Doctor Who, Series Six - "The Doctor, The Legs, The Nose, and Mrs. Robinson." [Archive]

Dasquian Belargic

Mar 19th, 2011, 02:11:55 AM

New clips from Comic Relief last night

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Amy/Amy :love

Droo

Mar 19th, 2011, 10:19:16 AM

That was a brilliant little short! And I'm not talking about the skirt, well, not only! Really does the trick at getting me psyched up for the next series... and Easter is only around the corner! :eee

Dasquian Belargic

Mar 19th, 2011, 12:38:56 PM

Barton Henning

Mar 26th, 2011, 02:52:42 PM

http://geeksofdoom.com/2011/03/26/watch-now-prequel-teaser-video-for-doctor-who-series-6/

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Series 6 teaser!

Droo

Mar 26th, 2011, 03:11:09 PM

Woah! That prequeal was creepy - it reminded me of The Empty Child! :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Mar 26th, 2011, 03:17:09 PM

I know! WTH was that thing at the end :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Mar 29th, 2011, 01:06:10 AM

http://geeksofdoom.com/2011/03/28/new-doctor-who-trailer-coming-tomorrow-new-iconic-image-revealed

It’s full steam ahead for Doctor Who Series 6, as the promotional material keeps on coming out. As you may recall from our report and posting of the prequel for “The Impossible Astronaut,” there was rumor floating around the web that there was another trailer coming for the new season. BBC has confirmed that there will be a second trailer and that it will be posted online tomorrow (Tuesday, March 29, 2011).

:eee

Dasquian Belargic

Mar 30th, 2011, 12:54:02 PM

Droo

Mar 30th, 2011, 01:04:14 PM

Fuck me! That has me tingling all over! :D

Droo

Apr 4th, 2011, 07:05:39 PM

A very exciting spoiler-free review (http://www.denofgeek.com/television/837935/doctor_who_series_6_episodes_1_2_spoilerfree_revie w.html) of episodes one and two! :eee

Dasquian Belargic

Apr 9th, 2011, 01:22:03 PM

I cannot remember where I read this, but apparently one of these four is going to die in the first episode: the Doctor, Amy, Rory or River Song

:ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Apr 18th, 2011, 04:05:56 AM

An awesome new promo shot of the Doctor, and a page from what I guess is the official Doctor Who magazine regarding some of the rumours about this new series. A couple of them - such as Craig (played by James Corden) getting another visit from the Doctor - don't really interest me that much, but the identity of River Song and the truth about 'The Silence' are questions that we have been waiting to have answered for a while.

Note: Although the picture doesn't actually tell you what is going to happen plotwise in the series - it just confirms or denies whether the rumour is true - I have spoilered the answers here.

RUMOUR: Silence will fall! Yes, but what is the Silence? And how will it fall? You'll find out in episode one, The Impossible Astronaut.

RUMOUR: The Doctor will find out who River Song really is. This year we'll find out the truth about River. Stephen Moffat "has been plotting this since her very first episode. It's all connected," says Matt Smith. :ohno

Droo

Apr 18th, 2011, 05:53:01 AM

The effort it's taking me to remain spoiler free is gargantuan. >_<

Dasquian Belargic

Apr 18th, 2011, 08:43:07 AM

Karen Gillan gives her personal insight into Amy, hinting at changes we’ll see in the forthcoming series.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00g9q5r

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Dasquian Belargic

Apr 19th, 2011, 05:30:02 AM

oh god it's so close

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Droo

Apr 19th, 2011, 03:06:23 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13137674

Sarah Jane! :cry

Morgan Evanar

Apr 20th, 2011, 08:57:29 PM

=[ how awful

Dasquian Belargic

Apr 23rd, 2011, 02:58:14 AM

Tonight's the night.... BBC1 6pm, The Impossible Astronaut.

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Captain Untouchable

Apr 23rd, 2011, 10:09:26 AM

Fifty-one minutes... :ohno

Captain Untouchable

Apr 23rd, 2011, 11:17:55 AM

WHAT?!

:ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Apr 23rd, 2011, 11:36:01 AM

Auughhh I had a friend over at the house and didn't realise the time, need iPlayer of episode NOW

Captain Untouchable

Apr 23rd, 2011, 11:52:08 AM

So... that happened. Mind = Blown.

Edited with thoughts, now I've managed to scoop my brain up off the walls.

I don't really know where to begin. The Silence are probably one of the scariest things I've seen on TV in a while. I thought they were a bit goofy to start with - probably intentional, to lure us into a false sense of security - but the combination of making you forget them as soon as you look away, and that freaking scary face it pulled when it made Joy explode? Fuuuuuuuuck. :ohno

They've suddenly turned River into a deeply compelling character. The whole mystery thing combined with meeting the Doctor in the wrong order was a novelty... but all of a sudden, in that one line to Rory - about how one day she'll meet him, and he won't know who she is - blam. I really feel for her. And now I'm really intregued about who she kills, since it clearly isn't the Doctor.

Well, unless it was River in a space suit who killed him...

Speaking of which... Dead Doctor. Wow. I really did not see that coming. It's classic Moffat, though: and it adds extra complexity to the interaction with River, too. There's something about the idea of both characters being on borrowed time, and both knowing how each other will die without them realising it: talk about screwing with our minds.

If you haven't seen Doctor Who yet, go find Season Five online, watch through the Matt Smith episodes, and then you can watch this. It is so, so worth it.

And also:

"That's alright - you were my second choice from President, Mr Nixon."

Is Mark Sheppard scientifically incapable of not being awesome? :lol

Droo

Apr 23rd, 2011, 11:55:47 AM

Bit of a mind-bending episode. Love the new aliens, very clever idea behind them in that the moment you look away you forget about them. A wonderfully creepy creation. It was over too soon for me, it honestly felt like ten minutes' worth of an introduction to something bigger, which essentially it is. The dialogue is razor sharp, and every moment River Song is onscreen is pure gold.

Captain Untouchable

Apr 23rd, 2011, 12:08:01 PM

In a lot of interviews, they mentioned that they were starting off like a finale - now I see why.

Also, was that the space ship from The Lodger? I know he's supposed to be back in a later episode. I just didn't expect him to be so deeply tied in with what was going on.

Droo

Apr 23rd, 2011, 12:19:49 PM

It certainly looked like the same ship, or at least the same type of ship.

Dasquian Belargic

Apr 23rd, 2011, 02:37:22 PM

I was thinking that too!! I'm glad I wasn't imagining the similarity.

Wow a great opener! So many questions left unanswered... :ohno River is definitely becoming more of an interesting character as time goes on.

I was sure that Amy and Rivers nausea must be to do with the Silence, but if Amy's pregnant... why was River feeling ill? :whaa

Line that made me laugh the most, just for sheer absurdity: "The Legs, the Nose, and Mrs Robinson." I think it was the looks on all of their faces as he said it :lol

One thing that really impressed me in this eposide was how... intimidating Matt Smith can be. When he was trying to suss out what the rest of the gang were hiding from him, there was a quiet menace in him that is so at odds with his usually persona, an edge of arrogant superiority, that we have glimpsed only a handful of times in this incarnation of the Doctor. He's in no way a physically intimidating person, but just the slight shift in his posture, the look in his eyes.. it makes you remember that part of him is still the 'Oncoming Storm', no matter how well he might hide it under his floppy hair and bow-ties.

Here's a review of the episode by SFX magazine: http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/04/23/doctor-who-6-01-%E2%80%9Cthe-impossible-astronaut%E2%80%9D-tv-review/

And here's an extended trailer from BBC America, which features a lot of clips that haven't been in any of the UK ads:

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Droo

Apr 30th, 2011, 11:50:58 AM

Oh my God! Oh my God! Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

Dasquian Belargic

Apr 30th, 2011, 01:11:40 PM

Holy fuck. What the hell just happened?!

That episode was amazing!!

Tom Harriman

Apr 30th, 2011, 01:17:30 PM

Did she just...

