless you’ve not seen any of davison’s run!)

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@BadWulf – One thing I think I missed in this episode was *why* it was going after the weakest. The Mummy was clearly powerful enough to kill anyone it chose, so why go after the weakest?

great question! not very honourable behaviour for a soldier, right? perhaps the malfunctioning tech is responsible… or, the mummy was being used by missy…[Read more]

@purofilion – Sometimes I think we tend to see things not as they are, but as we are.

i know i’m guilty of this! but i wonder, aren’t most people the same? after all, we all see the objective world through (individual) subjective eyes…

as for being annoyed (or annoying)… no worries.  i will take no offense, and mean none (and will always…[Read more]

and btw, i like this episode more, now that i’ve read everyone else’s reactions to it. my only real GOL (“groan out loud”) moment was the space dragon immediately laying an egg the same size and appearance of the one it just hatched out of (apparently in the exact orbit, too). but i’m sure there are many fantastical ways to explain the phenomenon,…[Read more]

to whomever originally came up with the idea that clara may be some sort of “time lady,” thank you! i think it goes all the way back to ‘the snowmen,’ when she reveals that she was born behind a clock face? i’ve been thinking this is a good direction in which to take her character, whether she acquires her “timey-ness” because of her travels in…[Read more]

@ScaryB – She’s also annoyed with the Doctor for making her work out the dilemma for herself (tho he clearly signposted it before nipping off), for being right, and for not prioritising humans (and Clara) over the moon dragon.

to add to this, i think that clara, in her “official” capacity as the one who cares (for the doctor, so he doesn’t have t…[Read more]

@janetteB – the raston warrior robot is actually from peter davison’s run, appearing in the 20th anniversary special, ‘the five doctors.’ though, in the scene where it kills all those cybermen, the third doctor is the one who recognizes it.

🙂

@idiotsavon – i tried to find some significance in the positions of the chess pieces, but had no luck. in the first scene, when the kids are playing football on the board, the white king has the black king and queen on either side, but logically, that can’t happen (or wouldn’t?) in a real game of chess. whether it’s a “clue” of some sort remains…[Read more]

@DrBen – I’m more convinced than ever that Clara is not long for this world. (All that talk about keeping her safe, etc.) I’m sure this has been talked about before, but my guess is that Clara will die (or “die”) and turn up in the Nethersphere, and the Doctor and Danny will go after her.

indeed, perhaps clara is already in the nethers…[Read more]

@idiotsavon – thank you for the screen grab. i wonder if that’s an actual poster used in schools in britain, as part of an anti-bullying campaign? i would wager that there’s some similar federal effort here in the states… 🙂

@purofilion @janetteB – You mention Danny rearranging the gizmos. I could not work out what he was up to there. Why would he do that?

i don’t think he did. the doctor was luring the blitzer into that circle of gizmos, and was alarmed that they were blinking red instead of green. danny had upset the plan by moving that first one (perhaps taking it…[Read more]

@Arbutus – i do NOT read the comments elsewhere! lol…

nor do i engage the few trolls who pop in here, from time to time. i prefer to (in full dalek mode): AC-CEN-TU-ATE… the positive!

@FiveFaces – I wonder if this is the same poster that appears in Let’s Kill Hitler, during the early scenes where Mels keeps getting into trouble at the school? (I don’t have that episode on video to check.)

neither do i. and a quick youtube check didn’t turn up anything, either. perhaps some other kind soul here can do the legwork for us? :)…[Read more]

@pedant @brewski –  i’m so embarrassed that i didn’t “hear” the floyd quote! thanks for pointing that out. in my defense, though, ‘the wall’ is my least-played floyd album, since the acrimonious split of the ’80’s. i’m firmly on david gilmour’s “side,” and still love the “spacier” early ’70’s stuff, and the post-waters efforts. ‘the wall’ really…[Read more]

@FiveFaces – yes, it’s by the door in the teacher’s lounge. there’s a pic of it in the very first post of this thread, courtesy of our emperor, craig… 🙂

a couple of other things i’ve been thinking…

should we believe the doctor when he tells clara that the droid monster has enough firepower to ravage the earth? is it possible that he was…[Read more]

@lisa – i believe it’s “otters.” clara’s pronunciation is much clearer than the doctor’s… 🙂

i have to admit, i totally missed the whole “eleven lookalike” theme first time round! d’oh! (on second viewing, i thought it deliciously hilarious.)

so, around the 20:50 mark, when clara is looking in the caretaker’s room for the doctor, does anyone…[Read more]

@purofilion – “Anyway, imagine if Donna could have been spirited away and given an ‘uber brain’ -how wonderful. As it was, she did get a lottery ticket.”

i can’t express how much i would love it if donna could be brought back for just one episode, so that the doctor could find a way to fix that particular mistake (if no other)! she will pro…[Read more]

@Bluesqueakpip – ah, i think i see what you mean. he calculated that gallifrey would be placed into stasis (like the zygons were), but in actuality “saved” it to a different (pocket) universe, entirely (behind the crack, on trenzalore)? so now his blackboard calculating is simply to reinstate gallifrey to our known (prime) universe…

thank you,…[Read more]

@purofilion  -but the whole ship didn’t look very ‘organised’ and sleek, did it?

having gone back for a look, it looks more like an actual time capsule, than a full-blown space-faring ship. no rear engines, or “wings,” that i could discern…

what i do notice, however, is a panel-like structure in the distance, out beyond the ship, and a furrow…[Read more]

@Oblique – re: post 31905 – to every last detail? of course not. (and they do throw in stuff just for effect, here and there.) but with a general, overarching story in the background? absolutely. they are professional writers, and i (at least) believe they do a stellar job. i also believe moffat may have had some of this stuff in mind for years, now…