@blenkinsopthebrave

there were no Tennant era Ice Warrior stories… as I’m sure you know. 1 for Smith/Coleman and 1 for Capaldi/Mackie. ‘After the flood’ was a Toby Whithouse story from the previous Capaldi season…

@vickymallard

I have previously expressed my admiration for this Christmas special in these hallowed pages. Not all of the specials are worth watching EVERY year but this one and The Husbands of River Song are nailed on.

Some people don’t like the body count in VotD but you can’t crash Titanic/Poseidon Adventure and Aliens, with an extra nod to…[Read more]

@whohar

Chibnall’s historicals were generally the most positively received episodes from series 11 & 12, maybe because Chibnall didn’t write them (tho ‘Rosa’ was part written by him). ‘Tesla’: quite daft historical high-fiving. ‘Demons’ seemed to be a reworking of Testimony from ‘Twice Upon a Time’ (well, this happens on lots of stories). ‘Villa…[Read more]

@WhoHar

I’m posting this here because there really does seem to be a word count issue on The Chibnall blog. Or maybe I need to be more succinct.

You are right. We shouldn’t make excuses for Chibnall finding it too difficult. There are lots of potential stories out there; but can they be used? Well that question pretty much defines the best of…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

Yes I mean of course 7 & Ace. Ace was the saving of 7; one reason I’m not that happy about Mel working for UNIT. Tell the truth I didn’t really watch much 7 at the time but I have caught up with series 25 & 26. 7 is manipulative and my impression was he doesn’t spare Ace.

Bradley was as badly served by Chibnall’s scripts as Whit…[Read more]

@robertcaligari

Yes. Chibnall will be largely defined by the problems with 13. Although you won’t get anyone involved with show to admit this; no-one wants to lose the sale.

But Jodie Whitaker was unfairly served by her scripts. That’s down to Chibnall. And there were a lot of other problems.

Having said that, being DW showrunner is tough; a ‘…[Read more]

@Juniperfish @WhoHar

Androgum chef prepared succulent half dressed nubile human companion Thermidor

Eric Seward’s cheesy Dalek surprise ala ‘Soylent Green’

Oi! You’re Scottish! Fry me some cheese!

Cardiff Bay Monterey Jack Welsh Rarebit

Cheese and Purple Celery

Carrot Juice

The Flux… still not watched that series. Definitely on my bucket list… probably somewhere toward the bottom.

The Timeless Children: observations…

I suspect Chis Chibnall was surfing tv tropes one day and discovered ‘I am become Woobie Destroyer of Worlds’ and thought ‘that looks like fun!’ What with the Logopolis farrago and The Reality Bomb,…[Read more]

King of hearts and 8 of clubs are much in evidence. Comparing the other cards with the cards on the image at the start of this thread, they seem to be random cards: various combinations of suits and numbers.

@juniperfish wow! Not expecting that level of analysis. Really thought it just signified McGann. If hearts/cups signifies a change, might it be a return to four’s more subversive methods?

@WhoHar … is it that we’re enthused by these new stories, to pick at these details, or is this another example of Chibnall’s inability to spin a yarn?…[Read more]

@WhoHar

Keys of Marinus was the fifth ever serial. Got to watch it… trying to… it’s a struggle. The Chase was in the 2nd series

Another observation: the Doctor and the Toymaker cut cards. The Toymaker cuts The King… make of that what you will

The Doctor cuts 8… Paul McGann?? Human on his mother’s side? Or it could it have been any card lower than The King. 14 didn’t cut 10 for instance.

So, is the King, Rassilon? Or just a high card?

Ooh Rusty, the Toyshop is a rich th…[Read more]

@devilishrobby

Try and find Shirley in that final shot of the helipad. And whose idea exactly was it to put machine guns in a wheelchair?

And ooh sir! Sir! Thought of something else, sir… that Max Capricorn guy in Voyage of the Damned… he had gleaming gold tooth too!

just a few barrels left to scrape. Nearly there.

@Juniperfish

I have STILL not seen Time and The Rani. Truth be told I have avoided it and not just because I didn’t like ‘Mark of’ much either. As I remember, the best thing was the disdain the character showed for The Master. But I’m not very excited by her potential return; as Timelords can change gender, I’d rather welcome back The Monk or T…[Read more]