@starla I also enjoyed the Captain Jack reference and the line about him finding her sooner or later.Oh that Jack!
@jimthefish I’m sorry you didn’t care for this episode the first time around.Maybe it will grow on you.Maybe because I really enjoyed Tennant Doc I also enjoyed this episode.
@vrooom I enjoyed your review quite a bit.It was funny but…[Read more]

Post #44963 @PhaseShift and @purofilion and @Arbutus and @Bluesqueakpip and @Ichabod and @CountScarlioni Yup loved the Third Doctor reference to reversing the polarity (plus @ anyone else who squeed at it too 😀 )

Welcome @Starla

Not sure what to add (perhaps could point out that the Normans were Norsemen so we are still living with the…[Read more]

Reading all the wonderful discussion here is every bit as good as watching the actual episode and certainly makes rewatching so much more rewarding.

I made notes, rather a lot of notes so here goes;

@lisa I agree re’ Ashildr and Arya from GoT being very similar, something that irritated me a little as the time though I also agree with @Ichabod…[Read more]

Just wanted to say “hi and welcome @Starla – fantastic theorising*!”

* ie I agree 🙂

@starla re “run, you clever boy, and remember”

I keep wondering about that phrase as well. Three stories now with serpents in, two with aliens taking the name of gods associated with ravens/crows. Apart from the associations with death there are also associations with knowledge and memory.

And sorry if this has already been said (I’m in wor…[Read more]

@starla    This might account (potentially) for why the Doctor couldn’t use the Mire’s healing device on her – maybe it’s not compatible with dalek tech?  . . . I’m still hearing the occasional oddity from Clara that makes me think of Daleks – e.g the very start of this episode when she says ‘Explain’ on a fairly curt voice to the Doctor.

Oh, v…[Read more]