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Hi all – apologies for lack of being here but I hope you and yours are all well.

There was nothing for me to riff off this Christmas so I’ll simply add these crowd pleasers and beg forgiveness.

To get the gallery onside, some Tom Waits – Christmas Card From a Hooker

Mention of a doctor by Little Feat

But for all of us binging on xmas films on the tv while filled (nicely) with turkey, and mince pies… a version of Doctor Zhivago.
The best version!

:¬)

I truly do hope all of you are well.
Take care

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Hey @ps1l0v3y0u

Nice choice!
I’ll link it here (btw I just paste the Url from YouTube and that embeds it.

There’s a way to link text [link button above the field we type in] that also can work.
eg for this live version.

;¬)

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and just catching up on stuff…

@blenkinsopthebrave – A midges love poem!
Wow – great to hear poetry here.

@scaryb – oh god.
Dagga Doo is bad enough, but I now have a Kenneth McKellar ear-midge!
;¬)

Though “Och aye the midges” by Bob Strachan might live longer!

;¬D

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Now, indulge me.

For the season overall, I was thinking of storytelling, myths, fairytales etc.
But then this track popped up on my walkman.
After laughing about how the hell did I have that in my collection, I thought that maybe this series was also about Utopias…

I haven’t given this too much thought in case it dissuaded me from sharing this.

And this I really must share.

Its really icky, itchy yet… beautiful and child’s dreamland/ fairytale.

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Actually, The Reality War didn’t spring as many songs as I thought it would.

Unreal by UNKLE (perhaps a song for Conrad??) but not really.

Maybe La Realite by Mariam and Amadou?
But not really either.

Nice songs but not really summing up the episode.
Maybe because the episode was a bit harder to corral into something a song can encompass!

Lyrically this works better but… is a bit ‘harsh’.
Jigsaw Feeling – Siouxsie and the Banshees.

This is maybe best for focussing on a character who I never really warmed to, but felt for in this episode.
Ruby, My Dear by Thelonious Monk
Pretty sure its Coleman Hawkins on sax.
Also, its from the album with the best cover evah.
Thelonious could easily have been an American Doctor.
Oh yes.
But tonally completely wrong for this finale, unless you want music to recover from the bombast to.

So, in the spirit of RTD2 I’ll simply choose a crowd pleaser, one I’m sure I’ve posted in the past (probably on The Day of The Doctor) and just throw my hands up and say “its what they wanted!”

:¬D

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So many good thoughts re: GatDoc’s tenure and how it might have been overshadowed by the stunt at the end (“Billie Piper!”) although that stunt might have been more knowing (please invest in another season) rather than “this would be cool!”.

You’re all also better at understanding the past storylines etc so I’ll just bonkerise without guardrails.

IF BillieRegen were the Moment (again), could she be a warning/ conscience for GatDoc for creating a universe ‘even a degree’ off?
Isn’t that a form of annihilation that the Moment might have wrought?

GatDoc might agree.
Kindly as a genie-sque character she might give him 3 wishes, one of which is that Poppy might live as a child, if not his daughter.
(the other two wishes might be… I’ll come back to maybe).
If so he might thank the Moment/Regen/Billie and say “you’re right. I don’t deserve this face”

Regeneration into….

BillieDoc.
Huh?
OMG She was the Moment for a Moment and now is actually the Doctor for a season!!

All our strings are pulled.

RTD3…

;¬)

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The Reality War probably deserves quite a few songs, but I’ll put these first two here until I think harder.

These were ‘mentioned’ in the episode (as it were).

When Anita (Time Hotel) spies GatDoc dancing with Rogue, we hear Astor Piazzola’s Libertango.

(I think) when GatDoc sees Mel again there is a shout of “like a bad penny!”

So here’s Rory Gallagher Bad Penny

and no, this isn’t just me yearning for more of Capaldoc!
;¬)

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So that was the finale and it felt like a broken mirror – sparkly with lots of fragments.

