UK Legend Killa Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I really didn't like the final episode. It all seemed to me to be a bit like they threw a number of good ideas at the first part but failed to come up with a reason for them to gel together properly. Even if the master is lying about gallifrey could they not have come up with a better reason for why he/she has gone to so much trouble to get The Doctor an army? The Master looked evil and acted it in the first episode but really it wouldn't have mattered as The Doctor wouldn't have been hurt or menaced in any way! Also the manipulation of Clara angle was poor too. I needed somebody who you would take orders from and go to hell for... Firstly doesn't that sound like almost every companion he has had ever? Secondly....why? It didn't bloody matter any way as you were giving the evil army to him anyway! You could do that any time you want!!!!! Bleh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I don't think the master was lying about Galifrey as far as she knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I think it's back, but it's obviously not where she said it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Maybe those coordinates but not in this dimensional plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 She's going to be an alto-Missy from another world! Arrrrrgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Not sure of the site's reliability, but "Jenna Coleman isn't leaving 'Doctor Who' after Christmas special." I like the actress and her character, for the most part. She's had some great scenes and dialogue/banter with the Doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 They've been so coy about it in the press and they've made her leaving a major story arc. That tells me one of two things-- she's not going anywhere or they're going to kill her. I actually like Clara so I'm fine if she stays. That said, since Who has come back they haven't killed a companion yet. That could have some weight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue 3 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 We have seen aspects of her die when she was splintered across time, so that would work for me if she was killed off.It seemed very final at the end of the series, so not sure how they bring her in again for the Christmas special. Hope it's a decent story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Torch Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I like Clara when Clara likes Clara. There in lies my issue with this last season. Overall I was happy and entertained, but boy were there ugh moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Considering not a single Whovian (including myself) posted about this past season (utter shite says me), this comes as to no surprise: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/22/doctor-who-steven-moffat?iid=sr-link5 If anyone can find this board in 2017...see you then (well maybe...probably not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavonis Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I don't post about Doctor Who here because no one else does either. There are better places to go than nightly for DW discussions. Frankly I quite enjoyed the latest season of DW, but think Moffat has been burning the candle at both ends. He should've quit DW a couple years ago, even though I've liked what he's been doing with it. No new Who until next year and no new Sherlock until 2017 either? The man needs to pick one major gig and commit to it. Now we're getting fuck all from Moffat in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 What Pavonis said. Also, I got burnt on Who fans. People like to bag on Star Wars nerds or Trekkies, but there is no fandom more derisive and scattered than Whovians. Any given thing with who-- be it The Doctor, a companion, the showrunner, an episode, a portrayal, an alien-- ANYTHING discussed will have somebody saying it is the WORST THING EVER and somebody saying it is THE BEST THING EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 RTD was running on fumes, and since Moffat had written some of the better episodes of that era, I was excited for his go at it. But, honestly, for me, Moffat's run has been pretty scattershot: a lot of big, clever ideas but no satisfactory payoff and a number of unremarkable and forgettable episodes. I LOVE Capaldi as the Doctor though. It kind of sucks the River Song storyline's played out because I really enjoyed watching Capaldi and Kingston together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsidian Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 What Pavonis said. Also, I got burnt on Who fans. People like to bag on Star Wars nerds or Trekkies, but there is no fandom more derisive and scattered than Whovians. Any given thing with who-- be it The Doctor, a companion, the showrunner, an episode, a portrayal, an alien-- ANYTHING discussed will have somebody saying it is the WORST THING EVER and somebody saying it is THE BEST THING EVER.Especially showrunners. Every time there is a new showrunner, they get blamed for EVERYTHING wrong with the show, and are regarded as worse than Hitler. Then, when a new showrunner comes in, suddenly the old one was the best thing ever, and the new person is ****. I'm not denying Moffat's tenure has been mixed, and he is certainly trying to do too much, but he's far from the worse showrunner Doctor Who has ever had. I guarantee that once Moffat leaves, and the new guy comes in, the same people attacking Moffat now