@juniperfish – I have to agree with @htpbdet (it had to happen eventually!) the doc is just praying to himself, willing Skaldak to do the right thing. I think Clara is simply singing to herself to cope with the […]

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Oh and godsdammit now I’ve actually gone back to listen to Clara singing (again) 🙂

I could catch the lyrics this time. She sings: “I’m lost and I’m found and I’m hungry like the wolf…” a line […]

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Clara directly appeals to Skaldek’s mercy, during his stand-off with the Doctor, by asking him to remember his daughter, just before the Ice Warrior ship arrives and draws the Firebird to the surface. […]

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It’s in the narrative symmetry. The Professor’s Ultravox sing-a-long aborts the world being blown up (albeit in drill) at the start of the episode. The script is quite clear about that. Clara’s singing […]

@TheatreGuy —-I’ve never even heard of Sindy–and I thought Barbie was universal, like Mickey Mouse, so I sit corrected.

@HTPBDET —-Your final logic against the Bad Wolf Clara idea is my number one reason […]

@HTPBDET Clara as Susan’s Mother!!!!! :be still my heart:

@HTPBDET , yea, the connection with Susan’s supposed Gallifreyan name isn’t cannon, but it was such a lovely rabbit hole. I’m not a fan of the Bad Wolf idea, as I’m not a fan of Rose.  Besides, what better red […]

@HTPBDET – was  Clara singing the Martian song, or a portion of “hungry like the wolf?”

Oh you wags @Bluesqueakpip @HTPBDET and @Whisht , the Doctor’s name is the “most important secret in the universe” and no laughing matter! 🙂

I did wonder if the script of Ahkaten was gently taking the piss […]

@HTPBDET Thank you for those recommendations.

If I had the time I’d follow your instructions myself as I haven’t seen everything, but alas, that might have to be when I retire!

@HTPBDET – I had a similar thought/theory where the Silence were guarding something dangerous for him. They made everyone forget about it if they ever saw it.
Even the Dr’s forgotten it was that dangerous.

His […]

@HTPBDET – I keep saying they need to bring his wife in. Seriously, she can obviously keep him to the bloody budget 😀

But yes, I think they are granting their flagship a ridiculously low budget.

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I always read the budget thing as the producers trying to force the Beeb into giving them a realistic budget – and failing.

And while, yes, you could blame Steven Moffat alone, he did have two other […]

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The budget thing is interesting. Didn’t I read somewhere that it costs £1m per ep. but that the BBC make £180m from Who. Seems a shame more of that profit couldn’t have gone back into the show.

That […]

@HTPBDET (and @Craig ) – that speculative list of yours should maybe go into the “spoilers” section? It’s got my mind racing!

@ScaryB I think the “Vincent’s painting was actually two versions of the TARDIS […]

Welcome @Cariad ! Our resident Who encyclopedia is @HTPBDET who has seen, I believe he once said, every single episode of Who ever (and maybe even the lost ones at the time of broadcast!). He might oblige with […]

Just popping in to say hello to new people. Splendid to see you. I hope to be back home tomorrow, so I will have more time to add to the general theorising.

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Speculation about the […]

@Shazzbot LOL jammy dodger allergy 🙂

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Mmmmn yes I’ve wondered about whether the Doctor hasn’t been tempted to go back to a point in the Master’s time-stream before he was sucked into the Time Lock, […]

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I’m just teasing 🙂 Please continue…

In fact, speculation crossed with fan fiction is one of my favourite things (I like hybrid things).

Soooooooo – for the Master to return, the Time Lock has […]

@HTPBDET  Cripes!

Hang on – the Master is Susan’s Dad?

You have been at the Kool Aid today 🙂

Why would the Master be “after” Susan in a bad way, and during the Time War in particular? Wasn’t that one of […]