@devilishrobby

Goodness, I echo others in wishing you a quick recovery: my husband had a heart attack approximately 6 weeks ago but thanks to one of the best Australian cardiac units located a mere 5 minutes away, he was home within 5 days. This isn’t often the case & it was definitely nerve inducing but I believe he also took advantage of the f…[Read more]

Just been told there are only 8 episodes this season! 🙁 🙁

Schrödinger’s Cat … the point at which Ruby *doesn’t* read “I miss you” is where the Doctor both exists and doesn’t exist ….in the ‘box?’

Puzzled.

I don’t know, I think it’s great to reference previous ideas..Moffat’s Boom shows us the themes, chapters and characters that exist in his Whouniverse which are now ever-present and I like that. I hadn’t thought of the Mummy Train, though, but it did remind me of The God Complex.

Oooh wow! I remember my first ever post on this forum many years ago writing of my love of Old Who -dirty, dilapidated corridors, rain & wind, quarries… and a general tremble of dis-ease as occasionally, on a different planet, or a different earth – nothing seemed quite right…. This episode held that and more for me. And Sian Phillips, all of 91!…[Read more]

@mudlark yes, one thing about RTD is that ….lack of delicacy …but in rewatching the Tennant years, and of course the Ecceleston years also, RTD has ….I was about to say “matured” as a writer which is a tad arch of me. Still, great to see a completely different episode in this season: more dialogue and less shouty shouty..And I love a callback.…[Read more]

Cor, it’s lovely to read everyone’s wonderful ideas and memories of past episodes: the doctor’s ditty “the moon and the President’s wife.” I KNEW I recognised it from time past….

thank you to @juniperfish and to @scaryB @blenkinsopthebrave @mudlark and @craig

So much to read and ponder on and respond to! whee-hay!!
Puro.

Whoo-hoo everybody ! Wonderful introduction to New New New New Who….

absolutely loved The Aeolians. Rip roaring joyous stuff which hits home during difficult times. I think it’s what we needed -without knowing we needed it.

Old Puro.

@juniperfish I love the goblin market & recall it was referenced during Moffatian times here too.

@juniperfish exactly, to all your points. And @Jimthefish and
@robertcaligari

I think we’ve had excellent responses covering points as to why it’s acceptable -if not necessary – to consider a non-white Newton.

The argument, that an actual famous person shouldn’t be black or brown because he’s an actual white guy, folks, neatly summarises our pro…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

I think that the undercutting of the message in Local Hero, is part of the message. At least to me.

I think there were no larger messages in Doctor 13 than other historical series. There were fascinating moral quandaries in The War Games, from memory.

The very first serial examining the Thals, & the subsequent anti-war &…[Read more]

@janetteB @dentarthurdent

I think Local Hero is a gem, isn’t it? Definitely, as you say, a fresh faced Peter Capaldi adding to the film’s quirkiness & as for “hero,” I think one could debate for hours as to his/their identity,  when, yes, Janette, it’s the town, even Happer & Mac, who’s faced with the contrasting, hectic lifestyle of his own city…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

indeed we do. Mother and son. There are times when he types and I think, other times when I don’t have a clue he’s on and other times when for 3 years he’s not on Forum at all.
but he’s still in the house -I smell his socks when I pass his room.

I believe he vacuumed it yesterday, though.

you’re right about the hellish weather.…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

I think you should give Tolstoy a whirl. Not a bad story teller…. 😀

@dentarthurdent

Hallooo! It’s the elder Syzygy reportin’ in. I’d thought I’d head to the new Sofa.

yes, it was certainly a freak storm: not surprising in Brisbane at this time of year but certainly the worst in this suburb we’ve seen for quite awhile with respect to the amount of rain,  hail & wind causing furniture & cars to be pushed abo…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

You thought the most worrying part was escaping on the dinosaur? Wouldn’t it be that they’re in space, in a Time Machine, and there are actual dinosaurs?  😀😆😆

It is a weird episode though. It’s not one of my favourites but I persisted probably because I loved Amy even more than Clara and the Queen is brilliant as well. I think i…[Read more]

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