@dentarthurdent @blenkinsopthebrave

Sorry, posting under time pressure. Of course, I meant ‘Twice Upon a Time,’ NOT ‘World Enough…’

I haven’t studied Chib’s Dalek stories. I really will have to check out the post TTC arc and specials. Albeit reluctantly. But Moff drilled right down into Dalekdom, whereas Chib just wheeled them around, didn’…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave @dentarthurdent

what I meant was, John Hurt was credited as ‘The War Doctor’ in Name of the Doctor but, apparently, Billie didn’t get anything like that this time. So, I assumed she’s The Doctor… but, if she is another version, you have Ruth, The Watcher or The Valeyard. Mind you Valeyard is french for Old Man. Don’t kno…[Read more]

Thought I’d move the discussion here.

Well, Ncuti Gatwa has gone. Anyone going for a retrospective? This is difficult because of the supposed ‘controversies’. Answer, simple: no controversy. Rating: better than Whittaker, not as good as Capaldi/Smith/Ecclestone. That’s in respect to writing AND performance. Great performances but, whether he anno…[Read more]

@devilishrobby @jimthefish @juniperfish

Valeyard… Villengard (and therefor their ‘Shell Company’ Harmony Shoal?) Vlinx:

We have limited knowledge of The Valeyard incarnation… basically he’s incarnation 12+

We have limited knowledge of The Master’s incarnations because Who Narrative follows The Doctor’s timeline. So:

? > Delgado > ?

? > Dar…[Read more]

Of course the other aspects of Rose are:

She was briefly possessed by Lady Cassandra… so she may have insight into reality that 15 didn’t.

She doesn’t have a link to Unit does she? That emerged in series 4. Perhaps she will actually point at The V’linx and say ‘what the flipping hell is that?’ Or ‘er… so who runs your recruitment?’…[Read more]

@juniperfish

Billie as Valeyard. Hmmm

I have been predicting the V man for a while, on the back of:

Vlinx

Villengard

REG in the scan; Simeon is still in The Doctors timeline.

And The Great Library (with its own nifty and inhabited VR) might be a super Data Slice to get it all off the ground

Because it’s all weird, isn’t it? It ain’t real.…[Read more]

Billie Piper?

I actually think she’ll be the Doctor for a while. Don’t know how long cos I’m not sure where the program is going. Definitely NOT 7 seasons, most unlikely to be 4.

I think Russ is keen to show to the world how a Ladydoc moves, therefore he forklifts in Whitdoc to say ‘hiya! Bye!’ Essentially. This is exhibit A. And now exhibit B…[Read more]

Did you notice…

The Rani was credited to Pip and Jane Baker;

Omega to Barry Letts (I think, NOT Baker and Martin or Byrne);

The Daleks to Terry Nation. Of course.

But, is that standard form? Or should we expect some screeching pepper pot action? Perhaps some post truth modern and ‘reasonable’ Daleks?

’I am your… SOLDIER. Would you like a cup of TEA??’

The top five Gatwa… it’s nuanced (I hope)

Pemiership: Boom, 73 yards, Dot & Bubble, Lux, The Well, Story & Engine,

Championship: Church on Ruby Road, Rogue, Joy to the World, Lucky Day, Interstellar Song Contest, Wish World,

1st Division: Space Babies, Devil’s Chord, Legend, Empire, Robot Revolution, Reality War,

Not saying anything else is as…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave @scaryb

Murky. Gritty.

oft mocked. Very nasty, dumb title: Vengeance on Varos. If the current arc is VR it needs a Visit to a Virtual Varos if only to dunk The V’linx in some Vitriol!

Some will be outraged, but it’s a weird mix of unlikely personal thesp triumph not even JNT and Seward combined could contain: Caves of And…[Read more]

@pete66 @thane16

I actually liked most of this series more than the resolution… even RTD1 season enders weren’t normally that barking.

So, I do miss the gritty old prosaic Who. I assume the VR theme is a way of changing the ‘tone.’ If you think about it the show was jazzed up and comic stripped after Hell Bent with ‘Husband’, presumably…[Read more]

Ok. That was better than the Empire of Stupid Sutekh.

That is, not even the moving scene with dust woman or the shonky but charming homemade pseudo Tardis could save us from taking the dog for walk. Even if the dog was a backward god.

Conrad really only wanted safety for all. Fathers are absent and people cope with it. Well, these two…[Read more]

Right. Trying not to look at anyone else’s post.

To start with, if that was Davison, he’s really let himself go. Has someone else said that? If so, we think alike. If not, gimme a chuckle.

It was better than the Stupid Sutekh thing, but how much more? How much of the regeneration story was bolted on? If you accept what was being told… IF… i…[Read more]

@nerys
That was more a comment on Chibnall’s previous Who tendencies. I did try Broadchurch. Was mainly watching Scandinoir at the time, itself pretty flawed. So, on the one hand my comment was a cheap shot, imagining what Chibnall might have done with Who (depending on The Corp). But I can’t really say what I saw convinced me that Chi…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

Ohila/12… great example. But! Ohila… would the actor be there for the read? She might be. I dunno.

Hypothesis:

1. Lots of modern drama relies on semi improv work. You get better thesps on board too.

2. Moff is genius with dialogue. With dialogue (like wings) you can fly! Not to be confused with pointless  worthy dialogue that…[Read more]

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Perhaps the Space Babies are VR Time Lords.

Eric was The Doctor??

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