The Doctor Who thread

digitalscream

frankus said:

Also how gone is Missy going to be?

Not very, given that it looked very much like she teleported out of there just prior to being shot.

frankus

I thought that - also the Doc was relieved not to have had to -- hmm manipulative, if he knew..

Also burning the sky - is that going to catch every drop?
Did the Brigadeer blow up or did he become a Good Cyberman to go with the Good Dalek ...

He was the leader of Unit and friend of the Doctor brought back by the Master, She was a malfunctioning Dalek saved from a radiation leak by the Doctor, together ... http://theyfightcrime.net/

Fretwired

frankus said:

Also how gone is Missy going to be?

One hopes gone forever .. a shame she didn't take Moffat with her. The BBC needs to get a new writing team and ditch the past - dump the Cybermen, Daleks and create new monsters and threats. If they want a new bad woman then how about something original and not a sex-changed Master dressed as Mary Poppins [I didn't get that at all - must be a Moffat in-joke].

IMHO Who works best in smaller claustrophobic settings rather than the massive bloated end of the universe special effects laden episodes.

stickyfiddle

Fretwired said:

frankus said:

Also how gone is Missy going to be?

One hopes gone forever .. a shame she didn't take Moffat with her. The BBC needs to get a new writing team and ditch the past - dump the Cybermen, Daleks and create new monsters and threats. If they want a new bad woman then how about something original and not a sex-changed Master dressed as Mary Poppins [I didn't get that at all - must be a Moffat in-joke].

IMHO Who works best in smaller claustrophobic settings rather than the massive bloated end of the universe special effects laden episodes.

Definitely this. They hire great actors and then give them nothing but ham to chew on. Once every couple of years they luck into a really great script (Doctor's Wife, Blink, Midnight, Vincent and the Doctor) where there's an intelligent concept and the script is just there to let that play out. But it doesn't really feel planned.

digitalscream

Fretwired said:

If they want a new bad woman then how about something original and not a sex-changed Master dressed as Mary Poppins [I didn't get that at all - must be a Moffat in-joke].

I get the impression that they did it purely as a lead-in to a possible female Doctor later on - just to gauge public opinion on how it pans out.

Fretwired

digitalscream said:

Fretwired said:

If they want a new bad woman then how about something original and not a sex-changed Master dressed as Mary Poppins [I didn't get that at all - must be a Moffat in-joke].

I get the impression that they did it purely as a lead-in to a possible female Doctor later on - just to gauge public opinion on how it pans out.

I meant the Mary Poppins connection ... just odd.

frankus

A lot of this stuff is inspired by visuals ... this might be the sinister mary poppins youtube thing...

remember all the pig humanoids in Tennant's era?

Fretwired

frankus said:

A lot of this stuff is inspired by visuals ... this might be the sinister mary poppins youtube thing...

remember all the pig humanoids in Tennant's era?

Ah good call .. I do now you mention it.

musicegbdf

Was it a bad episode ? Did not notice too busy enjoying watching Jenna  :-) The only problem was it was a bit warm in my mac in the lounge ......

holnrew

I'd like to see more Missy, but actually evil rather than pantomime.

musicegbdf

Now that is kinky ...

darcym

why has the Rani not been used ? amazing evil time lord women.

suspiciousminds

I quite enjoyed it tbh - i do like capaldi as the doc.
I'm glad the danny pink character has gone - he was dull as dishwater.
He needs new companions and definately better scripts than this season.
Bring the sea devils back - they used to proper shit me up as a kid.

Fretwired

Happy Crimbo ... don't forget your last chance to see Clara in the Doctor Who Christmas special with Santa ... a spooky one apparently.

holnrew

Well well. They tricked us.

holnrew

Good, proper christmas episode though.

ChrisMusic

Dr Who ~ Exonerated !

At 5 years old the Daleks were the scariest thing I could possibly imagine.

I am older and wiser now, and that really is the scariest thing...

axisus

I was fearing a shite story when I saw father Xmas in the trailers, but boy was I wrong. That was a superb story, up there with the best for me. SPOILER .......... Genuinely shocked by the Clara bit towards the end when she was old!

holnrew

That was some good make up

fretmeister

Fretwired said:

Happy Crimbo ... don't forget your last chance to see Clara in the Doctor Who Christmas special with Santa ... a spooky one apparently.

She's staying on. Reported on the Beeb site.