are going to be wistfully talking about how the show was so much BETTER when he ran it. The same thing happened with Davies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoLA Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I really liked this past season. The episode where he was trapped in the fortress reliving it over and over was excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I lived it too-- but they did do one thing, that they do frequently, where they say the Doctor has just lied some crazy amount of time off-camera and yet he doesn't change in the slightest. I know in this particular case he was resetting every time to having just been teleport by Ishilde-- but they've done this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoLA Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Another thing I found interesting is how he apparently chooses his new face/body when he regenerates! They mentioned in one of the episodes this season that he may subconsciously choose them from someone he's known before. Has this ever been touched on in the series prior to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Just in the anniversary special did the doctor consider it for himself. But in the old series Romana was pre-planning her next form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue 3 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Also, when the 2nd Doctor is caught by the time lords, they offer images and choices for his next appearance (his punishment for stealing the TARDIS), none of which he likes of course!And the 5th Doctor was shot (non fatal, just a flesh wound), by a character played by Colin Baker, so people suggest that this triggered the choice of his next appearance. But it's never referred to on screen so that one you can take or leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justus Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 What Pavonis said. Also, I got burnt on Who fans. People like to bag on Star Wars nerds or Trekkies, but there is no fandom more derisive and scattered than Whovians. Any given thing with who-- be it The Doctor, a companion, the showrunner, an episode, a portrayal, an alien-- ANYTHING discussed will have somebody saying it is the WORST THING EVER and somebody saying it is THE BEST THING EVER.Man, that sounds exactly like SW or ST fans. Just post-- PrequelsJJ-TrekTNG is better than..TOS is better than...William ShatnerTFASpecial Editions ...and its like driving a gasoline truck into a dynamite factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I guess the differences is-- with those franchises, you can see the division pretty easily between smart fans and dribbling fools. Dr. Who seems almost random in its divisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberSix Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 My wife and I binged seasons 1-7 (including all the specials and BBC Christmas charity shorts), watched seasons 8-9 as they aired, and would prefer to avoid any and all classic Who for the foreseeable future. Developing our own opinions under such hermetic circumstances left us so far disconnected from normal Whovian discussion circles that it's tough for either of us to find an entry point without being totally lost or instantly expelled. Usually I just lurk through writer/superfan Paul Cornell's post-ep Twitter discussions and leave it at that. Short version: we've liked all the modern Doctors, we've liked more episodes than we've hated, and we've found no real reasons to spit when we type Moffat's name. We're a weird, silent minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsidian Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 My wife and I binged seasons 1-7 (including all the specials and BBC Christmas charity shorts), watched seasons 8-9 as they aired, and would prefer to avoid any and all classic Who for the foreseeable future. Developing our own opinions under such hermetic circumstances left us so far disconnected from normal Whovian discussion circles that it's tough for either of us to find an entry point without being totally lost or instantly expelled. Usually I just lurk through writer/superfan Paul Cornell's post-ep Twitter discussions and leave it at that. Short version: we've liked all the modern Doctors, we've liked more episodes than we've hated, and we've found no real reasons to spit when we type Moffat's name. We're a weird, silent minority.Don't worry. Like I said, the weird thing about Whovians is that whoever is the showrunner is the worst thing to ever happen to the show while they are actually in charge of it, and then a genius who was so underappreciated and should come back and take the show back over again once they leave. It's been that way since the Classic era, and will probably remain so forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoLA Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 So...anyone watch the Christmas special? It was, well, okay? The superhero thing was kind of weird. So is it now generally known that there is a Superman type guy flying around? And why the heck was the Doctor there for when Grant was a kid? I mean, he was building something but couldn't finish it because Grant ate the crystal. Oh, and Nardole is one of my new favorite characters on the series! Glad to see he will be in the coming season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I totally forgot it was coming, and keep forgetting to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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