@JimTheFish many thanks. I was at friends in Cambridgeshire yesterday and have only just got back. @Pedant @thane15 @rorysmith @devilishrobby et al, I will keep an eye on it but feeding the troll now would probably do more harm than good.

But it is noted.

@rorysmith  The Tardis is connected to all of time and space so she knows the Master has an important role to play.

Oh no — a Deus in Machina!  I like it.

@missrori  But this deeply personal relationship with Missy is still holding him back. Perhaps that will be key to the finale — his coming to an understanding that he needs to free hims…[Read more]

@RorySmith– you’re right. Pearl was amazing. They all were, this was fantastically acted. I have some issues with the pacing and conclusion of these three episodes, but it is a good story done well and the dynamics playing out between the Doctor, Bill, Nardole and Missy are fantastic. Just as with the Smith area, one can always find flaws, but the…[Read more]

@rorysmith– don’t use’ I could write better’ as an insult then. It signifies lack of ambition! Why would being better than Moffat be ‘sad’?

Your novel sounds very interesting.

@RorySmith I think we are possibly just at the beginning of a 7 episode arc that leads to the end of Moffat’s reign. I can imagine there will be twists aplenty in the upcoming stories.

@rorysmith– if cheeto has done one good thing, it’s making ‘sad’ as a sign off unacceptable.

Saying you could do better is something that really ought to be accompanied with a script or at least a synopsis. Not as good as you’d found yourself taught to expect is quite a different matter.

people loved Shakespeare not for his brand new invention-…[Read more]

@miapatrick You got there before me. @rorysmith with the orange face and the “Sad” all you need is three exclamation points and you’ve gone full Trump.

Honestly though, we’d like constructive reviews, however bad. Not just “I could do better”. If you want to do that, there are plenty of other places to do so.

Thank you.

@RorySmith

So far you have presented no evidence to support that assertion.

@Rorysmith you can easily outwrite Donald Trump at least…

@Arch

Im still pretty convinced, that whatevers in the vault is a child,

This would certainly fit with what we saw, or rather heard. Fur Elise is a relatively simple piece for a child to master and, when interest is sparked in the prospect of a new story involving children being eaten, we get the jaunty ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’. *   Some children ar…[Read more]

@RorySmith

I think they’re hoping that Matt Lucas’ Nardole will turn into something like Catherine Tate’s Donna – a one-off casting for a very comic part that can be extended as a longer term companion. Because the comedian is also an actor.

I’ve seen Matt Lucas on stage, so I’d say he’s perfectly capable of playing a comic companion who might…[Read more]

@RorySmith

He leaves broken time lines and plot holes everywhere

Plotholes shmotholes – examples or this is just empty whinging.

@geoffers

lol, i’m genuinely headed into fanfiction/shipper territory!

Shoot yourself now! It’s for your own good.

wouldn’t the bloody tardis be the safest bloody place to stash (bloody) whatever is inside?

Unless it…[Read more]

@rorysmith The ship is clearly the one from ‘The Lodger” if you compare the burn marks on the concrete.  Well, I could be wrong, but water/oil spill lady would explain poor Craig’s rot on his ceiling and wall.

@rorysmith

i agree, somewhat. moffat does tend to go for the emotional moment, rather than the strictly rational, well-thought out plot. the plot holes are less important than the emotional payoff for him, and i’m ok with that. i don’t watch doctor who as a puzzle-solving show, anyway, more as a drama with cool little mind tricks and thinking…[Read more]

@rorysmith

Will Orson Pink ever be explained?

i thought orson was a descendant of clara and danny (who just happened to look A LOT like his great-great-grandfather, or whatever), who ended up never really existing because missy had danny killed, and turned into a cyberman?

@rorysmith:

No, I thought that he simply wanted to put right the problem he caused in Manhattan. but I could be mistaken.

Missy

@rorysmith

That’s very reassuring. *big grin*

Missy

@rorysmith

Welcome back.

I don’t think many people thought of this

See my post #55029 above 🙂

On the third page! 🙂

@Morpho
It sounds as if, having agreed to treat the Eighth Doctor’s audio adventures as canon, Moffat’s going full tilt for the audio canon explanation of the Sisterhood – which is that the Sisterhood aren’t just neighbours of Gallifrey, they’re exiled Gallifreyans. Rassillon didn’t like their religion, so they had to do a…[Read more]

@rorysmith – you’re bang on with the Ashildr/doctor theorising scene. i totally imagine moffatt reading this very forum in prep for a scene like that. i think all those theories they bandied were posited on here at some point. it reminded me of that scene in Sherlock (series3) when he’s discussing how he escaped his jump from the hospital roof…[Read more]