I can really see why it made an impact on beople back in 1963, and why Dalekmania became such a phenomenon – the design of the Daleks themselves, and the Dalek city, and really the rest of Skaro (particularly the petrified forest and the swamp) came together to…[Read more]

It was almost but not quite entirely unlike my theories

Welcome to my world!! But it’s also the joy of bonkers theorising. we don’t actually want to be right! 😉

@Bluesqueakpip Absolutely no need to apologise! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed debating Danny’s character with you. And he’s not easy. I mentioned his…[Read more]

timey-wimey, indeed! are you saying that tennant doc originally left the family behind, and lots of things were different, but t…[Read more]

@PhileasF List of post-its is great

@Blenkinsopthebrave – Bless you for the foray into Clara’s kitchen, and confirmation of same. Seriously – the rest of us just aren’t worthy!!

You also say

You don’t think that she slipped away with Robin in Sherwood Forest when we weren’t looking, and…

Actually… we were looking! You m…[Read more]

Loved your list of Clara’s post-it notes. I admire your dedication. In fact, I was inspired by your example to have a look myself, and discovered that, not only does she have two notes for Robin Hood, but also two notes for Three Months.

You don’t think that she slipped away with Robin in Sherwood Forest when we weren’t looking,…[Read more]

• Doctor (Pertwee and McGann are trending highest here – each on 4.17 out of 5)
• Series/Season (Forum Average: 3.72 out of 5)
• Christmas Specials (Forum Average: 3.74 out of 5)
• River Song (Forum Average: 4.49 out of 5)
• Paternoster Gang (Forum Ave…

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Thanks for identifying the Welsh National War Memorial in Cathays Park. I was wondering what the monument was. And I agree that we were supposed to assume it was in London and not think too much about it. When I was watching, I was also struck by the fact that Danny is supposedly only a couple of minutes’ walk from Clara’s flat, and he…[Read more]

@Margaret-Blaine Don’t let the odd post-scramble put you off posting. It happens occasionally, don’t know why. (Welcome to the dark (water) side 😉 )

@jack Re Dr Sarkosa – he would appear to be dead and cyberised – see the inscription on the skeleton-case in his office

@RobertDaller The…[Read more]

@PhileasF I’ve been looking at Clara’s bookcase. Saw something odd, a ‘Body Swap Ticket’ (the preceding word is illegible… MIxxxSCAPE?

Presumably this is a ticket for a recreational body swapping experience.

I believe it is for a “Hyperscape Body Swap Ticket”:

(From the 2013 Prom)

I too think of him, and wonder what he would have made of the new series. He was a Clara fan but not a Smith fan. I think he’d have enjoyed Capaldi’s Doctor. I raise a glass to him – what a lovely man.

@PhileasF  It’s obviously worth re-watching that post-it note scene with the pause button for…[Read more]

You two seem to be very knowledgeable about the whole of Doctor Who history.

Im re-watching The Mind Robber this evening and I thought I saw some parallels with this series, and its arc and details.  Obviously, that there is a (potential) dream world, and that people see what they want to see / what they expect to see.  O…[Read more]

@TheKrynoidMan   To me it just doesn’t seem like something any of the other incarnations of The Master would ever do.   I disagree, I think the Simm Master would have done it. In fact, even as a man, I can imagine his Master having done it!  :-)…[Read more]

I’m not sure we will be told how the Master got away last time, or indeed, whether we need to be told.

As @PhileasF so wisely said:

Some are wondering how the Master got away from the time bubble in which Rassilon and co are imprisoned. But there’s a long tradition of the Master escaping from certain death with no explanation, a…

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I also suspect much of what Danny and, presumably, other dead people are being told is a lie, intended to persuade them to allow their personalities to be deleted.

Your post is one of the reasons why I think this site is so wonderful.  Deeply thoughtful, contextual (bringing in PK Dicks “Ubik” and also SMs “Coupling” is…[Read more]

(Hi fives @PhileasF – fellow dalekised Doctor theorist (I liked that theory, thank you for […]

@mudlark good call on the outfit being Edwardian. Makes […]

The D…[Read more]

The fact that it did get through tells me that it wasn’t in anyway accidental.

