OK, can we please be done with season long arcs with stories that twist and turn in a thousand directions? Because I've had enough of them now. We've got
the story of River Song
done. Can we have some stand-alone episodes like wot we used to do?
I'm not saying this was bad, because it wasn't. It was brilliant. But it was also a complete mind f*ck. And I don't want my mind f*cked for thirteen weeks a year. I want to watch a fun series that doesn't turn my brain to mush trying to decipher. How's that for a request, Grand Moffat Tarkin?
Also,
what's the point of getting Hitler if he only says 6 lines and then gets shoved in a cupboard? FAIL.
shoot her so she regenerates and has a better chance to kill the doctor
could it!?
Pretty sure that was a mistake on her part. She just meant to kill the Doctor, and probably would have done had she not been interrupted. She didn't mean to get killed by Hitler.
Wait, does this make Hitler a good guy or a bad guy now? God I'm confused. Damn it Moffat!
Pretty sure that was a mistake on her part. She just meant to kill the Doctor, and probably would have done had she not been interrupted. She didn't mean to get killed by Hitler.
Wait, does this make Hitler a good guy or a bad guy now? God I'm confused. Damn it Moffat!
Judging
River's
to the Nazi's
she hates Nazi's and wanted to use this first and last opportunity to have access to The Doctor's TARDIS to kill Hitler before she kills The Doctor
I'm also pretty sure that the
oldest question or what ever is either what is the doctor's real name or a reference to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
OK, can we please be done with season long arcs with stories that twist and turn in a thousand directions? Because I've had enough of them now. We've got
the story of River Song
done. Can we have some stand-alone episodes like wot we used to do?
I'm not saying this was bad, because it wasn't. It was brilliant. But it was also a complete mind f*ck. And I don't want my mind f*cked for thirteen weeks a year. I want to watch a fun series that doesn't turn my brain to mush trying to decipher. How's that for a request, Grand Moffat Tarkin?
I absolutely loved this episode, it's likely up there with my favourites ("Blink" and "Vincent and the Doctor"). But while "Blink"would probably be my episode of choice to introduce someone to the Doctor Who, no way would this one be suitable. My non-Who following flatmates watched it with me and they were mostly all wtf. But for someone who's been following the series, that episode was FANTASTIC.
I trust Moffat's judgement to get the mix right on this. I think he knows what he's doing and the next episode will probably be a bit more settled and self-contained.
It was a complete accident they ended up in Nazi Germany. That couldn't have been planned. She may have title dropped, but why on Earth would the Doctor then take her to do just that? It makes no sense.
Friar - I'm pretty sure it is, which is a godsend. The last two episodes don't seem to be though, which is troubling. Hell, the last episode is called
The Wedding of River Song!
My mind weeps at the thought of what'll happen in that one!
When Doctor Who came back in '05, I quickly fell in love with it because it was a 'go anywhere, do anything' series. And it's one of the precious few out there that literally did that. And I utterly adore Old Who because it was one random story after another. Oh sure, we may get one story leading into another or the occasional series long story, but it never really got in the way of the utterly random nature of the show.
New Who seems to have lost this element somewhat. The interconnecting stories seem to be the primary drive of the show now, and the stand-alone 'go anywhere, do anything' stories are compromised as a result. And as the show goes on, it's becoming a bigger and bigger problem. The split in the latest series really didn't help this, as we now had two episodes right in the middle of the series that were full of plot threads being resolved and created. What must little kids think?
Don't get me wrong, I still really enjoy New Who. But it's just... not the same show I fell in love with.
It was a complete accident they ended up in Nazi Germany. That couldn't have been planned. She may have title dropped, but why on Earth would the Doctor then take her to do just that? It makes no sense.
Maybe because
River is a "child of the TARDIS" the TARDIS picked up on where she wanted to go
Well, that episode certainly answered a lot of questions. But raised even more!
I'm starting to wonder if Moffat will ever reveal all these answers, or is he just screwing with us. Still, great episode! I finally have some good to watch again during the weekends.
bit definitely felt like a Hitchhiker's Guide reference, which is interesting since it appeared to be hinting at a sustained plot arc. Would be interesting to see if it develops to be more Guide-like or less Guide-like as it goes along. I'm still hugely in favor of an official crossover between the two franchises. Hitchhiker's Guide continuity definitely favors the idea of infinite parallel universes, so the Doctor Who universe could be one of them without breaking any real rules.
On a similar note, the dialog of the
squid robots
was extremely reminiscent of the sort of dialog you'd hear in a Hitchhiker's Guide story, almost so much so that it felt more forced than funny. But it was still kind of funny.
I don't remember Hammond. Maybe they're talking about Wipeout, which he presents and is on right before Doctor Who.
Yes, he was whining about not having catchphrase as the show ended (but not on a bombshell.). Hang on, perhaps he could've been a stunt driver for the opening sequences?
shoot her so she regenerates and has a better chance to kill the doctor
could it!?
I can't work out why they went back to kill Hitler at all. Also
River says she has only a blurry memory of killing the Doctor. Does that mean that she has already been in the spacesuit to shoot him? So why kill him a second time? For that matter, why did the Numskulls try to kill Hitler only to remember they weren't allowed to do so till 1945?! They didn't know River was going to be there, after all
oldest question or what ever is either what is the doctor's real name or a reference to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
.
I'm ashamed to say that last night I dreamt a trailer for the next episode that confirmed that
this was indeed a crossover. On the other hand, if Moffat decides to go down the route of introducing bad language into the show (bearing in mind that "The Ghosts of N-Space" used the expression "cow-shit"), perhaps we might find out why they call it a 'Rory' award?
