@Serahni   Prophecies are tricky things, and even if they are taken seriously, it comes down in the end to how they are interpreted.  There have been hints in the past that the Time Lords have some means of accurate prognostication (other their ability to take sneak peeks at the future?), but Davros here was probably relying on rumour and he…[Read more]

@serahni I don’t think that Moffat writes solely for me. 😉 In any case, there have been brilliant episodes to make up for the bad ones, so I figure that I’m ahead. Even these episodes, while flawed, are not worthless. There’s much to like in them. I wish I could turn off my analytical faculties and just enjoy. But they click away, no…[Read more]

@DenValdron  @purofilion  @Arbutus

Another reason why Clara failed to exhibit her usual quick thinking and resourcefulness on this occasion might be that from the moment they meet in The Magicians Apprentice, Missy has been doing all she can to undermine her confidence and put her off her stride.  When Clara arrives for the meeting in the squa…[Read more]

@Serahni

when the hybrid was first mentioned, I immediately thought it was a misdirection to make us assume it was Timelord and Dalek when, in fact, it is really human and Dalek.

I very much doubt it. Davros was quite specific  “Is that what you ran from, Doctor?  Your part in the coming of the hybrid, half Dalek, half Time Lord?” 

When Davros sa…[Read more]

Lots of great ideas here as always. (Can I just say how happy I am that on this forum, people come on and say what they liked or didn’t, what worked for them or didn’t, as opposed to simply “sucked” or the equivalent?) Here are some thoughts that your thoughts inspired in me.

@Hudsey     If Moffat had really changed Davros or the Mixmaster i…[Read more]

@lisa

Thanks for the link.  I hadn’t come across the article in Archaeology, but I was aware of the project.  Norfolk and Suffolk were my professional stamping ground before I retired, and I am familiar with quite a few of the churches.  Norfolk in particular is a good place for investigating the incidence of such graffiti, if only because of th…[Read more]

@Serahni: It is worrisome to me that Clara other than her teaching has no life outside of her travels with the Doctor. I would draw parallels with Donna Noble who states that all she wanted to do was travel with the Doctor forever. Even in the context of the Dr Who fictional universe, that cannot happen. At least Rory and Amy had each other.…[Read more]

@serahni

wishful thinking on my part, as well! i was thinking she is chameleon arched way back before ‘the name of the doctor.’ it could help explain how a mere human could enter the doctor’s time stream, and survive, when the great intelligence could not. time lord dna hiding away, waiting to be reactivated. and last season, she seemed to be…[Read more]

@serahni

Exeactly my point. Yes, he sent her the CD Player, but is it his last will and testament?

@serahni  Thank you — and I like your point about the tense chosen, “When do I not see you?”  Checking out the words Moffat chooses is always a good idea — sometimes those choices unpack in such interesting ways.  This is why it drives me to distraction when whiners moan on about “lazy writing”.  They have no clue to the high quality of what the…[Read more]

@serahni  ALL of his incarnations are invited to the party, and yet most of their previous contact with the Claricles has involved them not seeing her at all!

Yes — but S8 was all about mutually seeing, finally, and for Clara, CapDoc at his own multiple party, his celebration of the great wide universal canvas that’s his home, it’s his…[Read more]

@Bluesqueakpip    Had I taken the time to read all the way through the comments before posting my last, I would have seen that you had already answered my question!  🙂

@Serahni   Good point about Clara, talking vs. running. My guess would be that she has just watched Missy try to talk her way out of trouble, and it ended in maximum exter…[Read more]

@Serahni — Ichabod here.  I tried Broadchurch again last week — more courtroom, glum faces — I must be just ruined for normally grim “serious” TV these days.  I ended up at “Fortitude” again, murky and nutty as it is, because at least it’s got monsters!  Sort of.  And scenery that wants to gnaw your face off (those jagged, rocky peaks with sno…[Read more]

@Serahni  — I’ve enjoyed Pratchett’s take on Death as a character too, and my favorite of the books is Small Gods.  I’ve got the whole bunch and read one at random from time to time, just because I love Pratchett’s narrative voice — smart, cheeky, and kind, among other qualities.  Haven’t been able to get into the new ones at all, though.  I cle…[Read more]

@grammargeek1002  Hi!  Love the pics, looks like a lot of fun!  How do you present the idea to guests who aren’t familiar with DW?

@Serahni  Pratchett is special; I like Vimes, and Vetinari of course, and the witches and their adventures.

@Mudlark @Serahni

Discworld is a thing I could never get into. Much as I enjoyed the writing and the invention, I found it impossible to give much a toss about any of the characters.

His (nominal) children’s works on the other hand – Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny And The Dead etc – were utterly wonderful. Engaging, with likeable characters…[Read more]

@Serahni I agree re’ Clara. Still so many loose threads to tie off and I really want to find out who Orson is, how he fits in and what became of the toy soldier. (I had dreams about that toy soldier and woke up at least once knowing I’d cracked the mystery but unable to remember how. damn those dream crabs.)

Cheers

Janette

Just thinking – one of the themes throughout this series has been myths, legends and fairytales. And we’re still there with Santa. 🙂

Capaldi’s Doctor has still to complete his “journey”. He’s no longer mid identity crisis – “I’m and idiot with a box!” (note the non gender specific change from “madman”). But he and Clara have to start being…[Read more]

@Serahni   I agree about the pace of this story, I frequently feel that 45 minutes is too short. Also, I agree that while I wasn’t keen on Missy as the Master, partly because it had been signposted so egregiously, at least it was a believable outcome, and I would have been more upset had she turned out to be the Rani, for instance.

@lisa   There…[Read more]

@Phaseshift @JimtheFish @Craig Yes PLEASE to the calendar . It could be Master/ Doctor themed featuring (a different) Missy with each of the twelve docs. I’ll get my Fourth costume together 🙂

@Serahni

Well, apparently The Doctor has a patch that makes her dream so vividly, she thinks it’s reality.  >.>  That might be…important

Yes, it might…[Read more]