I think the ‘face thing’ is probably about saving/ not saving people (sounds reasonable).

Perhaps Missy will force him to do something dark (eg allow Clara to die) in order to do the right thing.

ie allowing ‘Clara’ to save him (as the Claricles have saved previous Doctors).
(ah @ScaryB – glad you’re feeling better and I hadn’t thought that the…[Read more]

@Arkleseizure – you say you don’t do bonkers?????!!!!?

I had to look up the Cessair of Diplos and can only say that if I shaved with your razor I wouldn’t have any scalp left!!

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Brilliant!

What I love is that there’s a really straight line I can’t see!!

y’know, with the kiss between Vastra and Jenny, I actually thought it was a bit of a cop out at the time (ie ‘don’t worry – we’re just sharing oxygen’).

It’d have been more affecting if they’d kissed because they thought they were going to die and y’know, they love each other. It would have added greater emotional tension to a scene which wasn’t…[Read more]

quite frankly I think trolling was far better before Moffat took over (tsk).

Aaaaaaanyway…. lots of new people on the threads and people I recognise from before, and I really shouldn’t single anyone out, but welcome @flirtingDinosaur – that was a really great first post! (and quite frankly makes my first post here look a little pathetic! :)…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip – ok, now there’s a police helicopter above my house.
I think I was shouting and waving my arms about a bit too much.
< / exhales and ends this silliness! > 🙂

Now…. you mentioned that Missy could be the Matrix.
Well it seems reasonable that most AIs tend to get a bit sentient(!) and I’m gonna presume that the Matrix needs to…[Read more]

oh – @bluesqueakpip – how many times would you like me to say that in one breath?

(oh yeah! oh yeah bring it on baby, uh huh….)

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really loving all these theories everyone!
And lovely to see familiar names (and new ones too!).

@fatmaninabox – ‘Mancini’ = “left-handed” – wonderful!

Now, Missy…
I like the idea that she’s a splintered persona of the Tardis. But I love @purofilion‘s “missus” as well!!

“I like his new accent – I think I might keep it”.
Well she is talking to…[Read more]

ah but @bluesqueakpip were you holding your breath while walking carefully out of a room full of danger and then walking even quicker down a corridor that you then realised had even more danger??

Did you? Did you???????!!!?????

omg – yes you did!

God you’re good!

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Just re-watched and reminded myself how much I liked the beginning:
“oh, what? we’re in prehistoric times… oh! Big Ben, erm dinosaurs in London, ok so… OH, Victorian London…”

Completely disorientated within 10 seconds! Lovely!

In terms of the intro theme – for me there’s not enough lower register ‘bottom’ from the horns and the signature…[Read more]

@Wolfweed – loved that Everything Everywhere! Vaguely heard the name of the band but not heard their stuff – brilliant!

Ok, here’s a theme for the 12th Doctor.

Well… at least in terms of Deep Breath.

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Hi @j0hn52 – why?

Interested as to why you thought it was a poor story and why you don’t like the idea that Missy could be a female Master.

hmmmm… “Missy”….. or Papal Mainframe, where AIs go to Heaven….?

Tasha Lem was after all just the Mother Superious, not the Mainframe (which was referred to as “the Papal Mainframe herself”).

Would other AIs also go to the Mainframe to ‘die’ (ships such as the Madame Pompadour, the Library(?) etc….).

Apologies – bonking out loud.

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ooh @Timeloop – apologies you misunderstood me (that’ll be my convoluted writing!).

I absolutely think there can (and probably will) be a female Doctor – I’m assuming that the show-runner is waiting for the right actress to come along and ‘be’ the Doctor in the audition.
Basically (I think the term is ‘blind’ auditions) they should hire whoever…[Read more]

I really should watch it again, but from my scribbled notes from last night (I gave up just after writing “music too high” as I got immediately engrossed in the actual episode!).

I think the intro music is a little ‘flat’ or without bottom or whatever. I’ll have to listen again, but though I have no issue at all with new Doctor – new theme (and…[Read more]

hmm @bluesqueakpip – interesting as ever!

I think I agree with Missy as Master if mainly for the name. (and last we saw of the Master was that he’d died and had had his ring picked up by a female hand?).

I can imagine that as the show gets ever more successful, that changing the gender of the Doctor might get ever more ‘risky’ for execs.…[Read more]

Hi all – I’m no expert but I think its ok to talk about the plot of this episode and so forth on this thread.

I’m the most spoiler-averse person you could imagine (to the point where I avoid BBC stuff and “Coming next week…”) but I’d have to be a complete numpty to come to this thread, scroll past the picture and description and then read…[Read more]

Hi @ all – really great to see some names I recognise and really really great to see new names!
Welcome!! New people – new bonkers!

Sorry to hear that some of you have distractions getting in the way (small furry family members at festivals, seems to be the theme).
I merely have a distraction before watching in the shape of a footy match (no -…[Read more]

btw… @wolfweed – you did an important service with that tip about Kate Bush being on BBC4.
Thank you!
It took this to remind me just how incredible she is.

The Man with the Child in his Eyes – written at 13??!? 14??!!
Recorded at 16/ 17???!??!??!

ffs.

And its also made me go on a mazy skip around…[Read more]

@fatmaninabox – “Cars” was 35 years ago???!??
holy cow!
Surprisingly(?) my 8 year old ears completely accepted it at the time, without thinking it was weird or anything. Its funny that at the time and later on it was seen as a seminal moment.

And ohhh Barrowman! My ears! My eyes!

@Arbutus – niiiiiiiiiiice

http://i.imgur.com/zLmklSS.gif

and @T…[Read more]