@hiker  He does know Clara exists, which is more than we can say for Donna, and knowledge of that feeling is enough to prevent him from doing the same to Bill.

Yep; this is deep learning, to come from experiences no longer consciously remembered, so it is a signal itself that the Twelve/Clara relationship was a particularly powerful one.  What m…[Read more]

@thane15  Yes, the PC thing “but that doesn’t mean I’m a reactionary jerk” is one flag.  Another is “virtue signaling”, a tern that’s been showing up from alt.right and the like, meaning “Oh, you *say* you’re for pay parity but you’re just saying/doing that so people will notice you and applaud you for it!”  It makes me think of somebody who fe…[Read more]

Not sure where to put this — a humor piece about time travel that (keeping in mind that JW’s Doctor will be a time traveling alien rather than a time traveling human) has a couple of interesting ideas (such as reverse infection) for your…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip  Thinking about it, I see that my reservations about Chibnall are rooted in my negative reaction to “Broadchurch”, which implies a judgment on his team as well.  But I’m clearly in a minority in disliking that show (and I haven’t seen the third series yet — Dish network kept switching my BBCA service on and off in an effort to g…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip  That’s a good reminder, and makes me feel more confident about the coming change.  Thanks.

Oh, man, she’s got to keep the accent, in the show!  She comes across, to me, as very fresh and energetic — a bit like Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, in fact.  And I like it.  A lot.  That will make missing Twelve easier, in a way.

I do read rumors, thought, that Chibnall has expressed no interest in inviting Rachel Talalay back to direct, and I d…[Read more]

@missy   I do not hate JW, she can act – although always as herself – but she isn’t in the same class as Olivia Colman, Tilda Swinton or Nicola Walker, that’s my point. 

Ha, funny — I don’t remember JW from Broadchurch, or in fact any of the other things I’ve seen her in; but I really didn’t like Olivia Coleman, and would have been grumpy if…[Read more]

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Yes, I thought you’d enjoy it!

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@wolfweed  Oops — all of the clips!  The facial morph one is delightful!

@wolfweed  Thanks for that clip!  Love it.

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@missy  Oh, I think it’s a safe bet that this (and lots else in TToI) goes in in politics quite a lot — people who willingly jump into a pit full of hungry tigers are rarely the best or the brightest, so shenanigans are bound to ensue.  Also hi-jinks.

@jimthefish  Capaldi has never been anything less than amazing. Jodie Whittaker has got some seriously big boots to fill when her time comes.

Wow, yeah — I wish her the best.  If Capaldi’s run was contentious among the fans who post about DW on the net (although most of the actual hate-mail centered on Moffat’s work and Moffat’s personality as p…[Read more]

@mudlark   a particular sympathy between his and Moffat’s vision of the role. Whatever it is, it adds up in my opinion to the quintessential Doctor.

I’ve felt that, too — two talented men with a background in “Scottish philosophy” pooled their gifts and gave us the Doctor in middle-age: old enough to be weary and cynical, but with flashes of yo…[Read more]

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