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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

As always, shameless self-advertising: An index of the write-ups I've done for all the Revival Episodes so far, as well as the (distressingly large number) of Big Finish Audios I've listened to so far.

Be warned that most of the television write-ups feature a number of spoilers for future episodes as well, as they were all written months or years after I saw them on original airing. Audio write-ups may also feature references to episodes of the show, both classic and revival.

Television
8th Doctor - TV Movie: The Enemy Within | The Night of the Doctor
War Doctor - The Day of the Doctor
9th Doctor - Rose | The End of the World | The Unquiet Dead | Aliens of London/World War 3 | Dalek | The Long Game | Father's Day | The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances | Boom Town | Bad Wolf | The Parting of the Ways
10th Doctor - The Christmas Invasion | New Earth | Tooth and Claw | School Reunion | The Girl in the Fireplace | Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel | The Idiot's Lantern | The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit | Love and Monsters | Fear Her | Army of Ghosts | Doomsday | The Runaway Bride | Smith & Jones | The Shakespeare Code | Gridlock | Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks | The Lazarus Experiment | 42 | Human Nature/The Family of Blood | Blink | Utopia | The Sound of Drums | The Last of the Time Lords | Time Crash | Voyage of the Damned | Partners in Crime | The Fires of Pompeii | Planet of the Ood | The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky | The Doctor's Daughter | The Unicorn and the Wasp | Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead | Midnight | Turn Left | The Stolen Earth/Journey's End | The Next Doctor | Planet of the Dead | Waters of Mars | The End of Time
11th Doctor - The Eleventh Hour | The Beast Below | Victory of the Daleks | Time of Angels/Flesh & Stone | The Vampires of Venice | Amy's Choice | The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood | Vincent and the Doctor | The Lodger | The Pandorica Opens | The Big Bang | A Christmas Carol | The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon | The Curse of the Black Spot | The Doctor's Wife | The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People | A Good Man Goes To War | Let's Kill Hitler | Night Terrors | The Girl Who Waited | The God Complex | Closing Time | The Wedding of River Song | The Doctor, The Widow & The Wardrobe | Asylum of the Daleks | Dinosaurs on a Spaceship | A Town Called Mercy | The Power of Three | The Angels Take Manhattan | The Snowmen | The Bells of Saint John | The Rings of Akhaten | Cold War | Hide | Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS | The Crimson Horror | Nightmare in Silver | The Name of the Doctor | The Day of the Doctor | The Time of the Doctor
12th Doctor - Deep Breath | Into the Dalek | Robot of Sherwood | Listen | Time Heist | The Caretaker | Kill the Moon | Mummy on the Orient Express | Flatline | In the Forest of the Night | Dark Water | Death in Heaven | Last Christmas | The Magician's Apprentice | The Witch's Familiar | Under the Lake/Before the Flood | The Girl Who Died | The Woman Who Lived | The Zygon Invasion | The Zygon Inversion | Sleep No More | Face the Raven | Heaven Sent | Hell Bent | The Husbands of River Song |The Return of Doctor Mysterio | The Pilot | Smile | Thin Ice | Knock Knock | Oxygen | Extremis | The Pyramid at the End of the World | The Lie of the Land | Empress of Mars | The Eaters of Light | World Enough and Time | The Doctor Falls | Twice Upon A Time


Television Gifs
William Hartnell | Patrick Troughton | Jon Pertwee | Tom Baker | Peter Davison | Colin Baker | Sylvester McCoy | Paul McGann | Christopher Eccleston | David Tennant | Matt Smith | Peter Capaldi | Jodie Whittaker

