@Handles Glad to here Gotham has made a good start, I’d heard from a few people on twitter that it was a bit dull for them.

It’s being broadcast on Channel 5 from mid-October so I’ll definitely be watching/recording it. Is it suitable for 10-13 year olds or more of a grown up affair?

I finally managed to watch the episode last night. It felt very much like an episode of the Sarah Jane Adventures, whether that was because of the writer, location, ‘monster’ or the fact of watching sci-fi on a school night! This is a long post (which is becoming a habit of mine here), please let me know if you want me to be a little more…[Read more]

Thanks for the reassurance @fatmaninabox @bluesqueakpip & @idiotsavon.

I’m pleased to say that he did decide to join us back on the sofa for this weeks viewing and luckily it was to his liking 🙂

I have a feeling it may be due to new Action Man Danny

Writing in need of some consolation …

1) I am going to a party tomorrow night. Although it’s going to be really good fun and I am looking forward to it a lot I have a feeling that a Doctor Who screening isn’t on the agenda. Oh well, that’s what iPlayer is for.

2) Slightly more worrying is that my middle son (13th birthday next month) told me…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave, I’m pretty sure as soon as the “woman in the shop” was first mentioned in The Bells of St John we were all jumping up and down saying it must be Susan!

It was then strengthened as a possibility when Clara said “So that’s who” when reading the “Time War” book in Journey to the Center of the Tardis and again in Day of the…[Read more]

I’m not sure if I go for “Courtney = Susan”

Although I’m sure a lot of fans (me included) would like to get an appearance from her I don’t actually want her to become a regular companion. If it turns out she was a regenerated Courtney then it is a bit bizarre she goes to school still! Presumably she could find the Doctor if needed, she doesn’t…[Read more]

Thanks @PhileasF, some really deep insight there.

I’m downloading that ebook as we speak 😀 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/760

@bluesqueakpip ahh so because the Doctor is aware he is in a loop he is able to maintain it.

Mind you, it would have been easier if he went back in time and stopped Karabraxos capturing the Teller in the first place! Mind you, that would probably have much wider consequences e.g. A bank owned by the Teller creatures with a fearsome Karabroxos…[Read more]

Not sure if this will help anyone but it helped me (a bit)

I present my wibbly-wobbly-agram (the Year dates were made up just for illustrative purposes)

So, was there a paradox and did the Doctor cross his own timeline?

I think we can say that the Doctor didn’t cross his timeline, all he did was leave clues for a future version of…[Read more]

@PhileasF – I thought that was a ridiculous theory at first “Everybody Lives!” but the more I read what you said the more possible it could be. Especially as the whole Time Heist episode was basically the Doctor getting his past self to do something

@juniperfish, Listen didn’t prove there was a family link, it just implied that perhaps, Clara and…[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]

Enjoyed reading all your thoughts, I’ll be @’ing my replies in a separate post.

A good episode. Doesn’t stand out as one that will be remembered much but still very enjoyable. These are exactly the standalone style of episodes that my wife loves, ironically, she didn’t watch this one!

I loved the design of the Teller. The way his eye stalks…[Read more]

@purofilion 😀

@RickGreen If you don’t work for the show then how could you possibly know your are correct? As we’ve seen as recently as the Robots of Sherwood episode, things can be changed a few days before actual broadcast.

It doesn’t look anything like Straxx and your theory doesn’t even make sense. He can’t time travel and if he could he wouldn’t be…[Read more]

What’s all this on the sofa?

Was the Rose & Crown shut last night?

I’ll spray a bit of Febreeze on the cushions to freshen everything up a bit for the weekend

@FiveFaces, @Pedant I’m surprised they put it on so late. I know a lot of friends with younger children who just simply won’t let their kids stay up that late. It also implies that there is something risque happening as part of the episode will be on after the 9pm watershed, thus another reason kids may be prevented from watching it.

For me, it…[Read more]

@janetteb, @spider I re-watched most of Listen last night and I noticed that Orson’s time machine is actually called a Time Shot (it is even written on the walls of the ship). This implies it was meant to just jump to one place and never make a return journey. I suppose they would have had some contingency plan if it ‘shot’ too far, i.e. extra…[Read more]

@wcasey5 I still don’t see why he would need to use UV paint! Why not just barricade the door or write on it with permanent marker?

Good Morning 😀

Looks like it has been a very busy night on here, great to read all the new voices.

For those commenting on the Doctor finding Gallifrey – I think that is a mystery for the next 50 years (as Moffatt alluded to), it’s not going to be found anytime soon and we should probably forget about it for a bit.

The extra seat in Orson’s…[Read more]

I saw this article after Mark Gatiss tweeted about it after the episode “Listen” – Doctor Who Recap: A Lesson In How To Upset The Fanbase