In that spirit… my disconnected thoughts!

I think I’m probably more in the camp of @whohar and @thane16 on the finale.

Whoever said “the rule of cool” below is something I also feel about RTD.
“That’s a cool idea/ visual – let’s go with it”.

I honestly thought Omega was entirely wasted.
Bring back an iconic villain!
Then change them into Chronos!
A completely different villain!
Just seemed to be fan-service from RTD (You want Susan? Herer’s Susan! You want Rani? Here’s Rani! You want Omega…)

The Doctor being cruel, firing guns, just didn’t fit with my idea of the Doctor.
But, I did like other aspects (Doctor seeming ‘alien’ and uncaring; the folding of a scrap of a memory; Ruby’s distress; two-Rani’s gag from Dobson “So it’s good night from me..!”)

Ruby as Red Riding Hood (costume). No idea how to link that to anything.
But that’s RTD all over (“yes, that’s cool!”)

BTW is it Ruby’s memories of Space Baby Poppy that gets mixed up into baby-of-Doctor Poppy’s existence?
Ruby remembered while other’s didn’t, and this feels connected (though probably not coherent).

Conrad as “chief chef and bottle washer”.
Weirdly that sobriquet was one a dad of a mate of mine used when we were younger.

“Find a stupid blonde Earth-girl” and then at the end we see a…!

We do have a Chekhov’s Vindicator though.
And it got used.

I honestly hope the series gets a lot less budget next time.
Or uses the budget in pre-production rather than post.

I will have to find some music….

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Lots of midges content to catch up on (will comment in a few days time).

Just a couple of hours to the finale, so will post my last one for Wish World.
Slightly ties to the Interstellar Song Contest (ABBA) and of course, The Rani.

;¬)

Oh and @pufferfish – I owe you massively!
You mentioned Yo La Tengo and I went to look for an appropriate song… only to find I hadn’t ripped the few albums of their’s I have, onto my Walkman!
Have fixed that now but have to rush off.
Will post a nice one of theirs when I get more time.

Thanks again!!

:¬)

[mind you – how many other albums have I not ripped!! :¬o ]

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ha ha @scaryb – I’m not trying to be eclectic, just searching my library for song titles with appropriate words (if only I listened to lyrics!!!)

;¬D

Now, the Unleashed episode for Wish World showed how the crew were bitten to pieces by midges for that enchanted forest scene.
I felt for them, but instantly this ear-worm sprang to mind.
I never saw the video for it until today, and watching and listening to it is just weird!
So it goes as a link to Four Tet’s “No more mosquitoes”.
Honestly they do better stuff, but probably not better stuff about being tormented by mosquitoes.
:¬D

But for Wish World I thought I’d also drop this one here.
It’s Conrad’s perfect world. It’s close to midnight…

Tomorrow I promise some more uptempo stuff for Wish World.
Honest.

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Today, just one song inspired by Wish World.

It sits alone as it really sums up some of the fairytale aspects.

And Disney!

“Oh that Clock! That killjoy!”

:¬D

Tomorrow or Friday, maybe something for the Doctor Who Unleashed’s Wish World episode…
;¬)

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@blenkinsopthebrave
I think we agree that unlike Belinda, Poppy is ‘special’!

And being a Time Lady is definitely ‘special’!

;¬)

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A couple more for Wish World.

Both are quite soothing (but not quite poppy-soothing!)

Some beautiful Sheila Chandra singing in her unique Folk/Indian inflected fusion

And some more fusion of styles from John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain

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Hey @juniperfish – [waves] great spot on the Baba Yaga reference for the bone house/palace.
And her flying was very Wicked Witch (or Green Goblin!).
Maybe Poppy will ease the pain of hurt people, who hurt people?

