@thane15 @pedant and @mudlark Thank you for the help with my posting glitches. No idea on my end but I am sure I will survive to post another day.  It is not cut and paste as the only way I can do that is with real scissors and real paste.

Does anyone know why I have ps and pointy things (tech term) in my posts?  I have no idea ,but I didn’t put them there. My lack of computer knowledge astounds me.

<p>@mudlark     I am happy to hear that the operation went well and that you are home and resting. Any excuse to watch Doctor Who eh?</p><p>    Your work sounds very interesting and may I say pretty cool . I know about crop marks and earthworks because of Time Team which I watch here in Canada once a week. You get alot closer to them than I ever w…[Read more]

@thane15  Keep a sharp eye out for those teachers!

@mudlark  That sounds so interesting, I wish I were there. Happy hunting in those archives, those interesting, musty, goldmines of the past.

<p>@mudlark  It is great to have new enthusiasm about your research. I hope the archives prove useful in you work and admit to some small envy. As a Canadian with British roots, it is my dream ( not yet my budget) to visit the UK and explore and of course Oxford is on my list.</p><p>     @missrori   I also hope the Doctor has a good regener…[Read more]

@ichabod and @chrisbiffen    Eccleston is my Doctor. He was the Doctor that got me hooked. I was aware of BG Who but had never really watched much of it but I was intrigued when AG started and decided to give it a go. I watched Rose and that was it, I wanted to know more  about the Doctor and I have never stopped. I thought the 9th Doctor was a s…[Read more]

@thebatgames  I have not watched this one for awhile so I can’t answer your great questions except to say that it is all wibbley- wobbley,  timey-wimey. But thanks for giving me a reason for a rewatch.

@thebatgames  Hi !  Welcome the the site. I agree with @thane15 that the Doctor was showing the Atraxi what he wanted them to see. If you want someone to take you serious you show them all your best stuff. I really love this episode and our introduction to the 11th Doctor.

@ichabod    Those were very insightful comments on the gender issue. I would not envy the female actor who was the first female Doctor but like you I am curious about what she would be like and what the writers would make of her. Having two beautiful, smart granddaughters makes me crave good strong female role models for them. Oh well maybe someday.

@missy  I don’t like too many changes myself. At my age I find change upsets the whole system so to speak. So why is my favourite thing a series about a person who completely regenerates into someone new every few years? I must like to punish myself.

@missy and @ichabod    The writers have of course showed us that Time Lords do sometimes change gender when they regenerate so the door has been opened for that possibility. Since so many fans seem to be so  against the idea maybe not yet eh. But why not a female Doctor? She would still be the Doctor with all those other Docs inside her.Who nose?

I heard the news about PC leaving and after dramatically shaking my fists at the sky and shouting nooooo! , I settled down to a deep quiet regret. We always know that the Doctor will change, that our favourite actor will want to move on to other things but it shocks us when it happens.  I love the 12th Doctor “warts and all” and that is because…[Read more]

I got the series from my library today so I can have a rewatch. Yay!

@mudlark      That quote  is so apt that it is chilling.  Alternative facts be damned!

@mudlark      I agree that some healthy scepticism and critical thinking would help the world wade through the age of fake-news , sosial media, alternative facts, trumpisms  and out and out lies. My old dad used to say “don’t believe anything you read and only half of what you see ” in other words find out for yourself, do the research and don’t…[Read more]

@juniperfish Thanks for the great theories , they gave me lots to mull over. Now I just need a rewatch.

@missrori    Being a Canadian I have watched  the U.S.  election closely without having a say in the results of course and it was very frustrating to watch Trump win even though he was such a …….lets just say “bad choice.” It must be so much worse for the Americans who did not vote for him. Also there is fear and uncertainty about the futu…[Read more]

I really liked it even though there were parts I watched clutching my blankie. I will have to watch again to try and catch the things I am reading about here. A good ending episode for this series and maybe the last one although I hope not.

@ichabod   I admit to “self medicating” with Doctor Who. Depending on my emotinal need at the time I play different episodes to either soothe, calm, inspire or simply cheer me. The Christmas specials I save for the season to put me in the spirit and this one did that for me. There was enough fun to make me happy and although parts are sad the D…[Read more]

@missy and @janetteb   I did not realize that different actors playing the Doctor were payed different rates. It seems very unfair and I think that PC should be payed as much as DT. It must be a very demanding work load. I say pay him what he wants as long as he stays.