Audios
4th Doctor Adventures - Season One
5th Doctor - Phantasmagoria | The Land of the Dead | Red Dawn | Winter for the Adept | The Mutant Phase | Loup-Garoux/The Eye of the Scorpion | Primeval | The Church and the Crown | Nekromanteia | Creatures of Beauty | Omega | The Axis of Insanity | The Roof of the World | The Game | Three's a Crowd | The Council of Nicaea | Singularity | The Kingmaker | The Gathering/The Veiled Leopard | Circular Time | Renaissance of the Daleks | Exotron | Son of the Dragon | The Mind's Eye | The Bride of Peladon | The Haunting of Thomas Brewster | The Boy That Time Forgot | Time Reef | The Judgement of Isskar | The Destroyer of Delights | The Chaos Pool
6th Doctor - Whispers of Terror | The Marian Conspiracy | The Spectre of Lanyon Moor | The Apocalypse Element | The Holy Terror | Bloodtide | Project: Twilight | The One Doctor | ...ish | The Sandman | Jubilee | Doctor Who and the Pirates | Project: Lazarus | Davros | The Wormery | Arrangements for War | Medicinal Purposes | The Juggernauts | Catch-1782 | Thicker Than Water | Pier Pressure | The Nowhere Place | The Reaping | Year of the Pig | I.D | The Wishing Beast | 100 | The Condemned | Assassin in the Limelight | The Doomwood Curse | Brotherhood of the Daleks | Return of the Krotons | The Raincloud Man | Patient Zero | Paper Cuts | Blue Forgotten Planet
7th Doctor - The Fearmonger | The Genocide Machine | The Fires of Vulcan | The Shadow of the Scourge | Dust Breeding | Colditz | The Rapture | Bang-Bang-a-Boom! | The Dark Flame | Project: Lazarus | Flip-Flop | Master | The Harvest | Dreamtime | Unregenerate! | Live 34 | Night Thoughts | The Settling | Red | No Man's Land | Nocturne | Valhalla | Frozen Time | The Dark Husband | The Death Collectors | Kingdom of Silver | Forty-Five | The Magic Mousetrap | Enemy of the Daleks | The Angel of Scutari
8th Doctor - Storm Warning | Sword of Orion | The Stones of Venice | Minuet in Hell | Invaders from Mars | The Chimes of Midnight | Seasons of Fear | Embrace the Darkness | The Time of the Daleks | Neverland | Zagreus | Scherzo/The Creed of Kromon | The Natural History of Fear | The Twilight Kingdom Faithstealer/The Last/Caerdroia/The Next Life | Terror Firma | Scaredy Cat | Other Lives | Time Works | Something Inside | Memory Lane | Absolution | The Girl Who Never Was | The Company of Friends
8th Doctor Adventures Blood of the Daleks | The Horror of Glam Rock | Immortal Beloved | Phobos | No More Lies | Human Resources | Dead London | Max Warp | Brave New Town | The Skull of Sobek | Grand Theft Cosmos | The Zygon Who Fell to Earth | Sisters of the Flame | The Vengeance of Morbius | Orbis | The Hothouse | The Beast of Orlok | Wirrn Dawn | The Scapegoat | The Cannibalists | The Eight Truths | Worldwide Web | Death in Blackpool | (Bonus) An Earthly Child | Situation Vacant | Nevermore | The Book of Kells | Deimos/The Resurrection of Mars | Relative Dimensions | Prisoner of the Sun | Lucie Miller/To The Death | Dark Eyes 1
The War Doctor - Only the Monstrous | Infernal Devices | Agents of Chaos | Casualties of War
10th Doctor Adventures - Volume 1 | Volume 2
Big Finish Specials - The Sirens of Time | The Light at the End | UNIT: Dominion | UNIT: Extinction | UNIT: Shutdown | UNIT: Silenced | UNIT: Assembled | UNIT: Encounters | The Diary of River Song Volume 1 | The Diary of River Song Volume 2 | Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Volume 1 | Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Volume 2 | The War Master Volume One

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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

ewe2 posted:

Holy balls is that a list :eyepop:

I haven't listened to any Big Finish in months (been too busy :smith:) and man am I jonesing.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Do it the Hartnell way!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Davros1 posted:

His last series was easily the best since Smith's first series

I rate season 8 a little higher than season 10, but the first half of season 10 is absolutely incredible and peaks with Oxygen which is phenomenal.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Craptacular! posted:

A year ago, the review thread got derailed by a PC fuckup. Did it ever catch up the rest of the way?

I finished up my side of things at least, but just posted them in these threads.

BENGHAZI 2 posted:

Hi yes hello I need something to listen to at work and the gym please recommend me your top tier big finish picks thanks

If you want something extraordinarily pleasant to listen to, I recommend 6th Doctor story Year of the Pig. For something that feels very akin to his era, the early 7th Doctor story The Fearmonger or the later RED I'd recommend. For the 8th Doctor, Chimes of Midnight is great, though my favorite is Scherzo (which is loving WEIRD and probably needs a less active listening atmosphere than the gym). If you want a bit of a laugh, try 5th Doctor story The Kingmaker.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I really dig her regular costume, but I have to say the Capaldi wardrobe really, really suits her.

Same deal when she wore the hoody for the reveal trailer.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Yeah, Power of Three starts really well and then the back half kind of goes off on its own thing and then just sorta... ends.

Edit: I do have to say I love the idea of a slow invasion. I wish that had paid off a little better.

Jerusalem fucked around with this message at 10:33 on Oct 4, 2018

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

howe_sam posted:

Of course Tahani would know the Doctor.

Ahahahaha, it really is loving perfect.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Oh my God guys we're getting to watch new Doctor Who soon :neckbeard:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Lampsacus posted:

48 hoursish right? i feel its such a long assssssss weight.

Well I mean, it is the longest anybody has EVER had to wait for a new episode of Doctor Who, but every minute brings us closer, closer, closer!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Quickly! Reenact the exact actions of your timeloop BEFORE it kicks in, and that'll break the loop and then you can go fistfight a cactus!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I'm still sad we only got Pearl Mackie for one season, but on the other hand she'll probably go down as one of my favorite companions and never really get the chance to be spoiled by sticking around too long.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Counting down the hours to NEW DOCTOR WHO feels a lot like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFMO7pUU6uE&t=165s

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


This rules :3:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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FINALLY

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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He's his happy encouraging Step-Granddad! :3:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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The_Doctor posted:

That’s a gorgeous shot over the town.

