@PhileasF. Good post.

I was a bit skeptical about the Dalek-isation of the Doc for a couple of reasons:

First it’s been attempted before in Evil of the Daleks (kind of), although the Daleks did not know […]

@PhileasF Mmmmn – I too was wondering about the “it’s all in the Doctor’s head as he tries to fight dalekisation” theory, just upstream of your post. Nice spot on the anti-grav tech as a possible clue.

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@HaveYouFedTheFish and @PhileasF – I’d go against the ‘its all a dream’ for the very reason that audiences usually resent it. When Moffat decided to do the ‘Amy is a ganger’ plotline, the clues were puzzling – but […]

@PhileasF – you make a pretty compelling argument! I love the idea that he’s now brandishing the screwdriver like a dalek weapon.

It would certainly make a humdinger of a series cliff hanger if the doc […]

ah, so much to read (thanks all!) but late shout out to @PhileasF and @Jimthefish – Smith reading the Beano as a nod to Cushing reading the Eagle in the film.

Its probably all it was (a knowing wink to the […]

@PhileasF – Not sure what was in The Beano Summer Special 1981 but the cover clearly shows a dolphin. I vaguely remember a line in A Christmas Carol along the lines of not thinking sky shark but dolphin, not too […]

@PhileasF – That was beautiful storytelling.

@thommck – The fruit bit stuck out to me, as well.  As did the Doctor using his sonic to ‘test’ it.  Since when did he start testing things, unless River was around […]