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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Mon 29 Dec 2014 - 8:18 | |
| On first watch it seemed really good: typical Doctor Who Christmas cheese. It might be difficult for parents of children who still believe in Father Christmas to explain what was going on (scratch that: it might be difficult enough to explain what was going on, full stop! InSanttion, anyone?), but, y'know, ambitious, if a little obvious at times. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Sat 19 Sep 2015 - 20:32 | |
| BUMP! First episode of a new season, and that's definitely one of the good uns. Decent share of humour and drama. Oh goodness the drama. Also, presumably you've all seen the news that - For those of you who haven't seen it...:
Clara's leaving? I said three posts and most of a year ago that I wouldn't be sorry about that, and that still applies. Hope she gets a good send-off, though.
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Buskalilly Farore
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Sun 20 Sep 2015 - 9:16 | |
| That was a quality episode. Had me hooked from the moment the kiddy said his name. Didn't expect a decent Dalek story so soon! - noooos:
I don't dislike Clara at all, but she doesn't have much of a hook for me. Certainly she's no Amy or rose or Sarah Jane or captain Jack Harkness. |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Sun 20 Sep 2015 - 15:24 | |
| Yup, I enjoyed that, although... - The Magician's Apprentice:
...too much has happened for me to think that there won't be a big reset switch somewhere, which is a writing practice that bored me ages ago.
- Following on from Balla's spoiler:
Clara's departure is probably about time. Last year's arc for her was pretty good, hard to top; we already know her deal from ages ago... let's move on. DIGRESSION ALERT: The 'p' key on my keyboard is not the best; if I'm not too careful a forumite might read all the 'soilers' in my posts. |
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Buskalilly Farore
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Sun 20 Sep 2015 - 16:16 | |
| - Zero's Magician Chat:
Presumably both Clara's amd Missy's "exterminations" were the same teleport and pretend to be dead trick from last season? Dalek death rays normally leave a body. Speaking of dalek rays...
It still really bothers me that the BBC ident at the start features a Dalek firing from the eye stalk.
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Sun 27 Sep 2015 - 9:56 | |
| The 2-parter concludes. - The Witch's Familiar, some Magician's Apprentice:
A thoughtful one after the bizarre theatrics of the first episode, I liked it better, I think. It's always interesting to see them fiddle with/add layers to the lore, and the differences between what Clara was saying and what emerged from the Dalek were chilling. Dat Davros. Also, tears for the sonic screwdriver. Maybe it's because shades are easier for the toy people to make.
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Sun 27 Sep 2015 - 13:09 | |
| Think we agreed that anyone entering the thread has to be up to date, didn't we? So no spoilers required for previous episodes. Another good one, I agree. I did like the screwdriver though. Also: sudden out-of-nowhere season plot hook? "The hybrid"... Has Mas been giving them ideas? |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Mon 5 Oct 2015 - 20:50 | |
| - Under The Lake:
I liked Under The Lake better when it was called 'Waters Of Mars' (now there was a clever and scary episode). At least it had some #bantz but otherwise they were just going through the motions.
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Mon 5 Oct 2015 - 21:23 | |
| Gosh, Water on Mars. There was a terror. I remember the girl sobbing as the water flooded over her. Dark and depressing stuff. And therefore good! I still enjoyed this episode, though: more so when Alpha Prick was swiftly killed off. Best thing about it was sign-language person in charge. Yay inclusion! |
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Buskalilly Farore
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Mon 5 Oct 2015 - 22:23 | |
| Water on Mars was a good'n but so was this. I also had no idea it was a two parter so the ending caught me off guard. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Mon 5 Oct 2015 - 22:30 | |
| Must admit, as soon as they started talking about the ghost in the water, I knew exactly who it would be... But I still really enjoyed the episode! I'm just worried that the explanation behind the ghosts will be terrible: The Empty Child went from being utterly terrifying to faintly ridiculous when explained. |
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Buskalilly Farore
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Mon 5 Oct 2015 - 22:34 | |
| I liked empty child's explanation because it was well set up. My least favourite thing in Doctor Who is when the end is pulled out of their ass. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Tue 6 Oct 2015 - 13:38 | |
| It was well set-up, I just didn't like it! It's often hard to resolve the supernatural in a non-supernatural way in a way that's not disappointing. They had the same problem with the smilers in the space whale episode. |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Tue 6 Oct 2015 - 19:07 | |
| For the record, m'lud, The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances are my favourite Ninth Doctor episodes by miles. |
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Buskalilly Farore
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Tue 6 Oct 2015 - 20:09 | |
| I'd put Dalek above them, but they take a comfortable second place. |
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Buskalilly Farore
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Mon 12 Oct 2015 - 12:39 | |
| So, Before the Flood... it was alright. I liked the bootstrap paradox stuff at the bookends, I liked the guitar intro, but the bulk of it was pretty much generic Who. Not bad, not great, just... alright.
Next week though: Vikings! And Arya! Yay! |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 7:41 | |
| I can't be sure how keen I am on them pointing out that there was what I perceive to be a flaw in the writing at the beginning of the episode... apart from the gloriously silly thing they did for the titles, I almost completely switched off. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 14:38 | |
| Maybe I'm just getting less picky, but I liked it. Apart from the romance nonsense at the end. The deaf girl's a great character. |
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Crumpy Andy Zeta Metroid
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 14:43 | |
| I'm still really enjoying this series and that's a surprise as I was kind of on the edge of just giving it up. |
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Buskalilly Farore
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Tue 13 Oct 2015 - 16:25 | |
| Don't get me wrong I did enjoy it. Overall I'm pretty optimistic about this series. |
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Balladeer DIVINE LONELINESS
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Sun 18 Oct 2015 - 10:55 | |
| Was that... another two-parter? I can't quite tell.
Anyway, the series continues its good run. This was one of my less preferred episodes this season (mostly due to the sentimental nonsense at the end), and I still really enjoyed it. |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Sun 18 Oct 2015 - 12:25 | |
| It seems like it, aye. I was quite fond of that, to be honest - it was a fairly average episode until the end (remember that I like the mushy stuff). Looking forward to next time! |
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Buskalilly Farore
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Sun 18 Oct 2015 - 20:25 | |
| For me, this was probably the best of the season so far. It got the balance between drama and fun right, it featured a cool new alien (that looked like it belongs in a 90s FPS) and it was a self-contained little story which leads naturally into a follow-up episode. Just what I'm after from Who. |
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ZeroJones I'M SO LONELY
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Mon 26 Oct 2015 - 10:52 | |
| Ack. Slightly limp compared to last week, I thought, treading over ground that the Doctor Who of the last ten years has done many, many times. Although I like Rufus Hound, he seemed a strange fit for the role. Having said that, I like the idea that Ashildr may return... |
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Buskalilly Farore
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| Subject: Re: Doctor Who Thread Mon 26 Oct 2015 - 23:25 | |
| I didn't dislike that one, but the ending was so quick I think I got whiplash. Ashildir was suddenly back to her nice self, the villain went from roaring in triumph to killed by his mates in what felt like less than a second, and everyone was off for a pint. Feels like this story needed to be a proper two-parter, one season removed at least from last week's episode. |
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