:eek

That episode was beyond fantastic. This season is gonna be so awesome! :eee

Does anyone else think that the little girl is River Song? :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Apr 30th, 2011, 03:33:03 PM

"You know what they say, there's a first time for everything."
"...and a last time."

What a loaded line from River Song!

Tom Harriman

Apr 30th, 2011, 03:55:58 PM

Yeah - I gotta admit, that line left me baffled. Unless every time the Doctor kissed River, it wasn't the first time for him? But then, that assumes that River knows that in her own personal timeline, between then and when she dies she'll never kiss him again - how would she know that? :cyduck

Droo

Apr 30th, 2011, 04:17:40 PM

I thought it was fairly obvious if you remember what she said in the previous episode: Their timelines are going in opposite directions. We follow the Doctor's timeline chronologically, but everytime we see River Song, she is a younger version than the last. That River Song we saw is obviously used to having an intimate relationship with her Doctor up until that point, but now that she has discovered they have just shared his first kiss, she realises it is her last with him, ie. we never saw them kiss in her episodes before this: her future, but the Doctor's past. So basically, it was an extremely melancholy moment for her, realising her romance with the Doctor is basically over.

I hope that made sense.

Also, while it was also my first thought, I don't think the little girl is River Song, since the Doctor didn't identify her as a Timelord, and we know from previous episodes that they recognise each other on sight. But I do wonder if the Silence had anything to do with Amy's pregnancy. They were protecting the little girl, presumably a Timelord since she regenerates, and in the first episode Amy was told she must tell the Doctor what he needs to know and what he must never know, which is admittedly ambiguous, but later, the only big reveal she has for him - and only him - is that she's pregnant. Plus, on the ship, the Silence said she was going to help Silence fall, and that she'd already been onboard several days. Does this mean they somehow impregnated her with this child?

Either way, it's all wonderfully mind-bending! :D

Dasquian Belargic

Apr 30th, 2011, 04:20:55 PM

^ That's what I took from River's line too, Droo :(

Tom Harriman

Apr 30th, 2011, 05:16:05 PM

Droo

Apr 30th, 2011, 05:51:51 PM

I agree that it's what they're trying to imply, but it doesn't necessary follow. You're assuming that their relationship is 100% linear, and 100% opposite. River was there when the Doctor died, so we already know it isn't a total straight line. I think you're interpreting the script correctly... but I think the script-writers over-simplified it a bit. The only reason I latched on to it is because Steve Moffat is a sneaky bugger, and it could be a clue to something more significant.

Her being there when the Doctor died disproves nothing about it being 100% linear, albeit opposite, because she saw a much older Doctor die, not the one we are following with each episode.

I think, of late, they've been crystal clear about the relationship between River and the Doctor, in that they are going in opposite directions, and presumably linear. That much is implied in what has been said thus far, especially by River Song herself in the last two episodes.

I'm not saying it's not possible that their opposite relationship isn't linear, but it's certainly what's implied by what we've been told, and I think if Moffat starts bending the rules with that and having them hopping all over the place, it upsets the dynamic quite a bit; the relationship is back-to-front, but we are still able to follow it, start turning it inside-out and upside-down and it starts to strip away the weight of moments like River's words to Rory about the terrible day ahead of her, or the significance of her final kiss. I know Moffat loves to play with time but he's also an excellent story-teller and I think it's a deliberate decision to make their back-to-front relationship linear for moments like that.

As for Droo's second comment: The Doctor didn't recognise the little girl as a timelord either. Granted, he only got a quick glimpse, but if he was able to recognise she was a little girl, surely that counts as "on sight"?
I actually was referring to the little girl, but conversely, the same applies to River Song too. Personally, I'd rather they did away with that rule of Timelords being able to identify each other on sight as it's a bit naff, but when it comes to rules like that, let's be honest, Doctor Who has never been particularly consistent: him not recognising the Fake Doctor as a fake immediately, and when Kazran hugs his younger self, both in Christmas specials, both breaking big Doctor Who rules.

So on that note, I wouldn't read too much into him not identifying her as a Timelord or not.

Also, for future reference, can we please identify potential spoilers from future episodes in big ass capital letters? I instinctively hovered over your last spoiler there and I'm trying to stay as clean as possible.

Tom Harriman

Apr 30th, 2011, 06:17:15 PM

Sorry, I thought "There's also a spoiler for a later episode" was pretty clear? ^_^;

Maybe you should just pay more attention? :mneh

Droo

Apr 30th, 2011, 06:24:51 PM

No, really, let's please be more outrageously obvious in warning those kinds of spoilers in the future. I know it was my own fault for reading it, but I hovered over the spoiler out of habit before reading the start of sentence since we were discussing that episode, and before I knew what was happening I'd read a few crucial words. And I really don't want to make that mistake again.

Just something like (FUTURE PLOT SPOILER) slapped before the spoiler itself would do the trick.

Morgan Evanar

Apr 30th, 2011, 10:41:21 PM

Yay the Doctor and his TARDIS are back!

I forgot to watch last week so I just got a wonderful dose of the doctor in one big timey-wimey bit.

Dasquian Belargic

May 1st, 2011, 05:20:50 AM

Just something like (FUTURE PLOT SPOILER) slapped before the spoiler itself would do the trick.

Yes please!

Regarding the Doctor and River, I think her conversation (from The Impossible Astronaut) with Rory explains it pretty well...

Rory: What did you mean— what you said to Amy. There's a worse day coming for you?
River: When I first met the Doctor—a long long time ago. He knew all about me. Think about that. Impressionable young girl and suddenly this man just drops out of the sky. He's clever and mad and wonderful. And knows every last thing about her. Imagine what that does to a girl.
Rory: I don't really have to.
River: Trouble is, it's all back to front. My past is his future. We're travelling in opposite directions. Every time we meet I know him more, he knows me less. I live for the days when I see him. But I know that every time I do he'll be one step further away. The day's coming when I'll look into that man's eyes—my Doctor—and he won't have the faintest idea who I am. And I think it's going to kill me.

Something else in her final conversation with the Doctor in the latest episode that just occured to me. Check out the bolded section here:

The Doctor: You could come with us.
River: I escape often enough, thank you. And I have a promise to live up to. You'll understand soon enough.
The Doctor: Okay. Up to you. See you next time. Call me!
River: What? That's it? What's the matter with you?
The Doctor: Have I forgotten something?
River: Oh... shut up. {she kisses him}
The Doctor: Right. Okay. Interesting.
River: What's wrong. You're acting like we've never done that before.
The Doctor: We haven't. Oh, look at the time. Must be off. But it was very nice. It was good. It was unexpected. You know what they say, "There's a first time for everything."
River: And a last time.

What could that mean? :ohno

Colonel M. James Hunter

May 2nd, 2011, 12:59:43 AM

No future spoilers, but this screenshot from Episode 2 is surprisingly creepy... :ohno

Link (http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkhct133rl1qc9yc3o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId =AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1304405912&Signature=IW3RFY7axbeTeJx8sGprwbHn64s%3D)

Mu Satach

May 2nd, 2011, 04:44:40 PM

yeeeeeee....

very creepy

Dasquian Belargic

May 7th, 2011, 12:57:25 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0110g4b/Doctor_Who_Series_6_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Spot/

new episode: The Curse of the Black Spot! Thoughts coming after I've watched it.

Droo

May 7th, 2011, 01:28:45 PM

I haven't even finished watching it yet but here's my review: what a load of contrived rubbish! It's offensive frankly, following the last two episodes, and has absolutely no place in this series. We get six episodes and they saw fit to waste an entire episode on this filler shit? Annoyed to the max.

Dasquian Belargic

May 7th, 2011, 01:53:02 PM

And this is what happens when you let someone other than Moffat write the episode. Reminded me of last series' Vampires of Venice, in that it seemed to have little to do with the main storyline 99% of the time.

Incidentally, who *is* that eyepatch woman Amy keeps seeing? :cyduck How many times can Rory die? How can Amy be pregnant and not pregnant at the same time? Parallel universes...es? I wonder if we'll be seeing those Space Pirates again...

But on the upside Neil Gaiman's episode is next week!

The latest DW Confidential: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0110zbl/hd/Doctor_Who_Confidential_Series_6_Ship_Ahoy!/ (featuring an adorable introduction by the Doctor :3)

Droo

May 14th, 2011, 12:25:41 PM

The Doctor and co. can consider themselves fully redeemed. This was a wonderful, magical, and often hilarious episode. Loved every minute of it!

Dasquian Belargic

May 14th, 2011, 12:39:57 PM

I can forgive the pirate episode after that. Neil Gaiman did a great job, proving that what seems to be a stand-alone episode doesn't need to be just fluff.

I'm not sure if I am quoting this right, but Rory mentioned that the TARDIS kept saying something like:

"The only water in the forest is a river."

River Song!! What is your secret?!?!

Colonel M. James Hunter

May 21st, 2011, 12:31:51 PM

Favourite quote of today's episode:

"Amy is a lucky girl."
"Yeah... she is."

:lol

Also, was that the first episode this season where Rory didn't die?

Dasquian Belargic

May 21st, 2011, 03:52:00 PM

*spoiler gif in this post*

http://i52.tinypic.com/2qce7o7.jpg

:uhoh

Tess Abrahams

May 22nd, 2011, 12:04:17 AM

Popping in from the kiddie thread to say I`ve just watched The Doctor`s Wife and my goodness the effects get so much better! Its all so pretty! =o

Dasquian Belargic

May 22nd, 2011, 02:55:23 AM

why are you watching series 6 already?! :whaa

Tess Abrahams

May 22nd, 2011, 03:53:17 AM

It was just the one episode - it came on after Graham Norton and I couldn`t switch away. ^_^;

Dasquian Belargic

May 24th, 2011, 02:38:37 PM

There hasn't been a lot said about The Rebel Flesh.

Droo, no thoughts?

Dasquian Belargic

May 28th, 2011, 09:49:16 AM

I just watched the Silence in the Library two-parter... River Song's face as she first realises the Doctor doesnt know her is heartbreaking :( The Doctor is busy trying to figure out what to do and River can still be seen in te background, looking like the world has just fallen out from beneath her.

That was my first time watching that episode and in a way I'm kind of glad I didn't see it until now, to give it that added emotional weight.

EDIT:

"The Almost People"

:eek AMY?!?!'

Captain Untouchable

May 28th, 2011, 12:32:36 PM

WHAT? :ohno

This two-parter felt a bit "average" (the average of the series is excellent, but it wasn't as exceptional as some of the others), but holy cow, what a plot twist! :eek

Dasquian Belargic

May 28th, 2011, 12:37:27 PM

Eyepatch woman is so creepy :uhoh

I guess now we understand the reason for that seemingly random trip to the acid planet in the first place. Nothing is left down to chance with this incarnation of the Doctor!

Does anyone have any ideas about from which point Amy was switched out for ganger Amy? :whaa

Captain Untouchable

May 28th, 2011, 01:03:18 PM

At a guess, Amy has been a ganger since the first episode. She started hallucinating the eyepatch woman when she was in the mental asylum with Canton; but presumably if the baby is Rory's, she got preggers after their wedding, so it was proper Amy when they got off the bus in Utah.

That said... hasn't Amy been wearing that same red checked shirt in every episode this season? How long has it been since she wore anything different? They mentioned last week that gangers replicate clothing as well, so maybe that's a clue...

Dasquian Belargic

May 28th, 2011, 01:24:53 PM

I forgot to mention, "Reverse the Jelly Baby of the Neutron flow!" :lol

Also, did Amy tell the real Doctor that she saw him die?!?

Apparently the latest Confidential (which I haven't watched yet) reveals the point at which Amy was traded for ganger Amy.

Spoilery trailer for next weeks mid-season finale:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00h7m4l

fuuuuuuuccckkkk :ohno

Captain Untouchable

May 28th, 2011, 03:00:04 PM

Re: Confidential... it does? As far as I remember, all it says is "the whole time". It sorta implies episode one, but it isn't specific / definative. At least, I don't think it was... :uhoh

As for the trailer... OMG. Cybermen, Rory the Roman, the big River reveal... and were those Sith?! :eek

Dasquian Belargic

May 28th, 2011, 03:02:11 PM

I dunno, like I say I haven't watched it yet! I don't think I want to, to be honest. That's rather something I'd discover in the series itself ^_^;

re: the trailer they looked like Ringwraiths with lightsabers!

EDIT: FLIPPING HELL we find out who River Song is tomorrow night!!!!!

Droo

Jun 4th, 2011, 03:10:47 AM

Haha! That was my last thought before going to bed last night. Today, we find out who she is, and I'm equal parts excited and terrified about that!

Captain Untouchable

Jun 4th, 2011, 08:33:47 AM

There's a clip out on the BBC website that includes the quote from the episode from which the title comes:

"Demons run when a good man goes to war."

How ominous is that? :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Jun 4th, 2011, 11:44:54 AM

Melody Pond... River Song :whaa

Captain Untouchable

Jun 4th, 2011, 12:29:30 PM

The only water in the forest is the river. :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Jun 4th, 2011, 12:46:32 PM

As soon as the baby was named, I knew that it was going to turn out to be River Song... so in a way the whole episode was a little bit of an anticlimax. The pacing seemed somewhat off too. It was also a little difficult to care about the extra characters that the Doctor gathered together, although the Victorian Silurian was a great character as was the Sontaran nurse.

Still, Amy's reaction to Flesh!Baby... exploding :(

Also, the title of the next episode is totally lol-worthy: Let's Kill Hitler

And now the long wait to the next episode...

Captain Untouchable

Jun 4th, 2011, 01:01:25 PM

I think it would've been more significant if we actually knew the characters from before. It's one thing to imply that the Doctor has adventures that we haven't seen on-screen... but it's hard to give a damn when they die, in that case.

The Silurian is still around though, so I hope we get more of her in future episodes!

I think yeah, it was a touch anticlimactic... but in terms of making you anticipate the next bunch of episodes, it worked quite well. They've answered some questions, but raised a whole bunch more, which is kinda cool.

Dasquian Belargic

Jun 4th, 2011, 01:37:23 PM

Just imagine the Doctor saying the next episodes title, as he looks like this

http://i.imgur.com/k6anV.gif

:lol

Droo

Jun 4th, 2011, 01:57:54 PM

Maybe my brain was switched off, because for ages, when I was considering the possibility that River could be Amy, I was making the River/Pond comparison and even looked up the word Amelia to see if it translated into song other languages. But, the Melody/Song thing completely slipped under my radar, and I'm glad of that, because the reveal at the end was lovely - especially that scene between the Doctor and River, his reactions are wonderful, and how he keeps giving pained glances back at Rory and Amy, the unknowing parents of his girlfriend, as the whole thing unfolds is hilarious. But the joy on his face, and the little giggle he has after they say "Hello" to each other is just magic.

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode as a whole, the opening with Rory's question and the Doctor's message was particularly badass, and the ensemble of characters the Doctor collects all worked for me - in fact, I found myself profoundly moved by the death of the little girl who grew up to find the doctor, her story is so sad, and when she meets Amy, the little girl for whom the Doctor returned, it's a little heartbreaking. Given the nature of the Doctor and his whirlwind relationships with people, in another place and time it could've been Amy who was the forgotten one, and that's the saddest part, when she realises the Doctor doesn't remember her. In that little moment, there is more to be said about the Doctor, and his faults, than was said in all the references to him as being considered a great warrior.

There are still so many questions, but the one which haunts me is that, now we've established River Song is a regenerating Timelord-Human hybrid, why didn't she regenerate in the Library? Or was it a case of not being able to, given the nature of her death?