;¬)

@thane16 – hellooo!
Thanks for the Gundry – he and that song is new to me!
Lovely thoughts on ‘choice’ and Conrad’s world.
As you say, his world doesn’t change. It’s static. There are no choices there.
He has god-like chosen already (which could lead me to pondering Free Will but I haven’t had even a glass of wine!)
(yet).

and thanks @scaryb @juniperfish and everyone else who are helping me see the reflections and echoes this series has thrown up.

“Poppy is real” – does this suggest the other people in this world aren’t real?
They have memories before the unreality of Conrad’s WishWorld.

My head aches and that’s before any wine… ;¬)

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So – for music for Wish World, here’s a couple.

I have a few more that I may litter here during the week.
;¬)

But today I’ll just post two.
One for Conrad’sVision of a 50’s world where women knew their place.
{ahem}
[sadly too many songs to pick from!!]

And this, a song from someone at the time who was progressive at least in terms of how he supported race relations.
And it just goes to show how deceptively attractive our vision of the future would be if we were given the ability to wish…

Or this if you’re hankering for Tony Bennet’s album version.

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@scaryb – that classic Muppet song is an Everest to the foothills (or bogs!) of Dugga Doo!

Thanks for it though as its wonderful!!

:¬D

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Well – that was a lot.

I liked the WandaVision aspect (but WV does cast a shadow).
Some of the ‘deaths’ in this series (especially Violet) seem to be there just to show ‘things are dangerous’/ this will look good.
They don’t (for me) carry much moral weight.
Oh well.

The baby that can cast wishes being described as “terrifying” by both Rani and a scared Conrad gave me Ray Bradbury short-story vibes. And that’s no bad thing.

The rest you’ve all covered and spotted far better than I (I didn’t even hear ‘the giggle’!).

In terms of call-backs to previous seasons (even ancient ones) I think its easy enough to enjoy the show as a newbie, but have a ‘huh who’s that?’ for those interested enough to go seeking all that yummy content in Beeb’s archive ($$).

Bonkers theory?

I don’t really have any. I have a nagging wonder about “Poppy”.
Its a flower that induces sleep, and visions.
So I looked for poetry that mentioned poppies (yeah, spare time).

I know nothing about poetry (not really my thing) but in Oscar Wilde’s poem ‘Panthea’ there are many mentions of Gods (and how they view us), universes, Nature (incl violets), and poppies.
Ok, it’s probably just a love poem (or even slightly more earthy) saying how even when we die we pass into the universe, but then, isn’t that what happened with a star..?

So, will Poppy say “No!” to Omega?
Will Poppy wake everyone from this dreamlike sleep?
Who nose?

Meanwhile I have a few songs that have popped up when I looked for music to connect to this ep…

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Other thought(s).

I really hope Belinda is not ‘special’.

In the Barber’s chair, The Doctor told a story of a ‘normal’ person, because it was extraordinary. It was a story from Belinda.
The Doctor loves ‘normal’ people because they are special and extraordinary.

My last thought before running away is that the series have been gamey-wamey as much as timey-wimey.

If someone says “O! Game!” then the Omega fans can claim their anagram prize…

:¬D

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Hi all,

I cannot compete with the bonkerising here. It’s excellent and I really haven’t been keeping notes over the seasons!
:¬D

However a thought.

I think we agree that GatDoc is in some sort of alternative Universe.
Does this alternative universe have it’s own Doctor?
If not, might it need one when GatDoc (inevitably) returns to ‘our’ universe?

Could the bigenerated 14 step into the breach to be this alt-universe’s Doctor?
(spin-offs across the multi-media-verse galore!).

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Well, for the episode The Interstellar Song Contest, I’ll look forward to everyone posting their own favourite Eurovison Song Contest songs!

;¬D

Obv need at least a link to Buck’s Fizz – Making Your Mind Up.

But I’m going to post this one for this episode – maybe it’s also a bonkers theory…??!?

