@Spider

Sorry – didn’t mean to repeat most of what you said – synchronicity (great minds and all that, heh heh)

Re River’s link to Clara – that was as a result of Vastra’s “sceance meeting” in Name of the Doctor. That’s how the Doctor knows Clara is still alive in his timescar, because River says she is still connected to her. I think that link…[Read more]

@TheDoctorsOtter, @fangirl-slowly Welcome along, always nice to hear some new voices on the forum. You’ll find a whole range of people on here, from those who watched the original episodes in the 1960s to the more recent newbies who’ve managed to binge-watch  the 8 new series in a couple of months!

@fangirl-slowly, like @Spider said, I’m aware…[Read more]

@Bluesqueakpip

Congrats on your (virtual) award of  Geek of the Week on the G 😀  (They’re a bit slow over there, we’ve known that, like, forever 😉 ).  The train no spot should get you Geek of the Universe!

Anyway – champagne cocktails (as @Purofilion so aptly suggested) all round – CHEERS!

@idiotsavon @janetteB

The bar’s been restocked -…[Read more]

@Spider
Apologies! You are totally correct.  No theft intended – just too tired…
So, good news – you win the informal competition.  Your prize details are just downloading now into my system – hang on – ah, here we go: Free tickets for 2 on the Journey of a Lifetime, it says here, See the Wonders of the Known Universe on the Orient Express, in S…[Read more]

@Spider

Gallifreyans Using Stealth – love it! (Especially as it circumstantially supports my theory that Missy’s world is on Gallifrey (on the opposite side to the bit we usually see).

@wordmuse @JimtheFish

I like the companions having back stories and non Doctor lives, so long as it doesn’t feel tacked on (which is possibly the bit we may…[Read more]

Not so mello after all, what a shame …

Anyway, I have my bucket of exclamtion/question marks at the ready so hear we go.

Despite the later showing we got to watch this one live! What a fun episode. We had the lights off and my 10y/o was clinging on to me from the start 🙂 It was almost Scooby Doo!

@Oblique: “Mummy on the Orient Express, the…

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he he @juniperfish – I thought you’d be hoping that Missy gets to weigh the Doctors hearts against a feather…

😉

and @Spider – that’s 😈 – I like!!

aww – I did have a small bonker (bonkerette?) but its now silly as @spider has reminded me of the (rather delicious) line:
“I do like his new accent though, I think I might keep it”.

Hey ho.

The bonkette?

Well, it wasn’t who Missy was, but what she is doing.

Basically she inhabits the Promised Land/ Heaven and what happens when you go to hea…[Read more]

Haven’t seen Kill The Moon yet (hopefully tonight) so I’ll keep the conversation on here for now!

I had a new(?) idea about Missy. I think we are focusing a lot on who she is rather than her motives. I think the Doctor may have trapped her in the Nethersphere. She is the only living being in the Promised Land which gives her a level of authority.…[Read more]

@Spider Now I’ll never be able to look at the moon in the same way!

I just went out into the garden with the dog, and was looking up at the moon thinking about this episode. It is a beautiful starry night with a gibbous moon right now (I don’t know if it’s waxing or waning, though!)

The thing about Courtney in this episode was, the Doctor took he…[Read more]

@Spider   tv and films have a LOT to answer for about what my management think is actually possible to do with image processing!   I have a hilarious image of management demanding something, you saying, “Sorry, not technically possible,” and them replying, “But… but… they did it on Doctor Who!”

And very good point by the way about Clara’s respons…[Read more]

@spider  @ idiotsavon  Re Missy’s ‘heaven’, I have, coincidentally just read a short story by Ian McDonald which featured a virtual heaven (‘Farside’), hugely elaborate and realistic, into which the ultra-rich could upload themselves. They had to die as part of the process, but once uploaded could continue to interact with the real w…[Read more]

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]

@Spider @JimboMcMaster – Children of Earth flashback, check!

@Timeloop @IAmNotAFishIAmAFreeMan   I believe the post-hug arm-rub is simply because this Doctor apparently doesn’t ‘do’ hugs.

Anyone else notice the Doctor give Psi a ‘call-me’ gesture just as Psi leaves the Tardis at the end? Despite the fact that Psi already offered his services robbing any more banks? What else could they have to talk about t…[Read more]

@Juniperfish @Spider

Two time streams? I find this absolutely baffling

There weren’t. After the events of Day of the Doctor War Doctor/ Nine genuinely believed that they had destroyed Gallifrey (this was made very clear at the National Gallery, when the three Docs were discussing before going their separate ways) and did not come to understand t…[Read more]

@Spider

Now, given that is a role for the companion fine..but really why was she there? Why didn’t the doctor leave her with his architect self.

I suspect this is along the lines of what’s been said about The Doctor’s neediness and also his confused sense of self.  Clara has become his designated ‘carer’, someone he trusts, someone he believes kn…[Read more]

Wow! Loads to catch up on.

Great discussion around the Faust themes. Fascinating that both Marlowe and Goethe had a change of heart about who to give redemption to (thanks @idiotsavon ).

I also liked the comment (sorry, can’t find the post to credit) about how 11 was the first Doctor to actually experience old age. Capaldi’s Doctor is now approx…[Read more]

@spider when you wrote “who knows” I saw Tom Baker speaking to Matt Smith: “Who knows, eh? (taps nose) WHO knows.” What an incredible scene that was. (Also “The Trousers of Iron”? This simply has to happen)

@arbutus I know, the Mr Men reviews are brilliant aren’t they? If I’d written them, that would be my entire life’s work done… Also, is it…[Read more]