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  • #65199
    lisa @replies

    @idiotsavon

    What @bluesqueakpip said plus 2 things. It seems the leavers have big issues with the EU

    high court and its re-interpreting of UK laws.  They feel this means they are ‘subject’ to the EU.

    Also,  There seems to be this philosophical difference about where your freedoms come from.

    Are you born free?  In the UK you are and that’s where the USA gets that notion from and

    stuck it in the Constitution.  In Europe its a bit more like you are allowed freedoms.  That’s

    where the 4 freedoms thing comes from.  I don’t think that most Brits. whether they’re the

    leavers or the remainers like being told what they are ‘allowed”.

    @thane16

    Clearly,  small governments fail in good political oversight too. But they usually have fewer impediments

    to fix the problems.  Also,  my point about the new Doctor having issues with who she is has gone on

    too long  She’s our first ‘female’ Doctor.  So I’m wrestling with this notion of why ‘she’s’ still having

    to reflect on who ‘ she’ is and it  smells a bit off.    I just feel a brilliant  Doctor should already

    have been able to process all this.   CC makes the first ‘female’ Doctor actually keep questioning herself.

    Did Missy do that? Did the Galigreyan general?  Nope.  This is not a good look for me for the 1st Doctor

    that’s a women.

    #65135
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    @idiotsavon

    False equivalency because the UK  is !! and always has been sovereign country and not California.

    The reality is that the people in favor of the Brexit despite of what you think about them, all have

    in common that they want to see the country start behaving like a sovereign country again and not

    as some subject state.

    You right not everyone likes being an American.  Yet it seems quite honestly everyone though out the world

    wants to be  in California and its not just cause of the weather. Anyway, the UK  will still profit from trade

    agreements, will still collaborate , will still find funding for academic research etc.  What you wont be doing

    is paying a membership fee on top of the regular costs of  your own government.  You’ll still have safety

    standards and food standards etc.  As far as joining a NAFTA style arrangement (the article you forwarded)

    you’ll still be insulated by your own political choices and decisions.  Even more so when you can make your

    own decisions.  Actually,  California has been far more keen on all sorts of regulation than all the rest of

    the states. As far as food goes we call ourselves the organic farm to fork state. We pay  high taxes here but

    then we also know that the money is going to support our way of living. Except for all the dollars that

    the Feds grab.  But the UK pays very high taxes and its not all going to support your way of living .

    So basically the UK pays local tax, UK tax, EU tax.  We pay local and Fed tax.

    The UK pays 3 taxes and we pay 2.

    I live in California for a reason which is this states  political philosophy.  If there is 1

    very positive thing that comes out of the Brexit it is that the British actually started this

    important debate.

     

    PS  edit  -I forgot to mention that under the instances you have given I would absolutely vote

    to leave.  In fact, there already is a version of Calexit movement.  It involves California, Oregon and

    Washington and Hawaii breaking ranks with the Feds.   Its still a baby movement.  But there ya go.

     

    #65101
    lisa @replies

    Mr. Big as Trump light.  He was a totally nonsense bad guy. So was most of this episode. The

    song was a good choice and  Graham has a few nice moments, Yaz’s family  also had some

    fun moments.

    I’m still not a fan of this Doctor.  I can’t connect with a Doctor that keeps bringing up that

    she’s feeling  some how disconnected from her own self. It feels to me like she isn’t completely

    grounded and I don’t like this “scattered” approach.  Particularly since they made this Doctor a she!

    Why did they make the first female Doctor come off as so scattered?  That’s a very unfortunate

    decision for me.

    #65073
    lisa @replies

    @janetteb

    The EU is supposed to publish a corruption report at least every few years.  I think they stopped.

    Wonder why that might be ?  Do you really think they’re doing so great fixing corruption in eastern

    Europe  I don’t.   Do you think its easier to maintain oversight and accountability  over corruption

    within your regional governments?   I do.

