Yeah that's a fairly tame joke honestly. There have been lots of remarks/jokes about sex on the show in previous years, and they're allowed to go a lot further on BBC shows like QI which can air at around the same time as Who. Don't forget that stuff like Blackadder was once considered a treasure of the BBC (actually still is, obviously), and that was full of silly sex stuff.
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Doctor Who Series 9 |OT| Let Zygons Be Zygons
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Yeah that's a fairly tame joke honestly. There have been lots of remarks/jokes about sex on the show in previous years, and they're allowed to go a lot further on BBC shows like QI which can air at around the same time as Who. Don't forget that stuff like Blackadder was once considered a treasure of the BBC (actually still is, obviously), and that was full of silly sex stuff.
Exterminieren
Banned
I'm very excited for this week's episode, and the political aspect is a big part of that. I enjoy a bit of topicality in my Who, and it's not something Moffat's era has done much.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I really, really like that one.
Choppasmith
Member
Is there something going on with Episode 5, The Girl Who Died?
My DirecTV DVR didn't record it. There's no future showings, and BBCA's On Demand skips it (it goes 1,2,3,4,6).
My DirecTV DVR didn't record it. There's no future showings, and BBCA's On Demand skips it (it goes 1,2,3,4,6).
BrokenFiction
Member
She died. Sorry.
JonathanEx
Member
fucking subtle, this
BluenoseGames
Member
Yes!! Harriet Jones reference.
ChubbleDucks
Member
Does the wind blow in both directions in New Mexico?
peanutbutterlatte
Member
This is just dulll. Like so damn dull.
BossDarkseid
Member
It's so unsubtle.
Even terrorists would eye roll.
Even terrorists would eye roll.
JonathanEx
Member
Despite the subtlety being nonexistent, I think this is quite good so far.
EvilRedEye
Member
You're only saying that because you've been RADICALISSSSEEEDDDD.
JonathanEx
Member
No it's because of question mark underpants
BluenoseGames
Member
So was this ...
ChubbleDucks
Member
Evil Clara so sexy
peanutbutterlatte
Member
I have absolutely zero idea what's going on. Anybody else? Doesn't seem like the best episode to watch pissed in all fairness.
Jesus christ, this shit is dull as dishwater. I mean, so fucking boooooooring. I usually enjoy even an average episode of Who, but this is absolute dogshite.
I'm completely sober and I have no idea myself!
I'm completely sober and I have no idea myself!
PJV3
Member
Definitely, she should come back as a baddie in the future.
JonathanEx
Member
Does the evil impact the sexy? It's an interesting theory.
funkystudent
Member
Yeah that was just a real boring slog of a episode.
Hopefully part 2 is better
Hopefully part 2 is better
CrimsonFist
Member
Yeah, that was pretty dull up until the cliffhanger, next week could be interesting though.
and another hybrid mention too, they've not even being subtle about that.
and another hybrid mention too, they've not even being subtle about that.
Android18a
Member
I'm confused by people saying this was dull and boring. I enjoyed it a lot, thought it was a really good episode. A bit heavy-handed on the isis-comparison but I liked the pacing of it myself.
Evil Clara is cool.
So yeah, I'm looking forward to part 2.
Evil Clara is cool.
So yeah, I'm looking forward to part 2.
APZonerunner
Member
Big shades of the Sontaran Strategem in this -- evil companion clone, lots of UNIT, including a militant commander the Doctor disapproves of, plus the heavy-handed political message -- bit wanky, but fine.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
One of the more fun aspects of this thread is watching the reactions come through in waves.
The guys watching it live in the UK
The guys watching it when it finally hits the US
The guys watching it the next day on time shift.
Almost without fail, the guys watching it live are negative as shit as they're watching it.
And then the guys watching in the US are a little more even keelish.
The guys the next day more or less set the narrative for the week's discussion... which lasts until Tuesday, when we go back to discussing previous seasons.
The guys watching it live in the UK
The guys watching it when it finally hits the US
The guys watching it the next day on time shift.
Almost without fail, the guys watching it live are negative as shit as they're watching it.
And then the guys watching in the US are a little more even keelish.
The guys the next day more or less set the narrative for the week's discussion... which lasts until Tuesday, when we go back to discussing previous seasons.
CrimsonFist
Member
eh, Clara and Kate clearly aren't actually dead, and no-one else was important enough to be worth bringing back.
Huh, looks like the only one who quite enjoyed this one.
The uncomfortably unsubtle political slant made it feel a bit like an off brand Black Mirror.
I'll wait for part two and see how this plot pans about before actually passing comment on any of that political stuff, mind, but so far? Yikes.
And yeah, Evil Clara is hot and 'They'll think you're going to take their benefits' was hilarious.
The uncomfortably unsubtle political slant made it feel a bit like an off brand Black Mirror.
I'll wait for part two and see how this plot pans about before actually passing comment on any of that political stuff, mind, but so far? Yikes.
And yeah, Evil Clara is hot and 'They'll think you're going to take their benefits' was hilarious.
What? There is usually a decent amount of people that aren't negative when it's live.
This is probably the first episode in a while I was bored by. Up until the last 10 - 15 minutes.
But like I said, next week may save it since the whole episode was just one big set up lol.
wot, u don't care about that soldier's fookin' mum, m8?
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I've loved this series, but I'll honestly be surprised if anybody says this was good. The writing was awful and the acting was even worse.
And thats by Doctor Who standards
That was terrible.
And the worst bit is that they nearly broke the Doctor's character.
"Try to kill as few of them as possible" he says to his team of gun-toting soldiers. Does that sound like something the Doctor would say? Or when he's just standing there peering round when UNIT are preparing to gun down all those Zygons who were (at the time) offering no resistance.
And the worst bit is that they nearly broke the Doctor's character.
"Try to kill as few of them as possible" he says to his team of gun-toting soldiers. Does that sound like something the Doctor would say? Or when he's just standing there peering round when UNIT are preparing to gun down all those Zygons who were (at the time) offering no resistance.
At least something happened, unlike in last week's episode where it was just snoring.
Yes? Has happened before when humans were under huge danger?
APZonerunner
Member
I'm really curious, what about the acting from principal actors who have almost all been in multiple other episodes was any different to their usual performances?
People are nuts.
In fairness, this was precisely how it used to be with the Third Doctor and UNIT, and I've found all of Capaldi's UNIT episodes to be a throwback to that rather than the complete disinterest the 9th Doctor showed in them and the outright disdain from the 10th.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'm not saying I won't agree - if it's a shitshow, it doesn't matter when I watch it. But I've noticed the livetweets (which is basically what they are) tend to run towards the critical, and then later in the evening there's more considered responses, and then by the next day the actual discussions get locked in. It's just fun to see the rollercoaster go.