Re: Doctor Who [9]

by **Orwell** Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:55 pm

I liked it. Seemed especially made for imaginative children --- and big kids like me. Very Happy

tho... ... I have a horrible sad feeling Clara is leaving soon... and Pink seemed a bit of a bore this episode. Cramping her style a wee bit I'm afraid at the mo. Suspect

by Bluebottle Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:24 pm

Orwell wrote:and Pink seemed a bit of a bore this episode. Cramping her style a wee bit I'm afraid at the mo.

I thought that was his role. Very Happy

by Mrs Figg Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:54 pm

I agree about Danny Pink this week. he was a bit of a bore, if he keeps on like this I will go off him. Sad

Clara does not need reining in, he is acting like a soppy nanny. I thought the Tree Spirits were a bit Fangornish. Very Happy

If I had been given the opportunity to write a Who episode I would have liked it to have been like this one.

by **Orwell** Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:33 am

I think your Dr Who would be far far more Tolkieny, Mrs Figg. cheers

I'm beginnig to wonder if Episodes should be 60 minutes rather than 45. My only real uncertainty - a fairly minor one though - is that story lines can seem slightly rushed. When I re-watch I'll consider the idea further as I wonder if every Episode has been slightly truncated to fit the running time. Maybe more double episodes would help. Very Happy

by azriel Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:56 am

I felt the same way about cramming in stories to fit the allotted time. I liked the idea of this one, but the enormity of the trees amplified how short this episode was. I agree that maybe an hour would be better ?

by **Orwell** Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:14 pm

Just watched McKoy in Remembrance of the Daleks and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. Never watched McKoy before. He was very good. Really entertaining - and I see Capaldi in McKoy as well! Shocked

Really like Ace too. Very Happy

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:54 pm

You should watch Ghost Light and The Curse of Fenric too then Orwell, I would recommend those form the McCoy era- but watch them in that order.

Rather nice fan made trailer for the series finale, spoilers if you have been avoiding everything about it as it contains footage from the next time trailer from last week-

12 vid I liked-

And I rather enjoyed this too, a trailer for the 50th in the style of the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer-

by azriel Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:48 pm

I really like watching these compilation vids, I see these & get happy for the coming series or episode Very Happy

What a shame I dont get happy for The Hobbshit

Oh Jackyboy, you have screwed up.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:55 pm

I am rather excited for tomorrows episode. And the final episode is a full 60 minutes too cheers

This weeks retro poster (Ive put it in spoilers for those avoiding everything)

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by Pettytyrant101 Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:58 pm

Trailer for Dark Water-

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by azriel Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:13 pm

Ive heard its a two parter ?

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:15 pm

yup it is. Nod

all in 1hr 45 minutes in fact. A Who film! (Thats actually 25 minutes longer than Day of the Doctor!)

by azriel Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:23 pm

Ooooh, looking forward to it ! bounce

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:29 pm

Me too!

For me its been a great series with only a few weak links, but overall the standard has been very high and Capaldi as good as I had hoped he would be.

by azriel Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:34 pm

Oh yeah, two thumbs up for Capaldi ! I had my reservations, my doubts but, hes been cracking Very Happy

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:56 pm

Sean Pertwee dressed for Halloween as the 3rd Doctor (played by his father)-

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by malickfan Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:36 pm

So, best guesses for Missy?

The Rani?
Romana?
The Master?
The Valeyard?
Susan?
K-9?
Dodo Chaplet?
A mentally unstable Clara Echo?
A random Scottish Alien?
Another Moffat Trolling with a overly convoluted very divisive Payoff?
Other?

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:38 pm

I really havent a clue.
I would be intrigued if t were the Rani- some things seem to fit- experiments of some sort, past relationship with the Doctor hinted at being romantic. She has her own TARDIS which explain the Heaven stuff in some way. Plus she was meant as a reoccurring villian before it got axed.
A female Master would be kind of Moffat just to troll all the make the Doctor a woman people.

I dont think its the Valeyard, I really dont think Moffat is going there. To obscure I reckon for the more general audience, and to har to explain easily to them. I think in writing terms Moffat chucks in Valeyard occasionally the same ay RTD did Oncoming Storm, to give some dark mystery to the Doctor.

Susan would be an interesting one to say the least.

I hope its not Dodo.

And the Moffat making a divisive ending- well Im sure thats the one Figg will pick!

(Where has she got too anyway?)

by malickfan Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:57 pm

I think The Rani is probably the most likely candidate-the dialogue and persona of Missy seems to fit (I'm basing this of the wiki mind).

I sincerely hope she isn't the Master (Really hope the Charles Dance rumours are true, I'm not very enamored of the idea of a female Doctor personally, and I don't particularly want to see the Master return this early) although I can already picture Figgs reaction to Moffat writing for a female master...

Although I can't really see The Valeyard cropping up in the TV series (like you said too complex, too niche, and Capaldi's dark enough) I'd certainly be intrigued to see it happen (and now is certainly creeping closer to an appropriate time 'Am I a Good Man?' imo)

Dodo was a joke (though it would be rather hillarious seeing the comments 'Who the hell was that?')

Susan would be plain odd, given I've recently listened to 'An Earthly Child'

I think it has to be someone we have met before in the series, otherwise they wouldn't have kept the reveal out of the review copies (like Hurt in NOTD) and I can't see even Moffat doing a cheap troll 'Ha fooled you it's actually Flirty previously unseen but long term associate number 4!'.

As long as it isn't River Song or Rose 'Bugger off already' Tyler

I think I'd pick the divisive ending as well, I guarantee half the fanbase will be disappointed, or just pretend to be coz they like arguing.

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:06 pm

I've recently listened to 'An Earthly Child'- Malick

Ah going through the 8th Doctor adventures?
Thing is they are canon now, more or less, as Moffat included name checks to them in the 50th minisode.
But I doubt that would stop Moffat if he got the idea in his head (but if Susan were to return I'd rather they got Carol Anne Ford back in to play her again)

by malickfan Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:09 pm

Pettytyrant101 wrote:I've recently listened to 'An Earthly Child'- Malick

Ah going through the 8th Doctor adventures?BBC Radio have been repeating Series 4 and I'm still picking and choosing from BF, too much to catch up on!
Thing is they are canon now, more or less, as Moffat included name checks to them in the 50th minisode.
But I doubt that would stop Moffat if he got the idea in his head (but if Susan were to return I'd rather they got Carol Anne Ford back in to play her again)Can she regenerate? Can't remember if she's timelord or not

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:13 pm

All we really know is she is the Doctors Granddaughter and when he stole the TARDIS and ran away he took her with him. We never found out if she went to the Academy, so not sure if she is a Time Lord or just Gallifreyean.

by malickfan Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:12 pm

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by malickfan Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:15 pm

Random thought though, I wonder where

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by azriel Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:57 pm

This was an interesting first half, tho....

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so then, looking forward to the 2nd half, & it better be a good one Very Happy