    #65042
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    @idiotsavon

    The 3 current challenges of the EU commission are in my view 1. toxic debt and fiscal discipline

    2.  Brexit  3. how to deal with refugees in a growing environment of increased acrimony and declining

    cooperation.  Huge issues.    The purpose  of trading blocs 1. taking economic advantage and 2. economic

    integration.   The 2 disadvantages are 1. political differences and 2. the effects on local industry particularly

    with the flow to cheap labor.   Basically I will put it this way,  Whenever you get supersized government

    whether its the EU, the Feds,  China, Russia, whatever, you also get the 3 P’s,  power addiction, pay offs,

    and outrageous pensions.   Plus you are deprived of real democracy.  In California we have done everything

    to block the Feds every time they attempt to overreach. We use a handy tool called voting propositions

    to change our rules/laws.   Why?  Cause smaller government means you can keep the politicians on a

    a shorter leash and they work more directly for the people. Just not  take your tax money and say

    thankyou and good bye.   Wait,  you did that too! Brexit.   Congratulations!

     

    When I look at Trump rallies on tv I see all kinds of twisted folks in red hats screaming “lock her up” and

    they don’t care about democracy. They care about keeping power.   Rosa Parks fought against these sorts

    of folks.  For me 52% of the UK was Rosa Parks against the EU.   Because the bigger the government

    the more they turn into  a corruption racket trying to hold onto their power.  I’m fighting to take

    back democracy here.  I really feel that the Brexiteers have that same argument to make.  In the USA

    we have only 2 political parties but in the EU you have hundreds.  How on earth will the UK ever get a

    fair shake under those conditions?   We have a much better chance to take back our democracy cause we

    only switch back and forth between red and blue.  That’s my honest take.

     

    To all the Americans on the forum.  I went to an assembly of my political caucus last night.  One of the

    big topics was voter suppression and all the problems of the voting machines flipping ballots.    If you live

    in a red state and vote for the Dems please!  take a picture of your ballot before you submit it!  There are

    already many lawsuits pending in Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, Wisconsin, etc. over this. The Trump

    criminal syndicate is very nervous about this election !!

     

     

    #65011
    lisa @replies

    @idiotsavon

    How much influence did the UK have with its vote in the EU ?  Now cause of Brexit its influence

    will be even further diminished.   The whole world in under the influence of capitol markets,

    trade and corporations.  It was the only thing that kept the world together although now its coming

    really all apart.   To be clear I’m not an isolationist  but quite honestly I really don’t believe that

    good government can ever be based on trading blocks . All I see now is more expanding trade wars

    and yet so many countries are already under extreme pressure to  even pay their existing debt service.

    Plus we are falling into bearish times if you follow those Elliot wave chart geeks. Possibly as soon as

    next year.  Its all about how they’re seeing consolidation and meeting resistance and all that sort of stuff.

    @miapatrick

    Thanks for the book recommendation.  I always love to read anarchist history !

     

    #64986
    lisa @replies

    @bluesqueakpip

    Agreed! I can see the exhaustion over the Brexit and I think it would be hugely unfortunate

    for CC to bring up the topic now.  Best stick to the historical politics.

     

    @miapatrick

    I take your point about the IMF — so much global toxic debt!  Plus we are starting to raise

    interest rates and that does not bode well for defaults.  Too many countries are at serious risk.

    My point was about how the commissions civil servants get their jobs.

    I’m referring to the direct accountability aspect.

    You have a European union made up of countries that mostly don’t trust each other.

     

     

     

    #64979
    lisa @replies

    @mudlark

    The problem with the remainers has always been and continues to be their own version of

    what they believe the facts to be.    So when you say ill informed I say  LOL !!!!!!!

    “Oh! She’s so incorrect!”

    Nice try  but arrogance and no facts to back up your perspective well ,

    thought you  had stronger skills coping with disagreements.

    You both obviously have vested interests in the EU.  Its transparent.

    #64957
    lisa @replies

    @pedant

    Secretary of State is FEDERAL  advice and consent job to the President. What’s your point?

    So the people of the UK participated in electing commission civil servants.  NOPE

    Rules based? When some one tells me rules based I wonder  benefitting who?

    Italy is in recession.  You don’t do austerity rules under those conditions.   But Brussels doesn’t care

    as long as their  paychecks aren’t at risk.

    Actually you don’t elect your own Prime Minister .  They get appointed by the party that wins.

