@missy I would have liked to see Twelve learn that he brought Missy around to the side of “gud” too given how the Testimony works, especially as she was the one constant in his grand arc as it were, but at the same time that would have compromised the nature of her demise — “Without hope, without witness, without reward”.  Between that and…[Read more]

@missy Hey. No worries All good. I agree.

Alpackahacka  love your moniker and picture.

I think you’re right. He would be an enemy? Makes sense.

@whisht Happy late birthday to you! Mum thinks it was 2-3 weeks ago! Belated returns

To anyone intelligent: which is all of you.

I’m doing this thing in philosophy called Jack’s Problem. Jack sits in…[Read more]

@missy  Yep; purely ridiculous.  Yet here we are . . .

@Missy

Yes, I have tried the Bay of Biscay. In fact, I lived there for a while, when I was a child. 😉

If we’re going for the Rough Seas Hall of Fame, the Irish Sea has a well deserved reputation for snap gales, high waves, and flying if at all possible…

@Missy

Apologies if I’ve sounded too harsh, or too tetchy. Of course you can state your opinions, even if everyone else disagrees. Heck, I keep stating my opinion that the Moffat-Capaldi period was an experiment that failed, and people disagree with me all the time. 🙂

But I really do think that – while we have exactly two scenes and one line…[Read more]

@Missy

There was absolutely no harshness intended, and if it read that way, I apologise.

Just that for me, a 15 month break, with 9 months (a good gestation period, no?) from the Xmas special, plus a new showrunner (and associate team of writers, directors, camera crew, music director etc) plus a different kind of Doctor, and new companions,…[Read more]

@thane16  Moffat was holding these characters: the new Doctor, the present Doctor, the first Doctor and the soldier, very gently in his hands, shaping and highlighting, forming and processing. It was a sight to see.

It was; and you’ve put it very well.  A labor of love if ever I saw one, on everyone’s part.

@missy  Yes, I read that Murray Go…[Read more]

@missy Evenin’ ! I remember you mentioned that awhile back. With this branch of movie/series making sometimes a contract is drawn up including a particular end date?

So if the new showrunner wishes to engage Murray’s services again then I think Chris Chibnall would seek a discussion about a new contract.

I remember RTD (on his DVDs) talking…[Read more]

@missy Exactly! Why couldn’t I have said that? With me, when emotions take hold, I become almost incoherent. I too liked Christopher Eccleston and those two episodes. I found it very amusing when they used “Are you my Mummy.” in at least two other episodes.

This is something I try to remember when I read posts by others who don’t love what I do. T…[Read more]

@Ichabod – Agreed

@Missy

“There is a part of me that wonders whether they should have  ‘rested’ DW for a couple of years. Then start afresh”

That’s pretty much what they’re doing, is it not? Last Capaldi/Moffat epi – July 2017, next one (bar the Christmas “Coda”), with completely new team, not till Sep 2018. That’s a long enough gap for me!!…[Read more]

@lamontcranston  @missy  The show is a “gimmick” show.  The gimmick is its flexibility (starting with the shape-shifting self-renewing hero in the police box), which allows it to respond to changes in our surrounding culture in a conscious way.  How weirdly stuffy and reactionary would DW look now, next to even superhero shows that just fold con…[Read more]

@Missy

The ring was still Peter Capaldi, so that would be Steven Moffat. Moffat gave Chris Chibnall the same handover that RTD gave him; Steven Moffat’s script (and era) ended with his Doctor’s regeneration.

Chris Chibnall’s era started with Jodie Whittaker’s scene – so he wrote his (female) Doctor starting her career with the TARDIS throwing…[Read more]

@jimthefish — Aargghh!  Lime green?  I hope someone was put in the stocks for that.

@missy   I never was good at writing down my emotional response to anything. I simply feel.

Well, that’s what us hyper-verbals do in the world: put it out there for people to recognize as their own; or, just as importantly, not, or not quite.

For those who th…[Read more]

@missy I don’t think you are as alone in your opinion as you might think (or maybe the opponents are more vocal). Earlier today I made the mistake of checking out Doctor Who‘s Facebook page. Not pretty.

I’m trying to keep an open mind. As I’ve said many times before, I often find myself resisting the regeneration casting changes … only to feel…[Read more]

@scaryB

Hey! It’s good to see you back on the Sofa or couch sprinkling all the gold & glittterrr.

Meow!!

I haven’t watched the episode as yet and neither has mum -she’s doing OK but not last night so we are hoping the new DVD player has worked and taped it otherwise we will be watching it on the ABC on a tiny screen.

@xad4 good to see you…[Read more]

@missy

I’ve been saying that twelfth quote for weeks now, trying to cheer myself up. Thank you for that *smiles*.

Unfortunately, I don’t think The Doctor will ever learn about Missy siding with him, it’s such a shame.

Your going to be posting your thoughts before me. I’m going to watch it on the 27th. My friends and I are going to see it at…[Read more]

@missy I feel your pain. For one of the first times I am actually stressed about watching a Doctor Who Christmas special because of the end of the 12th rather than the start of 13. I will watch though and I hope it is a fitting end to a great Doctor. Thanks for the quote,it made me feel better ,like the Doctors words always do. Have a great Christmas.

@missy Merry, Happy Christmas to you too Missy. Have a joyous holiday and a wonderful new year.

@Missy and @Everyone Merry Yuletide and best wishes for 2018. May the world begin to improve,
Cheers
Janette

@missy  I’m just — sad, I guess.  The show is resilient; whatever happens in S11, I trust it will endure, bounce back if needs be, and go on to thrive, with Whittaker/Chibnal or others.

The question for me is whether *I* will bounce back from losing the writers and actors who have made me an enthusiastic DW fan again: will it remain “…[Read more]