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Re a Like button (friendly one, LOL)
It’s not something I’m desperate for and I’d only see it as available to people who are members. I just like the way it works on Facebook – it’s not about rating, just a quick way of showing agreement, especially if you only have time for a fleeting site visit.
But as I said I’m not sure if it’s even possible in this format and if people feel strongly against it, not a problem (And it makes @craig‘s life easier if he can cross another thing off his list)
<starts to worry if new avatar makes her look too soft – people thinking she’s refresingly positive indeed! Harrumph!>
Completely agree. I dipped into Colin’s first episode and caught Vengeance on Varos – which was saved by Nabil Shaban. I really wanted to like him – loved him as the devious, creepy Paul Merion in the Brothers (1970s), but you have nailed it in summing up his take on Dr who as charmless.
The way the companions were presented was awful. Poor Peri was a constant moan – and no wonder. Baker’s Dr treats her like shit, including physically pushing her out the way on occasions. Pertwee might have been sharp with Jo occasionally but there was always a paternal warmth underlying it. And what was that dayglo pink outfit about??? Never been a fan of Kate O’Mara and the Bonnie Langford announcement was enough to send me thcweaming behind the couch, traumatised. (Sorry @htpbdet 😉 )
I doubt I’d ever have watched any of them had it not been for the reboot ie wrapped in the security of knowing there was better to follow! Curiosity value only for me.
Anyone for the defence?
Gi jumps into timestream – it turns distinctly red and Dr looks very unwell. Says he is going to reverse all the Dr’s victories into defeats. Dosn’t mean the Dr dies in these defeats, though his reputation does. We are told the GI will dies as a result of this act – he/it acknowledges this but says it will give him peace (and the Dr torment)
Clara jumps into timestream, it reverts to white, Dr recovers. Clara would die the same as the GI (and presumably a very sad and lonely death) exxcept that the Dr jumps in after her. (Getting mighty crowded in there).
As a result of the Dr jumping in, the timestream begins to “collapse in on itself” – so the Dr and ClaraPrime have to get out ASAP.
Implications –
All the previous 50 years of episodes that we have seen are the result of GI then Clara retconning. they may not be reset to exactly the way they were orignally eg explains any anomolous details (eg the Exillon daleks) in the series. May have bigger implications which may be eplored futher in 50th, series 8 or not at all! There may be some remnants of Clara, GI still lurking about.
Although – if the timestream is collapsing then the implication is that it will just disappear – speeding up the end it was heading towards anyway (scar tissue, slowly healing and fading away).
Eleven can still travel the route that timestream took – he may be the one who dies/died at Trenzalore.
Or
Trenzalore was one of the defeats that a claracle later fixed, and the death in the “minor skirmish” didn’t take place.
@blenkinsopthebrave GI is certainly a sourpuss, but he’s also disembodied and has been for a long time (if he was ever corporeal). Dr defeated him, that we know of, in the Snowmen, Tibet, London Underground, and again in BoSJ. Maybe he also just got pissed off at hearing (from all his databanks (“I AM information”)) just how brilliant the Dr is and ends up with a grudge bigger than the chips you’d need on each shoulder to balance out all the fishes in here
As a disembodied, non human, being he can’t comprehend, never mind predict, Clara’s very noble and brave, and ultimately emotional act of self-sacrifice (as she thinks when she jumps in)
To all those who still think the Dr’s “birth” name willl be revealed in hte 50th – have another look at the episode poster –
It says exactly what we got – “His secret revealed” – it is; he explicitly says HurtDr is his biggest secret ie his name isn’t the secret that’s revealed
AND he says his name is “The Doctor”
Actually that was just an excuse to look at the poster again 🙂 Which reminds me – lots of shattered glass/fragments in all the posters
Good on yer sis MiaP – how did she get in the pic – was it set up beforehand or was she was just in the right spot?
The Gay Agenda (LOL) reminded me that the first time I saw John Hurt acting in anything was the Naked Civil Servant. He was amazing in it. Hard to get your head round just how groundbreaking it was in 1975, especially for a straight actor. On googling it I discovered it was produced by one Verity Lambert 😀
And it also reminded me of just what an amazing CV Mr Hurt has – one of my favourite actors and many of my favourite films. Plus 3 new films which are due out next year. Must be that Time Lordy thing – he’s 73 FFS!
And he’s in Dr Who in November… squeeee 😀
Maybe it was the Caligula incarnation the Smith’s Dr found a bit difficult