    Use some common sense and stop bugging me with your nonsense before you really embarrass yourself.

    You can not like my views but guess what- I don’t care.

    #64954
    lisa @replies

    @jimthefish

    I take your point about the EU court and I’ll raise you a unelected by anyone in the UK EU commission.

    In California we send back tons of tax money to the feds for payoffs and pensions

    and subsidizing red states.  In the UK you get to do the same thing for Brussels.

    But! we have our own locally elected and not appointed legislators shaping the future.

    So we get to run our own state!  We even get to make our own trade treaties.

    The best part is we elect our own Governor.  That’s real democracy.  He’s the one

    that makes all our big local California decisions.  NOT the President.  Almost like a sovereign country.

    Decentralization.  Representation.

    Have you been following the big Kerfuffle between Italy and Brussels?

    We will miss Jerry Brown.  There’s a reason why he was Governor for 16 years !

    #64921
    lisa @replies

    @pedant

     

    Expected this response from you.  Sorry but your the low information one here for me!!

    I’m struggling to understand why it is you think so highly about the EU but whatever.

    The only way for the remain camp to win is to do a Brexit.

    You cant make progress until you move beyond this and stop talking about it.

    In the USA we cant move beyond this until we take back our gov’t and you basically have

    the same problem .  So take back your gov’t   BYE

    Again apologies to the mods and I will not be saying anything more to ANYONE about this.

     

    #64919
    lisa @replies

    @juniperfish

    Not just the USA .   Hungary, Poland, Italy,  and its very active in Russia, look who is probably being

    elected President in Brazil.    I’m reasonably active in politics.  I’ve been stumping for my local candidates.

    In some local districts we have a excellent chance of removing  republican Trump supporting congressmen.

    A few years ago I shared that I supported  Brexit  because I saw how incompetently the EU was handling

    all these political shifts.  They’re also quite incompetent when it comes to a lot of other things.  The UK

    had a opportunity to leave and do things better without them.

    I’ve read lots of right wing stuff.  It’s always an education.  They don’t respect decency.

    They do have a perverted reverence for fear.  Wrong but very effective with folks that feel politics left them aside.

    That’s what we have now.  The EU is having no success to redirect  this.  In fact they seem astonishingly

    incompetent!  It may not  have happened this way if the EU gave the member countries real power instead of

    Brussels trying to centralize everything.   The history of Europe is too different from the US to successfully

    copy a system like what we have. ( I know there are lots of remainers on this forum and refuse re-litigation on this!)

    Apologies for being off topic on the Rosa thread but I’m so disappointed yet not at all one bit surprised

    about how all the current politics in the world is shaking out.

    Its not enough to condemn. That’s only the least  of what anyone can do.

    If Krasko is a commentary on our future then that says to me that this addiction to alt right impulses will

    always continue and that’s a more disturbing  message that the Rosa episode has delivered to us.

     

    #64882
    lisa @replies

    @pedant

    Rosa was entirely aware of the NAACP’s plan for a boycott and as you say

    she said that “I was tired of giving in! ”   So  indeed knew what she was doing

    in the moment.

    I’m giving her  that credit.   She deserves it !

    #64873
    lisa @replies

    @arbutus

    She was chosen by the NAACP and she was a willing participant.

    #64868
    lisa @replies

    Just so everyone is aware, unlike how it was written in the episode Rosa’s protest WAS carefully

    planned and she was also very actively involved in raising funds for many other protests !!

    There were many African American  women that were arrested for the same thing before and

    after her.  She  knew what she was doing.  She had guts !

    Really wish the episode hadn’t changed that part.  But it did manage to make a very important point.

     

     

    #64848
    lisa @replies

    Nice to see that they took on this ‘uncomfortable’ subject and nailed it.   Its still however

    the Sarah jane Adventures redux for me but oh well, I can cope.

    On the subject of the Tardis I must admit the big crystal thingy is very phallic symbol-ish .

    So to be clear,   the Doctor isn’t the only one changing sex ?  If this is true then its also conceivable

    that the new Tardis has ‘crystalized’ into  a  new personality.