:¬D

Cold Cold Heart – Hank Williams

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Bit late but…

Blimey.
Initially I really disliked the Doctor’s vindictiveness and torturing.
On second viewing I merely find it really really out of character.
Maybe his bifurcated character has been Vindicatored.
TBH – I’m also not convinced by Ncuti’s acting of being angry, but hey ho.

Overall I liked this episode.
Tonally it really whiplashed (Whoplashed??) but that’s ok.
I don’t really watch shows that Rylan is in, but I thought he was excellent.
Allowed the script to poke fun at himself but more importantly, he acted as himself. Which few celebrities are able to do. Even Graham Norton wasn’t really that good at being himself (it’s hard as a character).

It does seem that Mrs Flood did need the Doctor to get the last reading from the Vindicator for her own needs.
But what those are, we’ve yet to learn.

Everyone else has said everything else, but far better than I (and @whohar – what a list!!!)

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For music to episodes, I have a rule for myself that I’ll only post stuff I actually have.
Which is kinda limiting for the episode The Story and The Engine, as I seem to have only one album of Nigerian music!
hey ho.

Luckily its kinda funky

;¬D

We’ll start with something mellow.
This (to my ears) kinda sounds like a Fleetwood Mac song, reinterpreted, reimagined and re….markable! Why yes, it’s Ku Mi Da Hankan by The Elcados.
(Sadly I cannot find any lyrics to these fine choons).
Here’s something much funkier (and a bit harder) called Kenimania by Mono Mono.

But the one I’ll embed is Odenigbo by The Wings.
According to the sleeve notes (hence why I try and find stuff I actually have!)

“Odenigbo is an adaptation of an Igbo folkloric tale about a legendary Igbo hero, and is an invitation to the women to dance.”

Which is nice.
(sorry its so scratchy! I can’t find a version from the CD I have!)

(if I hadn’t any Nigerian music I’d have gone with Tom Waits because… I often do!)
Tom Waits – Barber Shop

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Really enjoyed this one.
Even though I missed some (I think) crucial dialogue due to my ears/ TV/ headphones running out of juice!

Really really like the actor Ariyon Bakare who played the Barber. Very intense.
(If I understood correctly) a human who told stories about the gods, who thus powered them. Wanting credit and power and… to destroy them out of spite.
What would he tell stories about with them gone?*
The Doctor unmasking a troll again.
But this time via a story I found much more subtle than Conrad in Lucky Day.

I feel like I’ve missed the whole RuthDoc thing. Maybe I missed an episode or two of WhitDoc’s run when I moved abroad.
Not sure, but the whole part of her interaction with Abena (played by a terrific Michelle Asante) confused me. Was Abena the daughter of Anansi? If so how could she believe that the Barber was a form of Anansi (and Loki etc)?
Ah well maybe that’s just me and a small thing overall.

Also loved the production design. All felt like it was a cohesive vision (and I’m even including the spider Omo’s Palace rode on, with its mask).

No need for lots of prosthetics this time, as the monsters were very human.

*In fact the Barber hasn’t been telling stories – he’s been stealing them. Was he ever the Storyteller? Or just always jealous and hurt…

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oooh a random thought.

@juniperfish [waves] mentioned in this post above
‘Bel(inda)’s a name may have meanings.

Also as @whohar [another wave but I’ll stop after this] says in this post above
The character’s name was changed when they cast Sethu.

But they only changed the surname.

They kept ‘Belinda’.

Does this mean he needed “Bel(l)” as a name?

Will the Tardis Cloister Bell may be ringing soon..?

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For Lucky Day I thought this might be fun.

We’ve Got A File On You from the Blur album Think Tank (their t-shirts had it on them).

A bit shouty.

But instead I’ve gone with this from the ever-reliable The Who.

“Can you see the real me Doctor? Doctor?!?”

;¬)

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I’ll tell ya, I’m struggling for musical inspiration for episodes this season.
My lack, nothing to do with the season!

For The Well, there are songs I’ve found, but nothing that actually means anything in terms of the episode.

So, I’ll have to go with this, but hopefully I get more inspired!

