@lisa to be honest, I thought Moffat intended as a joke and that’s how I took it. 🙂

@ichabod darn, I thought it was the Doctor who said it. Never mind, I still think there’s the possibility that there are two disks, or, as you say, Missy has tampered with it. I wonder how Ohila managed to get it to Missy? Maybe that’s just irrelevant, we jus…[Read more]

It’s great reading the different ideas people have come up with. It’s part of the fun of watching the new season.

I agree with those who think the Doctor has a plan, or a plan in progress, which is more his style. In The Doctor’s Meditation, we see him spending his time with Bors not partying, but digging wells and building a visitor’s centre  -…[Read more]

Loved it, great starter to the season. Clearly, Clara and the Mixmaster have not been exterminated, but where are they? Is someone playing games with the Doctor’s mind here?

@lisa well called, Davros.

Off to watch it again.

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@jphamlore I remember Romana going through several options before choosing the face she ended up with, but, I watched this episode a long time ago so had to look it up on wiki. Apparently, she chose the face of Princess Astra. I’m not sure if any explanation has since been given for it, but from what I understand there is a third Romana in the…[Read more]

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@bluesquekpip – I was pretty much well sold on Smith’s Doctor from the first episode of his tenure. He was certainly handed some great stories.

@ichabod – I agree about Capaldi, he does come across as more intense and focused, perhaps this is why some people find him dark. I don’t myself, but I think that perhaps he’s more self-reflective, for…[Read more]

@ichabod @JimTheFish I also find Smith’s Doctor could be quite dark, and, I think, sad too. The Moment calls him ‘the one who forgets’, but I don’t think he forgets, I think he compartmentalizes. He hides behind the young face and almost slapstick-like behavior, which, I think, makes the times when mask falls stand out even more. I’m thinking here…[Read more]

@purofilion it is a very interesting subject, not just semantics but also other areas within the field. When I studied it at uni, we didn’t really apply it to works of literature per se, it was more about the development and use of the language both in the past and also currently. I agree that Pertwee’s and Capaldi’s Doctor also differ in terms…[Read more]

@purofilion I do find how language changes over time rather interesting, I did literature and linguistics at uni which helped to found this interest.

the role of the companions these days is very different from the past, but I think the BG companions deserve credit. I agree that Capaldi’s Doctor is similar Pertwee’s, but I also think there’s a…[Read more]

@Bluesquekpip @purofilion Ah, I understand what you’re saying. For me, I tend to think of it as a little old-fashioned, if someone told me I was plucky I’d probably find it amusing.

I know that West Wing has won a number of awards, I might give it a try.

@purofilion sorry if I offended you, I haven’t watched West Wing, so I’m afraid I can’t comment on it. I simply meant that I think Jo is able to hold her own with this Doctor. He may tell her to go and make the tea, and yes she does, but I think she deals well with what life as a companion to the Doctor brings her.

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My maths really isn’t up to the Many Universes Interpretation, or indeed to amorphous masses of probabilities, but I’d quite like to know if there’s any observable evidence for any of them? Or are they in the same state of quantum indeterminacy as predestination?  

My maths isn’t either. However, scientists abhor a vacuum and a…[Read more]

@purofilion yes, it is. It’s interesting that the new wave of feminism was happening at this time, but it still took time for things to filter through to popular culture, as is the way.

Oh, ok, same Cassandra, different episode.

@JimTheFish I agree about Jo. Pertwee’s Doctor has such a strong personality that he can be quite a presence in a r…[Read more]

@purofilion this Doctor is acerbic and rude and arrogant, but I also like him. I think there is a touch of nostalgia there for me – I remember watching re-runs in the 70’s and last year I went to The Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff and saw ‘Bessy’ on display there.

Jo has been criticized, many of the representations of women at this time on T…[Read more]

@Craig Many happy returns, I hope it was celebrated in style. Thanks for the reply.

@Craig sorry to bother you again, but are we still doing the retrospective of Doctor Who?

@Bluesqueakpip that could be the case, I’m just throwing ideas into the mix. 🙂

@Schamster @lisa

Your posts got me thinking. I was wondering if, perhaps, CapDoc had known where Gallifrey was hidden at the end of tDotD, he may have even been the one who hid it. Missy was showing off by saying the co-ordinates to show that she knew where it had been. (The Master had been sent back into the timelock with Rassilion in tEoT.) Th…[Read more]

@Craig -I have now since watched it on Daily Motion, other than the link you provided. Thank you for looking into it.