@Spider

I know it’s worthwhile watching seasons 6-8. I only asked those questions because i’ve read a lot of opinions on the matter, even though i haven’t formed one of my own, and i was merely curious what people think around these parts, since i’ve noticed that there are some die-hard Doctor Who fans here, that’s all.

@Spider

Well, i’m at the finale of season 5 so i don’t really have an opinion on the series 6-8. Unfortunately, my curiosity got the better of me and i couldn’t resist reading all the spoilers from these particular seasons. I still need to catch up though. Moffat hasn’t let me down so far (he has let down some other people from what i’ve read).…[Read more]

aw @Spider (and before @Purofilion ) thanks – actually I instantly regretted that post as I ended it sounding all po-faced. I meant it, but still, thought I came across as holier-than-thou.
But thanks, you’re kind

@Bluesqueakpip – yeah, I know, I kinda squee a bit with the gang’s all here moments.
Thinking about the Mummy, the obvious is to think…[Read more]

I said back on the Kill The Moon thread that I thought Clara was pregnant.  And I only had a few replies, all of which were derogatory.  Now I come back today, and loads of people are thinking Clara is pregnant.

“Three months” (like on the post-its) is invocative of pregnancy, when its safe to tell about it.  But Clara didnt tell Danny she was pr…[Read more]

@Spider
Aha! Utter bonkers theory: Danny is Adric!

Dang it! [Fill in the Blank] is Adric is supposed to be MY schtick! How did I miss that?! 😛

@DrBen
Also, when I mentioned to my wife the “THREE MONTHS” thing and @Spider ‘s theory that she’s pregnant, my wife shook her head and said “nah, she’s dying.” (As in, three months to live.)
This would add additional resonance to her scene about how Danny’s death was “boring”. Imagine traveling all through space and time and then being told tha…

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Also, when I mentioned to my wife the “THREE MONTHS” thing and @Spider ‘s theory that she’s pregnant, my wife shook her head and said “nah, she’s dying.”  (As in, three months to live.)

This would add additional resonance to her scene about how Danny’s death was “boring”.  Imagine traveling all through space and time and then being told that y…[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]

@miapatrick

Different phone call…?  I didn’t pick up on that 🙁  Are you saying that because of the post-it notes? (Will need to rewatch)

One thing that has slipped down our collective awareness – well mine at least, and it’s just occurred to me – Missy’s “Clara, my Clara…” hasn’t been explained yet. (Tho at least there was an explanation a…[Read more]

@spider

Yes – I think it it’s sad that the crew couldn’t possibly get away with something like that these days. I still think that Earthshock managed to deliver genuine “holy crap” moments for its time. I can certainly remember discussing them at school the next day with the few people who I knew were still watching.

@Juniperfish

While I’m…[Read more]

@Phaseshift I too am looking forward to the pics of the Mary Poppins outfit. Just think of all the fun you can have with wigs as well. And the Master/ Doctor snog photos, across all twelve incarnations, which will now pervade conventions.

@Spider I liked your journey to acceptance 🙂

Looking forward to finding out how the Master escaped the…[Read more]

@Spider– I have very similar dreams. A while ago I was on a hilltop surveying the spread of the apocalypse (it had begun as a game of monopoly when I was at school) thinking ‘we’ll it does rather take the pressure off, but I’ll never discover what was the deal with Clara.

@Spider

I just hope it’s not River Song in some other form.

@Spider.  Sorry, was getting a bunch of stuff of my chest right away..lol.  True that there have not been kids in every episode this season for the most part, but every time there is one it sends me back to Nightmare in Silver.  To me there was no reason to have those kids involved.  The Doctor just randomly takes them on an adventure?  I just…[Read more]

@Blenkinsopthebrave – I had mixed feelings about Danny in this episode.

I like Danny, so I was looking forward to an episode in which he’d play a bigger part, after being on the sidelines for the past few weeks. I was a bit disappointed. Although he was on-screen a lot more this week, I didn’t feel we saw any deeper into him than we’ve seen…[Read more]

I feel a little guilty for not liking this episode more after reading all the wonderful comments. I loved the premise and the children but even the drama between Clara and Danny felt underplayed to me. He took the revelation that she had been lying rather too well. I will be disappointed if that is the end of that and by next week is is all tidied…[Read more]

@purofilion Thanks for the perspectives of the twelve year olds in your house – it is interesting to hear how younger viewers perceive Who. And a notable sign of changing times that, whilst Who was a programme aimed at kids from the beginning, the Doctor rarely interacted with children in Old Who.

What has happened to Linda Lee’s reviews? I ha…[Read more]

@Spider and @BadWulf – agreed. On a rewatch it was very definite that the glowy thingys had brought her back – possibly from where she’d run away to, but very possibly back from the dead.

Incidentally, was that Michael Sheen (the voice of House) doing an uncredited voice over as the voice of the trees? Which would be another little shout out to…[Read more]

@Spider – has the disappointment affected your spider-signature?

Oh and another thing i forgot to say, the girl sister of child-i-have-forgotten-name-of who appears from the bushes in a haze of golden flashes and gives a lovely smile? My immediate thought was ‘future companion’ 

I thought – “Hmm, this is someone who has returned from the dead…”

@melloyello – what @thommck , @spider and @scaryb say is correct; Clara didn’t recognise War Doc, Tom Baker and indeed Tennant or anyone else because she lost most of the memory of her time in the Doc’s time scar.

This is established in Day of the Doctor (which I re-watched recently) when she meets WarDoc and TennantDoc in the cell.  To…[Read more]