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Andrew_1985 posted:I was really loving the episode when they got to the scientists, but christ, that ending. And then they woke up!/And then the computer game ended :< Absolute amateur hour bullshit. Like, that's how you end a lovely story as a kid. The simulation Doctor didn't wake up. He sent the email, but then he was horribly murdered or whatever.
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My inner programmer was yelling that the PRNG would only be generating identical numbers if you cloned it across threads instead of sharing it or having unique number generators but uh, maybe the aliens are just bad programmers. That was a little mediocre, but as a set up episode for the three parter, I can forgive it that it didn't do much more than set up the premise. Hopefully despite the writer, next week will be stronger.
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Keisse J posted:but uh, maybe the aliens are just bad programmers. I did get a laugh out of,"They're capable of building utterly seamless recreations of reality down to the atom, to the point that the NPCs are sentient.... but then they cheaped out and just made every npc access a singular RNG across the entire simulation." Thought it was a good episode, but only because the slow start felt somewhat justified by the reveal, and I enjoyed that they didn't wimp out on making Nardole, Bill and the Doctor simulations as well. I do think it may be the weakest episode of the season so far, but still a good continuation of the generally high quality. That said.... Wheat Loaf posted:(I believe next week is this season's Peter Harness episode). 
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May 21, 2017 01:17
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"I'm doing what everyone does when the world's in danger - I'm calling The Doctor!" was a very good line.
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May 21, 2017 01:29
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Interesting that the Big Finish sale focused on the Master than the A-plot.
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May 21, 2017 01:31
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I wonder if their simulation included the Silence? Would they know if it did?
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Jerusalem posted:Thought it was a good episode, but only because the slow start felt somewhat justified by the reveal, and I enjoyed that they didn't wimp out on making Nardole, Bill and the Doctor simulations as well. If it had been any Doctor but 12, he'd have been real and clevered his way out. I like Capaldi as the Doctor that horrible, dark, permanent things happen to. I loved the pope walking in on Bill's date right after she said they had nothing to feel guilty about. 
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May 21, 2017 01:35
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Facebook Aunt posted:I wonder if their simulation included the Silence? Would they know if it did? One programmer kept getting called into the office to be yelled at for not doing any work, but then they'd forget what work they were mad at him for not doing.
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Jerusalem posted:I did get a laugh out of,"They're capable of building utterly seamless recreations of reality down to the atom, to the point that the NPCs are sentient.... but then they cheaped out and just made every npc access a singular RNG across the entire simulation." I always find it really embarrassing whenever Moffatt tries to write about anything to do with computers. "I'm The Doctor and I saved them - to the hard drive!" still makes me cringe.
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May 21, 2017 01:47
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I thought it was a fine episode. We kind of knew it was Missy in the box, but I'm happy they fleshed it out. It would be stupid to think they could keep us in suspense when so many hints were dropped. Also liked the twist at the end. It's a good set-up for a two-parter. I actually think it would have worked better as the lead in for the introduction of this season's big bad, but I think we have confirmed that the Cybermen are the season finale two-parter. Perhaps they are related? Computer simulations would be up their alley.
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jivjov posted:Interesting that the Big Finish sale focused on the Master than the A-plot. The Master's right at the start and throwing up things like Memory Lane would be a pretty big hint.
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Anybody else having a problem with Big Finish's site? It keeps logging me out and no matter what page I go to it just gives a(n internal) 404 page saying they've recently redesigned their website and the page can't be found anymore.
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Jerusalem posted:Anybody else having a problem with Big Finish's site? It keeps logging me out and no matter what page I go to it just gives a(n internal) 404 page saying they've recently redesigned their website and the page can't be found anymore. I was about to say "nope, it was working fine for me"...but sometime in the last hour or so its started having exactly the problem you're describing.
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May 21, 2017 02:00
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Well I'm glad it's not just me, I just hope it didn't gently caress up my purchase since it happened while the payment was going through.
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May 21, 2017 02:02
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Half way through I thought I was going to hate this episode and then it turned out to be pretty good. I appreciated the line about the suicides not being the natural reaction also since I know that if I discovered I was a fake person my reaction would be to try to break the simulation since I'm an rear end in a top hat that way. Missy in the vault is kind of a bland answer to "what's in there?" but I liked the reasons why so I can't complain too much. I don't think I'd mind blind Doctor until he regenerates. As long as they don't go over the top with it and just use the situation to give the Doctor some new challenges for his last few stories.
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May 21, 2017 02:11
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Jerusalem posted:Well I'm glad it's not just me, I just hope it didn't gently caress up my purchase since it happened while the payment was going through. The error is severe enough that I can't even use their app to listen to stuff I have downloaded to my phone. Yikes.
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May 21, 2017 03:08
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I don't mind Blind 12 because I've always liked his sonic Raybans and how he gets to use them along with his screwdriver to bumble around.Murderion posted:I loved the pope walking in on Bill's date right after she said they had nothing to feel guilty about. Ya that part was real good, as was Bills reaction to it and subsequent request to the Doctor to never send the Pope to her bedroom.
