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CobiWann posted:Am I the only person who really liked The Return of Doctor Mysterio? yes
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 13:57 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 17:23 |
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It's on the lower tier of Moffat episodes, but it's got some fun gags and I liked the villains
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 15:18 |
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CobiWann posted:Am I the only person who really liked The Return of Doctor Mysterio? I think so. I thought it was bad, even by Christmas specials’ poor standards. The Doctor just lets a man die, wandering off to make jokes and consume snacks.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 15:21 |
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I didn't much like it to begin with but I liked it even less when I saw the original of the Superman interview scene that it borrowed from. It did such a bad job of it...
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 16:09 |
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I just bought JENNY - THE DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER from Big Finish. I just want to know what in the Hell they're gonna do with that character.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 16:18 |
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Mysterio has an okay erection joke and helped keep Charity Wakefield employed, so it has those two things going for it. It's not even fun, not that Moffat ever really knows how to do fun. RTD's specials were always at least fun.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 16:21 |
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Open Source Idiom posted:
Day of the Doctor is made of fun, so I don’t think that’s entirely true.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 16:41 |
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The_Doctor posted:I think so. I thought it was bad, even by Christmas specials’ poor standards. The Doctor just lets a man die, wandering off to make jokes and consume snacks. That guy was like a billionaire captain of industry, so not considering him particularly worthy of rescue might be an insight into Moffat's politics
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 17:02 |
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The real problem with Captain Mysterio is that the superhero was kind of unlikable. I get that they were really specifically reaching for a Clark Kent/Superman thing, but he comes off as the world's most annoying and clueless Nice Guy.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 17:55 |
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Bicyclops posted:The real problem with Captain Mysterio is that the superhero was kind of unlikable. I get that they were really specifically reaching for a Clark Kent/Superman thing, but he comes off as the world's most annoying and clueless Nice Guy. Acting as the *BABY SITTER* of the girl yo uwant to bone is just loving creepy
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 18:00 |
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I thought it was a fun throwback to the Silver Age... Now, just so we can establish the baseline, where do we all stand on Vengeance on Varos?
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 18:13 |
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I liked the joke where the Doctor was all "I THINK CLARK KENT AND SUPERMAN MIGHT BE THE SAME PERSON".
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 18:38 |
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CobiWann posted:Am I the only person who really liked The Return of Doctor Mysterio? I didn't dislike it - it was an amusing diversion for an hour on Christmas Day but I haven't once gone back to revisit it since. Of course I wasn't especially impressed by "The Husbands of River Song" and everybody liked it.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 19:24 |
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I just did a calculation, and in the past 6 weeks, I have spent $400 on Big Finish. I have a problem. Too Much Entertainment.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 19:35 |
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Wheat Loaf posted:
Yeah, I liked that one.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 19:39 |
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CobiWann posted:I thought it was a fun throwback to the Silver Age... Don't make me slap you again.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 19:43 |
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CobiWann posted:I thought it was a fun throwback to the Silver Age... Many say it's a classic!
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 19:53 |
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CobiWann posted:Now, just so we can establish the baseline, where do we all stand on Vengeance on Varos? He doesn't push them in the acid bath Sorry, reflex reaction. Great idea, lots of things dragging it down, but still perfectly watchable. Also has very probably the worst ever in a long and proud history of absolutely terrible laser gun visual effects.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 20:06 |
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Wheat Loaf posted:I didn't dislike it - it was an amusing diversion for an hour on Christmas Day but I haven't once gone back to revisit it since. Everybody liked how it ended. That's a crucial difference. I hated that episode until the ending.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 20:10 |
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Next thing you guys will say that Timelash is a bad episode or something...
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 20:20 |
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Husbands of River Song gets good from this moment onwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgVJDd5vHfw
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 20:26 |
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I liked Husbands right up until the fun capers stopped and it started getting sappy
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 21:31 |
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The_Doctor posted:Husbands of River Song gets good from this moment onwards: That subdued "hello, sweetie" will never, ever fail to put tears in my eyes.
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# ? Jun 7, 2018 23:10 |
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Timby posted:That subdued "hello, sweetie" will never, ever fail to put tears in my eyes. That and the moments before where River, for the first time, looks at him and actually sees him. They both act the hell out of it, and it's great.
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 00:20 |
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Dr. Mysterio showed that John Byrne exists in the Doctor Who universe, so it loses points. But then again, some corners, terrible things, must be fought etc etc etc.
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 00:41 |
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Justin Chatwin is a lovely poo poo actor so that didn't help things. But the "I think Clark and Superman" thing was adorable and only Capaldi could sell it.
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 01:38 |
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I liked Mr. Huffle.
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 02:02 |
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12's "Hello Sweetie" really is an absolutely fantastic moment. I keep meaning to write up the last couple of episodes from Capaldi's run but can't quite work up the energy to do it, partly because The Doctor Falls is such a mixed bag but mostly because once I've written them up, that's it, the Capaldi era really is over for me
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 03:23 |
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Jerusalem posted:12's "Hello Sweetie" really is an absolutely fantastic moment. Plus nothing more to write about until 13, whenever that is.
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 03:25 |
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Oh there will always be more Big Finish to write about. ALWAYS
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 03:25 |
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You could analyze every episode of Class!
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 03:26 |
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Jesus dude what'd I ever do to you?
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 03:46 |
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I need to sit down and watch Withnail & I this weekend. Every time I’ve tried in the last few years something’s gotten in the way... Plus I watched this 10-minute short film today. What the gently caress, Paul McGann??? https://vimeo.com/72592236
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 03:47 |
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Edward Mass posted:You could analyze every episode of Class! This might be the world's only exception to the "Writing extensive, decently researched reviews for something eventually gives you Stockholm Syndrome such that you grow to love the show" rule.
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 03:50 |
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Edward Mass posted:You could analyze every episode of Class! Here, Colin summed it for us I edited that in paint in 1 minute
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 05:44 |
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Haha, I posted a gif of C. Bakes waving a wine bottle at the camera and then climbing onto the bus from the end of Fiveish Doctors in the comments of Big Finish's Facebook post about his birthday and they deleted it. Like, it's a celebratory gif so At least a couple of his main range stories I don't have are amongst the ones they're offering
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 10:52 |
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CobiWann posted:I need to sit down and watch Withnail & I this weekend. Every time I’ve tried in the last few years something’s gotten in the way... McGann would make a good Master.
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 11:03 |
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Wheat Loaf posted:I didn't dislike it - it was an amusing diversion for an hour on Christmas Day but I haven't once gone back to revisit it since. Husbands felt like an extremely indulgent Moffat script that kept presenting moments where it would plead “Look how funny/clever/sweet this is! Don’t you love it?” and a shrug was the only response I could offer in return.
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 11:22 |
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Happy birthday to C.Bakes! https://twitter.com/bbcarchive/status/1005030946926743552
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 15:33 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 17:23 |
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Watching people discover classic Who during this Twitch marathon is like the only time I've ever found Twitch comments worthwhile.
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# ? Jun 8, 2018 15:56 |