The 12th Doctor arrives !
POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 07:04
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Right. She's the Impossible Girl. And who the hell else knows that about her except #11 and herself ?
"The woman in the shop"... who I assume is the "Missy" character who showed up at the end and is going to be this year's story arc (and may have a habit of standing by the roadside throwing leaves at people...?)
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And while I appreciate that she misses " her " Doctor, it's not as though she was caught off guard, and had no idea this is how things work for the Time Lords.
There's a difference between knowing something at an intellectual level and dealing with it on an emotional level. If someone close to you changed from an (apparently) 20-something to a 50-something with a markedly different personality, do you think that simply having a rational explanation for how it happened would stop it being a traumatic experience for both of you?
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Speaking of 'The Name of the Doctor' , if she were there at the very start, when the 1st Doctor stole the malfunctioning TARDIS, does that make her a Time Lord too ?
None of the past Clara's were physically the "same" Clara - they were all born, lived and died in their own time (just like 'Victorian' Clara and 'Dalek Asylum' Clara) with (apparently) only subconscious knowledge of their 'mission'. Its also not clear that current Clara remembers any of it.
...of course, that means that there was a Time Lord Clara who could have regenerated a few times and still be around. Now, I wonder who that "Missy" character actually was...? Moffat does like his wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey plots.
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Wait...that 'Missy' lady isn't the same one who stole Amy's baby and then forced River to kill the Doctor, is it ? I've not checked, but seems they do resemble each other. And what's w/ 'heaven', or what ever, and that robot guy ? That courtyard is the same one where Amy had visited before, but there may not be any connection.
Unless there is.
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Wanted to like the Robin Hood episode, but man, there were some ridiculous and just nonsensical plot twists that sank that episode down several notches.
Won't get into anything spoilery, but they're gonna have to do far better writing if they're gonna get the fans to stay interested. At least, this one.
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I didn't care for the first three episodes. Nothing against Capaldi, but the scripts were very weak. Tonight's episode though was Moffat back in good form, very, very good.
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
I didn't care for the first three episodes. Nothing against Capaldi, but the scripts were very weak. Tonight's episode though was Moffat back in good form, very, very good.
Agreed. I was withholding judgement on Capaldi, but I think he's doing fine. The scripts have been unusually weak, at very obvious points. And needlessly so.
The golden arrow bit was beyond ridiculous.
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This Dr Who is a little too dark for me.
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Originally posted by WHOZIT:
This Dr Who is a little too dark for me.
Which kinda runs counter to the feeling of not only the previous Doctor, but of the Day of the Doctor too.
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Originally posted by WHOZIT:
This Dr Who is a little too dark for me.
Which kinda runs counter to the feeling of not only the previous Doctor, but of the Day of the Doctor too.
There have been light and dark themes throughout the whole run of Who, both Classic and New, and even within the runs of the various Doctors there have been variations in they way they acted and reacted to various situations. The most recent example is toward the end of Tennant's stories, especially "The End of Time." Since I though Matt Smith was a bit too light, Capaldi seems fine to me so far.
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Well, I'll agree that Matt was a bit too much 'Raggedy Man' for my likes as well.
Nice, for a time, ,but not the over all direction of The Doctor.
Still, I think Peter's over all persona lends itself to dark, gruff, but I'm finding a hint of dry wit and humor in almost anything he says. I think he's making a fine Doctor.
The episodes, however, are a bit 'meh'. I really liked ' Listen ', but wasn't all that impressed with the conclusion. And call me silly names, but I'm not entirely thrilled w/ Clara being romantically linked w/ Mr. Pink. He seems like a fine character, a grown up Mickey, of sorts.( who, btw, worked out great as a side kick to Martha Jones. ) But not quite as dense. Good chap, but really? The story has already locked his and Clara's characters in history, it seems. *sigh*
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Well, I'll agree that Matt was a bit too much 'Raggedy Man' for my likes as well.
Nice, for a time, ,but not the over all direction of The Doctor.
Still, I think Peter's over all persona lends itself to dark, gruff, but I'm finding a hint of dry wit and humor in almost anything he says. I think he's making a fine Doctor.
The episodes, however, are a bit 'meh'. I really liked ' Listen ', but wasn't all that impressed with the conclusion. And call me silly names, but I'm not entirely thrilled w/ Clara being romantically linked w/ Mr. Pink. He seems like a fine character, a grown up Mickey, of sorts.( who, btw, worked out great as a side kick to Martha Jones. ) But not quite as dense. Good chap, but really? The story has already locked his and Clara's characters in history, it seems. *sigh*
Clara's days are numbered, the Doctor will have her inside the Dalek suit by Christmas.
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