acheron_xl
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The Doctor is enough of a creeper hanging around with adults 1/40th his age. Having a legit child companion would just be too much.
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Doctor Who Series Seven |OT| The Question You've Been Running From All Your Life
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It's all his granddaughters fault. She couldn't keep up her ruse without creating suspicion.
MesserWolf
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loved the episode. Brilliant.
The Real Abed
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I don't get why they had to name it something alien like that. Why didn't they just name it something like, oh, I don't know, "FREE WIFI CLICK HERE!" or "Open WiFi Network" or "The Internet".
Loved the episode. Looking forward to the rest of the season. Especially Journey.
Future Foundation
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To borrow a quote from you, God no.
Christ on a Cracker, no.
Eleven's been serious quite a bit. In fact, most of the early talk during this season (especially after Dinosaurs on a Spaceship & A Town Called Mercy) was whether he'd gotten too serious/violent/angry. It's a mix. Hell, you could argue the whole hyper act is mostly a mask. I don't really want one direction all of the time.
This post reminds me of a lot of the people who hated Nine's work because he was so "GRIMDARK" all the time. He was a mix as well.
Besides, a Disneyland/Disneyworld episode would be glorious.
The Elite
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I'd say Eccleston was on the serious side and still worked very well.
Actually I don't get the purpose of having to join the WiFi at all if they're just physically sending out robot wifi transmitters.
The Elite
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Yeah. I think the robots were due to the need to have a monster associated with the episode. Also, the last half of the story was entirely dependent on a robot.
Because when you join the wifi they decide whether or not they're going to choose you for integration into their little group. Remember, when clara joined the wifi, they had a discussion about whether to take her in or not. Then after the decision they went ahead and sent the robot out.
Future Foundation
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Serious, but still had moments of levity. I'd like it if we had that mix. Not just one way.
The Elite
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Of course. You can never just have it one way.
peanutbutterlatte
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People who say Eccleston was grimdark have never watched Series 1 I reckon;
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People who say Eccleston was grimdark have never watched Series 1 I reckon;
No one is saying he was grimdark but he did have a more serious tone. And not over the top angry like 11 gets.
But 9 was damn grimdark in Dalek.
Future Foundation
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Well, no one in here says that. Because no one in here sucks.
Also, I'm gonna go watch Dalek again.
acheron_xl
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Davison was the serious Doctor. He was also a bit boring. I don't think it's a coincidence.
wtf is this nightmare fuel?
The UK is going through a phase, thanks mainly to a successful series of adverts (for, of all things, an insurance price comparison site), where meerkats are big business. I suspect that's a greetings card cashing in on said craze.
Because now enterprising router owners can terrify the next door neighbour's kids without even leaving the house.
Don't you dare tell me that's not awesome.
He had his serious moments, but he also had 25 percent of his run involve overweight farting aliens with literal zippers in their foreheads.
Ape Gone Insane
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I'm probably not the only one developing a crush with the new companion. Was quite surprised to learn she was dating the King in the North.
whatsinaname
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They should have an older companion. Someone like Judi Dench.
KibblesBits
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Would have been interesting. But then the nerd boners would all die.
Same thing as have a male Doctor and companion. Most nerd boners would not understand.
The primary viewership comes from 10 year old kids. I don't think it matters.
Exterminieren
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I would love it if the 50th Anniversary special was The Three Claras.
Moffat in full-on trolling mode.
KibblesBits
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It would matter a bit. Otherwise we wouldn't have had all these female companions that are arguably rather lovely to look at.
The companion, especially the female ones have always been used to draw in male viewers. Denying that is just silly.
I'm not sure how I should feel about this... More info on the TARDIS but
some random group of salvage workers gaining access to the TARDIS and wanting to sell it for scrap? What happened to all these defenses and teleport-systems?
Exterminieren
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It's long been the case that those defenses are all well and good, but they're useless when the Doctor forgets to shut the front door.
