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I enjoyed it. A good episode. Best of the season, which is not a struggle- best of the last three (6, 7, 8) possibly. Though for personal reasons A Town Called Mercy may still rank above it.
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Jerusalem posted:All y'all forgetting the Hartnell appearance too It didn't strike me until now how strange it is that Clara wakes up there. The Doctor teleported everyone into the TARDIS, then flew to the nearest inhabited planet. At which point he carried Clara's unconscious body out, and lay her on a bunch of rocks.
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Oct 13, 2014 05:07
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Senor Tron posted:At which point he carried Clara's unconscious body out Or dematerialized the TARDIS around her. But yeah, kinda weird.
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Oct 13, 2014 05:08
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Saw the episode today. I'm not a big fan of the interaction between the Doctor and Clara; I think it robs Kill the Moon of its punch at the end. That being said, wow is Capaldi knocking it out of the park at playing a weird mixture of all of his predecessors. You can hear Tom Baker's voice come out of his mouth in one moment and the next he has crotchety Hartnell mannerisms, which he then swishes away with a touch of Three. The writing supports him sometimes with jellybabies and yo-yos and "When I say run, run!" but he manages to channel them all without making it feel like he's "doing" them. It really does feel like they're putting in a few easter eggs here and there for fans of the classic show without taking away from the plot each week. I'm also glad that I can finally stop complaining that Doctor Who didn't get a proper Christie episode because the incidental music and a lot of the production stuff made it feel like it was Agatha Christie's Poirot in space. Stripped of the context of this season and the Clara stuff, it was a fun one.
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Oct 13, 2014 06:16
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Yeah, my only complaints are about the Clara/Doctor interaction. She was so pissed off after Kill the Moon that having her tagging along was pretty jarring, even as a last hurrah. I also get that she's either addicted to the Doctor herself or wants to keep him from being heartless by traveling with him. Given that, based on the writer's AMA, Moffat was handling most of the Clara/Doctor interactions that dealt with their relationship status (for lack of a better term that I can think of at 1:30 a.m.), I have to hand it to Mathie for writing a drat good episode. I don't care for the premise of next week's episode at all, but I had low hopes for Mummy and it turned out great, so hopefully next week's Who is great too!
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Oct 13, 2014 06:32
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DoctorWhat posted:it's clear to see now that T-Bakes is Capaldi's preferred Doctor to "call back to". 
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Oct 13, 2014 06:39
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Did the Doctor bury the soldier in the sand there, or was he just loving around while he waited for Clara to wake up?
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Oct 13, 2014 07:47
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Pwnstar posted:Did the Doctor bury the soldier in the sand there, or was he just loving around while he waited for Clara to wake up? I think he was making more of those calculations we've seen him do
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Oct 13, 2014 08:02
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NowonSA posted:I don't care for the premise of next week's episode at all, but I had low hopes for Mummy and it turned out great, so hopefully next week's Who is great too! The concept for the next episode is weird, but I feel like the effects will make or break it. If the writer's the same person as this week's then I have faith they can write it very well, but the concept's something that really needs effects that can carry it. I'm looking forward to seeing them try, at least.
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Oct 13, 2014 08:05
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Senor Tron posted:It didn't strike me until now how strange it is that Clara wakes up there. lays her on a blanket (on a bunch of rocks). the fresh air will be good for her.
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Oct 13, 2014 09:43
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I felt like Jenna's 180 at the end wasn't earned. Not the fault of the writer. there was some really good bits leading up to it, I just think it was too soon. Just like the Doctor "pushing her too far" the very next episode after Danny warns her about it... it's not enough build-up for a scene that powerful. It's almost the fault of the actors, Capaldi and Coleman are so good that their believability is almost worse worse than the more exaggerated Doctors and companions. I think an episode between each would have done wonders.
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Oct 13, 2014 12:19
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RodShaft posted:I felt like Jenna's 180 at the end wasn't earned. Not the fault of the writer. there was some really good bits leading up to it, I just think it was too soon.
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Oct 13, 2014 13:43
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Any other Australians seeing a bit of Mr Squiggle in all that?
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Oct 13, 2014 14:42
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I think its better to go back to having fun with crazy adventures too easily than to spend too much time agonizing over it.
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Oct 13, 2014 14:55
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Pwnstar posted:I think its better to go back to having fun with crazy adventures too easily than to spend too much time agonizing over it. Yeah I'd say erring on the side of having it happen too soon and unearned is miles better than it becoming a drawn out thing. It's already commendable they went there in the first place. Maybe my standards are too low but eh.
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Oct 13, 2014 15:09
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It did feel a bit rushed, but The Doctor consciously putting himself in harm's way to save someone must have been pretty inspiring.
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Oct 13, 2014 15:14
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And addictions are pretty adept at hijacking your ability to make rational decisions regarding them.
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Oct 13, 2014 15:20
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Irony Be My Shield posted:It did feel a bit rushed, but The Doctor consciously putting himself in harm's way to save someone must have been pretty inspiring. It was very badass. "Give me sixty seconds with this thing and I'll have it!"
