New Doctor Who

Yes, I'm quite aware of this.

I disagree with this (I know, you're shocked that I disagree with you :wavey: :smilewinkgrin: ). Solomon wouldn't have been after the Doctor himself anyway. He traded in things, not in people. Solomon would have been after the TARDIS, but it obviously wasn't in his database and certainly should have been. I don't have an explanation as to why Solomon didn't identify the Doctor or the TARDIS. I'm pointing out that, despite Moff saying there is no story arc this season, there clearly is and I think the Silence are behind it, which continues the story that began in The Eleventh Hour.

 

Doh! How could I forget that about Nefertiti? Great point.

I wouldn't think that Moffat would start a story in S5, continue it in S6 and then abandon it for an entire season. It's possible, but I think unlikely.

 

Agreed. I wasn't terribly fond of what happened. I get that it was justice and all, but it didn't feel right. The Doctor has become darker the last 2 episodes.

That's right and when the Doctor does something so out of character, we sit up and take note that something is wrong. Amy pinpoints it for the Doctor, and us, by saying this is what happens when he travels by himself too much.

Can we pretend that The Gunfighters never happened? :smilewinkgrin:

The nit-picking begins.

The townspeople were desperate. They didn't want to lose a friend, so better to give up somebody they didn't know than lose their friend.

The border didn't keep the Cyborg out. He stayed out by choice. The townspeople were deluding themselves into thinking otherwise.

Talking to a horse is no different than any other goofy thing that 11 has done.

Using number of minutes on screen isn't the best arbiter of a good episode.

Of course the high noon scene was cliche. It was supposed to be.

Actually, yes, Jex did need to blow up his ship.

Thematically, this was the darkest episode we've seen during 11's tenure and there's nothing wrong with seeing the Doctor's ethics and conscience being tested once in a while.

 

I'm a couple of weeks behind here, so let's get something caught up.

Like I said, they were desperate to give up anybody calling himself a doctor. I know it's not the greatest explanation, but I can't think of another one that makes any sense at all.

I think I agree with you on this, but I'm not sure where the path is leading. Ultimately, it's leading to the Plains of Tranzalore, but I not only don't have a clue, I can't even speculate yet as to what it means.

I think you're definitely on to something here. I don't remember whether there were any flickering bulbs in Power of Three, but there were in Angels Take Manhattan. The symbolism is hard to miss.

As I've noted before, I think Moffat is telling a long story, starting with The Eleventh Hour and ending on the Plains of Tranzalore. The Silence, the Doctor's dark path, the Doctor erasing himself from the Universe are all a part of it. When the question is asked, the Doctor will have completely erased himself from the Universe and nobody but him will be able to answer. Well, him and one other, the one that I suspect is behind using the Silence, who in turn used the Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, etc.

When it was announced that the Doctor was getting a new companion, Karen Gillan made a statement along the lines of, "when we're gone, I hope we stay gone." As much as I love Rory and Amy, I also hope that there's no contrived way that we see them with him again. When Rose was brought back in S4, it cut the heart out of what happened at the end of Doomsday. In fact, the less said about The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, the better. Those 2 episodes annoy me like no other.

 

You may want to watch this. It's the period on the end of the sentence that answers the question, "What about Brian?"

But, before you do, I have to warn you. You will get a lump in your throat. A pretty sizeable one. It will become very dusty in your house and that dust will get in your eyes. I suggest some Kleenex or a handkerchief.

 

Even I admit this is Doctor Who/Disney Princesses mashup is cute and adorable. You even get a Star Wars/Monsters Inc. mashup to go along with it. Who could ask for more?

http://amymebberson.tumblr.com/post/32857419992/it-is-time-for-the-unveiling-of-shiny-new-swag-for


I haven't seen a firm date for the 2nd half of S7, but it's going to be April and my guess is April 6th.

Here's the trailer for the 2nd half of Season 7.

A note about The Snowmen.

I walked away from The Snowmen thinking that the monsters were pretty irrelevant to the story being told. That the real story being told was about Clara. Now, I'm not so sure. After watching 2 and a 1/2 seasons of Moffat the Showrunner, I think we've being misdirected to care more about Clara than about other things, like The Great Intelligence. Not that there's something wrong with this, because the story of Clara is compelling.

But, let's not lose sight of the fact that there are still unanswered questions about The Silence, who was in control of the TARDIS in S5, how did they get it and why, and the big question about what happens on the Plains of Tranzalore. Not to mention who inserted The Silence into human history and why. I'm still clinging to my own personal theory about who's behind it all, but since I have nothing other than a guess, I shall not reveal my theory just yet.

 

It was announced today. March 30th.

 

Great tweet from @doctorwho_bbca last Sunday.

"Lights still out at the Super Bowl? Don't blink."

 

2 weeks. In a mere 2 weeks from today, Doctor Who returns to our TV screen (or telly, if you're a friend from the UK). Here's the latest trailer for the rest of S7.

 

Thoughts on the 1st 2 this year? I liked The Bells of St. John. I disliked The Rings of Akhaten. InTheLight, if you see this, for whatever your complaints are about it, I probably agree with you. I think TROA is worse than The Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks.