Cliff Hanger Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Has anyone heard the new Torchwood audio yet? I'm tempted to dash and buy it before the price goes up on 10/1, but I've still only seen Season 1 of TV. And Doom Coalition is coming probably 10/6 and that's the IMPORTANT one. There's a rumor that's been going round fan sites the past few days of Tennant and Tate doing a box set in 2016, which at least 3 people have asked if I've heard this week. I'll believe it when it's announced, not before. (Won't see tonight's ep til tomorrow lunchtime because BBC and Amazon are not cool enough to put it up for sale as soon as it ends on TV.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Has Capaldi's Doctor always had the wedding band on? He probably has, but I felt like there was a time or two they really wanted you to see it this ep. That's Capaldi's wedding band, which he refuses to remove. They still might be focusing on it for a reason though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 but The Big Bang didn't change the history of The Doctor meeting Davros as a child and teaching hi mthe word Mercy, thus subconciously impanting it in Davros so it would always be there. Thus the Daleks have always had "Mercy" in them without knowing it. That's why the one that faced River was able to beg or it, it had th ecapability to say it and understand it James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 i figured the Daleks learned mercy when they absorbed the Doctor's regen energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Doctor Who engages in what I call "Tactical Continuity." Basically, if it serves the story, some aspect of continuity may be used, but that does not mean that all aspects of continuity are relevant. And if it doesn't serve the story, continuity is to be avoided altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 Doctor Who engages in what I call "Tactical Continuity." Basically, if it serves the story, some aspect of continuity may be used, but that does not mean that all aspects of continuity are relevant. And if it doesn't serve the story, continuity is to be avoided altogether. Sending thousands of nerds to complain in forums and BTL Guardian reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Whatever "continuity" can mean when the main character is a time traveler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 He literally said, "I'm the Doctor, just accept it." I loved the line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 He literally said, "I'm the Doctor, just accept it." I loved the line. That's basically what I've done when something contridicts something from previous seasons. I enjoy the show. My head would explode trying to reconsile everything done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Wake me up when Moffat fucks off. Or maybe I'll see you next week. I dunno. That was tonally all over the place and involved way too much fan service-style continuity call backs. But I dunno, it was ok. I'll be really depressed if Capaldi gets wasted on this type of material. That's how I've felt about Steven Moffat starting from Matt Smith's last season/specials in 2013. Smith needed better material, so does Peter Capaldi. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I do like Michelle Gomez's Missy/The Master since she first appeared. Loved the Doctor's "Missy, run" line after finding out Clara was in the Dalek, Missy wanted him to kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red is Dead Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I honestly thought that this was going to lead to the clara/dalek being led to the asylum and clara becoming oswin. but then, the maguffin appeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 So anyway I really enjoyed the episode, despite a host of annoyances. It seemed like a bit of a reset, at least character-wise, since it was intent on proving the continuing existence of the Doctor's deep humanism. Part of what was annoying about last season was the whole "am I a good man?/A good Doctor isn't good" crap. I've no problem with them admitting that the Doctor is capable of bad shit, but I think his basic character is that he's a do-gooder. They were trying to complicate that and it just didn't work for me. So in this episode we get to see the Doctor showing compassion to his worst enemy. And I'm ok with that. I was pretty excited when the Doctor said that he didn't carry a screwdriver anymore. That thing had just become a magic wand. Then it returned as sunglasses. Eh... The fact that the Daleks' ultimate downfall was Dalek sewer slime was a bit harder to get over. Also, how come in every Dalek episode defeating the Daleks means potentially wiping them out as a race? Can't the Doctor have a few strategic victories? I like Capaldi's frock coat-T-shirt combo. It's amazing that he pulls it off and he looks less magician-y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroresuFan Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Last year he had an Apple Watch, this year it's Google Glasses. Is this some good natured trolling on Moffat's part, adjusting the canon of the Doctor's history or a concerted effort to faze out the sonic screwdriver in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red is Dead Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 could be moffat's version of satire. sherlock will have an e-cig next... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I feel like the glasses will be his bow tie or scarf, and the screwdriver comes back with 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I wasn't even angry about this week's paradox. I remember what being angry felt like. It felt like hope. Why, Moffat? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I wasn't even angry about this week's paradox. I remember what being angry felt like. It felt like hope. Why, Moffat? Why? Next time make it a haiku. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVanderlay Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 So anyway I really enjoyed the episode, despite a host of annoyances. It seemed like a bit of a reset, at least character-wise, since it was intent on proving the continuing existence of the Doctor's deep humanism. Part of what was annoying about last season was the whole "am I a good man?/A good Doctor isn't good" crap. I've no problem with them admitting that the Doctor is capable of bad shit, but I think his basic character is that he's a do-gooder. They were trying to complicate that and it just didn't work for me. If they want to do a story like that, they should have Sylvester McCoy come in for a team-up episode and have McCoy manipulate a bunch of people getting killed to achieve his goals, and Capaldi's doctor being horrified that his previous self would do stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I wasn't even angry about this week's paradox. I remember what being angry felt like. It felt like hope. Why, Moffat? Why? Next time make it a haiku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 So anyway I really enjoyed the episode, despite a host of annoyances. It seemed like a bit of a reset, at least character-wise, since it was intent on proving the continuing existence of the Doctor's deep humanism. Part of what was annoying about last season was the whole "am I a good man?/A good Doctor isn't good" crap. I've no problem with them admitting that the Doctor is capable of bad shit, but I think his basic character is that he's a do-gooder. They were trying to complicate that and it just didn't work for me. If they want to do a story like that, they should have Sylvester McCoy come in for a team-up episode and have McCoy manipulate a bunch of people getting killed to achieve his goals, and Capaldi's doctor being horrified that his previous self would do stuff like that. At least McCoy didn't have to get all moralistic over it. He'd be all like "I blew up Skaro, lulz." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 At one point, I was almost waiting for Davros to start in with "something, something, something dark side. . . " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/class DW spinoff to be set at Coal Hill school. Run by YA author Patrick Ness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 K9 or no one cares 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 If it means clara on this show and not on DW proper, i am all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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