[TV] Doctor Who

[Immitis]

my only hope is that they dont spend too much time talking about how much younger and prettier he is in the show

[Gallahadd]

Indeed. That's why I'm hoping it'll be someone like Kris Marshall, who is young enough to hopefully win back some viewers, but isn't really what anyone would consider to be "pretty"...

[Frozenbeef]

Well that's gonna make the weeping angels extremely happy, so much for "don't blink" :S

[Gallahadd]

God DAMN that was a great episode. Solid 9.5/10.

Great story, Bill and the Doctor continued to be awesome, and the "Enemy" was very original. Particularly loved the sequence where Bill was out of her suit as they were running between airlocks. VERY well done.

Only thing which stopped it from being an epic 10/10 episode was the Doctor's plan to defeat them being a LITTLE predictable. Other than that, excellent episode.

And that Cliffhanger .

Can't wait to see if it's resolved next week, or if this will be an ongoing plot point... Also

This is the first time I can remember the Doctor really being injured... Not just like a few cuts and scrapes that are gone by the end of the episode, but a REAL long term, ongoing injury. Interesting.

[Gallahadd]

The blindness is awesome to me, I am excited for actual, real continuity with doctor's health. Having him be blind can be really good storytelling.
Honestly, its sad that the good writing is coming so late in 12th Doctor's run... I wish he had more episodes like these

Agreed 1000%, I actually hope that this does stick around beyond the next episode and becomes a big plot point. Possibly even going as far as to be a direct cause of his regeneration. It's good that they're showing the Doctor to be fallible, it's a refreshing break from all the godly last second saves he's pulled out of his ass for the past... ten seasons XD.

And I also totally agree, that it's a DAMN shame we're only getting episodes of this quality, so late into Capaldi's run :'(

[durrtygoodz]

>Not instantly curing his blindness with regeneration energy

What a load of crap

[Ringthane]

I doubt it, especially since the scene would literally be just 5 minutes of him flipping controls on the TARDIS console. They're going to write that off as something he probably did between "Return of Doctor Mysterio" and "The Pilot".

I remember reading somewhere that they were going to address it.

[Gallahadd]

I remember reading somewhere that they were going to address it.

To be fair, they can address it without showing it. The fact they're going to address it just means they'll acknowledge that it happened...

Hell, for all we know, they're "Addressing it" could have been him going back to Galifrey at the end of the season 9.

[Arrowstormen]

Speaking of, why did only 13 doctors participate, and not the ones after? There's that line, "all thirteen!", but... surely there's no legitimate reason that those particular 13 incarnations would participate while none of the future ones do?

They didn't need to I guess? They knew they did it with 13.

[Gallahadd]

Speaking of, why did only 13 doctors participate, and not the ones after? There's that line, "all thirteen!", but... surely there's no legitimate reason that those particular 13 incarnations would participate while none of the future ones do?

Probably just because at that time, 13 is the most doctors we have. If we were on the 15th Doc it would have been "All 15"

[eschatological]

Wasn't there some doubt as to whether there'd be future regenerations?

Like, Matt Smith's Doctor is supposed to be The Doctor's last regeneration. Then the Time Lords grant him.......well, it's kind of unclear what they grant him....a new regeneration, or a new cycle of regenerations. Now, for the sake of the show, we as viewers know it's probably a new cycle - but I think it'd be fair to say it's probably something on Capaldi's Doctor's mind.

Hence, because future is always a shifting sort of thing, and we could only guarantee the 13 at that point - only 13 showed up.

[Gallahadd]

I believe you could be right. I seem to recall there being some mention of Capaldi's being a somewhat... Nonstandard regeneration. No one knows exactly what that means, we just know it means wierd shit is afoot.

[Kelimbror]

This episode felt like Doctor Who, something the show hasn't done a lot of lately. This felt like a really classic Tennant episode and Capaldi fit well. Taking a year off really helped their writing. Maybe every other year is for the best?

[yetgdhfgh]

Wasn't there some doubt as to whether there'd be future regenerations?

Like, Matt Smith's Doctor is supposed to be The Doctor's last regeneration. Then the Time Lords grant him.......well, it's kind of unclear what they grant him....a new regeneration, or a new cycle of regenerations. Now, for the sake of the show, we as viewers know it's probably a new cycle - but I think it'd be fair to say it's probably something on Capaldi's Doctor's mind.

Hence, because future is always a shifting sort of thing, and we could only guarantee the 13 at that point - only 13 showed up.

Dont worry about that! I honestly dont know why the writers ever put a limit on regenerations in the first place!

Yeah Rassilon said immortality was a curse back in the five doctors but lets be real this show will outlive old rassilon himself!

[Elim Garak]

Dont worry about that! I honestly dont know why the writers ever put a limit on regenerations in the first place!

Same reason writers invented kryptonite for Superman. Otherwise Doctor would be OP. You could kill him infinite amount of times and he would regenerate every time and then you die of old age and he is as young as the recent regeneration.

I.e. for drama.

[Gallahadd]

I mean when Capaldi regenerates at the end of this season, not when Matt Smith regenerated into Capaldi. So I have the feeling that whatever happens at the end of this season it'll be a little... Non standard.

[Gallahadd]

As far as I can recall, it shouldn't be.They said he was just given a new regeneration cycle, didn't they? So, should just be 12 regular regenerations

Maybe. But as this season started, the Moff said in an interview (I looked, can't find it again ) that this regeneration was going to be "Non Standard" whatever that means... I'm assuming that was his suitably moffatian way of saying that something is going to go a bit wrong with this regeneration, and it wont be the usual "Oh no it's time to go: just enough time left to give my big farewell speech"

[Gallahadd]

"So, Bill, how about we go t---AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"

Haha, honestly, at this stage I wouldn't be surprised if it was something like that... Given how excellent Capaldi has been at delivering the climactic speech (Zygon Inversion anti war speech anyone?), it would be almost impossible for his "final" speech to EVER have enough impact, because people are expecting so much from it.

Why not just have him like... Fall down a hole or something. Then we see some lights flashing, and the new Doctor emerges.

[Immitis]

im gonna start watching class soon. its up to you guys whether or not i should do my reactions to that.

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Maybe. But as this season started, the Moff said in an interview (I looked, can't find it again ) that this regeneration was going to be "Non Standard" whatever that means... I'm assuming that was his suitably moffatian way of saying that something is going to go a bit wrong with this regeneration, and it wont be the usual "Oh no it's time to go: just enough time left to give my big farewell speech"

if i recall correctly i think the interview you're talking about he meant time wise, like, say the doctor was regenerating the entire episode instead of just at christmas as the rumour right now is that his regeneration is going to start in the series finale and the christmas special is going to take place in the time between that and the new doctor.

[bestellen]

Story twist only are so interesting for so long, they get old real quick. I know which one I would rather prefer.