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Oct 13, 2014 15:25
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Was the resolution to Clara being mad at the Doctor and the Doctor being a cold jerk really just Clara deciding to ignore it? Someone please explain this to me so I can still like the show, because it gave me this very unhealthy impression of an emotionally abused girlfriend/wife justifying her partners behavior again because she likes some other aspect of him. It really feels not okay... Moffat has shrugged huge emotional issues away before (i.e. Amy and Rory being okay they'd never get to raise their baby) so suppose so it's not that surprising... I liked the rest of the episode until Clara's about face, though.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:26
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ashez2ashes posted:Was the resolution to Clara being mad at the Doctor and the Doctor being a cold jerk really just Clara deciding to ignore it? Someone please explain this to me so I can still like the show, because it gave me this very unhealthy impression of an emotionally abused girlfriend/wife justifying her partners behavior again because she likes some other aspect of him. It really feels not okay... You know the discussion they had literally a minute before about addiction? That wasn't about the Doctor. It was about as bluntly put as you could get short of Danny turning to the audience and saying "well you're addicted to the Doctor! That's a bad thing!"
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Oct 13, 2014 16:42
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I'm doing some rewatches of this season because my dad was in town and he hasn't been able to see it. So far, I've really dug Deep Breath and Into the Dalek on rewatch. So far, I'd say it's a pretty good season.
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Oct 13, 2014 17:31
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computer parts posted:It was about as bluntly put as you could get short of Danny turning to the audience and saying "well you're addicted to the Doctor! That's a bad thing!" I had that over the long winter this year when I was going through an entire Big Finish audio every day. 
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Oct 13, 2014 19:37
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Well the official doctor who FB page posted that Foxes cover and most people seem to not like it. I didn't find it bad, but Queen fans are calling it sacrilege.
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Oct 13, 2014 19:40
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computer parts posted:Probably, but that still raises the question of who programmed him/who wants the mummy. Thought it was pretty clear when the Doctor said that "he's given me tickets, even call me a call once" implying that he was programmed/made by the woman who has the TARDIS' number who I'm guessing is also connected with Paradise. Also Paradise seems to have a robot/people in uniform theme going on. Overall really enjoyed that episode, second favorite behind Robin Hood and I'm really interested in the Paradise plot.
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Oct 13, 2014 19:46
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ashez2ashes posted:Was the resolution to Clara being mad at the Doctor and the Doctor being a cold jerk really just Clara deciding to ignore it? Someone please explain this to me so I can still like the show, because it gave me this very unhealthy impression of an emotionally abused girlfriend/wife justifying her partners behavior again because she likes some other aspect of him. It really feels not okay... It's not the resolution, it's the point that the story's at. The fact that she lies to both The Doctor and Danny about it indicates that the story's going forward. She's ignoring it right now because, well, she does like the Doctor and she loves traveling in time and space. Plus she has started to see him soften up a bit and turn more into the man she remembers. That alone's got to make it easier to make that bad decision.
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Oct 13, 2014 20:13
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cosplay in motion, by me because someone built a TARDIS for NYCC and I had the opportunity DoctorWhat fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Oct 13, 2014 |
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Oct 13, 2014 20:15
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DoctorWhat posted:cosplay in motion, by me You are the hero this thread deserves, but not the one it wants to associate itself with. 
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Oct 13, 2014 20:32
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Solaris Knight posted:You are the hero this thread deserves, but not the one it wants to associate itself with. This is the post I wanted to make but could not put into words. (Don't worry DoctorWhat...I think you're pretty cool.)
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Oct 13, 2014 20:35
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DoctorWhat posted:cosplay in motion, by me DoctorWhat is so loving adorable. Favorite poster in this thread, by far. (No offense J-Ru and Cobi, but call me when you guys start doing your reviews in cosplay)
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Oct 13, 2014 20:36
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i just realized that I'd forgotten to tuck my NYCC badge behind my waistcoat and it's flailing about conspicuously. ALAS, ALACK
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Oct 13, 2014 20:36
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DoctorWhat posted:i just realized that I'd forgotten to tuck my NYCC badge behind my waistcoat and it's flailing about conspicuously. There are some things even psychic paper cannot spoof, and a convention access badge is one of them.
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Oct 13, 2014 20:39
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McGann posted:DoctorWhat is so loving adorable. Favorite poster in this thread, by far. (No offense J-Ru and Cobi, but call me when you guys start doing your reviews in cosplay) What do you think I'm wearing as I'm writing?  I don't care what anyone says, DoctorWhat's joy for the series (and old Sixie) is so drat infectious and it makes this threat a better one.
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Oct 13, 2014 20:51
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DoctorWhat posted:cosplay in motion, by me Want to make it really accurate? Put an obvious CSO planet behind it.
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Oct 13, 2014 21:19
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McGann posted:DoctorWhat is so loving adorable. Favorite poster in this thread, by far. (No offense J-Ru and Cobi, but call me when you guys start doing your reviews in cosplay) I ate some celery once while I was writing a review, does that count? 
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Oct 13, 2014 22:01
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McGann posted:DoctorWhat is so loving adorable. Favorite poster in this thread, by far. (No offense J-Ru and Cobi, but call me when you guys start doing your reviews in cosplay) No love for the cantankerous old man of the thread who sort of stopped writing reviews for when real life started up again??
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Oct 13, 2014 22:06
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MrL_JaKiri posted:No love for the cantankerous old man of the thread who sort of stopped writing reviews for when real life started up again?? Prior Marcus wrote reviews?
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Oct 13, 2014 22:08
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Barry Foster posted:Prior Marcus wrote reviews? No more of your lip or I will never post my 140,000 word Krotons writeup
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Oct 13, 2014 22:11
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Jerusalem posted:I ate some celery once while I was writing a review, does that count? If nothing else, I'm sure it's good for your teeth.
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Oct 13, 2014 22:48
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DoctorWhat posted:cosplay in motion, by me This is amazing.
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DoctorWhat posted:cosplay in motion, by me No curls, 0/10, would not bang. Seriously, DoctorWhat, that's awesome.
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