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Yeah, she was pretty indistinct during Smith's regular run, but she was great in the 50th, real good in Time of the Doctor and then she and Capaldi's chemistry just immediately worked. I loved season 8 a lot.
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Jul 25, 2018 02:43
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Jerusalem posted:Yeah, she was pretty indistinct during Smith's regular run, but she was great in the 50th, real good in Time of the Doctor and then she and Capaldi's chemistry just immediately worked. I loved season 8 a lot. I feel like Twelve is written too cruel in a lot of season 8, but it sort of lets Clara come into her own. Her away-from-Doctor life is a lot more engaging than most companions, even post-revival, and her desperate attempt to fix the broken, angry old man that used to be her goofy, imaginary wizard friend are way more heartbreaking than her self-sacrifice to save Eleven from time shenanigans (to say nothing of the Multiple Claras, Mystery Woman problem). I think the first season of Clara is about the writers struggling to find chemistry between Eleven and a new companion, her second season is about the writers juggling, and sometimes dropping, the difficulty of writing an edgier Doctor, and her last season is when their chemistry really comes into its own.
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Jul 25, 2018 02:56
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Your Boy Fancy posted:I think you’re skimming over the best part, where the ship is overrun by lepers while some guy starts devouring the scenery. WE’RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIIIIE Well, there wasn't much scenery left for the poor guy after Valentine Dyall got done Black Guardianing it up, but point taken. (I do love him as the Black Guardian, though my favorite scene between him and Turlough is in the third part where he's all WHY HAVEN'T YOU KILLED THE DOCTOR YET and Turlough's very sensible response is that he hasn't even seen the guy for basically the entire serial.)
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Jul 25, 2018 02:59
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Jerusalem posted:Yeah, she was pretty indistinct during Smith's regular run, but she was great in the 50th, real good in Time of the Doctor and then she and Capaldi's chemistry just immediately worked. I loved season 8 a lot. When she appeals to Eleven to save Gallifrey, she absolutely sells how heartbroken Clara is at the thought of her Doctor pushing that button.
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Jul 25, 2018 03:05
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Bicyclops posted:I feel like Twelve is written too cruel in a lot of season 8, but it sort of lets Clara come into her own. I agree to a point, but I also think the Doctor coming across as a bit nastier/crueler is paid off beautifully in Mummy on the Orient Express when he pushes Clara to the breaking point only to reveal that you're loving right he is THE Doctor. The moment his theme kicks in is so loving good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqNDkSqL4TA 
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Jul 25, 2018 06:15
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Greetings Doctor Who thread. I have been watching the series on Amazon and enjoying most of it, but I'm coming up on Matt Smith's last season and uh, Amazon doesn't organize things well. I'm struggling to find the proper viewing order for everything and hoping you all can help me out. Christmas Special for 7 part 1, then 7 part 2, then? Christmas Special? Where does all the 50th anniversary stuff fall?
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Jul 25, 2018 08:06
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• Season 6 part 2 • The Doctor, The Widow, and the Wardrobe (Xmas special) • Season 7 part 1 • The Snowmen (Xmas special) • Season 7 part 2 • The Night of the Doctor mini episode • The Day of the Doctor • The Time of the Doctor (Xmas special)
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Jul 25, 2018 08:17
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And enjoy! Especially the episodes I like, but ESPECIALLY the episodes I don't!
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Jul 25, 2018 08:18
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The_Doctor posted:• Season 6 part 2 Thanks so much! I had it almost figured out but Amazon's series ordering does them no favors.
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Jul 25, 2018 08:18
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Jerusalem posted:And enjoy! Especially the episodes I like, but ESPECIALLY the episodes I don't! I'm finding that it's a lot like TNG in that even the worst episodes have interesting things that make them at least somewhat worth watching, but there's plenty of good stuff throughout.
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Jul 25, 2018 08:20
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Android Blues posted:Clara has an awful dynamic with the Smith Doctor (romantic tension which is always painful, she comes off as Amy-lite, extremely generic writing), but when Capaldi comes along they give her a properly meaty character that I think ends up making her the best modern companion. Maybe that's it, she had a bit of a seen it all before, anything you can do I can do better attitude about her that I don't really remember being that central to her character. No doubt she'll get better as the series continues.
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Jul 25, 2018 10:56
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Hello there Amazon this better not be a fake.
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Jul 25, 2018 12:32
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There was the rumor from a few days ago that it and Macra were getting releases with the missing eps animated. Of course, there's only a listing for Wheel, since everyone knows there's no such thing as Macra.
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Jul 25, 2018 13:56
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I love stories of the people who played the Doctor interacting, and the Doctor Who Youtube channel just uploaded a real fun one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydLT9BU8vQ0 Also, pointed out by the comments: she borrows the Brooklyn 99 'cool, coolcoolcoolcoolcool', because she's a huge fan. So it was probably her that got that photo to happen, and I'm slowly realizing that every single thing I learn about Jodie makes me like her more!
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Jul 25, 2018 14:10
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Cleretic posted:I love stories of the people who played the Doctor interacting, and the Doctor Who Youtube channel just uploaded a real fun one. Awwwwww!  Of course, now I can instantly hear Peralta asking "Captain, you're a million years old and know everything. What's a police box? I only ask because there's one downstairs."
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Jul 25, 2018 14:22
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If you x-ray the listing you'll find that it, in fact, reads THIS IS A FAKE in felt marker underneath.
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Jul 25, 2018 14:39
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Davros1 posted:There was the rumor from a few days ago that it and Macra were getting releases with the missing eps animated. Of course, there's only a listing for Wheel, since everyone knows there's no such thing as Macra. I thought there weren't any surviving episodes of Macra at all. Would that be the first one that's wholly redone in animation?