Remember, they did that in "Boom Town". Don't get too excited...
Yes, except Boomtown was probably done backwards, as reference-made, then someone made a book out of it as opposed to the other way around, and they published the book then. The audios have already been made part of continuity thanks to Boom Town and 'Autonomy', but an obvious reference would be nice.
fixed point in time and space then wouldn't he know about it before now? The Doctor is famous and people would talk about his death for hundreds of millions of years
fixed point in time and space then wouldn't he know about it before now? The Doctor is famous and people would talk about his death for hundreds of millions of years
.
Except for the fact that his
death
theoretically did not occur in the old universe, and he's only been roaming around in the new one for a year or so now.
I wonder if we will get a real explanation for that cos it seems like a big thing not to bring up again.
I wouldn't say they blew up the universe, either. (not bothering with spoiler tags as it's from last season.) The TARDIS blew up, and that caused the end of the universe. So, when the
Great Question is asked
, there is no answer (silence falling), and the TARDIS explodes causing the end of the universe. I think we should rewatch The Pandorica Opens seeing what questions are asked at the end, or rather, as the TARDIS exploded on the date of
Melody's Conception
/Amy's Wedding, the end of The Eleventh Hour as well, plus the end of Flesh and Stone. I was under the theory that the reason the TARDIS exploded was because River's
dad
did not exist whilst she was walking around on the day of her conception.
Comments
It's because 90% of the British population wants to watch it again RIGHT NOW
Also, twitter says richard hammond was in this episode. Hmmm...
Rather liked this episode, looking forward to the rest of the season (I'm avoiding all trailers, so I've got no idea what's coming).
And it's up on the iPlayer now, just not downloadable. *refreshes page again*
I'm not saying this was bad, because it wasn't. It was brilliant. But it was also a complete mind f*ck. And I don't want my mind f*cked for thirteen weeks a year. I want to watch a fun series that doesn't turn my brain to mush trying to decipher. How's that for a request, Grand Moffat Tarkin?
Also,
It couldn't be
Wait, does this make Hitler a good guy or a bad guy now? God I'm confused. Damn it Moffat!
Judging
I'm also pretty sure that the
I absolutely loved this episode, it's likely up there with my favourites ("Blink" and "Vincent and the Doctor"). But while "Blink"would probably be my episode of choice to introduce someone to the Doctor Who, no way would this one be suitable. My non-Who following flatmates watched it with me and they were mostly all wtf. But for someone who's been following the series, that episode was FANTASTIC.
I trust Moffat's judgement to get the mix right on this. I think he knows what he's doing and the next episode will probably be a bit more settled and self-contained.
coolsome -
Friar - I'm pretty sure it is, which is a godsend. The last two episodes don't seem to be though, which is troubling. Hell, the last episode is called
When Doctor Who came back in '05, I quickly fell in love with it because it was a 'go anywhere, do anything' series. And it's one of the precious few out there that literally did that. And I utterly adore Old Who because it was one random story after another. Oh sure, we may get one story leading into another or the occasional series long story, but it never really got in the way of the utterly random nature of the show.
New Who seems to have lost this element somewhat. The interconnecting stories seem to be the primary drive of the show now, and the stand-alone 'go anywhere, do anything' stories are compromised as a result. And as the show goes on, it's becoming a bigger and bigger problem. The split in the latest series really didn't help this, as we now had two episodes right in the middle of the series that were full of plot threads being resolved and created. What must little kids think?
Don't get me wrong, I still really enjoy New Who. But it's just... not the same show I fell in love with.
Maybe because
Man, you never used to get this back in the 80s. (If anyone brings up Christopher H Bidmead I will poke them in the ear.)
I'm starting to wonder if Moffat will ever reveal all these answers, or is he just screwing with us. Still, great episode! I finally have some good to watch again during the weekends.
If
On a similar note, the dialog of the
*Crosses fingers for Eighth Doctor Adventures*
As for the Question: Doctor Who, perhaps?
Also; thank god we've finally discovered where Mel (of the Bonnie Langford variety) came from. :P
Yes, he was whining about not having catchphrase as the show ended (but not on a bombshell.). Hang on, perhaps he could've been a stunt driver for the opening sequences?
I can't work out why they went back to kill Hitler at all. Also
That. Was. Ghastly.
Remember, they did that in "Boom Town". Don't get too excited...
I'm ashamed to say that last night I dreamt a trailer for the next episode that confirmed that
Well it was sung by Frazer Hines and he played Jamie McCrimmon, so it must be the ultimate question, right?
Yes, except Boomtown was probably done backwards, as reference-made, then someone made a book out of it as opposed to the other way around, and they published the book then. The audios have already been made part of continuity thanks to Boom Town and 'Autonomy', but an obvious reference would be nice.
Except for the fact that his
Soo that's why they
I wouldn't say they blew up the universe, either. (not bothering with spoiler tags as it's from last season.) The TARDIS blew up, and that caused the end of the universe. So, when the
I'm laughing my head off at it.
Oh, is it the Banana in the very Clue-the-Movie-esque
Uh-oh. It actually sounds logical.
Indeed. Particularly it reminded me somewhat of a scene in the red-nose day Doctor Who episode made a number of years ago.
EDIT: And now one just for fun. Spoilers!
Aha! I jumped back a bit and beat you to the punch!
Already made some big changes in... well...everything related to the filming-process. We don't have a big budget, but we do have big ideas.
Do you guys want to see anyone/anything in particular?
Definitely the Kandyman.
Also Paul McGann.
"Oh Doctor why do I let you out?!"