Posting a whack of thoughts now even though I may well have to contradict or backtrack shortly, as I haven’t yet read all your thoughts. But I can’t read three whole pages of comments and still keep track of my own!

@Juniperfish   Yes, definitely “dad skills”, and believe me, as the mother of a boy who never did fall asleep easily, I was insta…[Read more]

@chickenelly Moffat got his budget cut? Reason?

@Juniperfish Hello you! Still not well? It’s about time you kick that thing in the b***.  Yeah, I’d also say it’s been ‘Dad skills’ -we also know what he did. He did it to himself in Deep Breath, remember?

@JimboMcMaster We will have to wait and see if he is still bothered by those questions. He…[Read more]

@jimbomcmaster – Agreed, we will see if the theme continues.

@jimbomcmaster – Here’s me trying to think of a reason why the doctor’s dream is passed on to all humanity. I think you are probably right, he is just interested in it because it happened to him. Hmmmm….

@Juniperfish    (Sorry you’re still sick, that is nasty!)  On first watch, I actually paused and went back to try and spot the importance of what the Doctor was suddenly eating with that spoon. It kind of jumped out at me right away. Later I realized that it was only included there to set up the duel with Robin. (Which, silly though it was, I rea…[Read more]

Finally watched it and really enjoyed it. It was just what I hoped it would be, a light hearted, swashbuckling romp. I felt that Capaldi was not entirely comfortable with the role at times. Is he too anxious to be the Doctor that he isn’t quite nailing it? Time will tell still there were moments of brilliance. The rivalry with Robin was brilliant.…[Read more]

Welcome, @JimboMcMaster

Looking forward to hearing your bonkers theories!