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@mudlark – that is a SUPERB song for that ep!

And I agree with everything @winston said (as always)

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Another bang on the nose from RTD about the horrors of today’s world.
He’s not wrong, but he’s also not subtle.
I still kinda enjoyed it, inasmuch as it looked good.

The Shreek like playing (with their prey).
Monsters enjoying playing with their victims seems a theme…

And yes. ‘I deny this reality’.
Iconic moment.
Naturally RTD wants to play with it, just as the monsters enjoy… oh hold on.

;¬D

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Hi all – I am really tardy this season!
Nice and creepy and Rosie Ayling very good.
She knew the monster was ‘attached’ and lied.
But also the pain she displayed when she begged “Don’t turn your backs on me” was poignant.
The Midnight Monster enjoys playing games…

As for Mrs Flood – my first thought was this

but that was me just being silly.
;¬D

However, maybe Flood needs the Doctor to use vindicators to get ‘back’ to May 25th because she can’t get there either (yet seems to be able to travel through time).
Did the Doctor want to lock her out but is now unwittingly letting her back ‘in’ because he has forgotten?

Who nose?

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So, here’s a song (a couple) for episode 2 “Lux”.

I enjoyed this episode and here is a song about light coming from within, love and looking into space.
It also features fans in adoring-mode.

Honourable mention to this also lovely song called The Crying Light by Antoni and The Johnsons.

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Well, just seen this (I know, very tardy of me!).

I really enjoyed it.
Enjoyed the fun, seriousness, and switches between the two (which could’ve been awkward but I didn’t find them so).
Loved the fans (why oh why didn’t they say “We enjoy making up theories even more bonkers than what’s actually going on”????!!??).
;¬)

Not much to add except, here’s my theory even more insane yadda yadda who I think Mrs Flood is.

She’s…

The Watcher.

Hence she’s everywhere the Doctor is.
But obviously not great if we love our Ncuti.

Now to think what choons for this ep!

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Hi all,
Blimey it’s been far too long since I was here!

Here’s something for The Robot Revolution.

I had a few songs but as soon as I heard ‘his’ dulcet tones I thought “yeah, seeing Anita Dobson’s character again made me harrumph, and ‘he’ harrumphed and a lot more besides.

Coercive character indeed.

Beautiful song though!

(apologies if like me you have to mute for a few mins until all the ads are gone, but hey ho, maybe you subscribe and don’t suffer them)

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Hi all
:¬)

So… thoughts on The Robot Revolution.
I agree with so much that people have said far better than I.
Tonally I felt it was all over the place.
– Nasty coercive control/ incel/ war & death.
– Retro 50’s toy-like robots and cutesy cleaner-bot.
Great for the merch though ($$£$$).

I liked the kernel of an idea (“honey I bought you a star” who becomes the queen of the star-system). But… not sure about how that fits with all the other bits.

Hard agree on Anita Dobson’s ‘character’. Its tiring and hasn’t progressed; there’s no new ‘new’.
It’s almost as if he doesn’t know who she is or what her character is.
However, at least it informed my music choice.
:¬D

Nice to see you all again (too many to tag!)
;¬)

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ooh – I haven’t really thought through my thoughts on the Christmas special.
Overall I’m smiling, parts I really liked and parts I thought ‘erm?’

But in the spirit of Christmas and music I *think* I heard in the episode…

Merry Christmas!

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Hi all,

So apparently its that time again, so….

;¬)

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and in all seriousness* may I just say that this person called Whist or Whilst or Wished or whatever is an absolute fool and should hang their head in SHAME!

Skizz.

Your comment was reductionist, glib and dumb.

{sigh}

I do truly love this place for the quality of people and writing here** as I do get to reflect and see/understand far more than what I take on first viewing

* though as always tongue in cheek, I am face-palming with a side order of head slapping at my own laziness.

