@dentarthurdent Twelve came out looking like a significant figure from his past that he had failed to save.

But, didn’t the Doctor save him? For me, that was what was so poignant about Twelve choosing that face. Donna’s tearful pleading with the Doctor got him to save Caecilius and his family. I always thought he chose that face as a reminder…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent With Chibz’ Doctor, one got the impression it was there simply to make it ‘sound sciencey’ or maybe make up for something that should have been better plotted.

I agree. That’s why, for me, this episode stands out among the Chibnall-penned ones, because the Doctor’s observations were pertinent, not just filler.

@ps1l0v3y0u Also…

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@blenkinsopthebrave I confess that I didn’t make that connection to Hazran. What did spring to mind when I watched the episode was the connection with role played by Lillian Gish as the woman who protects her orphan charges against Robert Mitchum’s deranged Preacher in the fabulous “”Night of the Hunter”…

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@dentarthurdent I probably shouldn’t have said the Doctor didn’t babble at all in this episode. But it felt greatly minimized to me, compared to other episodes. And, let’s face it, it’s not like previous incarnations of the Doctor didn’t babble. But I always felt like there was a flow to it, a stream that I could follow. Oftentimes, Whittaker’s…[Read more]

@winston I think the human companion is there to connect us to the Doctor through them and let us travel with him. I also think the human companion provides a contrast, the Doctor is a weird and strange alien and not from earth. The Doctor is also very humanoid and if not for the 2 hearts he seems a lot like us. Maybe a companion that was very…

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@craig Thanks so much!

One other question: This is going back over a month ago. After I posted to the On the Sofa 11 thread, the thread disappeared from the list in the General Forum. I can see my post in my Activity, and if I click on that link I can see the thread (which has a number of newer posts, including one today). Any idea how to get it…[Read more]

The “BBC Remains Committed” headline sounds good. “The TARDIS is going nowhere” comment doesn’t exactly instill confidence, given that the TARDIS is usually going somewhere.

@ps1l0v3y0u I can barely keep track of plot lines, much less timelines, so I’m a poor choice for any kind of meaningful exchange on your date theories. But bravo to you for taking that on! I could not do it.

@dentarthurdent I’m much the same as you … and getting worse by the day. I never considered your point about the inherent logical flaw in…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent I absolutely agree with you. I thought the Weeping Angels episode was finally building toward something substantive and exciting, and then … “Whoomp! (There It Is)” … or isn’t. What a letdown. I don’t know what happened. My theory (without any proof) is that there were too many cooks in the kitchen. So how Moffat & Co. were…[Read more]

@winston @whohar @blenkinsopthebrave Thank you for your warm Canada Day wishes! My husband decided to work and plans to take the day off later on. So it was a regular day for us. But, given recent events, I am all the more grateful to call Canada home. We celebrated Canada Day quietly, but no less gladly.

@dentarthurdent Bond being dead. I’m trying to remember if, at the end of No Time to Die, if Bond was definitively and permanently blown up. Or did he survive by a miracle – I suppose that wouldn’t technically be a retcon. I do rather hope they don’t do a ‘young Bond growing up’ though, that sounds rather too – Disney.

My take on it is that Bo…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent (Wonder how they’re going to deal with Bond being dead?)

I’m guessing retcon. I have read a fan theory elsewhere that speculates we’ll see yet another version of “young Bond‘s struggle with authority, having to find himself, and finally embracing the surrogate family he is surrounded with.” Sadly, that strikes me as being hig…[Read more]

@whohar I love the HBO rumor! I have HBO because it’s linked with Crave in Canada, thus removing the Disney+ dilemma from my options.

@ps1l0v3y0u My take on the hostess’ sacrifice in “Midnight” is that her flight safety training was kicking in. Even though she seemed just as paranoid and accusatory as the passengers, my sense was that she finally…[Read more]

@translatorcircuit Well, I am going to disagree with you. “Midnight” ranks near the top of my favorite Doctor Who episodes. It’s one of the few episodes I feel compelled to watch over and over again. I love it precisely because of its claustrophobic setting. It feels like a stage play. Not something I would want for every episode, but I found the…[Read more]

@winston I am OK with a smaller budget if the story is good. It can all happen in one room if the story is engaging like Midnight.

My thoughts exactly!

Not a good sign from either publication (Deadline article follows the Variety one):

Variety

@winston Piggybacking on your bonkers theory, what if Rose is returning to meet No. 14? We got a reunion between Tennant Doc and Donna. It wouldn’t surprise me to see RTD reunite him with Rose, and then, same as with Gatwa Doc, do a bi-generation into No. 16.

@whisht OMG She was the Moment for a Moment and now is actually the Doctor for a season!!

Oh, I like that!

Somewhat related to the discussion of regenerations and Gatwa’s too-brief tenure as the Doctor:

I watched a video of all the regenerations and was reminded of how melodramatic they tend to be. On first viewing, that’s fine, but subsequent viewings don’t carry as much emotional weight for me.

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A thought (and yes, I’m reading and loving all the posts … even though I am still awaiting DVDs of Ncuti’s first season). Anyway, my first thought about Billie Piper was, RTD did bring back Tennant Doc to resolve his erasure of Donna’s memories with him. And we know where we last left Rose in the parallel universe with the Meta-Crisis…[Read more]