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And More posted:I'd like to think that Gaiman does a beautiful job of justifiying every aspect of the episode. From the odd family to the makeshift, ancient look of the characters' outfits, everything ties into the overarching themes of relationships, family and home. Sure thing. ----- Ah, now that was a good episode. Clear, solid plot, so far, good characters, even the Sonic Sunglasses were well-used and understated. The cue-cards gag was hilarious. Very tight all around. I just checked out Whithouse's other writing credits, and his stuff is generally really solid, so hopefully next week will be just as good.
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I loved that episode. Really, really good.
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Oct 3, 2015 21:31
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Jerusalem posted:I didn't realize this was a 2-parter Yeah most of this season are 2 parters. I liked this one much better than the last 2. As I said earlier in the thread the last 2 weeks didn't really sit right with me, both parts were oddly paced and the first part didn't work on it's own. This one felt good - there was stuff happening, the story moved forwards, we learnt something about what was going on, the Doctor interacted with the other characters and there is a good cliffhanger. Good stuff.
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Angela Christine posted:It is hard to find a skilled actor who is also a child. And yet, The Wire Season 4 exists. (I know it's not really fair to compare The Wire to Doctor Who, but I dunno, I think there is an aspect of not quite looking hard enough to it.)
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Oct 3, 2015 21:36
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And now back to our regular programming, More Old Doctor Who. Next up, Mindwarp!
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Thaaaat was more like it. I can tell a good 2-parter episode when I'm into it enough not to realise the runtime is almost over and we're not even approaching a conclusion yet... And I think what I was mostly enjoying was letting Capaldi get out and act a bit more than he has been for most of his run. He's usually being given a lot less screen time than this, and it shows how good he is when he gets a chance to let loose. Much improved on last week.
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thespaceinvader posted:Thaaaat was more like it. I can tell a good 2-parter episode when I'm into it enough not to realise the runtime is almost over and we're not even approaching a conclusion yet... Yeah, when the To Be Continued bit came up I was surprised, but then I thought about it and did I really think they were going to resolve everything satisfyingly in whatever time I thought was left? It's a good episode when you don't even realize 40+ minutes has gone by. MrL_JaKiri posted:Nothing gets me on side like a good Base Under Siege Good point, you SHOULD watch Seeds of Death again!
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Oct 3, 2015 21:48
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I loved the cards - did you manage to capture the others?
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Mr Beens posted:I loved the cards - did you manage to capture the others?   
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Oct 3, 2015 21:50
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Wheat Loaf posted:I enjoyed it - it felt a lot like a Tom Baker type episode to me. For some reason it made me think of "The Ark In Space"? There were a lot of lines that felt quite Tom Baker-y as well, though that may have been Capaldi's delivery.
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Oct 3, 2015 21:51
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Jerusalem posted:Good point, you SHOULD watch Seeds of Death again! Getting there
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Oct 3, 2015 21:54
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Getting there Yay! Everybody else should too!
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Oct 3, 2015 21:58
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Jerusalem posted:Yay! Everybody else should too! I'm saving a lot of good Troughtons for the victory lap, to make sure I don't frontload the classics and then have 50 serials of dross to finish with
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Oct 3, 2015 21:59
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I don't recall, have you done War Games yet? I think that would be a pretty suitable one to finish up with.
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Oct 3, 2015 22:14
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Golly, Paul Kaye is unrecognisable when he's clean and tidy.
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Oct 3, 2015 22:15
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If this bit hasn't been giffed already, it really should be. Bonus points if you can get it to loop perfectly.
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Oct 3, 2015 22:18
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Jerusalem posted:I don't recall, have you done War Games yet? I think that would be a pretty suitable one to finish up with. Doing the first/last stories of each Doctor at the end, in order.
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Oct 3, 2015 22:23
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Ms Boods posted:Golly, Paul Kaye is unrecognisable when he's clean and tidy. Bloody hell, until you said that I had no idea that was him.
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Fil5000 posted:There were a lot of lines that felt quite Tom Baker-y as well, though that may have been Capaldi's delivery. There were quite a few times in season 8 where he channeled Baker pretty drat hard.
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Oct 3, 2015 22:26
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Oh yeah, Carter Burke was hilariously unsubtle. But I can deal
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Oct 3, 2015 22:30
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Fil5000 posted:Bloody hell, until you said that I had no idea that was him. Mr Boods refuses/d to believe me. He also can't stop giggling whenever Peter Capaldi is called upon to run, so as far as he was concerned, this was a quality episode. Ms Boods fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Oct 3, 2015 |
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Oct 3, 2015 22:30
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Ms Boods posted:
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Oct 3, 2015 22:36
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So my wife spotted that Aberdeen prompt card and suggested something that I totally hadn't thought of. When the Fourth Doctor dropped Sarah Jane off, he accidentally left her in Aberdeen instead of Croydon. That card was for her*. Edit: *I'd like to think, at least. AlMac fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Oct 3, 2015 |
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Oct 3, 2015 22:49
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MrL_JaKiri posted:You chose your partner well He only knew Capaldi from Thick of It; I've been a fan since the days of Local Hero and Lair of the White Worm,which he'd never seen before he met me. So sweet, gentle PC of Local Hero & slightly madcap PC of Worm left him  , whereas sweary PC/Malcolm Tucker left me  .
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Yeah, those cards were pretty great.
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Ms Boods posted:He only knew Capaldi from Thick of It; I've been a fan since the days of Local Hero and Lair of the White Worm,which he'd never seen before he met me. So sweet, gentle PC of Local Hero & slightly madcap PC of Worm left him Heh. When Capaldi was announced, my mum didn't know who he was until I tried, "He played the Songs of Praise producer in that one episode of The Vicar of Dibley." 
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AlMac posted:So my wife spotted that Aberdeen prompt card and suggested something that I totally hadn't thought of. When the Fourth Doctor dropped Sarah Jane off, he accidentally left her in Aberdeen instead of Croydon. That card was for her*. Wasn't Clara left in the wrong city when they first met?
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Oct 3, 2015 23:17
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Much better. Solid pacing, good directing, i was interested in the mystery, characters handled well. only downside is that it just wasn't that original, we've sort of seen it before. But whatever, as long as it's done well. I liked the bit with the psychic paper.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIq4B1rgl4
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Tempo 119 posted:Make Missy a full-time companion I would honestly be completely down to watch the show if it was just Missy travelling in a TARDIS/the TARDIS, casually destroying civilisations and/or being foiled every time by idiots, with no Doctor in sight. Of course with a hapless companion/stooge. I think just following the villain around for half a season would be a huge amount of fun. Think Pinky And The Brain.
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Oct 3, 2015 23:41
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From a few pages back but: "Now listen very carefully. I shall say this only once...."
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Oct 4, 2015 00:15
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Ha, I was going to post that. This was a good episode for sure.
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Also, very impressed with how they incorporated having a deaf character into the episode without it seeming like "hey look, it's a deaf person! Isn't she weird?" with all the subtlety of a blowjob slab of concrete. I personally haven't seen representation this well handled since Marlee Matlin was on The West Wing.
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TinTower posted:Also, very impressed with how they incorporated having a deaf character into the episode without it seeming like "hey look, it's a deaf person! Isn't she weird?" with all the subtlety of a blowjob slab of concrete. I personally haven't seen representation this well handled since Marlee Matlin was on The West Wing. You should watch Fargo Season 1!
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"Wait a minute.... Wait a minuet..." -Something I'm pretty sure I just heard The Doctor say
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