** and the daft bonkerising. I’m definitely here for the daft bonkerising.
;¬)

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@scaryb @jimthefish @craig @phaseshift

just to add my thoughts on the sad loss of Ian Gibson.
And to echo Jim’s plea that we put Mick McMahon into some sort of protective space.

(but not an iso cube)

Gibson’s flowing lyrical lines were so powerful for me when I saw them in 2000AD.
It created an environment and characterisation that couldn’t simply be taken on by another artist. If I saw those characters (Halo and Sam Slade) by other artists I was always thrown (and I know Robo Hunter began with a different artist).
Similarly Nemesis when O’Neill passed the pen to others.

2000AD was (is?) so unique in providing such distinctive visual styles and storytelling in a single issue of a comic.

I would also like to say, that if the residents of a certain house in Stevenage ripped the wallpaper back from one of their bedrooms to discover the faded portrait of Halo Jones drawn in coloured charcoals (direct onto the concrete!) then… that was me.
I’m not sorry, even though it showed through for hours until the wallpaper I was putting up finally dried out!

I may re-read my Ballad of Halo Jones too this xmas.

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@whohar – ha ha!
I really will have to rewatch The Giggle as I missed the hate of cauliflower cheese.
It’s a marvellous dish!

Though The Macra(ni and Cheese) Terror is a bit much.

I also realise that I really really shouldn’t try and delve into sifting through the semiotics of Who.

;¬)

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@craig – just to say I’m more than happy to help in terms of bouncing ideas off, financial contribution etc.

Not that I can have done a better job, but I know what goes into making sites so I’m happy to help at least in the ‘thinking’ part.
And happy to help financially.

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@scaryb – A perfect song for this week and The Giggle.

My contribution is also a tender one by Elbow (they’ve quite a few).
Dear Friends.

“…But it struck me to say while so far away
You are with me today
You are here are in my head, in my heart”

But I’ll also just have to share this video I stumbled across while searching ‘game’ songs. It’s a song I like but I’d never seen this. It’s long and bonkers, funny, ridiculous and in poor taste and it doesn’t even play the whole tune but…
It’s called Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win by Beastie Boys feat. Santi Gold.
It has puppets; it has an effing Yeti.

If I don’t link to it now, when will I ever??

:¬D

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Hi all,
No real thoughts to add that others haven’t said better (and many many thoughts I’d not even considered!).
@juniperfish (catnip!) not only dissected the cards they merely cut, she stitched a whole wormhole to be lost down!
I’d just thought “ah, he lost” and “is 8 meant to be infinity?”

The only thing I can add that I haven’t seen mentioned (forgive me if it has – this is a long episode thread already!), is that The Doctor has found a family to be with, rather than scooped up a bunch of unrelated people into a ‘fam’.
Which… is nice.

In terms of spin-offs etc etc I’m ok with it even if it will probably suffer diminishing returns.
Andor must be the most tenuous spin-off within the Star Wars universe, but its strength is actually that – ignore the Skywalker lore and just tell a story.
So, you never know.

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Wow.

Just wow.

Not the episode. I enjoyed it, was happy to see Tennant and Tate again and sparring off each other.

But wow – it’s great to hear/see so many people being… erudite and bonkers and engaged again.
And that includes (newer) people saying “who the hell are you and do you mean me?”
:¬)

@juniperfish – there’s an entire comment of yours on this thread I should link to as I want to hug it. Like many of your comments but that one especially (but now I can’t find it and fear losing this comment going back to find it).

But I’ve done the *bad thing* in namechecking one person and then not being able to namecheck the other ones (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE).
I really really really enjoy being back here.

:¬)

@jimthefish – I agree on the bonkerising – I’m loving it!
I have none of my own, I simply love that they’re about to bite off, chew and spit out the *ToyMaker* after doing the Disney deal.
A deal which is surely as much about the figurines and plushies as any desire to fund a beloved show.
Bite! Chew!
:¬D

But now I’ve namechecked someone else and not mentioned everyone else!
(bad whisht, bad whisht…)

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@scaryb – yay! How are you??