Sure but what happened to the
emergency teleport system
teleport Clara back to the main control room to protect whatever the big secret is
salvage crew
Not to mention that the TARDIS is at least able to operate on it's own or according to a program (such as Emergency Programme One in "The Parting of Ways"). There being no way to
automatically boot out intruders by either teleporting them out or dematerialising around them
Now the show has never been very consistent when it comes to Time Lord tech but there is just so much wrong with this premise it isn't even funny.
But who am I kidding. Episode is probably going to be great anyway even if it is just for whatever Clara found.
I'm sure Moffat has worked with the writer to make sure it doesn't fuck up the TARDIS continuity too badly. Plus, he could always chalk it up to the fact that this is a new redesigned TARDIS with new rules. I'm not too worried.
That's probably the Series 7 finale haha
Exterminieren
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The emergency teleport system only activated when the room that the occupants were in was deleted. The TARDIS is a big place; the Doctor basically orders the team to help him find Clara by the sounds of things, and it'd probably be a difficult task for him to find her on his own.
Besides, there probably is a system for a team of trained TARDIS pilots to use to evacuate the TARDIS.
The Doctor, however, knows how to fly the TARDIS and not much else, by the looks of things. There have been several occasions in the classic series with something in the TARDIS that needs tracking down in person; the Sontaran squad from the Invasion of Time is the most notable, and the disappointing execution of the TARDIS interiors in that serial was a big factor in JTTCOTT's commissioning.
Besides, there probably is a system for a team of trained TARDIS pilots to use to evacuate the TARDIS.
The Doctor, however, knows how to fly the TARDIS and not much else, by the looks of things. There have been several occasions in the classic series with something in the TARDIS that needs tracking down in person; the Sontaran squad from the Invasion of Time is the most notable, and the disappointing execution of the TARDIS interiors in that serial was a big factor in JTTCOTT's commissioning.
infiniteloop
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oh shit
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Oh my
Not nearly enough Doctors in that picture.
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OH MY GOD
MY HEART
MY HEART
King of the Potato People
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If only I could make out the name of the script...
I don't think it's got one, here is an example readthrough script :
I doubt it says anything other than 50th Anniversary Special or similar.
Zeouterlimits
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I've been keeping my expectations low for the 50th, or at least not trying to think about it, but wow, talk about grin-inducing.
Wait, if the readthrough has finished, does this mean that no other Doctors will appear? Or else they would've been there. Unless they're just not telling us who was at the readthrough.
I see what you did there.
Probably unintentional, but still.
I see what you did there.
Probably unintentional, but still.
obin_gam
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I think there are more Doctors involved, they're just not telling us who.
Also, my friend and I were theorizing that for David Tennant's return with Rose, it would probably have less to do with the Doctor opening a time rift causing wibbly wobbly timey wimey and more to do with the Smith Doctor visiting the human Doctor with Rose in that alternate dimension.
obin_gam
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peanutbutterlatte
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Rule No. 1: Steve Moffatt lies about/hides things.
Rule No. 2: Steve Moffatt has the limitless potential to be disappointing.
EleventhDoctor
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Wow what a picture.
Also if they did a read through already...I'm assuming all the big stars have been announced?
Also if they did a read through already...I'm assuming all the big stars have been announced?
infiniteloop
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Likely tennant, piper and hurt have the biggest roles of the guest stars. Others may be cameos.
Exterminieren
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They've already explicitly said not. All we know of the read through is one, carefully framed photo. All the other Doctors may be hiding off camera for all we know.Wow what a picture.
Also if they did a read through already...I'm assuming all the big stars have been announced?
To give one example, Timothy Dalton was at the End of Time read through, but we didn't know he was involved until a picture of him from the wrap video was leaked, 6 months later.
They're not going to rely on a five minute sequence from an episode five and a half years beforehand to hang their plot. Given Moffat's enthusiasm for wobbly wobbly timey wimey, there's little chance that this isn't the Doctor from earlier in his life, IMO.
acheron_xl
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It makes the most sense, but damn if that wouldn't be a drag. I want the goddamned Doctor. Not Mr. Handy-Doc.
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