The Dr Who thread

Ollie · Post by **Ollie** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:24 pm 0

Well, I'll overlook the stupid Russel T Davies-isms earlier on in the episode, on the grounds that he's finally learned how to do a decent cliffhanger. And what a cliffhanger. Not to mention they finally figured out how to keep a big reveal under wraps.

It was always going to be hard to top the last three episodes, and I think they managed it with half of this one.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:27 pm 0

If you read the OG forums it was leaked months ago

Ollie · Post by **Ollie** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:33 pm 0

HGFB wrote:If you read the OG forums it was leaked months ago

Well at least it wasn't in the papers this time, or in the fucking trailer at the end of the previous week's episode.

Liking your new avatar, btw

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:46 pm 0

Welcome, Markyp.

Mayhem wrote:Obviously he turned himself human to hide from the war in the same way the Doctor did just two episodes earlier. Why he couldn't remember anything and yet always those voices, because he was always so close to the watch. Hence why they did THAT episode so people could see the same thing happening here and not wonder what was going on...

Well... I prefer to think that they did THAT episode because it had been a bloody good book and then used the premise as an explanation for the season arc.

Ollie wrote:Liking your new avatar, btw

I am wondering if Sally is likely to the Doctor's next companion, even though her boyfriend is a bit of a Mickey.

Markyp · Post by **Markyp** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:58 pm 0

Can we take the excitement of Sally as the new companion?
On our screens every week

Fwarrrr

offyoutoddle · Post by **offyoutoddle** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:02 pm 0

I did not expect to be here this week saying 3 for 3! This was even better than the last weeks one. I am enjoying this series so much, and John Simm is fantastic from the little we have seen - most of that in the trailers.
I can't wait to watch this next week.!

F-ZeroOne · Post by **F-ZeroOne** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:14 pm 0

I knew who - ha - was going to be turning up, but I didn't expect it to be quite like that. I had wondered what Derek Jacobi was doing in what appeared to be a minor role, though he did look like a "traditional" Doctor, didn't he...?

I think the Doctors going to need some help next week. Yet who would have the balls to stand up to a villian of that calibre?

"Drop your weapons! You are surrounded by armed bastards!"

Oh.

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:32 pm 0

F-ZeroOne wrote:I think the Doctors going to need some help next week. Yet who would have the balls to stand up to a villian of that calibre?
"Drop your weapons! You are surrounded by armed bastards!"
Oh.

I can indeed imagine a line similar to that that being used.

After all, who usually helped the Doctor in this villain's heyday?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:33 pm 0

I think we'd have heard long before now if he was coming back.

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:44 pm 0

HGFB wrote:I think we'd have heard long before now if he was coming back.

I meant generally, not any member in particular.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:49 pm 0

Markyp wrote:Hiya, my first post after following your thread for months, very entertaining.

Welcome Markyp, to the fluffiest

forums

on the

net!

merman · Post by **merman** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:01 am 0

F-ZeroOne wrote:I knew who - ha - was going to be turning up, but I didn't expect it to be quite like that. I had wondered what Derek Jacobi was doing in what appeared to be a minor role, though he did look like a "traditional" Doctor, didn't he...?

I think the Doctors going to need some help next week. Yet who would have the balls to stand up to a villian of that calibre?

"Drop your weapons! You are surrounded by armed bastards!"

Oh.

That's why Jack is back, the Doctor needs his warrior at a time like this...

BRILLIANT. A brilliant cake topped with awesome icing and a side-order of fanboy cream. Oo-err. Seriously, fantastic television (we'll forgive the rather clunky Futurekind, who looked like they had escaped from We Will Rock You, the Queen musical) and what a moment!

(I think they missed a trick with the title sequence. Should have had a little CGI Jack clinging onto the Tardis as it went through the vortex

)

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:05 am 0

Something that puzzled me though was..:

...that the Doctor saw Jack running towards the TARDIS and tried to leave anyway...

merman · Post by **merman** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:07 am 0

Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:Something that puzzled me though was..:

...that the Doctor saw Jack running towards the TARDIS and tried to leave anyway...

Because of his comment that Jack is "wrong", and I would guess dangerous to a Time Lord... which is why the Tardis tried to hide in the far future

SimonB · Post by **SimonB** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:32 am 0

Superb stuff.

I knew from way back that Jacobi was playing someone with a secret, and assumed what it would be even before the Simm rumours started but the way around it was brilliant.

Yes, not having read all the NA books I would like to see an explanation of Master regenerations rather than stealing bodies as an ectoplasmic/snot slug but will be able to live if we don't. And I also want that rocket with stowaway futurekind to turn up again not just be a plot device which conveniently gets forgotten.

Quite literally hanging on the edge of my seat by the end of the episode without realising it.