Apologies for the late reply.
That’s a rather melodic Aphex Twin track so thanks for that – I really liked it.
I know he’s very varied but I do like the melodic stuff.

Now, for Wild Blue Yonder I didn’t stoop to think to Crazy Arms songs (I’m not that silly) but instead, as a belated Happy Birthday to Tom Waits,

Who are You

{cough}
Sorry, that always happens when I try to sing like Tom.

Now, Let Me Clear My Throat

oops – did I just get the weekend party started??

;¬D

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Hi @scaryb

I think the most appropriate song for the Star Beast is…

Which I’m sure has *nothing* to do with Disney at all.

😀

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btw – I read that Star Beast as a comic pre-dated E.T. but I wonder if it’s pre-dating of Gremlins is even more interesting.

But if I’m honest, I’ve nothing to add to that comment as I haven’t really thought about it.

And its hardly as if 2000AD didn’t leap onto the ET bandwagon (though by giving it to Alan Moore they ended up with ‘imagine ET but landing into The Boys From The Blackstuff’)

😀

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Hi all,
I don’t have many new things to add to everyone’s thoughts on this return for Ten-nant.
I liked it, I liked a family (as opposed a “fam”), way Donna’s mum’s concern at not wanting to get things ‘wrong’ in terms of how to speak to or about Rose (showing how clearly it’s far more important how one *feels* about such things).

I noticed that the never-wanting-to-promote-themselves legends of comics Mills and Gibbons were credited and regarded (I grew up on 2000AD and so love both).

so, nothing really to add except its lovely to be back on this forum and see/hear so many people I know and so many I don’t and looking forward to know.

I see that an enemy in one of the next episodes concerns a “toymaker”.
I note that Disney are now a financial backer.
Doctor Who is a toymaker’s dream.
Tie-ins and die-casts.

Doctor Who – always nibbling on the knuckles that both feed and cuff it!

😀

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Hi all,

Well I’ve been so very tardy (and not Tardisy)!
I really need to catch up with everyone and in fact, I haven’t even seen the last couple of episodes or the regen!

I will I will before I watch this ‘new’ Doctor!

Anyway, it would be remiss of me not to offer a song to you all, so…

I notice that there have been some colourised episodes, but I’ll not link to Forbidden Colours until I see them (and @jimthefish seems to have liked them!)

So instead I’ll give this nod to the new/old Doctor and this Forum, for he and we are all Back…

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I don’t really need to explain this one

;¬)

Hope she’s great*

* is she really going out with him?

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I’ve not seen Ncuti in anything, but 3 BAFTA nominations and positive reviews everywhere seems good, so I’m looking forward to him starting.

Hope he dyes his hair ginger

:¬D

But another Scot!!???!!!???
Where’s the diversity BBC????

tut.

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So – music for the Sea Devils episode.

I’m feeling a little salty with my music choices.
I didn’t like this episode much, so forgive me.
But…. I’ll try and at least suggest some… thing.
;¬)

I don’t really suggest this one – it works as part of an album and ‘tone’ but….
Pirates by Burial came up when I searched my hardrive and…. its garbled, doesn’t make any sense, nothing happens of consequence, but still better than this ep in terms of threat/ potential storyline/ coherent atmosphere. And its not even the best track on the album.
{cough}

No one deserves to have that thrust upon them, so here are two which are at least actual songs.

Water by the Sugarcubes
even a chaotic punk band with a poet talking can do rolling watery feeling.

and then there’s the obvious in some ways…

Sympathy for the Devil – it has nothing to do with the storyline, writing or direction but is a cracker of a song 🙂
I wish there was something in the writing that made me feel sympathy for the Sea Devil as we learned to feel sympathy for the Ice Warrior in a previous re-introduction of a classic creature.
But no.
But at least I gave you a great song ;¬)

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