Yeah that was stunning.

And now a giant hershey's kiss!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

soupcan58 posted:

The Doctor literally fell from regeneration and an exploding Tardis and landed in even more danger. I love it.

And just hopped up and immediately sorted it (temporarily) because no time to worry about little things like falling out of the sky!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

"I'm calling ya Yas, coz we're friends now!" :3:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Gonna go out on a limb and say this villain's a piece of poo poo!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

The_Doctor posted:

I don’t get the bit about the guy who picked up the egg thing. Who was he?

Looks like they're trying to figure that out. Based on what he said, his sister disappeared and he blames/saw aliens do it, and was hoping to get answers from it.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

This construction/assembly montage loving rules

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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This guy.... this is not a smart guy.....

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Well, that's.... gross as poo poo.

Edit: "....Tim Shaw?" :lol:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Nooooo leave this nice old security granddad alone!

Awww man.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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docbeard posted:

Loving the new composer.

Yeah, this music is great and the sound mix isn't getting in the way

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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"These legs definitely used to be longer!"

She is loving great.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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DON'T KILL RYAN'S NAN! :mad:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Noooooo :gonk:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Ahaha I saw the group teleport coming but that was still great

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Well I really, really, really enjoyed that.

I'm sure I'll be more critical with time (the trophy teeth was a missed opportunity for the DNA bomb to be turned back on Tim Shaw, for example) but overall it looked great, sounded great, the new companions were really good and the Doctor is - of course - absolutely incredible.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Is dude tossing his takeaway at the menacing alien in an empty street at night the stupidest person who ever lived? He's gotta be a contender!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

The Doctor leaping to the crane, barely making it, then remembering her legs aren't as long as they were a few hours ago cracked me up.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

The Woman Who Fell To Earth gifs:







It's so good to have Doctor Who back!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


gently caress yes, I am so glad that stuck :)

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I love how she brags about having made the Sonic out of Sheffield Steel, but doesn't mention the steel itself came from some spoons she melted down in a bin :3:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

twistedmentat posted:

So, this is honestly the first time I've seen anything set in Sheffield. Like I honestly cannot remember it ever being in a movie or a show or whatnot. I've seen Norwich more than that. Isn't Depeche Mode from there?

Watch The Full Monty. Beyond the gimmick that made it so popular, it's a genuinely great film.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Chokes McGee posted:

One thing: Thirteen said she had family but they're gone. What happened to Susan :ohdear:

She's living happily and peacefully on Earth in a now defunct timeline! :colbert:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Pilot would be up there as a great introduction episode to Capaldi's Doctor if it wasn't, you know, 3 seasons into his run!

My favorite is still Eleventh Hour but this episode is right up there with it, and I really dig how both seem to be setting the tone for the showrunners' (presumed) style. Moffat's was a fairytale and Chibnall's at the moment feels like it is meant to be a bit more grounded... as grounded as a show like Doctor Who can be, anyway.

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May 20, 2004

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navyjack posted:

So my mom is staying with me for the next few months, and her interest was piqued by some of The Who episodes I’ve been watching in prep for today, and I want to show her some of the greatest hits from NuWho. She is going to be more interested in the emotionally impactful episodes more than the timey-wimey and sci-fi stuff.

What are my good go to eps with that in mind? Also, she’s not going to have a lot of patience with lots of backstory at first, apart from “this is the Doctor, this is his companion, this is what they do and why they do it.”

I'd personally recommend:

Father's Day - Rose's attempts to find closure/acceptance of her father's death.
School Reunion - An old companion being unexpectedly reunited with the Doctor and how they both deal with the gulf of time hanging between them and their last encounter.
The Girl in the Fireplace - The Doctor's impact over the course of a brilliant woman's entire life, and how she in turn impacts him.
Human Nature/Family of Blood - The Doctor finding out what it is like to be human and have to sacrifice everything.
The Fires of Pompeii - Donna coming to terms with the fact that the victims of long-ago disasters she only ever read about in history books were real people who lived real lives, and the pain of not being able to do anything with her future knowledge.
Vincent and the Doctor - One man's agonising journey through life, and the reminder that you can't just "fix" somebody with one (beautiful) gesture.
The Doctor's Wife - The Doctor finally getting to speak with the one true constant in his life.
The Girl Who Waited - What happens when your daughter grows up and no longer sees you as some inspirational, unfaltering paragon?
Last Christmas - Though it loses its impact without the back story of the Doctor and Clara's relationship
Heaven Sent - How one lonely old man deals with grief
The Husbands of River Song - Confronting the knowledge that you love somebody more than they can or will ever love you back.

They're not necessarily the BEST episodes (though some are) but I feel like each has a lot of emotional impact either running through the whole episode or in particular key scenes. The Husbands of River Song in particular I didn't think was all that great but River's giant speech about the Doctor not loving her (followed by "Hello, Sweetie") and their final conversation together really hit hard.

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