Dasquian Belargic

Jun 4th, 2011, 02:07:00 PM

Speculation

I hadn't thought about the comparison between Lorna and Amy. That is sad :(

If the little girl in the spacesuit was River then she's already regenerated once, maybe she only gets one go at it? Just on account of her being only part Time Lord.

River is in jail for killing "A very good man. Best man I've ever known" - could it be that she is referring to the Doctor? She kills him on the edge of the lake, if that's still her in the spacesuit at that point? :whaa

Captain Untouchable

Jun 4th, 2011, 02:36:37 PM

River not regenerating in the Library could be one of three things, IMO. a) She can only regenerate once. b) She'd already used up all her regenerations. c) When she realised that she'd never see the Doctor again, she decided that it was her "time".

I get the impression that whatever happens, River is going to have her entire life consumed by the Doctor, from start to finish... which is kinda tragic, in a way. :(

What I wanna know is what eyepatch woman has to do with the Silence, since they seemed to be taking care of baby Melody in the sixties. :ohno

Droo

Jun 4th, 2011, 02:46:41 PM

Dasquian Belargic

Jun 4th, 2011, 02:46:57 PM

Mmm.. also, when River meets the Doctor in the Library he doesn't know her at all. Like you say, her whole life has revolved around him, so for her to reach that point and realise he doesn't know her anymore... her life might as well be over then :cry

Lots of loose ends to be tied up in autumn, for sure.

Captain Untouchable

Jun 4th, 2011, 03:03:05 PM

I also think River is in the space suit by the lake and that she killed the Doctor. You can see, for a moment, the Doctor reasoning with that person, essentially telling them to go ahead with it by the look of things, before he is shot. I bet that, since River is raised by eye-patch woman and her people to become a weapon against the Doctor, I wonder if her only way out of that situation is if she is actually successful in her mission? So the Doctor, in an effort to free Amy and Rory's child, sacrifices himself?

I think you might be on to something there, Droo. The question is, if that's the good man she kills, why is she in prison for it? Sure, murder is a crime, but killing the Doctor doesn't seem like the sort of thing that anyone would convict her of. What higher authority is there, above the Doctor?

Unless the clerics keeping her in prison are from a rival religious order that is Doctor-friendly, I guess. Or if it's the same order, and they're keeping her locked up because she's dangerous?

And hang on, if the next episode is to kill Hitler... what has that got to do with saving Melody? Is she somehow in the 1940s? How did she get there from the Sixties? And if we're back in the fourties, does that mean we get to see Danny Boy and the Space Spitfires again? :3

Droo

Jun 4th, 2011, 03:19:02 PM

I think you might be on to something there, Droo. The question is, if that's the good man she kills, why is she in prison for it? Sure, murder is a crime, but killing the Doctor doesn't seem like the sort of thing that anyone would convict her of. What higher authority is there, above the Doctor?

I'm almost sure I remember her saying that she goes to and stays in prison because she made a promise to someone, and for killing the Doctor, given her relationship with him, I can imagine River Song making such a vow. After all, it's not like she's imprisoned by some higher authority, at least certainly not unwillingly, because she is able to leave whenever she wants(as referenced quite amusingly in this episode), but the point is she chooses to return and serve her time. However, her meeting with Rory in the prison does make me wonder about who the Good Man is, because she looks very surprised to see him, shocked almost, as if the last time she'd seen him, he'd been dead: her own father killed at her hands?

Speaking of whom, I've loved the way Rory is getting portrayed lately, he's really stepping up to the plate and taking charge these days. Astonishing when you think of how he was when we first met him.

Captain Untouchable

Jun 4th, 2011, 04:12:35 PM

Apparently moulded leather and a sword does wonders for his confidence! :mischief

Dasquian Belargic

Jun 7th, 2011, 12:22:58 PM

Stephen Moffat has confirmed that Matt Smith will return as the Doctor for 14 more episodes, i.e. series 7!

EDIT: Incidentally, anyone else already feeling the Saturday evening blues? Come back Doctor :(

Droo

Jun 11th, 2011, 09:31:14 AM

Dasquian Belargic

Jun 12th, 2011, 01:28:29 PM

A rather sad tribute to River:

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Dasquian Belargic

Jun 26th, 2011, 01:01:06 PM

http://i52.tinypic.com/why2rd.gif

Dasquian Belargic

Jul 16th, 2011, 12:14:33 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14172300

Oh, to be a kid living in Salford... :3

Dasquian Belargic

Jul 27th, 2011, 06:13:39 AM

Trailer for the 2nd half of this season:

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The Doctor Who panel at SDCC this year:

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Bonus: Matt and Karen send a video postcard to Arthur Darvill, since he wasn't at SDCC

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Dasquian Belargic

Jul 30th, 2011, 08:05:47 AM

Matt on "The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson" :3

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Nikolai Odell

Aug 5th, 2011, 04:07:17 PM

Barton Henning

Aug 6th, 2011, 03:01:06 PM

River in the eyepatch :cyduck

Inyos Aamoran

Aug 16th, 2011, 04:43:08 AM

Dasquian Belargic

Aug 16th, 2011, 03:11:45 PM

Oh Doctor.. look at his face :( That plus the soundtrack piece used in that clip... :cry

Dasquian Belargic

Aug 22nd, 2011, 11:02:22 AM

Guess what time it almost is...

http://i.imgur.com/k6anV.gif

:3

John Glayde

Aug 22nd, 2011, 11:09:35 AM

Guess what time it almost is...

:eee

Are we going to need a day-by-day countdown? :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Aug 22nd, 2011, 11:20:06 AM

Complete with gifs? I think we are! A Good Man Goes to War (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011rf7y/Doctor_Who_Series_6_A_Good_Man_Goes_to_War/) is on the iPlayer at the minute :eee

EDIT: and this! looping over and over!

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Dasquian Belargic

Aug 23rd, 2011, 02:18:39 PM

4 days to go!

http://i52.tinypic.com/21njqj9.gif

Droo

Aug 23rd, 2011, 03:10:16 PM

Holy shit! Only four days!? I'd no idea! And for some reason, even though I knew the new episode was airing at the end of the month, I thought I had another two weeks to wait. Well now, I'm a happy chappy! :D

(Wow, this post really makes me sound like a bimbo...)

Dasquian Belargic

Aug 25th, 2011, 01:13:09 PM

2 days...
http://i52.tinypic.com/2s9rspl.gif

Dasquian Belargic

Aug 26th, 2011, 01:07:19 AM

1 day!! :eee

http://i56.tinypic.com/jv11ef.gif

Dasquian Belargic

Aug 27th, 2011, 05:04:14 AM

Todays the day, tonights the night :crack

John Glayde

Aug 27th, 2011, 08:17:38 AM

I'm rewatching all of series 6 so far.

I hope we get more Canton. :ohno

Inyos Aamoran

Aug 27th, 2011, 09:10:50 AM

Obligatory soundtrack video!

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Edit:

Is it me, or does the horn part remind you of the Mass Effect theme? No wonder they're both awesome. :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Aug 28th, 2011, 03:22:50 PM

I can't believe none of us have posted about last nights episode! It was another Moffat corker and therefore as usual raised just as many questions as it answered - but I was glad at last to know why River Song could not regenerate in the Library.

Does anyone else wonder if that'll be the last we see of River for a while? I got the feeling from the way the episode ended that Stephen was effectively sending her off on her own for a while, allowing the Doctor, Amy and Rory to get on with their adventures.

Inyos Aamoran

Aug 28th, 2011, 04:09:17 PM

Does anyone else wonder if that'll be the last we see of River for a while? I got the feeling from the way the episode ended that Stephen was effectively sending her off on her own for a while, allowing the Doctor, Amy and Rory to get on with their adventures.

I was wondering that myself. I think it's more likely that we'll have an episode or two without her, but since there are only six episodes this time around, it probably won't be many. She's bound to feature in the finale (surely Stephen is going to resolve the "The Silence" plot arc this year, right?), and we still haven't seen the scene with the eye patch from the promo. I wouldn't be surprised if the pyramid with the flag on the side has something to do with River, what with her being an archaeologist now.