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Jul 25, 2018 15:46
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DoctorWhat posted:If you x-ray the listing you'll find that it, in fact, reads THIS IS A FAKE in felt marker underneath. You're my favorite goon, did you know that?
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Jul 25, 2018 16:01
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I live to please.
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Jul 25, 2018 17:49
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Wheat Loaf posted:I thought there weren't any surviving episodes of Macra at all. Would that be the first one that's wholly redone in animation? Power of the Daleks.
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Jul 25, 2018 18:43
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PotD was a fun romp, even if there were moments where the animation kinda stalled because the audio was vague Meanwhile, at SDCC... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG3Ok6SkD2Y
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Jul 25, 2018 20:35
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Cleretic posted:I love stories of the people who played the Doctor interacting, and the Doctor Who Youtube channel just uploaded a real fun one. the entire panel is worth watching. biggest pleasant surprise is that Tosin Cole is fuckin' hilarious, and I hope that translates to his character in the show. Jodie Whittaker remains an absolute delight, a sheer force of nature, and every bit of publicity she does, it becomes more clear why Chibnall cast her.
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Jul 25, 2018 20:54
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Jul 26, 2018 00:49
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Spatula City posted:the entire panel is worth watching. biggest pleasant surprise is that Tosin Cole is fuckin' hilarious, and I hope that translates to his character in the show. One thing I recall noting about all three performers is how open and expressive they are. Seeing actors in this setting, sitting next to the bosses, and being utterly unguarded (except for spoilers, of course) hints at good things on the production side of things.
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Jul 26, 2018 01:11
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The_Doctor posted:Awwwwww! Thirteen uses the TARDIS in HalloVIen to claim the title of Amazing Time Lord/Genius.
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Jul 26, 2018 13:08
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The_Doctor posted:Awwwwww! When they arrive, Terry's trying to lift it. And succeeding.
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Jul 26, 2018 13:16
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I don't really know how my mind went to it yesterday, but I started thinking about which single B99 character would fit the best as a guest in a Christmas episode or something. Jake, Charles, Gina and Terry are all out because they're a little too inherently comedic, they wouldn't feel right for the 'generally serious but with some jokes' you'd need (they could totally pull it off acting-wise, especially Terry, but it'd feel weird). Amy fits right in right away, though, and Captain Holt would only be a weird fit in ways that are interesting rather than difficult. But the real winner is Rosa, especially if she gets involved while she's off the clock. We know she acts totally differently around different groups, so introduce her under one of her nicer identities for when she's at home or something, and let the Rosa slowly come out over time. As an added bonus, she's the only one where it could reasonably be B99 canon as well, because every other character would talk immediately about the fact they fought aliens, but Rosa just wouldn't bring it up except as a weird off-handed joke about her past. ...Or, you know. Have Hitchcock and Scully save the world and nobody believe them. That'd work too.
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Jul 26, 2018 13:29
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Depends on whether you want to go semi-serious or ultra-camp; I just love the idea of Hitchcock or Scully trying to keep up with the Doctor but failing.
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Jul 26, 2018 14:07
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The Doctor - "Do you want to come with me? Because if you do, you're going to...Hitchcock, why do you have your shirt off?"
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Jul 26, 2018 14:24
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This tweet is cute, and I love that he signs his autograph "The Doctor" https://twitter.com/callumread_/status/1022210486543294465
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Jul 26, 2018 18:25
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Unlike Tennant and Capaldi, who don't even include their real names and just sign "The Doctor." And Capaldi's been doing it for the past 30 years. Still, could be a good sign Eccleston might be warming up to returning in some fashion.
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Jul 27, 2018 00:04
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I mentioned this before, but BF mentioned when they were doing the 9th Doctor Chronicles, they asked Chris if he was interested. They said he he said no, but they said he also wanted to keep the door open for the future.
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Jul 27, 2018 03:41
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Cleretic posted:I don't really know how my mind went to it yesterday, but I started thinking about which single B99 character would fit the best as a guest in a Christmas episode or something. Yeah 100% Rosa. At the end The Doctor would be asking her if she wants to join her as a companion and Rosa would turn it down to go meet the gang at the bar.
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Jul 27, 2018 06:13
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Capaldi in the 1st Doctor TARDIS:
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Jul 27, 2018 21:48
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The_Doctor posted:
Just finished this and I was absolutely delighted. In the beginning when Mag was helping him find the Tardis I was thinking "just once I want him to have lost the Tardis and find it only to discover it's just a real police box" and then the episode immediately delivered. Kudos Doctor Who.
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Jul 27, 2018 22:57
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DrNutt posted:Just finished this and I was absolutely delighted. In the beginning when Mag was helping him find the Tardis I was thinking "just once I want him to have lost the Tardis and find it only to discover it's just a real police box" and then the episode immediately delivered. Kudos Doctor Who. Yeah, shame about the rest of the episode.
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Jul 28, 2018 00:24
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DrNutt posted:Just finished this and I was absolutely delighted. In the beginning when Mag was helping him find the Tardis I was thinking "just once I want him to have lost the Tardis and find it only to discover it's just a real police box" and then the episode immediately delivered. Kudos Doctor Who. I did really like that bit too. Overall I think that episode is really awful, but like I said.... Jerusalem posted:And enjoy! Especially the episodes I like, but ESPECIALLY the episodes I don't! 
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Jul 28, 2018 01:31
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I saw Nicola Walker on the cover of a magazine, and I didn’t recognise her for a moment because she was smiling. Every time I hear her in the BF 8 audios or see her on TV, she always looks so dour.
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Someone's report from a Who con this weekend: https://twitter.com/CallMeCharleyyy/status/1023514459204198400
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