@JanetteB

There have been a lot of strange things about Clara

And now I’m thinking back to Night Terrors, where we establish that it’s possible for the parents of an adopted child (in that case, a Tenza child) to not remember that their child is adopted.

@Serahni

it seems really, really weird he didn’t go back to confirm the actual p…

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Many thanks to @serahni for the intervention. @GothanCelt – I was pretty specific about my criticism – However you feel about this series, episode, whatever – please do not call the Gods Of Who to your aid.

Assuming that someone involved in the show will automatically share your worldview is just daft. Full stop. I’ve seen it on the Guardia…[Read more]

@Serahni I would disagree that the Doctor has lost his nerve.  He was unable to made the decision because he recognised that it was not his right to do so. His choice was to save the creature but in doing so he would put the entire population of earth in jeopardy. He is not brutally practicle but pragmatic. It is often more a case of “Don’t waste…[Read more]

@Serahni    I really enjoyed what you had to say about the Doctor’s behaviour and Clara’s reaction to it. You’re right, I don’t think that Clara is altogether enjoying this new, less effusive Doctor. The previous incarnation made much of her, calling her “my impossible girl” and acting in various dramatic ways to save her life. This one makes rude…[Read more]

@BadWulf, Racous birds which screech really early in the morning.

@purofilion The holiday was great thanks and just to keep it on topic we did not see any spiders, but lots of skippies and a leech which feasted on our friend’s ankle and we did indeed hear the “ooooo-eh bird”.

And before a mod gives me a Clara-slap for going off topic, I will…[Read more]

Have just got home after a six hour drive and watched “Kill the Moon.” I really enjoyed it, maybe because I am so tired, having been woken by squabling Cockies at the ungodly hour of 7.30 this morning or 8.30 as it turned out to be. Yes I think the replacement moon at the end was a little too “and they all lived happily ever after”, but then we…[Read more]

A couple of references in recent episode threads to The Doctor

suddenly treating people like chess pieces

@serahni

and the possibility of Missy

setting up the board for a cosmic game of chess, and gretchen and humpty are two of her pawns

@geoffers.

A game of chess is central (quite literally) in the final scene of The Tempest, as well.

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@serahni — thanks very much for the info Re: matrix- compassion tardis etc. its obvious that SM is fully aware of all these references and has of course drawn upon them to create the Missy arc – all the computer and neverland/rasillon stuff and so on- I found it very enlightening…[Read more]

@Mudlark @purofilion   Interesting that you describe the Skovox Blitzer as a clever and scary monster when the majority of us who have commented on it at thought otherwise.  I agree with @serahni that it could have been different if the monster had been the focus of the story; a robot soldier capable of destroying planets, whose apparent defaul…

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@purofilion – I thought it was ‘sing with the orphans’. I hate to join the ranks of those who can’t understand accents outside New York/LA/received pronunciation/Australian capital cities… but I have to admit, a couple of times per episode I’m just guessing at what the Doctor’s saying. This isn’t unique to Doctor Who, though — when watching…[Read more]

@purofilion   Interesting that you describe the Skovox Blitzer as a clever and scary monster when the majority of us who have commented on it at thought otherwise.  I agree with @serahni that it could have been different if the monster had been the focus of the story; a robot soldier capable of destroying planets, whose apparent default was to ide…[Read more]

Thanks for the link @Serahni (Hope I got that right this time.) Interesting to note that Lawrence Miles was an editor. There is a bit of history there between him and S.M. if I recall correctly.

Cheers

Janette

@CathAnnabel     with hindsight and without the distraction of his considerable charms     This made me laugh out loud. Well put.

@Oblique      I’d say the title “The Caretaker” was a callout to “The Lodger”!

@idiotsavon     I like your comparison of Danny’s behaviour in the TARDIS to a recalcitrant student, very apt. And your Pride and Prej…[Read more]

@Serahni

Sorry – was busy composing when  you posted, so apologies for overlapping. Interesting link to Campassion. (Not sure about Clara, but what about Missy…?)

I’ve been away and haven’t yet had time to catch up on all the your thoughts on the episodes. But I’ve managed at least to catch up on your post reg. Time Heist.

First of all I am in need of a rewatch, but still I wanted to share some of the mummbels inside my head. I liked the episode, although I think it’s not the strongest so far this season.…[Read more]

@Serahni

It seems to me Clara’s reaction to The Teller, and her struggle with the TARDIS last episode is continuing the business that we had in Series 7. Is Clara a “normal” human? There are plenty of indications that she’s got a little extra something.

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@Serahni

hinted at that The Doctor had a wife and children back on Gallifrey at once point in his early life?

Not so much hinted as stated, since he an away with his granddaughter.

@serahni I agree something is up with Clara’s memory and the teller. I think that the mental block will be a plot point down the road. They may even have to visit the teller to unlock her brain, or Psi. Could have something to do with all the Claricles (there is a slight possibility that Rusty is one in my mind, could be totally wrong).

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@Serahni – not bonkers at all, since it’s now been very carefully established that the TARDIS can return to Gallifrey, if it’s to an earlier point in the Doctor’s timeline.

Incidentally, about Clara – we all seem to be ignoring an important piece of data. The TARDIS doesn’t like her. Still doesn’t like her, in fact. She bit Clara when Clara had…[Read more]

Now for my replies…

@idiotsavon congrats on the “Don’t Think” prediction. It seems like we are being asked to go against our human nature a lot this series.

@bluesqueakpip Was the teleport really the same effect as Gretchen’s? I didn’t recognise it as such. Are you saying that from memory or did you go back and double check!?

@ScaryB – Doctor…[Read more]