*Apologies to whoever pointed that out, I can’t find the relevant post at…[Read more]

I guess if they could send the energy through the crack why couldn’t they have just gone through the crack themselves?

Perhaps they could have, but they knew it wasn’t safe to do so – hence calling for the Doctor.  He’s their man on the outside, waiting to let them know when it’s safe to come out.  This does suggest that the s…[Read more]

Glad to see staffing concerns have been addressed!  Could be useful come kick out time too although I was also disturbed by the domesticity of a Dalek (in fact it’s a shame that episode is mostly remembered for the iDaleks – seeing them being onside was extremely disconcerting and a good concept for a story)

Are Boston D…[Read more]

one section of the bar could be stretched to make room for a barista

Having worked in several bars around the world, while I’m all in favour of people bobbing in for a coffee in the morning and afternoon, I can honestly say there is a special layer of hell reserved for folk who think it’s sensible to order a bloody cappuccino* in a crowded…[Read more]

I went on a school trip to Blists Hill museum when I was 10. Did you get chance to go to the Tar Tunnel at Coalport? It’s normally lit by electric lights but they allowed us to go down with candles (this was long before ‘Health & Safety’ came along and ruined all the fun). Very spooky!

We didn’t go this time, but I did that as a…[Read more]

Having spent most of the year disappointed with the limited amount of ‘Who on TV, I’ve ended the year feeling rather spoiled.  That was a lovely end to Matt Smith’s tenure and he really is leaving me wanting more.  Personally, I think the consistency and quality of the last 3 years have set a high w…[Read more]

I have a cafetiere and a kettle but NO BLOODY COFFEE.  Life is unfair.  Given all this talk, is the pub getting closed and replaced with a coffee shop?  That’s very 21st century Britain!

@FatManInABox

Would it be inappropriate to say ‘Thanks for sticking your head above the parapet’?  I’ll get my coat.  No, seriously, cheers – I’m…[Read more]

Recently been back to Victorian England (admittedly, only courtesy of the open air Blists Hill living museum in Ironbridge) but sadly the barmaid was no Clara.  For one thing, he had a beard.

But other than that, RL has been largely nose to the keyboard,  so haven’t had chance to do anything other than brief lurking of late.  Just wa…[Read more]

It couldn’t be our @Shazzbot could it?

You know, that entire paragraph went right over my head because of the end of the article (suggesting that Peter Capaldi would be The Doctor from Saturday onwards) – really thought that I’d spent all week being hyper careful to avoid spoilers, only for the Graun to bloody ruin it! …[Read more]

I may break out the custard later.  No fish fingers though.  Unless I get really drunk.

@all – all ready for Friday night, got a nice bottle of Talisker on stand by 🙂  To reiterate @Whohar earlier today, see ya all (virtually) there – staying fairly Internet dark in the mean time for fear of spoiler.

I wonder if the choice of painting is a reference to the WarDoctor, and that his story […]

@Shazzbot –

Scores of well-thought-out theories now […]

It’s a nice idea but I recall the alt-Doc10 only having one heart. There was that scene on the beach at the end where he tells Rose he will grow old with her, strongly implying no regeneration is […]

She has a wonderful tendency to present bonkers […]

my low res version will perfectly represent my low res observational ability so please use the one you have 🙂

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/28078/matt-smith-and-jenna-coleman-on-the-day-of-the-doctor

Was the insistence on ‘good-bye’ solely for the (marvellous) sentimental value of the moment?  Or … does she know she won’t see 11 any more, and that ‘Spoilers’ ending implies she’ll see 12 (or […]

if anything’s from the End of Time, we can’t presume that it actually was RTD’s idea. At that point, Steven Moffat was gearing up for lead writer and chatting to RTD about ideas he wanted. He […]

The soufflé isn’t the soufflé. The soufflé is the recipe.

I wonder if it means ‘Clara isn’t the Clara. ‘Clara’ is a recipe.’

That is, Clara-from-Blackpool isn’t the original template. And the original template was created, like a recipe.

I like your thinking on this, it’s a line that bothered me from the first ti…[Read more]

Also, fez … Amy’s glasses … has 11 just left Central Park?

Pretty sure he’s got the waistcoat and prince edward jacket on which puts it post Angels Take Manhattan.  However, your comment got […]

– the Hurt Doctor will be redeemed. But he won’t gain a number. He’s from a closed timeline. This may foreshadow the doctor’s entire line ending by looping back to the…[Read more]

I now give you something that has been hiding in plain sight on the poster for the 50th…”Bad Wolf” painted on what looks to be the tiled walls of the London Underground.

I got nothing logical, so to give you something illogical – the HurtDoctor isn’t Doctor 0, 8.5, 12 or any other.  He’s 9.  An alternative version of 9, c…[Read more]

I will be peering in on the 22nd, sadly Mrs Hatter has been trying and failing to get out of work so we can make a weekend of it, but instead we’re having to make a mad dash for the south on saturday night when she finishes – and trying to get to our hotel in time for…[Read more]

@HTPBDET, your in…[Read more]

Also if D10 alters the future then D11 wouldn’t need to go and find him (presumably) which means that D10 doesn’t then alter the future which means that D11 then does have to go and find him (presumably) etc. etc.

Then again, time isn’t a strict progression of cause and effect, is it?

Not in this show!  I think it depends on what t…[Read more]

In a way, such a resolution would tie into my 4th wall theory. As the show (and the Doctor) goes forward, it is in a unverse where the previous Doctors never existed, but one where they exist in our (ie, the audience’s) memories, and survive (like the lost episodes) as memories.

I was only looping back about 5 years – t…[Read more]

The only substantive objection I’m aware of (bound to be others though) is that D11 refers to him in the past tense. This and the apparent link to the Time War lends itself to a pre-11 setting better than a post 11.

This could be explained away by the timing of the HurtDoctor’s actions though.  If the actions that were not in the name of t…[Read more]

…It would almost be like reverse character development to go from Hurt to Hartnell…

I don’t disagree with you on this – I was intending to make the point that I’ve been enjoying reading the Doctor Zero theories because I’m not keen on the 8.5 idea, but that is where the thrust of discussion has been.  My knowledge of the First…[Read more]

Just read that back and it sounds horribly sy…[Read more]