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 3rd, 2011, 08:56:03 AM

It's Who night!

I just got a Sonic Screwdriver in the post but I can't activate the sounds/lights because I can't find a screwdriver small enough to open the battery compartment.

LOL.

John Glayde

Sep 3rd, 2011, 10:16:24 AM

...damn it, Jenny.

Guess what I just had to buy on Amazon. :grumble

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 3rd, 2011, 11:07:55 AM

Oh! Tonights episode was written by Mark Gatiss :eee

John Glayde

Sep 3rd, 2011, 01:01:30 PM

Maybe it just wasn't my style of episode (it reminded me of the gas mask one, which I didn't like either), but it didn't really do it for me this week. There was absolutely nothing wrong with it... just not the kind of Doctor Who I enjoy watching.

Next week however looks awesome. :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 4th, 2011, 04:13:14 AM

I enjoyed last nights episode. It kept me guessing as to what the source of the strangeness was, and I like that in an episode: thinking I know what's happening and then having the writer go "AHA!" and revealing I was wrong all along. The monsters themselves I didn't find especially scary, but the rest of the episode was enjoyable. The scenes with Rory and Amy off on their own were especially funny :)

Trailer for next weeks episode, The Girl Who Waited: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00k6q57
:ohno

Vansen Tyree

Sep 5th, 2011, 08:42:26 AM

Someone asked me the other day: "Do you think the Doctor would be able to pick up Thor's hammer?"

I've been doodling stickmen comic strips like this (http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd259/o6untouchable/Doctor%20Thor/DoctorThor-1.png) ever since. ^_^;

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 7th, 2011, 01:02:22 AM

ahhh look at this amazing fan trailer for Nine/Ten/Eleven :ohno

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Alexander Tur'enne

Sep 7th, 2011, 03:06:12 AM

There are no words. :ohno

Droo

Sep 7th, 2011, 09:35:09 AM

Great trailer. Shame about the music though.

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 7th, 2011, 11:08:09 AM

It's a really over-used piece, so it's lost pretty much all of it's dramatic impact now - but I love the editting and the quotes that they used!

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 10th, 2011, 01:46:56 PM

Hands up who cried at "The Girl Who Waited"?

:cry

Inyos Aamoran

Sep 10th, 2011, 04:17:03 PM

*raises hand*

:cry

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 10th, 2011, 04:21:40 PM

Maybe it was just the emotional weight of the episode, but I don't think Karen Gillan has ever been quite as good as Amy as she was tonight. She was also looking the most beautiful I've ever seen her :swoon: particularly in the scene where future Amy was talking through the looking glass to past Amy.

Inyos Aamoran

Sep 10th, 2011, 05:13:38 PM

particularly in the scene where future Amy was talking through the looking glass to past Amy.

This. I think I swooned. :ohno

Rev Solomon

Sep 10th, 2011, 08:01:24 PM

Just now finished watching it... wow. Holy... wow.

The best standalone episode of the series, edging out The Doctor's Wife. Full agreement on the kudos to Karen Gillam. I continue to be blown away by the power of the relationship between Amy and Rory, especially since it's so rare to see anything of that sort in sci-fi. This episode was touching and terrifying and heart-rending all at once.

"You're turning me into you."

:eek

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 11th, 2011, 12:29:42 AM

The lonely centurion and the girl who waited. It would be so easy to inject their relationship with melodrama and yet it's always played so... normal, and that just makes it all the more powerful when something life threatening does happen.

I forgot to say last night but this ep really made the Doctor look like a terrible liar. I know the first rule is "the Doctor lies" and that he is at the whim of the Tardis to an extent when deciding how/where to travel but still. There were moments I was absolutely on future Amy's side about him.

Alexander Tur'enne

Sep 11th, 2011, 08:22:25 AM

The episode was massively Amy-centric, and Karen put in a spectacular performance... but taking a step back, it was actually a remarkably ensemble piece.

For example... other than Matt Smith, I can't think of a single Doctor actor who could have pulled off the Doctor's role in this. Sure, they've all played the "lonely god" who makes decisions that affect people's lives... but I think it's taken Matt Smith and his big expressive face to show just how damn conflicted the Doctor is about it.

And also, this (http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2011/09/618_uktv_doctor_rory_williams.jpg). Once again, we're getting shown Rory being something other than a bumbling idiot. Back in Season 2, Rose Tyler protested being called the Doctor's "assistant", and all the other female characters have been very much the strong and independent type.

Rory though actually is the Doctor's assistant; the Doctor has been trusting him with all sorts of things, from helping to repair the TARDIS to little errands and "keep Amy safe" missions. It sorta started when the Doctor and Rory had that little chat about how he doesn't remember the Lonely Centurion stuff "all the time". Since then, it seems like the Doctor relates to Rory almost like an equal. It isn't Rory that he's showing off to, or showing the universe to: Amy is the one being taken on the educational thrill-ride through time and space, and Rory is there to help the Doctor out.

Seems kind of fitting that the Doctor's sidekick is a nurse.

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 11th, 2011, 10:29:40 AM

Spoilerific gallery from the BBC: CLICK (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/episodes/b014j7x7/galleries/old_amy) :love

Droo

Sep 11th, 2011, 01:22:22 PM

I was starting to feel a little suspicious about this episode, being a day late and having seen the posts here(avoiding the spoilers, obviously), it was all that talk of crying and emotion. First I was afraid there would be melodrama and then, as the episode progressed I was beginning to wonder where the big emotion was coming from, and then the scene at the TARDIS door happened.

Before that, every little moment was handled very well, I loved how old Amy was reconnecting with Rory, with the laughter and the flirting, which made it all the more bittersweet, and while I agree that while Karen Gillan has never been better as Amy Pond, I felt this episode belonged equally to Rory. Echoing what has already been said, I love it that we're seeing less and less of Rory as the bumbling idiot comic relief character. He's been standing up to the Doctor since Vampires of Venice and, while he is brilliant for good laughs, I think he's also a character of great integrity. Together, the trio have a wonderful dynamic.

I am very surprised by this episode, the flashy white robot clip I saw at the end of last week's episode had me fearing some tacky throw-away sci-fi romp, but instead the characters remained front and centre. Not sure which I rate higher, this or The Doctor's Wife, in terms of the best stand-alone episode, but I think I'm leaning towards the latter, it's just a shame about the nonsense with House in the TARDIS. If we consider this episode is Series Six's answer to Amy's Choice then I would say the story-telling has come along leaps and bounds this year, but then again, excluding the bloody pirates, we probably already knew that.

Oh, and nice cameo from Imelda Staunton as Interface. :)

Edit: Loved the music in this episode, too. The use of Amy's theme was wonderful, but I was also thrilled to hear a variation on the Futurekind theme from the third series when young Amy was being pursued by the handbots.

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 11th, 2011, 01:32:59 PM

I completely agree about the preview trailer that they used for this episode. It didn't give any idea at all what the episode was really about. When you think about it, given what they could have done with the Two Streams Facility having access to all kinds of fantastical destinations, so much of the real action took place either in featureless white rooms or in future!Amy's hideaway within the centre of the facility. Not that I'm complaining about that! I definitely rate it as being as good as if not better than The Doctor's Wife.

If I had just one complaint, and this is probably a complaint that you could level at all of the 2nd half of this series, it's that there has been barely any mention of baby Melody. I suppose that is inevitable, since when the Doctor saves her that must mean the end of Amy/Rory as companions.. but it still seems a little odd that they don't mention her more. Especially future!Amy, since unless I am mis-remembering the episode I don't recall her bringing the baby up at all when she was damning the Doctor.

On a less serious note, I guess now we know that the Red Nose Day short episodes weren't canon, since they had two Amys in the TARDIS!

Inyos Aamoran

Sep 16th, 2011, 12:44:20 PM

FUTURE SPOILERS!

