Dr Who Christmas Special 2012

[William of Walworth]

Better than the other xmas specials but still a bit naff at times. Richard E Grant was superb, wish he'd got the job as the last incarnation of the Master instead of that bloke off some other programme who played him like a pub thug.

Agreeing! (bolded bit)

 

[DotCommunist]

I liked it, apart from the northerner Perving over Clara.

Not sure why autocorrect thought that was capital p Perving....

You mean matt smith? he's an hours drive north of the m25 by birth, hes not northern. Proper northern doctor was ecclestone

 

[Manter]

You mean matt smith? he's an hours drive north of the m25 by birth, hes not northern. Proper northern doctor was ecclestone

No, the northerner I live with!

 

[DotCommunist]

No, the northerner I live with!

oh, fair enough, was feeling slightly impugned there.

 

[Manter]

oh, fair enough, was feeling slightly impugned there.

I was watching it with my Northerner muttering in the background about how attractive she was, and how he reckons brunettes are often better looking than blondes....

 

[DotCommunist]

Theres nothing worse than saps who fawn over the pretty companions :I loved you Karen:


Comedy Sontaran worked out well imo, I thought he would be shit but his inappropriate militarism provided comic relief ably

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Comedy Sontaran worked out well imo, I thought he would be shit but his inappropriate militarism provided comic relief ably

It was maybe a surfeit of Christmas spirits, but Strax made me laugh more often than not. Who would have thought a comedy Sontaran would work? He'll need to be used sparingly though.

 

[JTG]

St Pauls was looking particularly lovely in the outdoor scenes

Didn't really follow any of the plot tbh, busy

 

[AverageJoe]

Just seen it on iPlayer. Loved it. That is all

 

[DotCommunist]

it was a fairly simple affair- the psychic snow could not for anything except mirrors of conscious beings. Doc called it a parasite but it was more of a symbiotic thing. Fighting the snow knocked Doc out of his self imposed isolationist stance and he reconnected with the dalek-girl from earlier in the year. Richard E Grant ended up dying which was not even a little bit christmas imo, christmas means chance for redemption but I suppose someone has to cark it.

The new companion displayed the astonishing power of being able to pass as borgois when she was secretely a prole. She kissed the doctor at one point.

fin

 

[spanglechick]

... and Moffat writes another one-dimensional, aggressively-flirtatious female character. beyond boring now and becoming properly annoying.

 

[DotCommunist]

3. although one was technically silurian.

 

[secret squirrel]

Just watched it for the first time with friends and Love it

 

[William of Walworth]

... and Moffat writes another one-dimensional, aggressively-flirtatious female character. beyond boring now and becoming properly annoying.

Disagree about 'one-dimensional', but I see where you're coming from. I think

 

[Lord Camomile]

... and Moffat writes another one-dimensional, aggressively-flirtatious female character. beyond boring now and becoming properly annoying.

Yeah, while I am not immune to Ms. Oswin's charms it is becoming something of a dull conceit. Rag tag bunch of non-humans FTW (although you do need some kind of expoistion device for the audience...).

 

[DexterTCN]

Listen to the bah-humbs.

That was one of the best xmas Dr Whos. Good comedy, good one-liners, in fact there was a good word, never mind a one-liner! "Pond" was clever.

And I liked the Tardis as well, so there.

 

[aqua]

oh god, it had to happen, I fancy one of Dr Who's companions

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

... and Moffat writes another one-dimensional, aggressively-flirtatious female character. beyond boring now and becoming properly annoying.

She's pretty hot though

Best Xmas special ever, really enjoyed it.

 

[spitfire]

I thought it was pretty poor and I've always enjoyed them until now. Snowmen aren't scary and never will be, she was one dimensional and the whole thing felt very formulaic, (I know it's a formula anyway but this one had no spark).

Disappointed.

The trailers for the new series looked good though.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Tears of a family on Christmas Eve? Ugh. Hope Oswin remains an elusive presence, appearing in a different historically appropriate but not overly high cut bodice each time, with the bulk of the world-saving stuff left to the Doc and his plucky potato sidekick.

 

[spanglechick]

It's going to become a bit "oh no, they killed Kenny!" isn't it?

 

[Maurice Picarda]

It's going to become a bit "oh no, they killed Rory!" isn't it?

Quite.

 

[ginger_syn]

That was a great Christmas episode, my favourite so far.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Humm I wonder if I player works here?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Rats. It seems not. Radio only.

 

[spitfire]

You may already know this but AFAIK you can subscribe to iPlayer if you're abroad, my dad used to do it in Ireland. Not sure of cost.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

that was ok. not great.

it would have worked better if they didn't show the transformed snowmen fully. kept them faceless then cut away. the transformed ones were a bit goofy.

i did love grants scenery chewing towards the end.

the new tardis looks great. just wish the roundels were a bit more pronounced.

also will they stop making the assistant a sorta love intrest. fucking annoying now.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

I really enjoyed that, quite a bit darker than the other Xmas specials. The whole Clara/Oswin thing is intriguing.

it could be interesting or or could end up being "it's all timey wimey lol"

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

also liked the reference to the yeti story


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Web_of_Fear

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I can't watch it, can someone give me a run down?
Or a link to where I can watch it.