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May 21, 2017 03:14
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This was my favorite episode this season, and I'm hoping the storyline pays off.
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May 21, 2017 03:19
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Damnit, are they finally cracking down on people accessing iPlayer by VPN? Nothing's playing when I try. EDIT: Naturally, the moment I post this, it works. Nevermind!
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May 21, 2017 06:37
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While watching this, I thought that in atmosphere and execution, this was one of the most engrossing Doctor Who stories since Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone. Yes, I know that this plot has been used before, I know that there are holes in the plot, but while watching it, I totally believed it and really felt like I was as scared and confused as the characters. I don't know what makes an episode immersive like that, but this one did it for me.
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May 21, 2017 07:05
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Well that was pretty good! At this point I'm just dreading the house of cards of consistently good episodes to fall over, which I'm especially worried about since we're getting into the half of the season with things I'm directly interested in.
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May 21, 2017 07:48
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I will say this episode has the best version of the "I'm the doctor, look me up" thing
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MrL_JaKiri posted:I plan approximately 5 years in advance; this'd be some time in June or July I hear you...I live so far into the future that I'm often grateful to discover what my far more competent past self has been up to, in terms of 'the moment has been prepared for' when a deadline does arrive! I might be recovered by then, if exam papers that aren't, in their entirety, 'The first thing you have to keep in mind about Rome was that they had a Republic' are the exception rather than the rule in this interminable pile. A day out at Gunwharf or the Mary Rose is becoming more and more attractive by the second. Jerusalem -- I've had more than a few essays that waffled for a sentence about 'the time of the monarchy' and then plunged straight into the Gracchi, as if really nothing of importance happened between 509 and 133 B.C. Oh except that Hannibal guy had some elephants. Speaking of elephants lumbering over the Alps -- iPlayer's been naughty the past few days: Cleretic posted:Damnit, are they finally cracking down on people accessing iPlayer by VPN? Nothing's playing when I try. Licence holder here -- iPlayer won't work on Firefox this morning, but played ok on IE. Looks as if it's been an issue for a couple of days (combined wth Virgin broadband throwing a rod and reducing our internet speed to dial-up speed, it's been a magical week to work from the house). Strange little episode...baddies who open, but don't move, their mouths to speak..hmmm. Ah well, if the Doctor was caught in a computer simulation, at least he didn't get his foot caught in a railway switch this time 
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May 21, 2017 10:00
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For a lot of that episode I was saying to myself: Bill's outfit is really nice.
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May 21, 2017 10:22
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The Doctor shouldn't have told her to arrange that date, he should have sent her out to get that jacket. The world might end tomorrow, some things are important 
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Big Finish's website seems to be up and running properly again.Ms Boods posted:I liked her jacket/coat a lot. Yeah I really dig her look, costuming and hair etc always has a lot of style and variety.
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May 21, 2017 11:01
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I laughed a lot harder than I should have at the dudes freaking out about the Doctor's Fatality Index count
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May 21, 2017 11:06
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Vinylshadow posted:I laughed a lot harder than I should have at the dudes freaking out about the Doctor's Fatality Index count The one guy trying to maintain his cool then just turning and cheesing it was great.
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May 21, 2017 11:31
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I can't figure out if the Doctor basically told Bill to go out with Penny because he wants her to have a nice time, or if he did it because he decided he has to improbably crash her real date, too. I mean either one's great, but for very different reasons.
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jivjov posted:I wonder if they're still attributing every Time War Dalek and every Time Lord to him. Gallifrey is in hiding at the end of the Universe, as far as anyone knows the planet still burned. Plus the Time War is a fix time-locked series of events, and at the very least the Daleks all killed themselves at the end with friendly-fire because of The Doctor.
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May 21, 2017 12:03
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I didn't say the pipes in my bedroom, I said the pope's in my bedroom.
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May 21, 2017 12:07
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I just encountered a Facebook commenter holding up the Zygon 2-parter as "brilliant" and "the best Doctor Who has been". And I just wonder what show they've actually been watching.
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jivjov posted:I just encountered a Facebook commenter holding up the Zygon 2-parter as "brilliant" and "the best Doctor Who has been". And I just wonder what show they've actually been watching. it wasn't me, the zygon two parter is worse than that forest episode
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May 21, 2017 12:10
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I waffle on which message is worse. "Be scared of immigrants/refugees" and "hey kids, don't take your medicine" are both pretty lovely...but the latter targets one of the most vulnerable groups of people
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jivjov posted:I waffle on which message is worse. "Be scared of immigrants/refugees" and "hey kids, don't take your medicine" are both pretty lovely...but the latter targets one of the most vulnerable groups of people The first came out during the middle of a massive ongoing immigration issue. That's bonus points of terrible for timing.
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