@missrori: That’s all all of us can do.

There are rumours *sigh* that Kris Marshall may have the job. If so, I think he’d be good at it, as would Ben Miller.

Hey, ho, speculation gets us nowhere, but it’s all we’ve got until there’s an official announcement.

Missy

@missrori  I guess the difference is that I see it as the Doctor *choosing* the strong possibility of a raw deal because — he’s the Doctor.  And I love him for it.

@pedant  Twilight started as fanfic. That should be warning enough.

It is, it is — who could forget?!!  But — as a writer, I have admire the passion and the inventiveness that som…[Read more]

@Missrori and @Mudlark All the Pertwee stories were made in colour but I believe that one story was accidentally destroyed and so might have been restored from a black and white copy. We are soon to start re watching the Pertwee stories and  I generally read up on the background to each story as we watch. Have a Dr Who guide book at hand.

Cheers

Janette

@missrori  He decides to be the Doctor and accept Clara’s death

But I don’t think he did accept Clara’s death; he accepted being “transported” by Ashildr to the Confession Dial because he was looking for someone to punish (and perhaps to bargain with for some way to get Clara back alive); punished himself instead; took over Gallifrey *to get he…[Read more]

@pedant   There are several good sites for DW (and other) fanfic that I’ve seen (I think I linked to one here a while ago).  A forum, as in a discussion site, probably exists too, maybe several.

@missrori  On mixed resolutions rather than happy and rewarding ones:  Is it just a move by Moffat and company to make the show more realistic and sad…[Read more]

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That think about there being a forum for fanfic…

@missrori:

You should write an episdoe – why not?  Another good read. As you say a thing is often not appreciated until it’s gone.

Missy

@missrori: @ichabod:

What a read, from both of you!  I enjoyed every word and idea, and can add nothing to them. PC was MY Doctor and River’s and I shall miss him.

Missy

@missrori  That’s a good story — thanks for bringing it here!  And I’ve always wondered why the Tardis was snarky with Clara sometimes.  It never occurred to me that she foresaw where her connection with the Doctor was going.  So you posited the Doctor having this secret hybrid identity as a potentiality that would make him very close to bei…[Read more]

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but would they have fought for him to save Clara had he asked?

Yes, clearly. This was spelled out in the text. “They’ll kill you”, followed by soup. That by itself tells us, but their refusal to step aside when the fighter-jet pilot practically begged them to underlined it. At no point did he ask them to stay, because he knew he didn’t…[Read more]

@missy  Oh, they play those moments, those glimpses into deep feeling, brilliantly, don’t they?  Have we ever seen another TL show those kinds of feelings?  If we have, I don’t remember it; and in S8-S9 we do see the Doctor yanked back from what seems to be a default TL setting of no positive emotional involvement (“She cares so I don’t have to…[Read more]

@missrori  Perhaps Davros was right — compassion is a weakness.

I think compassion is a strength, and the heroic backbone of “goodness” itself — to do what you know and feel is right *in spite of* also knowing that your action won’t fix things forever and might even have terrible spin-offs in  future (Ashildr, as noted above); and with no exp…[Read more]

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Compassion will never be a weakness, as long it has common sense as a companion.

Janette: Yes he would do, but I’ve had a fancy for Ben Miller or Kris Marshall.

@missrori: Very true. The programme required a gruelling schedule, not to mention interviews, plus promoting the show. He is pushing 60, but that doesn’t stop me wanting him to satay for just one more series. I hope he does the Christmas Special at least.

Missy

@blenkinsopthebrave homemade Jammy Dodgers sound good. For the past few series our local supermarket has stocked the read thing just in time for the first episode. I suspect the manager is a fan. I might try making some this year, along with bad souffle. Recent series have not really added anything to the menu. I don’t think canned tomato soup,…[Read more]

@thane15 and @missrori – not sure I can find happy music or even heartening music, but I am particularly childish and silly, so here’s something (especially as I won’t get a chance to post again till weekend).

As I say, I’m childish so am amused by Trump’s incredibly thin skin and how he’s so hurt by the “small hands” jibe.

Would it be an act of…[Read more]

@thane15 Glad you liked it. 🙂 @missrori Every night of the tour thousands of Americans are singing along to this.

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May I add my voice to those who have already offered their support. Be assured that we have your back and you are not alone.

I am lucky in that my family and my friends on both sides of the Atlantic pond are more or less in accord with my views on political developments, but I can empathise nevertheless with those such as yourself wh…[Read more]

@missrori Know you are not alone and we’re all here for you. You might like this. @thane15 too. A new song by Frank Turner.

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Or perhaps River will come back? Wishful thinking on my part.

Oh well, as long as the next Doctor is British and not a female, I’ll give it a chance.

Missy