It wasn’t accidental. I had a bit of a comment on that on another forum:

Medication versus listening. Everyone wants to give Maebh her medication rather than deal with those embarrassing habits and listen to the strange voices. Except for the D…[Read more]

The fact that it did get through tells me that it wasn’t in anyway accidental. Far from a glib comment offering general encourag…[Read more]

Great theories from everyone and I love @PhileasF ‘s theory. Clara’s lies have been a ‘thing’ all series – she’s been shown as being good at making things up. So a very believable theory!

Also Maebh (sp?) says that she heard Miss Oswald’s voice in her head, telling…[Read more]

It wanted to capture a child-like sense of wonder, and it delivered in spades.

I…[Read more]

@PhileasF Nice picking up on Missy’s characteristics and actual words. I agree that there’s too little evidence to draw conclusions on what the […]

In the meantime, I’ll add a few of the juicy bits we get from her in this episode

Why do people think this episode proves she is a baddie? The “evil” laugh? I didn’t particularly get…[Read more]

Someone made the observation that Missy refers to “my Clara and my Boyfriend” {sorry cant find it again}

The writer likes to use trains in his episodes

There have been a lot of ‘conversions” from one thing to…[Read more]

Ditto re @PhileasF Apologies for repeating your thoughts on Missy.

Note to self: read ALL the posts before posting!!

@Mudlark   I completely agree about the Doct…[Read more]

I’ve always felt that Doctor Who is basically a descendant of the Odyssey,

Watch out for a monolith!

@PhileasF b) It’s the people on the train who are being tested. Someone wants to find very clever people who are good at dealing with d…

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Anyway, I have my bucket of exclamtion/question marks at the ready so hear we go.

Despite the later showing we got to watch this one live! What a fun episode. We had the lights off and my 10y/o was clinging on to me from the start 🙂 It was almost Scooby Doo!

@Oblique: “Mummy on the Orient Express, the…

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“Your goal is to ascertain the Foretold’s true nature, probe for weaknesses, with a view to capture, after which we will reverse engineer its abilities!”

Of course, GUS might be lying about the true nature of the enterprise, but what would “reverse engineering” of the Foretold’s ability to…[Read more]

 I suspect these seeming connections are meaningless noise.

Oh no – they are undoubtedly meaningful, in the same way the dream catchers were in series 6. In drama, a red herring has a very specific job to do!

Well done in tracking down the dialogues from the BG episodes. Definitely not a new thing that companions threaten to leave and forcefully call the Doctor out on things. I seem to remember it wasn’t unusual for Ian or Barbara to do it either. I see lots of echoes of Hartnell in particular in Twelve.

@pedant – Stop doing that!!…[Read more]

Here is some useful official BBC content that helps clear up a lot too
Quiz The Moon – bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/59bhtcgMnFZrnRF4xzPdvS7/kill-the-moon-the-quiz
(I got 8/10)

Fact File bbc.co.uk/programm…[Read more]

My feelings about this episode are mixed.  I found the dramatic tension,…[Read more]

Re: the Doctor not knowing the future. In Cold Blood, humans and Silurians negotiate their respective futures on the Earth (the Doctor does not involve…[Read more]

@PhileasF   According to my husband, the earth history nerd, there is more than one theory regarding the origins of the moon. Definitely one theory (although admittedly not the most popular one) is that the moon is an asteroid that got sucked into our orbit at some point. So this c…[Read more]

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Couple of short things to add –

@PhileasF  Re your comment about this universe not conforming to our reality because it was rebooted from Amy’s memories –

Post of the thread!

@Juniperfish -Loved your comment: “Peter Capaldi’s worlds weary misanthropy with flashes of…[Read more]

@Juniperfish     Yes, I loved the moment where the president is revealed to be a “she”, and then a moment later, the Doctor refers to “womankind”.   🙂

@Apopheniac   Was is just me who saw them slo-mo running and thought, sigh?   No, I had exactly the same thought. That felt contrived and unnecessary to me…[Read more]