The BBC has released the synopsis for the series finale:

As the Doctor makes his final journey to the shores of Lake Silencio in Utah, he knows only one thing can keep the universe safe – his own death – in the concluding episode of this series of the time-travelling drama. But has he reckoned without the love of a good woman?

There's also confirmation of River Song in the last two episodes; one of which will feature eyepatch lady.

I'm refusing to allow myself to speculate. I'm worried my brain will melt and trickle out of my ears if I do. :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 16th, 2011, 12:45:54 PM

There's no way I'm reading those spoilers! NO WAY.

Here's a bit about a "lost scene" from last weeks ep:

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Alexander Tur'enne

Sep 17th, 2011, 01:35:50 PM

THERE IT IS! There's my Doctor Who. :eee

Much as I love Doctor Who, the back half of series six hadn't been doing it for me. Honestly, I think the break is to blame.

Much as I loved "Lets Kill Hitler" and "The Girl Who Waited", most of the episodes so far have split the focus too much. The Doctor Who episodes I enjoy are where the Doctor and his Companions are together, romping around the place on some adventure. So far this half however, more episodes have involved the Ponds being separate from the Doctor, dealing with some separate objective.

In the grand scheme of things, it's only one or two episodes out of the whole series; and normally it's a refreshing change. It also makes a lot of sense as far as the story is concerned. If I was to go back and watch series six as a whole, I think it would balance up really well. But because I've gone so long without a Doctor Who fix... I think there was too much "different" without enough "normal".

This week however was a proper TARDIS romp. They ended up somewhere completely random and barmey. We got the whole gang on the screen at the same time doing all of their great character developments, and throwing out awesome dialogue lines like "We're three buses, a long walk, and an eight quid taxi from good" and "Somebody hit me... was it Amy?". :lol The concept was cool, and well executed; and we even got some of that sideswipe emotional stuff towards the end that caught me off-guard.

It wasn't the "best" episode of the series necessarily; but it felt the most Doctor Who to me. :)

Next week looks awesome, too: more mad romping. It looks like we might be seeing some of the Doctor's solo hijinks, lining us up for the future spoiler in my earlier post (which doesn't ruin anything - it's just the Radio Times description of the episode, btw)

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 17th, 2011, 02:25:26 PM

This better not be (speculation) the end of Amy and Rory as companions :cry

I'm the opposite of you, Jace. I loved The Girl Who Waited and Lets Kill Hitler, and thought this weeks episode just... didn't do it for me. It wasn't bad by any means, but it wasn't until the end that I really started to get into it. I suppose I feel like we've been spoiled by some brilliant episodes/monsters earlier on this series, so the minotaur was a bit of a let down. The concept of facing fears is great and part of me feels like they could have done so much more with that, learning more about the Doctor, Amy and Rory in the process.

I think I'm also a little bit down because I know next week we have to see James Corden as Craig again and I can't stand him |I

On another note!

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Droo

Sep 17th, 2011, 04:41:03 PM

This better not be (speculation) the end of Amy and Rory as companions :cry

I also got that feeling with the end of this episode, like they're preparing us for Amy and Rory's departure, which is a thought that just completely depresses me and I hope it's a red herring.

I liked the episode. Loved the setting although I too felt the theme of facing one's fears could've been put to better use, if used to focus on the main trio instead of the expendable characters. I really liked the minotaur, took me back to my old classical studies lessons. :)

Next episode doesn't really grab me: James Corden and Cybermen? Sounds a bit like a throw-away romp like The Lodger, which was the calm before the storm. Although that is one big complaint I've had with Doctor Who - a British TV series has a limited number of episodes and I don't think a single one needs to be wasted on filler content.

Alexander Tur'enne

Sep 17th, 2011, 07:16:47 PM

I'm the opposite of you, Jace. I loved The Girl Who Waited and Lets Kill Hitler

Don't get me wrong - like I said, I loved those episodes too. My complaint is that this was the first episode so far in this back half of the series where the characters didn't split up for a large part of it. In "Lets Kill Hitler", the Ponds were inside RoboAmy. In "Night Terrors", the Ponds were in the cupboard. In "The Girl Who Waited", the Doctor was stuck in the TARDIS (for horribly contrived reasons).

It's great that the Ponds are getting so much attention; and it's great that the Companions this year are strong and independent enough to warrant so much focus from the writing department. It just bugs me that in three of the four episodes so far this half (and, being generous: six out of the eleven for the whole series) the Doctor and his Companions have been separated for extended periods. :(

Next episode doesn't really grab me: James Corden and Cybermen? Sounds a bit like a throw-away romp like The Lodger, which was the calm before the storm. Although that is one big complaint I've had with Doctor Who - a British TV series has a limited number of episodes and I don't think a single one needs to be wasted on filler content.

I think it may be a "tactical" use of a filler episode, for storytelling purposes. I suspect that next episode is one of the adventures that the Doctor gets up to on his own, during the phase when he changes from "current" Doctor to "much older and ready to die" Doctor. We only have two episodes left; based on the teaser for next episode, I think it's unlikely that eyepatch lady and the pyramid with the stars and stripes on from the series teaser have anything to do with James Corden's episode.

If they jumped straight from leaving Amy to the final episode, it might not feel like enough time had passed. Last time the Ponds and the Doctor were separated they used the series break, and the mid-series break to emphasise the passage of time. They don't have the luxury of that this time around, so using a "filler" episode to space out the events is a way of achieving a similar effect: particularly if the filler episode represents a significant change of pace (funny vs drama, etc).

Filler isn't always unnecessary: particularly for show-runners like Steve Moffat, who see the pacing of the series as a whole as being just as important as the pacing of individual episodes.

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 18th, 2011, 03:46:19 AM

I wish that they would address the exploding baby in the room more often, too. Why does no one ever mention Melody Pond? Especially given the fact that Amy and Rory think they have seen the last of the Doctor. I know she said something to the effect of "If you see her, tell her to come see her old mum some time" - but is Amy just totally resigned to the fact that she's never going to see the kid again? *flails*

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 19th, 2011, 10:44:51 AM

There's an interesting review of "The God Complex" over at Nerdist.com: http://www.nerdist.com/2011/09/doctor-who-the-god-complex-review-spoilers/

Inyos Aamoran

Sep 22nd, 2011, 08:04:48 AM

Casting spoilers -

Apparently, Mark Gatiss is in the final episode, playing a Viking who plays 'live chess' on intergalactic TV against the Doctor.

Also, Bill Bailey will be appearing in the Christmas special. I feel that news warrants some musical accompaniment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p18w4VhL8zI).

Speaking of the Christmas special, apparently Steve Moffat is basing it on another book again: this time, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

And in book-related news, apparently Charles Dickens will be appearing again, played by the same person who played him opposite Eccleston.

Plot Spoilers -

Both River Song and Madame Kovarian are in Saturday's episode, apparently. Maybe it isn't just filler after all?

Oh, and apparently Karen and Arthur are still staying in the credits. Draw from that what you will.

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 22nd, 2011, 12:21:39 PM

I'm having so much trouble resisting...

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk4lstvFrt1qbg1k0.gif

Anpher Inirial

Sep 23rd, 2011, 04:55:54 PM

Promo picture for the final episode: clicky (http://cache.io9.com/assets/images/8/2011/09/xlarge_full-image-13_02.jpg).

Why is everyone wearing eyepatches? :ohno

Also, the bad news is that after Christmas, Doctor Who won't be coming back until the Autumn. :(

Captain Untouchable

Sep 24th, 2011, 12:59:14 PM

Stormageddon! :lol

Dunno about you guys, but I enjoyed it. James Corden was maybe a bit over the top, but all in all it wasn't too bad.

I was a little disappointed by the end, though. Mainly because I saw it coming. I was kinda hoping Steve Moffat would bust out something a little less surprising... but River being the astronaut seems a little too obvious, I guess?

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 24th, 2011, 01:58:38 PM

I thought it was an alright episode, but I'm not a fan of James Corden in the slightest. I loved the little glimpse of Amy and Rory we had, though.

