New Series of Dr Who

[Helen Back]

Just realised: Amy's Choice was another "nobody died" episode.

So -
Edge Of Destruction
The Three Doctors
Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
The Beast Below
Amy's Choice

 

[Santino]

I saw the TARDIS the other day.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Just realised: Amy's Choice was another "nobody died" episode.

So -
Edge Of Destruction
The Three Doctors
Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
The Beast Below
Amy's Choice

Postman.

 

[Helen Back]

Postman.

Eh?

 

[belboid]

I think he means the postman died. For some reason he's ignoring all the dead kids!

And the fact that none of them died, cos it was a dream.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Just realised: Amy's Choice was another "nobody died" episode.

So -
Edge Of Destruction
The Three Doctors
Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
The Beast Below
Amy's Choice

The children died - I mean we didn't see them be killed but we saw the piles of ash plus we saw someone else was vapoursied. Okay you could argue it wasn't in the 'real' world but they died within the dream world.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I think he means the postman died. For some reason he's ignoring all the dead kids!

And the fact that none of them died, cos it was a dream.

The children died - I mean we didn't see them be killed but we saw the piles of ash plus we saw someone else was vapoursied. Okay you could argue it wasn't in the 'real' world but they died within the dream world.

Oh yeah, the kids. Meh, who cares about kids, there's loads more of 'em.

Not buying the 'dream' get-out clause, that's cheating.

 

[Helen Back]

Nobody real died.

 

[belboid]

Anyway, wasn't your point that they did the whole 'you're the Doctor, you save everyone' bit again?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Nobody real died.

Does it matter

 

[Helen Back]

Does it matter

No, it's just an interesting point because as my list shows it's very rare in DW to have such an episode.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I'm not sure I like the onset of angst and self-flagellation creeping into Dr Who though.

They did that with Christopher Ecclestone and it didn't really work.

I thought it was pretty well done, particularly when the doctor's evil alter ego turned on Amy.

Doctor who is always going to be forever rehashing the same old stuff anyway, the important thing is that it's entertaining (check) well written (check) and well acted (check). From a writing point of view I thought that episode was really impressive, probably trumping Moffat's efforts in this series so far.

 

[strung out]

rory, the doctor and amy 'died' too, if you're going to get all pedantic about it.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Oh bloody hell...

Alright, postie and the kids never died because they ever existed

Stupid bloody show

 

[ivebeenhigh]

I saw the TARDIS the other day.

me too. they have one on the way into the BBC. I even had my photo taken with it.

 

[Santino]

My dad had a car that was like the TARDIS. It looked small from the outside, and it could travel through time.

 

[Gromit]

me too. they have one on the way into the BBC. I even had my photo taken with it.

I'm bored of seeing the tardis.

They leave it around random places in Cardiff all the time.

I assume for promotion purposes rather than because they cba'd moving it inbetween filming.

 

[matt m]

I thought it was pretty well done, particularly when the doctor's evil alter ego turned on Amy.

Doctor who is always going to be forever rehashing the same old stuff anyway, the important thing is that it's entertaining (check) well written (check) and well acted (check). From a writing point of view I thought that episode was really impressive, probably trumping Moffat's efforts in this series so far.

It wasn't the evil alter-ego type thing, so much as the rather self-important furrowed-brow dialogue. They're a bit too soap-opera, a bit emo. Is he gonna be the Emo doctor with the cast spouting learning-to-love-yourself self-help-book stock phrases?

 

[nicksonic]

I'm bored of seeing the tardis.

i really don't think i'd get bored of seeing the tardis.

 

[fen_boy]

I'm bored of seeing the tardis.

They leave it around random places in Cardiff all the time.

I assume for promotion purposes rather than because they cba'd moving it inbetween filming.

Are you sure they're not actual police telephone boxes?

 

[Gromit]

Are you sure they're not actual police telephone boxes?

Maybe its the actual Doctor upon which the series is based.

 

[Quartz]

I wonder if there'll be a reference to Paul Darrow / Captain Hawkins in this episode?

 

[SpookyFrank]

Are you sure they're not actual police telephone boxes?

I've made this mistake before, IIRC they still have them in Scotland...

 

[TrippyLondoner]

this reminds me of an old episode.

 

[krtek a houby]

Must admit when I saw the new look Silurian first, I thought meh. But fair enough explanation: another branch of Silurians, that's why they look different and er, oddly attractive. All this talk of negotiations and issues over land reminded me of the Israel/Palestine conflict...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

My dad had a car that was like the TARDIS. It looked small from the outside, and it could travel through time.

I'm traveling though time as I type this.
Forwards.

 

[strung out]

i've got part two of the story on dvd...

 

[weltweit]

Sprog was just watching Dr Who now ..

 

[nicksonic]

I'm traveling though time as I type this.
Forwards.

i don't think you'd rate this AS.

really not very good.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Very old style Who, that one. A bit plodding, but also some very scary scenes. Amy being pulled into the ground was very well done.