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Doctor Who Series 9 |OT| Let Zygons Be Zygons
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tonysidaway
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Yes, but I think the moment has passed.
He is too good for this world
Too good for video anyway. His voice must not be that good. Because we've got loads of that.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Most episodes could be divided into 5 categories. Present day earth story, future utopia turned dystopia, random base and crew attacked by space monster, dude from past is secretly assisting aliens, and Doctor's past stories.
Ventilaator
Banned
Just saw part 2.
I don't get it. Part 1 had everything I've been disliking in the past few seasons. Part 2? Completely fine.
There was some stuff that didn't make sense, like for example the sewer Daleks reacting the way they did seems like something Davros should have considered, and Daleks saying "mercy" isn't so weird when we've seen one do so on screen, but I'm willing to count those as minor annoyances.
(and a Dalek rolling up on the Doctor going I AM A DALEK I AM A DALEK I AM A DALEK is absolutely hilarious)
I don't get it. Part 1 had everything I've been disliking in the past few seasons. Part 2? Completely fine.
There was some stuff that didn't make sense, like for example the sewer Daleks reacting the way they did seems like something Davros should have considered, and Daleks saying "mercy" isn't so weird when we've seen one do so on screen, but I'm willing to count those as minor annoyances.
(and a Dalek rolling up on the Doctor going I AM A DALEK I AM A DALEK I AM A DALEK is absolutely hilarious)
My thoughts won't leave this alone sadly. What if her "companion" was a member of the Shadow Proclamation?
Now, I'm not saying one of Missy's entourage should be a Judoon, but I'm certainly not not saying that.
Yeah, I'm just not sure if the statement in the spoiler tags is meant to be some kind of twist since it's not mentioned in the episode synopses I've seen.
Mama Robotnik
Member
Thanks! I'm glad you are enjoying the audio play, I think its brilliant. I, Davros is also absolutely great.
DrForester
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I'd be down for a single Mini-Series of that. Would get old as a continuing show though.
Picture makes me with David Thewlis Doctor had become a reality.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
David Thewlis would be so good as a straight-edge Doctor.
I just watched the 11th Doctor regeneration scene in Time of the Doctor again. Such a great scene.
"Times change, and so must I" is such a Doctory kind of quote.
Excuse me while I just...
I feel you on this. I feel you. It was exactly what I wanted in a regeneration.
I just watched the 11th Doctor regeneration scene in Time of the Doctor again. Such a great scene.
"Times change, and so must I" is such a Doctory kind of quote.
Excuse me while I just...
I really hated how messy Time of the Doctor was, but yes, the last 5 minutes or so when Clara enters the TARDIS are pretty much perfect.
Well, aside from those wigs...
peanutbutterlatte
Member
"I will always remember when the Doctor was me" is such a lovely, simple line.
No thank you. She's pretty much a stereotypical nerd character who cosplays as the Doctor's past regens.
I'll take Missy or a companion in her 30's or 40's instead. Someone close to Capaldi's age would be perfect, and I think kids would still enjoy it.
Agreed. She's fun enough for an episode or two, but as a full-time companion they will have to change her so much to the point of being completely different.
Personally I'm in favor of Shona from Last Christmas.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Let dead people stay dead. The more silly explanations and weird twists, the less I care about the impact of anything.
Yeah Osgood is dead.
I could have seen her character working as a companion and it would have been interesting.
Someone who starts off idolizing the Doctor as a superhero and already knowing a lot about him, only to truly discover his darker and more scary side as she travels with him. Her mental image of him gets more and more destroyed until she leaves in disgust.
She's dead now though, RIP.
I could have seen her character working as a companion and it would have been interesting.
Someone who starts off idolizing the Doctor as a superhero and already knowing a lot about him, only to truly discover his darker and more scary side as she travels with him. Her mental image of him gets more and more destroyed until she leaves in disgust.
She's dead now though, RIP.
Freeza Under The Shower
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So, putting Clara inside a Dalek was basically foreshadowing based on her previous encounters (the impossible girl), right? Come on, you were all thinking it too.
The dialogue with Davros was good though.
The dialogue with Davros was good though.
I just watched the 11th Doctor regeneration scene in Time of the Doctor again. Such a great scene.
"Times change, and so must I" is such a Doctory kind of quote.
Excuse me while I just...
Best regeneration. Perfect.
I feel like I'm against the grain in not wanting Missy to be a companion-type character.
She's a baddie.
Like, a proper, proper awesome, effective baddie.
I don't feel like we need to see her having bants with the Doctor every week; she's at her best when she's just being plain dastardly.
She's a baddie.
Like, a proper, proper awesome, effective baddie.
I don't feel like we need to see her having bants with the Doctor every week; she's at her best when she's just being plain dastardly.
Lots of running down corridors between bulkhead doors with spinning wheels on to lock them.
I'm considering this episode to be a gap filler after the opening two-parter. Anything more is a bonus
Well she wasn't in Part 2 (didn't kill Davros, WHY?).
I always thought her death was unnecessary, but maybe it's just me.
As for a new companion for the 12th Doctor, why not have his daughter Jenny join in on the fun? I know that she was a one-off character, but she would've been a fun character to bounce off of the grumpy, decrepit old owl that is the current Doctor.
Because if she spent time on that, she might have missed the opportunity to watch the Doctor kill his companion. And there's no way she'd want to miss out on that.
The Elite
BOSS
It's the third time they she has been inside a Dalek now.
I always found her attire for Into the Dalek very interesting. Eyes. Lots of them. Then there was the eye imagery in the Dalek two-parter this year with the hands. In this case the handmines were meant to be a direct influence on Dalek design and Davros' own third eye, I imagine.
https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/649629626399129600
New companion announcement, maybe?
@bbcdoctorwho said:
New companion announcement, maybe?
infiniteloop
Member
"We're excited to announce there will be no new series of Doctor Who in 2016! Imagine how thirsty you'll be for it when it returns in Autumn 2017!"
Would think it'd be a bit early for a new companion announcement.
Would think it'd be a bit early for a new companion announcement.
BrokenFiction
Member
Old episodes uncovered?
infiniteloop
Member
They've found ep4 of the underwater menace.
Maybe they cleaned up the basement and found some missing episodes? It would be funny as hell if after all those years Marco Polo had been in their possession all along.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
New companion.
Non-Dimensions Lego sets that don't cost £30.
Non-Dimensions Lego sets that don't cost £30.
Clara is coming back for series 10 yay!
Oh god please no. The only thing worse than a Moffat companion would be a Moffat companion who's the embodiment of all Moffatisms.
infiniteloop
Member
Would be weird to announce a new companion when Jenna is still in the current series, especially as they won't be filming until January (if they're filming at all next year).
New companion.
It's already announced that Coleman is leaving.
JonathanEx
Member
A) New companion
B) Specials year for 2016, but making it positive by announcing a massive guest star for special one.
B) Specials year for 2016, but making it positive by announcing a massive guest star for special one.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'd like this.
EDIT: No, scratch that. In fact, I'll go out on a limb and say this is an announcement of a "Specials year" + new companion + next year is Moffat's last. All at once. If they're doing fewer episodes next year I'll doubt they'll announce that separately, they'll want to do that with other, more exciting and/or interesting news at the same time to cover up the blow. They want to do it right now to create more interest in the current series (the ratings are fine, but admittedly a bit down thus far), which I think is going to end with a big cliffhanger that sets up the coming specials.
Go on and laugh at me when I'm wrong. I'm having a boring day and need some megatons in my life.