I think- as a fan, for a Christmas episode, it was great. I also think it was at the very least brave to do a regeneration/tying up of lose ends episode at Christmas.

The only sort of disappointment I felt from it is the sort of disappointment I always feel when I am watching/reading something with a really interesting mystery and it gets s…[Read more]

@alloftimeandspace– welcome. That is exactly what this site is for.  And there is a nice mix of new and long term fans on here (I only really got interested with Smith/Moffart, but, as with you, the obsession spread) so it’s also a place to learn more about the history of the program.

@Phaseshift– fantastic- sounds like it was meant to be. I…[Read more]

Has anyone else read much/any Lester Bangs? I was reminded by the death of Lou Reed. ‘Psychotic reactions and carburettor drugs’, I just dug it out. Wonderful writer, I enjoy his list of unfinished/published work better than many books.

The part that always sticks in my head is where he objects to a racist word from a friend, and she justifies…[Read more]

@PhaseShift I still think that is a great idea, mostly because one thing I like about this site is that this is a community, watching and discussing a particular program, but also discussing many others, and because the original impulse for the site came from a series blog- I would love to discuss other TV shows with other people. I have really…[Read more]

Finally managed to re-watch this. Other than it’s utter, utter brilliance, and the fact that although the 3D must have been amazing, it didn’t spoil the 2D viewing experience.

Three points occurred to me.

Firstly, though it was very underplayed, there is the fact that the Doctor/s was under and obligation to help the Zygons as refugees rather…[Read more]

@Shazzbot– no problem with moving the conversation- though there is a tenuous kind of relevance, it is definitely a case of the first story making me think about possibilities for the next ones.

Yes, AG, I almost mentioned Martha as the only strictly ‘ordinary’ companion. But thinking of the others- Rose (unless we now decide there was some sort…[Read more]

@Shazzbot– it was wonderful watching the 50th anniversary episode having watched this. I really think Moffat acknowledged some of the more surprising (in more recent eyes) aspects of this story- as you say, the Doctor is not quite ‘our’ doctor yet, and it seems that he really does need the human input- and then on Saturday, it takes Clara, not as…[Read more]

@DenValdron– I agree that the aggression and all over badness of the Daleks is essentially a design feature.

But there was the comment in AOTD that the Daleks have become stronger in fear of the Doctor- the ‘predator’ of the daleks- coming from Daleks, that title sounds a little like a compliment.

@XAD4– try the banana-toffee dodgers. They are wrong but in a 50th anniversary way, right as well…

Really happy. Was a little surprised though- watching it through, I kept thinking that Moff had, unusually for him, gone smaller than I had expected. But then again, it was bigger on the inside.

It was far less about Matt Smith than the publicity might have suggested- though he was, because of Clara, the one who changed everything. And Hurt was…[Read more]

Am drinking equal parts Pernod, vodka, black current cordial topped with lemonade. Tastes like liquid aniseed balls. Love you all, had better stop posting now, damn you iPhone for not including a breathalyser.

@pedant– I’m the destroyer… I think that was just my computer talking to me.

my real name: I’m the mage. That’s my computer laughing at me.

@ScaryB, @Bluesqueakpip, @Shazzbot, @Timeloop, @JimTheFish, @Juniperfish, @WhoHar, @PhaseShift, @Wolfweed, @janetteB @TardisBlue, @steve-thorp, @OsakaHatter @FatManInABox, @magnetite, @blenkinsopthebrave, @Whisht, @pedant

And not least @DanMartinUK, @Craig and @mini-HTPBDETs (and apologies if I missed or misspelt anyone, you have no idea how…[Read more]

I really enjoyed watching this last night. Made me think of @HTPBDET as well, but not just in a sad way.

It was fantastic watching how it all began, and interesting, knowing the ways in which the show has evolved, seeing what was there from the start. I liked the fact the backstory was very minimalist- the Doctor and his granddaughter (and yes,…[Read more]

@thommck– getting two bonkers theories about my avatar really confirms my love of this site.

And yes, Yorkies are scarier. Many times when we have rescued one, we have progressed from ‘why would anyone abandon this dear, sweat little dog’ to ‘ouch! plasters! ah, that might be why’.  The dog in the picture has never had teeth in the time we’ve…[Read more]

@ardaraith, misspelt your name- love your bowtie,(and hat!)  hate copying your name.