Doctor Who Series 8

[Awesome Wells]

Did she say River? I thought she said Rupert, followed by Orson. And then she realised it was the doctor.

I suppose it must have been rupert, but it sounded like river to me.

 

[Artaxerxes]

That was his giant erection at the sight of a young woman in a sexy black dress suddenly appearing in his room!

Seriously, it's a kid's home; just walk right in and start talking to a young kid you'venever seen before.

Because kids homes are bastions of responsibility and professional care.

 

[Awesome Wells]

Because kids homes are bastions of responsibility and professional care.

Not if any old tom dick and clara can just clamber over the fence and gain access to a child's bedroom!

But it's ok becuase we know Clara isn't Myra Hindley and isn't going to murder little Rupert.

Who, fortunately, doesn't remember the night that the woman he is sat opposite appeared in his bedroom, along with her weird old friend. The night the ghost appeared.

That's all well and good, but Moffat presumes so much in his quest toward the clever-clever ending. Why would it even matter if the Junior Doctor had got out of bed? Why would that end the universe? He wouldn't know that blue box was a Tardis, nor would he necessarily see the hot girl under his bed.

 

[Helen Back]

Here's a slightly older photo of what that boy would have looked like if we'd seen his face.

 

[Sprocket.]

We thought this was the best episode of the new series so far.
We hope to continue enjoying the rest of the series by not overthinking and over complicating escapist fantasy television programmes

 

[Pingu]

one nephew looking under his bed before going to sleep - check

job jobbed

 

[CNT36]

Not if any old tom dick and clara can just clamber over the fence and gain access to a child's bedroom!

But it's ok becuase we know Clara isn't Myra Hindley and isn't going to murder little Rupert.

Who, fortunately, doesn't remember the night that the woman he is sat opposite appeared in his bedroom, along with her weird old friend. The night the ghost appeared.

That's all well and good, but Moffat presumes so much in his quest toward the clever-clever ending. Why would it even matter if the Junior Doctor had got out of bed? Why would that end the universe? He wouldn't know that blue box was a Tardis, nor would he necessarily see the hot girl under his bed.

The whole meeting yourself can be cataclysmic schtick. He may not remember anyway but Clara probably didn't want to take the chance.

 

[kittyP]

one nephew looking under his bed before going to sleep - check

job jobbed

I said to Badgers "I wonder how many kids (or adults) will be checking under their beds or having nightmares tonight?".
That's a proper Dr Who episode if it does that

I really enjoyed that one

 

[Lord Camomile]

What are they going to be checking for, Clara Oswald? Feel like any tension or fear built up was kinda undermined by it being Clara under the bed and the Doctor's obsession seemingly being born out of Clara messing around in his timeline (again - that she is seemingly so influential in the Doctor's life is somewhat infuriating).

Ok, there was the thing under the blanket, but that seemingly got forgotten by the end of the episode...

 

[kittyP]

What are they going to be checking for, Clara Oswald? Feel like any tension or fear built up was kinda undermined by it being Clara under the bed and the Doctor's obsession seemingly being born out of Clara messing around in his timeline (again - that she is seemingly so influential in the Doctor's life is somewhat infuriating).

Ok, there was the thing under the blanket, but that seemingly got forgotten by the end of the episode...

We are hiding from our selves, our past, our future. That's what I thought.

But yeah, the thing under the blanket, maybe it was just supposed to be nothing but a product of our imagination.
The need for there to be actually something to be afraid of.

 

[Lord Camomile]

We are hiding from our selves, our past, our future. That's what I thought..

Pfah, metaphysical timey-wimey mumbojumbo. I want something that will eat your eyeballs!

 

[kittyP]

Pfah, metaphysical timey-wimey mumbojumbo. I want something that will eat your eyeballs!

Not so much that but Clara said to the young Dr, "It's OK to be scared even if there is nothing really there". OR something to that effect.

 

[Dr_Herbz]

Another shit episode.
Should be called 'Timeline, with Clara... and some bloke'

 

[Awesome Wells]

Don't be scared even though I, the strange voice inexplicably under your bed, have you be the ankles.

 

[8115]

I said to Badgers "I wonder how many kids (or adults) will be checking under their beds or having nightmares tonight?".
That's a proper Dr Who episode if it does that

I really enjoyed that one

I checked

 

[kittyP]

Don't be scared even though I, the strange voice inexplicably under your bed, have you be the ankles.

yes!

 

[8den]

Could we please just not have a companion who's the most important person in the universe. Just for a fucking change.

 

[Awesome Wells]

The only thing under my bed is the cyborg jazz-spider that eats my dreams; Derek.

 

[belboid]

I suppose it must have been rupert, but it sounded like river to me.

Aye, but everything you've written on this thread shows that you're cloth-eared.

A fine episode, well scripted and played, proper tense and high on spook factor. It even pretty much made sense.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Don't be scared even though I, the strange voice inexplicably under your bed, have you be the ankles.

"Don't be scared... is... is that rain...?"
"eep"

 

[Kaka Tim]

Aye, but everything you've written on this thread shows that you're cloth-eared.

A fine episode, well scripted and played, proper tense and high on spook factor. It even pretty much made sense.

If only there was some sort of story to go with it.

It was moffat lazily reworking the same schtick from 'blink' and 'silence in the library' and then throwing in some sentimental introspective guff about the doctor's past - again. Fuck that - just give us a quality baddie who the doctor defeats in a clever way via a rattling good yarn.

 

[ginger_syn]

that was a good thoughtful episode,with some lovely flashes of comedy but will have to give it a rewatch when I don't have a hideous cold, as for moffat's lazy reworking of old plots I'm not sure it's laziness at all, it might just be the cold talking but it seems a bit too unsubtle , I can't pin down why I think that but it seems unlikely that different writers would have such obvious similarities with previous plotlines in their scripts without somebody noticing it which sort of makes me think it might be deliberate. I have no idea of why it's just that the previous post reminded me that I thought that while watching the episode

 

[bubblesmcgrath]

We are hiding from our selves, our past, our future. That's what I thought.

But yeah, the thing under the blanket, maybe it was just supposed to be nothing but a product of our imagination.
The need for there to be actually something to be afraid of.

Would the doc stand there looking at the lump in the bed and then just turn away ?
Wouldn't the doc of old pull the blanket off and face the supposed fear face on?
Dunno....I didn't rate it. Probably because of the stupid "fear is good" shite and " turn your back on fear and pretend it's not there".

Also it's turning into a series that may as well be called Clara and the Doc. Imo.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Also it's turning into a series that may as well be called Clara and the Doc. Imo.

New Who has always been Companion X and the Doc, its annoying but its probably not going to change any time soon.

 

[Kaka Tim]

I can't pin down why I think that but it seems unlikely that different writers would have such obvious similarities with previous plotlines in their scripts without somebody noticing it which sort of makes me think it might be deliberate.

Its the same writer - moffort wrote blink and silence in the library.

 

[CNT36]

Its the same writer - moffort wrote blink and silence in the library.

I kind of get the Blink comparisons but Silence in the Library?

 

[Kaka Tim]

the silent, unseen terror waiting in the dark.

 

[CNT36]

Oh yeah thems. I did think of them near the beginning. All the talk of shadows.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I kind of get the Blink comparisons but Silence in the Library?

The vashta nerada.
I was pretty much "doh, I thought this was going to be about the vashta nerada about 5 minutes in. Somewhat disappointed.

 

[fogbat]

Just re-watched the first episode of the series. At one point the Doctor checks underneath the bed he's been left in, then finds a stick of chalk like he used in Saturday's episode.