Doctor Who Series 8

[ginger_syn]

good episode, a nice straight forward adventure enjoyed by me, son and grandkids

 

[Mr Moose]

2000 years old now, apparently. He skipped 1000 years in between the last time he told us how old he was and this new series. Tennant's Doc was 900. Smith's jumped to 1000-and-some years. Capaldi's 1 mention of his age had him at 2000.

You are correct. However he can't really be any age that makes any sense as to age measures the change in state of matter. His matter has changed and then had to change back if he travelled backwards in time and therefore his ageing is undone, done, blah blah.

Time travel is always a bit crap tbh.

 

[Dr_Herbz]

Time travel is always a bit crap tbh.

Says the man without next week's lottery numbers in hand

Why doesn't Clara do the Euro Millions?

 

[DotCommunist]

because in the whoniverse newly qualified teachers are paid a decent wage so she has no need.

 

[billy_bob]

Says the man without next week's lottery numbers in hand

Why doesn't Clara do the Euro Millions?

This is a Level One Error in the 'Questions you must NEVER ask EVER' module of Dr Who studies, along with 'Why do about 98% of the galaxy's aliens speak English?'

 

[belboid]

'Why do about 98% of the galaxy's aliens speak English?'

thats cos of the Tardis' telepathically based universal translation system

The other one is cos it'd be cheating, and that's terrible

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Probably down to blininavitch limitation.

 

[Dr_Herbz]

because in the whoniverse newly qualified teachers are paid a decent wage so she has no need.

Gotta love good fiction.

Probably down to blininavitch limitation.

I don't think it is that. That geeza from Back To The Future did it, so it must be possible... and I do think it should be written into the script, then Clara could lord it up, like Wayne and Waynetta Slob did when they won... and she could buy her own TARDIS

 

[Santino]

The Tenth Doctor gave Donna a (presumably winning) lottery ticket as a wedding present.

 

[billy_bob]

thats cos of the Tardis' telepathically based universal translation system

The other one is cos it'd be cheating, and that's terrible

This explanation requires the Tardis to know it's in a TV show* and understand that what is required of it is to make all languages mutually intelligible (and sound like English), except when it furthers a particular plotline for one particular alien species to go around gargling and grunting in a threatening manner instead.

*maybe this is some kind of postmodern telepathy. It translates universally, except when it doesn't, in which cases it winks at you knowingly whilst not translating.

 

[Dr_Herbz]

This explanation requires the Tardis to know it's in a TV show* and understand that what is required of it is to make all languages mutually intelligible (and sound like English), except when it furthers a particular plotline for one particular alien species to go around gargling and grunting in a threatening manner instead.

*maybe this is some kind of postmodern telepathy. It translates universally, except when it doesn't, in which cases it winks at you knowingly whilst not translating.

It's true... it even knows what country you're watching from.

 

[Mr Moose]

This is a Level One Error in the 'Questions you must NEVER ask EVER' module of Dr Who studies, along with 'Why do about 98% of the galaxy's aliens speak English?'

Or why do recently introduced characters ever agree to go anywhere potentially dangerous? YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!

 

[belboid]

Or why do recently introduced characters ever agree to go anywhere potentially dangerous? YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!

aah, but they dont know that they're only recently introduced

 

[Dr_Herbz]

h, but they dont know that they're only recently introduced

I reckon a fookin' huge camera or 5, where there were none previously, might give it away.

 

[Mr Moose]

h, but they dont know that they're only recently introduced

They get an inkling when they hear the word 'EXTERMINATE'.

 

[DotCommunist]

newly introduced redshirts never KNOW that going on the away team is fatal

 

[Dr_Herbz]

newly introduced redshirts never KNOW that going on the away team is fatal

It's been happening for nearly 50 years. You'd think they'd have wised up by now, especially with all the H&S regs these days.

 

[Wilf]

good episode, a nice straight forward adventure enjoyed by me, son and grandkids

Must admit, that looked like it was going to be the kind of episode I hate (light and fluffy, heads off to meet Robin Hood, agatha Christie etc). It was actually okay.

 

[Mr Moose]

It's been happening for nearly 50 years. You'd think they'd have wised up by now, especially with all the H&S regs these days.

That's right. When the Doctor is in our time there's an obligation on him to risk assess and mitigate against those risks.

Pops up in the 1950's or before he can do as he pleases.

 

[Dr_Herbz]

That's right. When the Doctor is in our time there's an obligation on him to risk assess and mitigate against those risks.

Pops up in the 1950's or before he can do as he pleases.

It's the reason Star Trek was banned from television. They couldn't write a script where a redshirt didn't die on his/her first away mission, and the PC brigade had had enough.

 

[Mr Moose]

It's the reason Star Trek was banned from television. They couldn't write a script where a redshirt didn't die on his/her first away mission, and the PC brigade had had enough.

I'd have been clinging onto the transporter console rather than join a landing party after punching McCoy.

And stealing his crisps.

 

[DexterTCN]

Foxes

 

[ruffneck23]

was there some new stuff in there ?

 

[DexterTCN]

was there some new stuff in there ?

Yes.

 

[ruffneck23]

(wh)oooh...

 

[SpookyFrank]

Tbh Clara's character seems to be there to be a clothes horse mostly.

After a shaky start Clara's now much more of a proper character than Amy ever was.

 

[SpookyFrank]

It's true... it even knows what country you're watching from.

Spanish Doctor seems to be played by Puss in Boots out of Shrek

 

[8115]

After a shaky start Clara's now much more of a proper character than Amy ever was.

What? WHAT?

I feel like, maybe, it's not Doctor Who, it's me. But something is badly wrong.

 

[spanglechick]

What? WHAT?

I feel like, maybe, it's not Doctor Who, it's me. But something is badly wrong.

amy was the most godawful absence of character. the worst excesses of moffat's weirdness when writing women.

 

[8115]

amy was the most godawful absence of character. the worst excesses of moffat's weirdness when writing women.

Clara makes Amy look like Hamlet (or someother character with loads of depth). Clara is just tits and eyes. Amy had a great backstory and bucketloads of wry humour.