Amph Doctor Who Discussion (Russell T. Davies returns)

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I thought he didn't remember it either but there's a scene where he tells imaginary Clara that he gets to a certain point then remembers it all, every time. I'd prefer it if he didn't, but it's just Moffit being sadistically brilliant.

I'm not sure about the function of the dial - if that was its standard purpose or if it was uniquely set up for him like that. The Doctor assumed someone was listening, but if that was the Time Lords themselves, The Master, or whoever else Mayor Me had struck a deal with, I don't know.

 

Couple of thoughts

1) Capaldi's Alan Rickman impression when he was dying was excellent

2) A well-a bird bird bird. Bird is the word.

 

The only one I know from Nu!Who other than The Day of the Doctor, the end of Deep Breath (which I wouldn't necessarily count as neither Doctor interacted with each other), and that bit at the end of The Name of the Doctor is Time Crash.

 

Anyone note the guy who played the Rory Williams, in a DC' Legends of Tomorrow trailer?

 

Yep, it's been noted.

 

Yeah, "Deep Breath" doesn't count because they didn't interact, didn't really exist at the same, uh, time, and it was a transitional episode anyway. I don't count "The Name of the Doctor" because it wasn't "really" the War Doctor, just a phantom. And Time Crash was just a throwaway sketch for charity. I guess Eight could have a cameo, though I don't see why. I thought "The Night of the Doctor" was the show's acknowledgement and sendoff of that incarnation.

 

I'm possibly being more broad with the term than others. Day of the Doctor, Name of the Doctor, Listen, Deep Breath, the regeneration episodes, Time Crash, things like Human Nature, Nightmare in Silver, Impossible Astronaut or Rebel Flesh with background cameos or alternate versions of the Doctor, Fires of Pompeii, arguably The Next Doctor, if only for the title structure (as with BF's One Doctor), Stolen Earth/Journey's End with Ten, TenToo, and DoctorDonna, Flesh and Stone with Flashback Doctor, episodes with sound lips like Doctor's Wife or Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS, and if I want to be hyper-inclusive, episodes with other people with doctorates.

 

Possibly?

 

Probably, whatever. I prefer my numbers.

 

Peter Jackson responds to Stephen Moffat's emails.

 

this was the best ep of the season , and I think it will go down as one of those much argued about stories amongst fans , its very clever but as with all these clever plots it invites scrutiny which always leads to arguments about plot holes .

but it was a very bold story , and one of my favorites , but with a couple of niggles .

 

The dry clothes. Two things bother me about it.
1) The rooms reset, so are his identical clothes there before he arrives or are they one of the previous Doctor's who ended up playing out the rest of the story wearing only his question mark underpants?
2) No dry pants. Either The Doctor spends a fair portion of 20 billion years wearing wet underpants, or he doesn't wear them. Commando Capaldi is un-unthinkable.

 

The book on the table is rather excellent.

 

Let the plot hole wars commence!

Also, the underwear hole wars.

 

Maybe his pants are waterproof?

 

I just read someone speculate on-line that Missy is actually the Hybrid, and that this was the idea she had just before the Daleks were going to kill her.

If this is the case in "Hell Bent", my response will involve terminology my Mom would prefer I not use.

 

Good episode, but had one large gaping plot hole: If every room in the castle reverted to its original state within a few hours, then the Doctor's plan of chipping away at the wall bit by bit over the course of the millennia shouldn't have worked.

Otherwise, it was pretty good. Great performance by Capaldi, he finally got space to shine. I liked that we were shown/hinted pretty early on that there were multiple versions of the Doctor running around, and that the whole thing took place inside the confessional disc thingy - it was all about the execution rather than the mystery.

 

Promo pic for next Saturday:

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I loved the opening of Heaven Sent, with the monologue about the creature always chasing.

Then the Doctor appears, and it turns out that the monologue was actually referring to him.

That was great.

 

I believe the Doctor mentions that the only room that doesn't reset is room 12, where the crystal wall is located.

 

If I'm thinking of the same shot you are, I assumed that was intentional, and that it was him taking a deep breath (actually his first) after the teleportation. But they might have just forgot.

New Christmas Special details:

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It's called The Husbands of River Song (terrible title, IMO), and Twelve has a new screwdriver (which is grand).

 

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Looks like the Library screwdriver.