    Opens the Tardis door and before fingers can be snapped.   Offering cookies/biscuits.

    Sort of ‘fatherly’ behavior to a favorite child?  Good parenting.

    Or maybe I’m just imagining this…

    #64693
    lisa @replies

    @shinymcshine

    Maybe the audience was intended for younger viewers ?    SJA ended up having a lot of cross over

    older viewers.   That’s sort of how this new Who is so far for me.

     

    @ichabod

    I can manage my expectations about this new series 🙂  I just wanted to feel more attached to it.

    (I think there was possibly a  Shakespeare quote about expectations similar

    to what your saying? Or maybe some one)

     

    #64683
    lisa @replies

    @shinymcshine

    Did you like the Sarah Jane Adventures?   Cause  that’s what this show has been at least it is for me.

    Moreover,  having given it some more thought Jodie is  totally reminding me of Sarah Jane !

    That is barring the show veers into a new direction in future episodes with different writers.

    I did like the SJ Adventures but I just didn’t expect that they would bring back that show

    in this particular way.  The BBC did profess to wanting to bring along more of that type of younger cohort.

    Doesn’t mean its a bad thing.  Just I’ve been a bit impaired I guess by my hopeful expectations .

     

    #64602
    lisa @replies

    @ichabod

    Hi !   Why is it I feel that even though she’s the oldest Doctor she behaves a bit adolescent ?

    It’s bugging me that its almost as if CC is trying to make her feel too “youthful” for a Doctor we all

    know to be thousands of years old?  Its not terrible and its not terrific for me.

    She may not have watched the show before production but she’s obviously extremely familiar

    with it and she seems to me to be channeling different bits of past Doctors in an effort to grow

    into her own new skin.    Meanwhile I’m hoping for a stronger consciousness raising super hero

    that finds her own distinctive uniqueness and not be thinking ‘oh this is a bit 10. this is a bit 11,

    this is a bit like 4’ and so on.  BTW, I never felt that way about previous Doctors.  They all brought

    their own uniqueness to the part from episode 1 !

    #64587
    lisa @replies

    Sifted thru most of the posts here,   so here is my take.  Another bit of a clunker episode.

    It just felt flat for me.  Jodie is trying to make her mark as the ‘all Doctors combined’ alpha

    female Doctor but I’m feeling that the writing isn’t doing her a lot of favors.  I’ve come to

    expect more from Dr. Who than I’ve felt so far from this new show.  Hopefully they will

    continue the story arc concept which might have possibly been hinted in that first

    episode as a ‘family’ theme. (In spite of the Doctor’s comment about not having any

    but the Doctor lies.)   Otherwise this  CC season might just turn into quite the let down for me!

    #64494
    lisa @replies

    Tardis Story Blanket VTL7

    on sale  half price !

    #64234
    lisa @replies

    Well I’ll see.

    So far its the Torchwood reboot with a different team. Jody did ok but

    I’m not feeling completely Doctor about her.  Still I’m fine with that cause,

    well she just regenerated so maybe it’s no big deal.

    This episode didn’t leave me thinking “oh this was just spectacular start” .

    In any case my favorite bit was the teeth on the alien face.

    #62751
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    @toinfinityandbepond

    Actually for me that flick was always about putting aside your dreams which is why he considered

    suicide.   I never liked the preachy message and I never agreed with it .   “A Wonderful Life” has

    always been a twisted movie to me.   Just saying…………

    #62749
    lisa @replies

    @miapatrick   Yes – this was basically the “happy suicides”   story.    So Moffat !

     

    @missrori    The Testimony –  interesting point about the Nethersphere !   Again so Moffat !

     

    @bluesqueakpip    I too will be looking forward to seeing how Chibnall and our new Doctor

    handle these next series !!   In particular political themes  as  this last story referenced  a lot

    of how  current values have changed.  So Moffat !   😉

     

    #62733
    lisa @replies

    Did the Tardis just ”spit” out the new Doctor!?

    Felt to me like a little tease at  the  “not my Doctor”  complainers.

    #62362
    lisa @replies

    @toinfinityandbepond

     

    I also  think she’s channeling Mork from   Mork and Mindy.

