@Craig though no doubt considered in poor taste by anyone in the universe who remembers the Krikkit Wars – assuming Hitchhikers Guide and Doctor Who happen in the same universe.

Just thinking, this might have been mentioned but throwing it out anyway on why The Fisher King as the name for the bad guy – Ravens are considered psychopomps and Bran (I remember the connection between Bran the Blessed and The Fisher King has been discussed) means ‘raven’.

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@Craig I’d have thought three and a half would have been young enough not to have an emotional attachment! I think it was the scarf I was attached given that I probably didn’t have a clue what was going on. Certainly from my simultaneously hazy and clear memory of Castrovalva I really didn’t understand anything that was happening – which is one of…[Read more]

@gamergirlavatar I liked Tennant but must admit I stopped watching for a bit. Couldn’t stay away though and caught up eventually!

@purofilion must admit I loved Tennant, but I’m not a fan of Rose or the romance. Or quite a few of the stories. Of his companions I liked Donna best – no romance, no unrequited love, no mooning about, plus I actually did like her despite thinking I wouldn’t because I’m not a fan of Catherine Tate.

Hope the Boy Ilion is enjoying his trip to…[Read more]

@purofilion Yes, there were rules but to a greater or lesser extent, but some you had to go very far (or just get on the wrong side of certain people) to get banned, some would involve a lot of bitchy bickering that would get very wearing or would be really unwelcoming to newcomers.

The tarot forum despite being huge was generally a very friendly…[Read more]

To paraphrase what the Doctor said in this episode, he’s talking to Clara when he’s seen her dead on a slab. He’s seeing her as a ghost. That actually ties in with Hide, when Clara points out that everyone is a ghost to the Doctor, because he’s time-travelled past all their lifetimes.

@bluesqueakpip and with The Magicians Apprentice where despite…[Read more]

@purofilion it’s supposed to be my real name translated into elvish. I use it occasionally when I’m bored of the usual online name I use, ilweran, which is also elvish and means ‘rainbow’.

I only lurked for a couple of weeks and mainly because this forum is quite different to other forums I’ve posted on – mainly videogame, Tolkien or tarot…[Read more]

@ozitenor I love mention of past companions. I was ridiculously happy when the eleventh Doctor mentioned having a gobby Australian on the Tardis  😀

I was brought up on Tolkien, Douglas Adams, and first of all Doctor Who – I don’t remember a time before Doctor Who, though my earliest Doctor Who related memory is just a man with curly hair and a long scarf. I was upset when he died and needed to be reassured that this new bloke was really still the Doctor. I was about three and a…[Read more]

@Arbutus My poor husband has had to put up with enough Tolkien related rants (he does insist on playing video games set in Middle earth where they just make stuff up) and long detailed explanations of obscure bits of the mythology, that with Doctor Who I restrain myself to just asking if he’s enjoyed the episode – a discussion comparing 10s…[Read more]

Welcome, @Winston and @Mirime! I too was a long time lurker, only breaking silence after the 50th anniversary, when a particularly impressive post impelled me to give it a like. I had never posted on a fan site before (still don’t, except here), but this one is fun as people are very clever and funny, as well as being polite to one another! I f…

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Hello *waves* another new person here, though I have already posted twice so not completely new.

Got pointed in this direction by The Guardian blog where I post as ilweran – I recognise some people from there, I decided to have a different name here as I was bored of being ilweran. Both names are Tolkien related in case anyone is wondering – I…[Read more]

If the Doctor’s ghost was a hologram, how did it interact with matter (opening the Faraday cage)- possibly it didn’t, and rather the sonic sent a message for the cage to be opened at that time? But then, why did he program it to open the cage and let out the ghosts, it wasn’t required for his plan was it? I guess it made his ghost more belie…

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@Supernumerary re. programming the hologram.  The Doctor said it was the sonic sunglasses and that they connected to the bases wifi when the stasis pod thing was brought in.

Oh and hi everyone, I’m new here 🙂