@Brewski – Sorry. I missed a piece of it: The history WE know is the one where the 12th Doctor has come back to ensure they get saved. The ORIGINAL history (that we didn’t know about) had him leave the family behind.

timey-wimey, indeed! are you saying that tennant doc originally left the family behind, and lots of things were different, but t…[Read more]

@purofilion

Aw, shucks! (But in reality, there were many finer minds that arrived at the same conclusion)

@The Beast (aka @glenisterm)

I think we spent most of the episode inside the Master’s TARDIS–the nethersphere on the inside, St Paul’s on the outside.

As for next week (can it be a whole week?) I have no idea what Moffat will pull off.…[Read more]

@purofilion    Well, yes. That is how I generally watch. My first viewing is very much an emotional one (which is probably why I rarely dislike an episode!). On rewatch I can see more twists/possibilities/flaws, and if I am formulating theories, it’s usually then that I do it.

@glenisterm @Apopheniac    Aside from giving me the strong sense t…[Read more]

@glenisterm – yeah, Im not really au fait with that whole “blackmail” scene.  But as we subsequently learnt, it was Claras dream state so the fact it doesnt make a whole lot of sense can be laid at the door of “whose dreams make all that much sense anyway?”.

Ive said before I think this series is suitable for a SJA reboot (ducking potential…[Read more]

@glenisterm

why did she need all 7 keys?

The stage play/Big Finish Audio Adventure: Seven Keys to Doomsday.

Yes, Steven Moffat’s One Of Us. 😉

Got to finally watch the episode last night and just caught up on all the great posts here.

I actually loved this episode, it seemed so bizarre from the get-go I thought it would be really cheesey but, despite all the comedy, it actually managed to be really scary and unnerving. Great work by the Director I guess. Not to mention the writer and…[Read more]

@PhileasF   I had written this, before reading your post about the same subject:     For a Doctor-lite, I thought there was tons of Doctor. I confess I’m having a hard time understanding those who feel that there’s been too much companion and not enough Doctor. The balance doesn’t feel any different to me than the Amy/Rory/Doctor balance did…[Read more]

@soundworld (hope your recuperation is going well)

Good spot on the Edwin Abbott Abbott connection. That’s why Rigsy’s estate is the Abbott Estate ( blog from writer Jamie Mathieson explaining the background to the episode Also includes the drawing he pitched it with)

@Bluesqueakpip Fair enough point re Clara going to the bad being another…[Read more]

@purofilion    Hee hee. Yes, Arbutus Jr. was talking about that recently too. What would we do without our kids to tell us how things actually work!   🙂

@pedant    If it ever become important I imagine Moff or a future showrunner will make something up.   Indeed. Like running out of regenerations. Whether it means anything to regenerate…[Read more]