    Another space alien that I admired.  🙂

    #62146
    lisa @replies

    @bluesqueakpip

    Yes, I take your point about “shiny new deal”

    The lobbyists in DC that represent cars, agriculture etc. will want some deal.

    If it doesn’t happen that can easily send the stock market in some  free fall and

    Mr. idiot mouth has been constantly taking  disingenuous credit for our very

    bullish market!!   So I don’t think Mr. “art of the deal’  would like that deal very much!

    It would be another blatant sign  of his  incompetence which is fine with his

    base but not for all  the other Republicans getting reelected and btw it will be very close to

    a major re election season when all this comes together.    🙂

    #62144
    lisa @replies

    @steve-thorp

    Well  I’m surfing thru   UK  newspapers  and I’m seeing this ?

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-latest-theresa-may-nafta-membership-donald-trump-trade-deals-eu-a7994016.html

     

    If I was prone to crazy conspiracy theories I might say this might be some how connected to why the UK

    is ready to leave the EU with no deal ???   But that’s just probably extremely wild conjecture isn’t it???

    But who nose ?

    #62142
    lisa @replies

    @bluesqueakpip

    I just read in the Telegraph  today that May wants to get into Nafta !   Funny  your

    posting about the US invasion of Parliament  just now!

    Hasn’t this been the most  grindingly dysfunctional year!

     

    #61820
    lisa @replies

    https://creators.co/posts/4257730/amp

    Murray Gold rumor re: exiting show

    #61405
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    #61366
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    @jimthefish

    Maybe?   I really like the Time Lord stories and it seems fitting

    to me for  Moffats  time to end  with a big story  and  big roles

    that have to do with  Time Lords.  In the long run of this show and

    over all of its years there really hasn’t been that many!  I’m for  bringing

    some back and getting introduced to some new ones too.

    #61356
    lisa @replies

    @wolfweed

     

    Actually Clara is trapped between 2 moments as well and in both cases

    of the “Day of the Doctor’ painting and Clara it is definitely Time Lord tech.

    But which  Time Lord would want  an Earth army and why?  But it  also makes me think

    about the cube things and ‘saving’  this army for some future situation like the Zygons did.

    #61342
    lisa @replies

    What a nice treat to have a little Christmas in July!   The Doctor said they’re

    trapped between two moments just  like  what has happened to Clara.

     

    #61267
    lisa @replies

    @jimthefish

    Except for notably the Saxon Master.   I can stand more of him !

    #61263
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    @antaus                 @orion

     

    I don’t get why  Rose/1o   irritated any one and River/11/12 didn’t?

    So what’ s wrong with sex   🙂      My take is the Doctors can have any

    kind of relationship that they want to and we will all gain from their perspective .

    But tbh I’m not expecting kinky.

    But then again  …….. British show  – who nose

    #61195
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    #61153
    lisa @replies

    I just read that rumor about Kris Marshall in the Sun.  Without going into details

    (because I tend to think in big swatches )   if they make Kris NOT human I think that could

    be quite good.   We don’t get a lot of non-human companions in nu who and they’re great !

    Or !   part human ? Like Susan’s kid?

    Nardole worked out  wonderfully  so possibly that’s a  formula  they should consider keeping.

    #61089
    lisa @replies

    @margaretblaine                yes!

     

    @genek1953                    I’m glad it isn’t !    We’ll see ?

    #61086
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    @nick            @tardigrade

    I’m basically saying  more gender ambiguous.

    Not too distinctly feminine.   Jodie is a pretty girl and I don’t want to see

    her made into a  Doctor Barbie doll.

    They didn’t ‘fem’ up Missy and I  think that was very smart  but  they still made a

    point to refer to her as a Time lady.  Romana too and maybe that was a mistake?

    They’re not Humans they’re Galifreyans  so  shouldn’t we be using the same

    title for both.   I prefer if they  call her Time *Lord*.

     

     

    #61075
    lisa @replies

    So been reading thru posts and it occurred to me if the powers that be could still refer to the Doctor

    as a Time *Lord*  not a Time *Lady*  ??   And  –  possibly could  this indicate something about the way

    they might intend to portray her  version of the Doctor ? I’m referring to CC and his crew.

