This series is holding up well, could be the best one so far. The story really has a lot more space to breathe when it's a two-parter as well.
About the only hole I'd pick was the rather wordy explanation of what the depression was, didn't really need it as the setup would've made it obvious anyway.
The Dalek said Skaro was destroyed in a time war, not necessarily the last great time war where they wiped out the timelords. So maybe McCoy's attack was an earlier skirmish...
Driller wrote:I thought that McCoy's Doctor destroyed Skaro? Call me pedantic but at least stay true to tv canon if you won't believe novels or audio
Yes, in Ben's Remembrance, and I was wondering about this myself. The planet was only named, however, as the original source of the genetic data. The Daleks may have adopted a new home planet by the time of the Time War.
Flabio wrote:About the only hole I'd pick was the rather wordy explanation of what the depression was, didn't really need it as the setup would've made it obvious anyway.
Many youngsters might have been confused as to why such a situation existed.
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Flabio wrote:
About the only hole I'd pick was the rather wordy explanation of what the depression was, didn't really need it as the setup would've made it obvious anyway.
To us maybe, but your average UK kid has no idea about NY/USA history.
Missed the middle of the episode due to a phone call (must unplug it in future), but liked what I saw.
But you don't need to know why the situation is there to understand the story they're telling. These people are poor, and these rich dudes are exploiting them. The average UK kid isn't likely to understand why the stock market crash caused it.
I'm just not a massive fan of overly wordy exposition between two characters who are shown to already understand the situation. But that's just nit picking, I really did love this episode.
That was top! Certainly put part one of last years limp-wristed cyberman 2 parter in perspective
I'm sure they brought the piggies back after people saw the ickle version in Aliens of London
Next weeks should be interesting...
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"Break the murder weapon and make a wish!"
18:45 the week after as well, according to DigiGuide, so maybe... but I suspect it depends in large part on what ITV do with their Saturday evening schedule
It's not so bad as long as you remember to check your Radio Times every week. Once you've gotten someone to rip the cover off it first of course.
The Doctor seems to get on so well with random people he's never met before, so it seems odd to me that he hasn't really had more than one companion at the same time for more than a handful of episdoes since way back when.
Driller wrote:I thought that McCoy's Doctor destroyed Skaro? Call me pedantic but at least stay true to tv canon if you won't believe novels or audio
Yes, in Ben's Remembrance, and I was wondering about this myself. The planet was only named, however, as the original source of the genetic data. The Daleks may have adopted a new home planet by the time of the Time War.
Flabio wrote:About the only hole I'd pick was the rather wordy explanation of what the depression was, didn't really need it as the setup would've made it obvious anyway.
Many youngsters might have been confused as to why such a situation existed.
Ummm but didn't Sek come from another universe, in the interuniversal ship, where Skaro might be just fine and dandy? {shrugs}
Stuart B wrote:That was top! Certainly put part one of last years limp-wristed cyberman 2 parter in perspective
I'm sure they brought the piggies back after people saw the ickle version in Aliens of London
Pig are very close to humans in many ways, which I think is why organs can be transplanted from one to another. If one wishes to create a human/animal hybrid then pigs might be the easiest beasts to use.
Flabio wrote:The Doctor seems to get on so well with random people he's never met before, so it seems odd to me that he hasn't really had more than one companion at the same time for more than a handful of episdoes since way back when.
Not since the end of the first season but he does "only take the best". I did think, however, that many of the main characters here could make interesting additional companions.
The Caffeine Kid wrote:Ummm but didn't Sek come from another universe, in the interuniversal ship, where Skaro might be just fine and dandy? {shrugs}
No. The Cult were just hiding in the Void.
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