Something that made me chuckle about the preview for next week: Daleks! Dinosaurs! Live... Chess? :lol

Dragon

Sep 24th, 2011, 08:10:05 PM

Vansen Tyree

Sep 24th, 2011, 09:22:35 PM

I was a little disappointed by the end, though. Mainly because I saw it coming. I was kinda hoping Steve Moffat would bust out something a little less surprising... but River being the astronaut seems a little too obvious, I guess?

Remember, the crew of the Tessalecta believed that River killed the Doctor at Lake Silencio and were surprised to see her deal him a fatal blow in "Let's Kill Hitler." As far as the unwary viewer is concerned, it's already been confirmed that River was the one who killed the Doctor in the series opener, so seeing River put into the astronaut suit wasn't supposed to be a surprise or a twist.

What it could be, however, is a red herring. ;)

I phrased that very poorly (not to mention writing less instead of more >_<).

Like you say, it wasn't a "reveal", because we already knew that. It just felt a bit... half-hearted. I guess I've been spoiled by the quality and complexity of Moffat's storytelling: I was hoping that when River did get into the suit, it wouldn't be something as simplistic as "Muahaha, we found you, put this on." I was hoping for something with a little more... emotional depth, you know? At the very least, River putting up a bit more of a fight would have been nice.

It seemed unnecessary to me. If their intention was to emphasise the fact that next week is the finale, the bits with the blue envelopes and the Stetson did that in a much less ham-fisted and obvious way.

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 25th, 2011, 03:00:56 AM

Last night, whilst searching for source images to use for my Eleven costume, I accidentally stumbled across what I'm assuming was a spoiler image for next weeks episode with (SPOILER FOR NEXT WEEK) Rory, Amy and River all wearing the same eye-patches as Madame Kovarian :cyduck

Vansen Tyree

Sep 25th, 2011, 08:29:48 AM

Dasquian Belargic

Sep 25th, 2011, 09:47:44 AM

No clue. Rory looks like... Snake from MGS!

Droo

Oct 1st, 2011, 12:32:18 PM

He's had a haircut. :(

Edit: Crisis averted! ^_^;

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 1st, 2011, 01:02:50 PM

Rory is basically the universe's biggest badass ever.

Also, DOC TOR WHO?!!?

Captain Untouchable

Oct 1st, 2011, 06:31:27 PM

Late night viewing for me this time!

I guessed the question straight away, and the recap of previous episodes gave away the Teselecta ending (which I'd sorta guessed anyway), but even with all that it was still a spectacularly awesome episode.

Loved the steam train through the gerkin, loved Area 52 in a pyramid, loved the Doctor taunting a Dalek, loved Captain Williams being fucking awesome, and also loved the triumphant return of the Doctor's beard, and the idea of the Doctor and Churchill ownaging some Silence.

Also, for those of you who aren't massive geeks on the old series as well: the guy who had just died when the Doctor phoned up was the Brigadier in charge of UNIT in the seventies. Back when John Pertwee was the Doctor (#3) he got stuck in England with no TARDIS, and teamed up with UNIT. The Brigadier was one of his major allies, and they've alluded to him in the new series (when David Tennant met UNIT, he asked after the Brigadier). It seems kind of fitting, if a little sad, that the death of one of his oldest friends is what made him decide to stop running... a nice hint that the farewell tour wasn't just revisiting people from the 11th Doctor's history.

Oh, and it seems like we finally found out what the Doctor did to piss off Queen Elizabeth... but how did she recognise Doctor 10, when it was Doctor 11 who stood her up? :cyduck

I'm guessing the Doctor's name is going to be the central thread that weaves through series 7. We've already had hints of it's significance; it's written on his crib in Gallifreyan, and thus is untranslatable. Back in the Shakespeare episode with Doc 10, they touched on the idea that the power of a name was "old magic". I wonder if they'll use this as an excuse to bring back the Master - even in the ye olde series, the Doctor didn't meet regenerations of the Master in numerical order. The Master was mocking the name "the Doctor - the man who makes people better" back in the Doc 10 years; and he knows the Doctor from back then. He's such an iconic villain: the ultimate Anti-Doctor. I doubt Moffat will be able to resist bringing him back at some point.

Droo

Oct 2nd, 2011, 03:28:22 AM

Speaking of the Master:

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Not "an episode". :eee

If he doesn't play the Master or another significant secondary role in the show, perhaps he could end up playing the Doctor himself. As much as it saddens me to consider it, I believe series seven could mean the end of Eleven, and we know Matt Smith hasn't signed on for another series... yet.

Either way, Benedict Cumberbatch. :D

Captain Untouchable

Oct 2nd, 2011, 04:44:19 AM

I'm not so sure. When BC was on the Jonathan Ross Show a few weeks ago, Jonathan flat-out asked him if he would want to play the Doctor, and BC admitted that he'd probably turn it down. He loves the show, and would love to be part of it, but he wouldn't want to have the role of the Doctor hanging over his head for the rest of his career.

I would absolutely love him as the Master, though. I think he'd be superb. :D

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 2nd, 2011, 06:29:33 AM

Here's a clip apparently from the filming of the Christmas special: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWgWqqV2fuU

No real spoilers, but you do get to see the Doctor's costume which I guess could be a bit of a spoiler in itself.

Also, here's River Song's timeline as nominated by Alex Kingston! http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/river-song-her-story-series-4-6-26644.htm

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 12th, 2011, 10:54:59 AM

A cute little interview with Matt and Karen from Comic Con

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Captain Untouchable

Oct 12th, 2011, 01:59:18 PM

Matt's brooding face. :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 14th, 2011, 03:38:57 PM

In the lead up to Halloween, I have been thinking about which Who monsters are the scariest...

http://9e3k.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/doctor-who-the-silence.gif

http://i56.tinypic.com/iwubyg.gif

Captain Untouchable

Oct 14th, 2011, 09:30:19 PM

Thanks, Jenny. Now I'm gonna have nightmares about the Angels working for the Silence. :ohno

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 16th, 2011, 08:59:26 AM

The cast absolutely failing at American accents :lol

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Captain Untouchable

Oct 16th, 2011, 11:13:56 AM

Snookie is Jack Nicholson? :cyduck

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 16th, 2011, 11:32:18 AM

Ghost face.. Kile-ah?

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 21st, 2011, 02:28:23 PM

Matt Smith leaving Doctor Who? Say it ain't so :cry

http://www.themarysue.com/matt-smith-leaving-doctor-who/

Droo

Oct 21st, 2011, 03:41:05 PM

The end of the eleventh doctor was foreshadowed right at the end of the finale so it could be possible. Of course, when he said he has another year left, he could simply be referring to his contract in that he doesn't know what will happen thereafter and even if he was contracted for a fourth series, I doubt they'd want to let that slip just yet given the aforementioned foreshadowing.

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 22nd, 2011, 03:57:43 AM

After looking at that recent 'Doctor Who by the Numbers' that Vince posted, I suppose 3 series is about the average run for a Doctor.. so it wouldn't be out of the ordinary for Matt to leave after the next series :(

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 22nd, 2011, 02:14:27 PM

Captain Untouchable

Oct 31st, 2011, 04:52:40 AM

Droo

Oct 31st, 2011, 07:40:05 AM

That video had me grinning from start to finish. :D

Dasquian Belargic

Oct 31st, 2011, 11:50:43 AM

Haha, that was adorable! What's the backstory behind the creation of that? Obviously it was something that got filmed over the course of numerous seasons!

Captain Untouchable

Oct 31st, 2011, 12:31:37 PM

I think it was staged to look like it was filmed over multiple seasons, without actually having been - aside from the shot of Donna and family in wedding attire, everyone was dressed pretty much as they were during Tennant's final year.

Donna's costume was probably symbolic, since the whole "The Runaway Bride" thing is as much a description of her as "The Girl Who Waited" is for Amy.

