@nick –

Doctor 2 claims to be about 450 years old (Tomb of the Cybermen)

makes you think, Doctors 3-11 really burned through the regens a bit too quickly didn’t they, around 700 years between […]

@nick – I’m not sure that every Claraicle is looking after hidden TimeLord children because for each to have that instinct to hunt them out, she’d presumably have had to have considered that prior to jumping in […]

@Bluesqueakpip –

Riffing off other people’s ideas: suppose Clara regards the Hurt Doctor as the person responsible for her mother’s death? Either because he came and took Ellie away – and then the family were […]

@Shazzbot –

Replying here because it’s well removed from the companions discussion and I don’t want to cause the Topic Dalek to exterminate herself 😉

I suggested:

I did wonder – and it’s probably more […]

@Shazzbot –

And I don’t want the Doctor to be running from Gallifrey, nor only meeting ‘renegade’ Time Lords who want to kill him.  I don’t want to have a Time Lord Of The Week either; but it would be quite […]

@Shazzbot –

It’s your bonkers theory, Osaka – do you think she met Clara’s father strictly as an accident?  Does he have any physical resemblance to David?

Same name.  Both dark haired.  Um.

I’d imagine […]

@Nick –

1) her travelling back from the future (assuming David has died of old age) so from around 2225 to before 1995 and falling for Clara’s father (I don’t think this could happen if she was fob watched) […]

@Bluesqueakpip, @thommck, @Shazzbot –

Interesting thoughts on chameleon arches.  If I remember right, the Master ran from the time war and hid using a chameleon arch.  Not sure I like the thought of Susan […]

Finally got around to watching all 3 parts, and had a quick scan through the comments for each part.  @PhaseShift – I think you got it spot on in comment #14517. You said:

Watching this first episode reminds me […]

oh, and welcome back @shazzbot 😉

Some intriguing theories above.  I’ve warmed to Clara as a descendant of the Doctor over rewatches – I think it was the snog that put me off originally, but assuming that’s overlooked, it would make a lot of […]

@HTPBDET – I’m not convinced even the most ardent of spoiler adverse would regard a punishment quite that harsh as fitting for the crime.

@All but esp. @Craig – just wizzed through the above posts and wanted to […]

@TardisBlue – I actually felt quite sorry for Rufus Hound. I know I’ve cocked up on plenty of occasions (admittedly not live on BBC One) and been so annoyed about the first mistake I’ve lost all concentration and […]

@Shazzbot – ha!  I’ll take that back then.  The headlines on the front seem to be all using ‘Next Doctor’ : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0

that’ll teach me not to delve further!

@thommck –

It was odd how they kept referring to PC as the 12th regeneration and absolutely no mention of where John Hurt fits in

Yeah, I noticed that too, and at first thought it may hint at the Hurt Doctor […]

@Juniperfish @FishComBobulated –

Yeah, gore levels in Hannibal are pretty gross, but tended to be worst in the first 15 minutes or so to set up the killer of the week.  Have had to look away from the screen on […]

@JimTheFish –

Actually, if they could actually get Derek Jacobi back in a more long-term way, he’d be perfect…

Agree.  Apologies, I was typing when you posted, so didn’t realise you’d posted the same.

@Juniperfish – Think Eva Green’s tendency to lose her clothing may count against her for pre-watershed family viewing.  Although could possibly render the Doctor speechless.

I’ve been really impressed with Mads […]

Oh, and I’d like him to be wearing a toga.  With absolutely no explanation as to why.