The Dr Who thread

[Sir_LANs-a-lot]

Didn't it bother anyone that 20 seconds before saying "You are not alone," Boe directly contradicted what we're all assuming he meant by that by saying "I'm the last of my kind, just as you are the last of yours"?

Perhaps he enigmatically meant there was more than one face of Bo?

[Alarm]

Yay, page 200! Yay for Doctor Who fanboys and arron.

[merman]

Had a very 2000AD feel to it, but was there a specific referance?

The chap in the suit and bowler hat was a reference to the Judge Dredd character Max Normal.

That's interesting, because he immediately made me think "Clockwork Orange"... plus the red/blue/white people made me think of Blur's video for The Universal...

Top episode. Just a shame the flying car graphics were disappointing, particularly the first sequence in the alley.

[CarlBillen]

The only thing that bothered me was that all the members of the Senate were probably running around naked...

Or the expiry date of their clothes was shorter than the one of the 'Bliss' stickers...

But then again, such minor plotholes are allowed if episodes are this good

[Darkflame]

Didn't it bother anyone that 20 seconds before saying "You are not alone," Boe directly contradicted what we're all assuming he meant by that by saying "I'm the last of my kind, just as you are the last of yours"?

Perhaps he enigmatically meant there was more than one face of Bo?

Well, I know its a "dud" possibility, but given what was said could also mean he is indeed the last of his kind, but he is not alone in a different way.
eg. Someone or something has been traveling with him in the Tardis besides him and his companions.

[kalmar]

Boe Selectah!

[grue]

Excellent.

[dw]

Here are the overnight ratings

1 …. 8.0 (39.5%) …. Doctor Who (19:30) BBC1
2 …. 6.2 (30.7%) …. Any Dream Will Do (21:45) BBC1
3 …. 6.1 (39.6%) …. Match of the Day Live (17:15) BBC1
4 …. 6.1 (29.3%) …. Any Dream Will Do (20:15) BBC1
5 …. 5.8 (28.4%) …. The National Lottery: Saturday Draws (21:30) BBC1
6 …. 5.6 (28.5%) …. BBC News; Weather (22:00) BBC1
7 …. 4.8 (42.2%) …. BBC News; Regional News; Weather (17:00) BBC1
8 …. 4.5 (22.1%) …. Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (19:30) ITV
9 …. 4.3 (24.5%) …. Grease Is the Word (18:30) ITV
10 … 3.8 (18.4%) …. Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon (20:30) ITV
11 …. 3.5 (23.1%) …. Harry Hill's TV Burp (18:00) ITV
12 …. 3.2 (39.9%) …. The Grand National (13:00) BBC1
13 …. 3.0 (22.2%) …. Match of the Day (22:30) BBC1
14 …. 2.5 (19.1%) …. New You've Been Framed! (17:30) ITV
15 …. 2.2 (11.2%) …. CSI:NY (21:30) CH 5
16 …. 2.1 (17.9%) …. ITV News; Sports Results; Weather (17:15) ITV
17 …. 2.0 (10.5%) …. The Dame Edna Treatment (21:30) ITV
18 …. 1.9 ( 9.3%) …. Porridge (20:30) BBC2
19 …. 1.8 (11.7%) …. Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You (22:30) BBC2
20 … 1.6 ( 9.9%) …. The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (21:00) CH 4

What? Only 3.8m for Vernon Kays Gameshow Marathon. A travesty for ITVs cutting edge programming.

[Istar]

Whilst not sinking to the depths of 'Fear Her', I have to say that this episode was something of a 'meh' for me.

Plot holes big enough to drive a hovervan through (like, why is there a jam when we keep seeing massive long shots of a huge tunnel, but everyone is trundling along in little lanes like drones despite no observed police presence for 26 years). Boe flatly contradicting himself in the space of a sentence. Another 'Doc gets annoyed when companion gets nicked' session, twee drugs market-stall sequence, and on and on.

Yeah, Boe confirming that The Doc has company is good. Closing on a swelling hymn with The Doc remeniscing about Galifrey, yeah, good. But overall, meh.

Meh, I say.

[Darkflame]

Plot holes big enough to drive a hovervan through (like, why is there a jam when we keep seeing massive long shots of a huge tunnel, but everyone is trundling along in little lanes like drones despite no observed police presence for 26 years).

It sure had plot holes, but not quite that one.

They explained the vehicle's were automated, the stearing wheel locks if they disobey.

Purhapes whats more interesting is them having enough energy too keep hundreds of thousands of cars hovering in cycles but not enough too open the sun roof :p

[kalmar]

Whilst not sinking to the depths of 'Fear Her', I have to say that this episode was something of a 'meh' for me.

Plot holes big enough to drive a hovervan through (like, why is there a jam when we keep seeing massive long shots of a huge tunnel, but everyone is trundling along in little lanes like drones despite no observed police presence for 26 years).

I thought that was quite well observed. It's what people do. Plus the motorway had some sort of automatic control that probably stops you from doing anything else.

Boe flatly contradicting himself in the space of a sentence.

Yeah, what was that about

Still, not 'Meh' for me, you just have to work quite hard to suspend disbelief sometimes

[Gorecki]

Plot holes big enough to drive a hovervan through (like, why is there a jam when we keep seeing massive long shots of a huge tunnel, but everyone is trundling along in little lanes like drones despite no observed police presence for 26 years). Boe flatly contradicting himself in the space of a sentence.

Whilst there were huge plot holes in that episode, both of the points you bring up were fully addressed. Should of* being paying more attention





* at the grammar pedants

[Wibble]

Boe flatly contradicting himself in the space of a sentence.

Yeah, what was that about

I'm still not convinced he was contradicting himself

[piku]

I, for one, welcome the non-London/Cardiff setting

Well. It was a bit of a crap cop-out really, wasn't it? "Oh, we're not in London or Cardiff, we're in New-New York. Despite the fact everybody sounds English (except Dougal)."

If they were in New New York, where was Fry & Bender?

I'll be intrigued how they manage to shoe-horn Daleks into the next episode.

Not bad though

[Darkflame]

If they were in New New York, where was Fry & Bender?

Because it was really New New New New New....New York.

tsk. Dont you people pay attention