Getting the Proclaimers in it was pretty epic, though. :D

Captain Untouchable

Nov 3rd, 2011, 01:42:55 PM

:mischief

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Dasquian Belargic

Nov 3rd, 2011, 01:47:55 PM

Haha :D There is also:

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Incidentally, I wish there was a "Doctor giraffe dance" emoticon!

Droo

Nov 15th, 2011, 12:47:06 AM

Doctor Who to be made into a film, courtesy of Harry Potter director, David Yates:

From BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15730665):

Dr Who is to be taken to the big screen by Harry Potter director David Yates.
Yates, who directed the last four Potter films, told Variety that he is about to start work on developing a "Doctor Who" film with the BBC.

He told the showbiz magazine that the film would take a fresh approach to the cult sci-fi show.

"We're going to spend two to three years to get it right. It needs quite a radical transformation to take it into the bigger arena," he said.

"Russell T. Davies and then Steven Moffat have done their own transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to put that aside and start from scratch," he said.

Yates is reported to be working with the head of LA-based BBC Worldwide Productions, Jane Tranter.

A BBC spokesman said: "A Doctor Who feature film remains in development with BBC Worldwide Productions in Los Angeles.

"The project is unlikely to reach cinemas for several years and as yet there is no script, cast or production crew in place."

Not sure how I feel about this, it sounds like they're going for a complete reset, a la Star Trek and X-Men: First Class. Only time will tell, I suppose.

Atreyu

Nov 15th, 2011, 11:06:31 PM

Hard to say how it would work until we hear further details. There were 2 films made in the 60s with Peter Cushing as The Doctor, but that was very early in the series before ideas like regeneration, Time Lords, The Master etc were ever imagined (heck, I think The Doctor is those films was actually a human from Earth). Plus the fact that back then they made movies for every other popular TV series anyway.

From the sounds of it they're starting from the beginning all over again.

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 15th, 2011, 11:10:28 PM

Do not want.

d'Art Lefou

Nov 16th, 2011, 01:04:04 AM

Who wants to guess that if it goes forward, they get someone like James bloody McAvoy to play the Doctor? x___x

...In a completely unrelated note, following a discussion about the show in general, I'm starting a campaign to make Lauren Socha the next companion.

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 21st, 2011, 06:48:20 AM

Trailer for this years Christmas special:

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Samantha Koortyn

Nov 23rd, 2011, 11:15:12 AM

Just wanted to say the title of this thread made me grin. I especially love River's next line in that episode: "Oh, I hate you..."

The Christmas episode looks good.

Dasquian Belargic

Nov 30th, 2011, 03:40:54 PM

So, the Christmas special will be on - in pride of place on the BBC - at 7pm on Christmas Day :D

Here's one of the BBCs Christmad ads which features Matt and Karen playing Twister with a Cyberman :3

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Dasquian Belargic

Dec 2nd, 2011, 01:21:32 PM

The debate about the movie is getting kind of silly now: http://www.themarysue.com/moffat-refutes-yates-doctor-who/

I’m not sure who or what to believe anymore. Talk of a Doctor Who movie is something that’s floated around for a while but was recently renewed when Harry Potter director David Yates announced he was going to direct it. Well that got more than a few people in a tizzy, fans and creators alike. Now current showrunner Steven Moffat has come out to “lay down the law,” as it were, on what will and won’t be happening in a potential Doctor Who movie.

“To clarify: any Doctor Who movie would be made by the BBC team, star the current TV Doctor and certainly NOT be a Hollywood reboot,” Moffat tweeted. Interesting because in his original interview, Yates made it clear that his adaptation would NOT follow the current BBC TV series, but would be a “radical transformation.” ”Russell T. Davies and then Steven Moffat have done their own transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to put that aside and start from scratch,” said Yates.

Dasquian Belargic

Dec 6th, 2011, 03:07:03 PM

We have a short prequel trailer! :ohno

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00m7qjb

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Captain Untouchable

Dec 7th, 2011, 08:11:57 AM

Smithereening! Another piece of Whovian technobabble to try and work into every-day conversations. :3

Dasquian Belargic

Dec 7th, 2011, 12:16:45 PM

Another brief clip!

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Dasquian Belargic

Dec 15th, 2011, 02:37:19 PM

Stephen Moffat: "The final days of the Ponds are coming during the next series. Then the Doctor will meet a new friend!"

:o

Dasquian Belargic

Dec 27th, 2011, 11:45:51 AM

Well, there wasn't a whole lot of Narnia to The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe - aside from the WW2 setting and the frosty forest - but it was a nice enough Christmas episode. I didn't feel like it tugged on my emotions as much as last years Christmas special, but then it felt like Stephen Moffat had gone for a much more comic feel than last year.

I was a little surprised to see at the end the Doctor crying as Amy invited him in for Christmas dinner. I was almost certain that he was going to just walk back out to the Tardis once Amy had disappeared back inside, because that seems much more like something the Doctor would do (at least Matt Smith's version, maybe not his predecessors). Given the fact that the main story had a happy ending, I suppose it shouldn't surprise me that the Doctor would allow himself to be happy too.

I was a little disappointed that there was no foreshadowing for what we were going to expect in Series 7. I know that last years special didn't really foreshadow either, but the gap between A Christmas Carol and The Impossible Astronaut was only about 4 months. We have until 'late 2012' before the Doctor returns and, aside from the departure of the Ponds and some hinting about the Fields of Trensalore and DOC TOR WHO?, not a lot to go on.

Mostly I'm just miffed that we have to wait so long for another episode :(

Avis Satyra

Dec 27th, 2011, 05:42:35 PM

I was a little disappointed. I felt that the supporting characters were a little lacking this time around - they seemed to gloss over any actual character development because they were too busy explaining what was going on and how brilliant and remarkable it was. Compared to how incredibly character-focused the Christmas special (and Season 6 for that matter) was, it seemed a little out of place.

Even the Doctor and his crazy house of gadgets fell a little flat for me; the "I know!" stuff was fun, but the whole chairs zooming around the room seemed a little naff... like they hadn't put the effort into the effects. Maybe the budget ran out.

I was chatting about it with my sister earlier - we think that it felt too much like a Sarah Jane Chronicles story: like it was too kid-friendly. It seemed like the Doctor was a bit too heavy-handed with how simplified his explanations were, and some snappy dialogue didn't - for me - make up for that. Maybe they were beta testing a potential new CBBC spinoff? They certainly hammered home the rapport between the Doctor and whats-her-name.

Part of me is a smidge disappointed that Alexander Armstrong didn't have a moustache, and didn't say "innit tho, blood?" in a really posh British accent, too. :(

Captain Untouchable

Mar 8th, 2012, 09:45:48 AM

They've just confirmed a new guest star for the third episode of next season, which is apparently about Cowboys (and Aliens?)...

Ben fucking Browder :ohno

Excuse me a minute, I got very excited and think I need to lie down.

Droo

Mar 21st, 2012, 12:39:46 PM

New companion revealed, it's former Emmerdale actress, Jenna-Louise Coleman (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17456505), and I know absolutely nothing about her, except... meow! :cat

Tom Harriman

Mar 21st, 2012, 01:23:25 PM

Hmm. While I commend the producers for their continued romp around the accents of Great Britain, I'm a little nervous about some of the descriptions.

"Funny and clever and exactly mad enough ... to lead him his merriest dance yet," eh? And introduced as part of some giant mystery story arc?

Much as I love Amy and Rory as characters, they did dominate a lot of the storytelling that went on. It was less about someone coming along with the Doctor on his adventures, and more about the Doctor hitching a ride on their adventure, as it were. With the Ponds leaving, I was hoping that we'd get a companion more like Craig for a little while: someone who has adventures with the Doctor, but won't necessarily have them without him.

I'm all for strong women in television... but since Matt Smith is the most "Doctor Whoish" of the recent Doctors (the most reminiscant of the classic Whos), it would have been nice to see him with a companion more like Rose or Sarah-Jane for a while. :(