The Doctor Who thread

VimFuego

thumbs up here. I get what fretW is saying, though for me I'm not fussed about them rehashing old monsters and the master (best master ever as well) so long as the plot and writing is up to scratch, and it was top notch.

Niallmo

Fantastic Episode. Great acting from everyone and a decent script to work with. Just need to bring it home next week for it to go down as Capaldi's defining performance as THE Doctor.

It's been very hit and miss this season with only Capaldi really shining, Coleman a bit hit and miss for me but more likely let down a bit by the stories. 

Be much more interesting when Capaldi gets his own companion.

EricTheWeary

Fretwired said:

frankus said:

I thought it was a good gag for Who ... like the one-liner about Daleks.

It was a good gag .. Who doesn't usually do that sort of thing though ... the worms won't like it .. :-)

I thought the Time Travellers Wife thing was funny.

Fretwired

Having cast Mary Poppins as the Master there's a cunning plan for the new Doctors assistant ..

Monkeybone

Wouldn't it have made more sense for it to be The Rani?

frankus

no, the great unwashed wouldn't know her .. .they'd say "oo?"  - they might remember the bucanneer...

Fretwired

frankus said:

no, the great unwashed wouldn't know her .. .they'd say "oo?"  - they might remember the bucanneer...

Or how about someone new .... ;-)

fatherjack

When she went on about being abandoned, I did wonder if it was going to be Romana.

Lixarto

fatherjack said:

When she went on about being abandoned, I did wonder if it was going to be Romana.

I said this before - that would make more sense (to the point where "Mistress" is a misdirection in itself). The Doctor did not leave the Master for dead.

fatherjack

it's like watching Flash Gordon - the cliffhanger from the previous episode is conveniently forgotten about.

DiscoStu

This is pretty cool

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/11/sean-pertwee-halloween-costume-doctor-who

FelineGuitars

I've absolutely loved Capaldi as the Doctor.

For me he's been the closest to my era of Doctor (Pertwee and Tom Baker) and tipping a nod to Hartnell and Troughton, although Chris Ecclestone was good too in that respect.

So glad they've moved the love story away from the Doctor  - the Tennant and Smith era got tedious for that, even thogh it upped the female viewing figures I'm told.

Clara has been my favourite assistant as far as eye candy goes, and thankfully her acting has gained some gravitas this season.

They have still made the mistake of trying to have too many kids in it (in my opinion).
Children can follow a drama, even if there isn't a child centric plot, although I shouldn't grumble as it is supposed to be a kids programme.

Recent episodes have been great in that there has been something for all ages.

I'd love them to do an even more serious version aimed at a mature audience - with the seriousness of something like the X Files.
They kind of did it with Torchwood, but I think Capaldi would be great in that setting

frankus

If it can be Romana it can be Susan too or the daughter generated in The Timelords Daughter

frankus

also given Clara was at the steeling of the Tardis...

EricTheWeary

Saturday night in has been the doctor very loud whilst Alfie plays with his squeaky raccoon to stop him being freaked by fireworks, so I may have to watch it again - wasn't exactly clinical conditions. But, again nice elements but a long way from the best.

digitalscream

I can't quite put my finger on it, but my overall feeling about that episode was one of deep, soul-rending disappointment. A complete waste of an excellent first part.

Paul_C

I thought it was utter rubbish with some occasional laughs.

Niallmo

digitalscream said:

I can't quite put my finger on it, but my overall feeling about that episode was one of deep, soul-rending disappointment. A complete waste of an excellent first part.

Yes indeed. Disjointed and largely brushed off the salient points of the first part to shoehorn Clara's dramatic moments in. Overall I think it's a waste of a series. Some very good moments and a fantastic Doctor but overshadowed by trying to hard to be dramatic and "important".

John_P

Agreed - I was hoping for something good to lift an ok episode into something really good but it was fairly poor.  The script seemed to jump all over the place without any sense of drama.

thermionic

Classic failing of a two-parter. First part promises so much, second part fails to deliver.

I didn't think it was that bad tbh. The whole Danny Pink story ended up mawkish and sentimental though. And it looks like Clara is finished as the assistant. As for the Cybermen - well, they shouldn't have messed with the mythology in the first place!