    My preference is Time Lord !  I believe this even may alleviate some of what all of folks might

    be having some issues about?   My thinking  is if a push is made  to make  *Lord* a more gender

    neutral concept that could be more interesting – at least it would for me.  All this bickering over

    her sex is a bit annoying. So  I’d very much like to see her as a sort of “Orlando”.  Throw in some

    episodes where the Doctor meets some historic figures.   I like those particular episodes very much!

    Oh- and give her a very Bloombury outfit and a visit to meet Virginia and Vita  🙂

    #60928
    lisa @replies

    @nick

    Ok.   So  this is how this space alien  evolves?           Hm?

    Actually I could be more moved by Hartnell’s  regeneration.

     

    #60917
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    @whofangirl-73

    I agree with you.   It does feel like a gimmick !  The problem with gimmicks is that they

    feel contrived.   But I’ll still give it a fair shot and see what CC  does .

    Part of me says yeah ok………but

    I’m still mourning what this show has been and how a Doctor Jody is going to be changing things.

    Although its not even  exactly that I’m bemoaning all these changes.  Missy was great.

    Yet I do still have this tiny bit of a cringe about under going so much major new who reworking.

    “But times have changed and so must I”

    #60789
    lisa @replies

    Well I didn’t get a woman as President but I’m getting a woman as Doctor !

    They’ve been subtly telegraphing it all last season !

     

    I’m a girl !!!    Oh!  You’ve changed the  decorating

    Lets see if I like it ?     I’ll give her a fair shot !

    #60485
    lisa @replies

    I watched again tonight too.   Maybe wrong but I think the Saxon Master

    is wearing a black Crombie coat very similar to the Doctor’s blue Crombie Coat?

    Whether it could be a thing that matters I have no idea?  The Masters inferiority complex and

    narcissism are the most authentic aspects about him so maybe a little competition of the coats?

    @brewski          I hope your right!   I’d like for the Doctor  to have something like

    a new ‘Earth’ family and maybe multi part extended family stories might be interesting ?

    #60305
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    @nick                Your question about Bill  – look back at post #59908

    Its at the end of the first minute

    #60288
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    @nerys

    I thought Hazran was Susan!    I thought she had a strong resemblance to Susan’s picture

    sitting on the  Doctors desk at the University.  A matured version of the character was my bet.

     

    I expect we will probably see a big party of returning characters for a big blow out Christmas

    episode.  Very right too !!

    #60254
    lisa @replies

    @janetteb        🙂

     

    #60250
    lisa @replies

    No one mentioned the jelly babies yet.   I loved the jelly babies!   Choose it as my avatar.

    @missy

    Missy only stabbed the Master. To weaken him.  To give the Doctor an advantage.

    For someone with 2 hearts that can’t be fatal. Both the Master shot Missy with a ray gun

    and  the Doctor was also shot with cyber ray gun.  I’m thinking Missy will regenerate too.

    I  wonder if Moffat is helping to set up the future?  Is it possible we will be getting

    two time lords traveling together?   Two younger versions of the Doctor and Missy?

    I loved when  Baker Doc had Romana along.  That would actually be fantastic!.   Plus we still can

    use  the  Saxon Master now that he’s so brilliantly grown into the part.   Michelle was Peter’s

    Missy.   But I’m  wondering if we’re getting an intentional  set up to  continue with this theme?

     

    Missy did refer to the Doctor as her boyfriend after all.

    #60171
    lisa @replies

    I just finished watching and it was a very  satisfying  episode but WEAT was definitely the

    absolute best of the season IMHO.

    Good grief Missy!   You turned your back on the Master!  What a dummy !

    Still your going out on a high note.

    Of course I will watch again and get thru all these comments and even peek at Reddit.

    As always I’m curious to read everyone’s  stuff  and  see what’s been  picked up.

    I wonder if I freeze the regeneration scene in  Antarctica will I make out the next Doctors face?

    He definitely had a young hand.   So my first bonkers theory for next season is that

    Missy regenerates into a even younger woman and becomes his companion?  That could be fun.

     

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