Doctor Who Series 9 (Season 35): "What is happening?" "Same old, same old."

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The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Obligatory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Q0hlu1qt4

# ¿ Sep 18, 2015 09:16

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 12:55

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

CobiWann posted:

Shona would be great, but I wouldn't mind Rigsy either. Been a while since the Doctor had a long-term male companion (Turlough?).

Rigsy and Shona please.

# ¿ Sep 18, 2015 11:13

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

CobiWann posted:

*remembers Wednesday�s GOP debate*

*draws on his arm again*

I like that Doctor Who villains aren't as transparently evil as Trump.

# ¿ Sep 18, 2015 11:49

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

# ¿ Sep 18, 2015 12:15

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Remember the line about Clara's manipulator being slaved to Missy's? That will come up again.

I really liked Missy's portrayal of being on an even par with the Doctor, to the point of being a surrogate Doctor for Clara/the audience when the real one is busy chatting to Davros.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2015 02:23

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

PriorMarcus posted:

Yeah, I was more excited to see the Shadow Proclamation again - but then RTDs bullshit always appealed to me more than Moffat's does.

I liked her new wig. It actually made her look... important?

# ¿ Sep 21, 2015 16:01

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Terry Grunthouse posted:

It was called The Magician's Apprentice because clearly young Davros was a student at Hogwarts

And a Hufflepuff no less. Potato.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2015 20:21

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

# ¿ Sep 22, 2015 14:46

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The_Doctor posted:

# ¿ Sep 22, 2015 15:15

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Eiba posted:

New blood is good in general. I bet Gatiss, for instance, has a great idea for a new tone and theme that would be really cool and fitting given his involvement in the show for so long.

I always imagine Gatiss's take on the series would be more quiet and thoughtful stories, more akin to Classic Who, which would probably suit Capaldi down to the ground too.

# ¿ Sep 23, 2015 10:05

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

It's happening! :siren:

Ten/Donna adventures from Big Finish!

# ¿ Sep 23, 2015 20:54

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Terror of the Zygons is one of my favourite classic Who stories. Despite being filmed in Sussex, it really manages to capture the sense of isolation in the Highlands well. A lot of Scotland is beautifully desolate and empty, just with small pockets of civilisation here and there outside the cities. We see an inn, a clinic, a castle, roads, but aside from our regulars and a couple of stragglers, there's a very real sense of emptiness about the place.

I had Terror on VHS as a kid, where it was edited into one long Hammer-esque film, and I loved it. One of its main reasons being that it is so drat creepy. Harry and Sarah-Jane in the hayloft, as mentioned above is a very human horror moment, as ostensibly it's one person trying to kill another in a rather brutal way, not just an alien trying to bloodlessly zap someone.

Special praise must be given to the casting of the Sister, whose bulging eyes make her all the more unsettling. The shot of her in the woods after the reintroduction of long-running companion Mr. Rock especially stands out, looking around to see if anyone has seen what she's done.

The Zygons themselves are a great design, and I'm surprised it took NuWho so long to bring them back (as well as the fact that they never came back in the Classic era either). I was especially pleased that Nick Briggs managed to copy the sibilant whispering of their speech so perfectly. "Immediately, commander."

It occurs to me that I now own it on dvd, but haven't yet watched it at all. Time to fix that. :allears:

# ¿ Sep 24, 2015 08:46

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

MrL_JaKiri posted:

Did you notice that the Zygon gives them a lift in the first episode when he had no reason to

Huh. I never clocked that until now. Maybe it was the real duke? Presumably they actually let the real people out now and again, otherwise why bother keeping them dressed?

# ¿ Sep 24, 2015 09:49

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Wheat Loaf posted:

I would also be interested in seeing what Ben Aaronovitch might do if he was given another go at it (I read the most recent Rivers of London book a couple of months back).

That would be great to see, loving the RoL series.

If anyone here hasn't read the Rivers of London series, get thee to a bookstore, they're very, very good. Chock full of Who references, too.

# ¿ Sep 24, 2015 13:00

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

DoctorWhat posted:

I've always been real cynical about "fandom" as a culture, especially post-#GG. New, younger, "Tumblr" fandom has its better qualities (and its worse ones), but "fandom" often perpetuates a lowercase-c conservative orthodoxy that stifles stuff like Doctor Who.

There are definitely words here, but damned if I know what they mean. GG?

# ¿ Sep 26, 2015 03:24

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The biggest travesty was having the Special Weapons dalek speak. :colbert:

# ¿ Sep 26, 2015 13:43

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I laughed for a good minute after the chair reveal. That was genuinely hilarious.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2015 01:39

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Maxwell Lord posted:

I think if we count all the books and such Skaro and Gallifrey are actually even on the "number of times blown up and then not" scale.

http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Nine_Gallifreys

# ¿ Sep 28, 2015 18:18

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Kikka posted:

I still think the mixed Daleks are the propmaster getting lazy for visual interest.

How is tracking down original 60s-style Daleks to go with your deliberately 60-s styled Dalek city lazy?

# ¿ Sep 29, 2015 11:31

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Even Dalek Sek was a fan prop.

Indeed, the original sits in an office window just off Warren Street in London.

# ¿ Sep 29, 2015 18:13

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

echoplex posted:

Is he the black one? The sports car one? He is my favourite.

He is indeed!

# ¿ Sep 29, 2015 23:20

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

remusclaw posted:

I mean one guy just unloads bullets into a Cybermans mouth hole from point blank range.

...when was this?

# ¿ Sep 30, 2015 10:55

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

MrL_JaKiri posted:

It's not tax paid

The TV licence fee is a tax.

# ¿ Oct 1, 2015 15:02

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I watched Rose again for the first time in ages recently because a friend of mine was interested in trying some Who, and the day before had mentioned he didn't like mannequins. It's.. not aged well. The weird Vaseline lens takes some getting used to.

We also watched Eleventh Hour, and he enjoyed that immensely.

# ¿ Oct 1, 2015 17:52

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The collector got guilted into giving up that ep3?

# ¿ Oct 1, 2015 19:19

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Eh. Maybe the transmat is still in the cellar?

# ¿ Oct 2, 2015 00:13

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The Internet's reaction has been a resounding 'meh' all over.

# ¿ Oct 2, 2015 03:33

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I'd argue that The Doctor's Wife isn't a good episode for someone who's never seen the show before. It's a very good episode, but the reason why it's highly regarded is because of the history it brings with it.

# ¿ Oct 2, 2015 10:44

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

AndyElusive posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIq4B1rgl4

Ha, I was going to post that.

This was a good episode for sure.

# ¿ Oct 4, 2015 00:38

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Was it mentioned that the top hat ghost looked like whatever race David Walliams was in the God Complex? The race of cowards?

# ¿ Oct 4, 2015 10:15

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

echoplex posted:

I made these!

All those control panels - especially the big map - in the control room are so, so washed out because of a printing issue. loving gutted.

Episode was cracking, though.

When they pushed buttons, they lit up. Was that digital effects added afterwards?

# ¿ Oct 5, 2015 00:31

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Davros1 posted:

JOHN HURT IS THE WAR DOCTOR FOR BIG FINISH FOR 12 EPISODES!!!!

http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-war-doctor

gently caress YES. That's going to be so amazing!

# ¿ Oct 5, 2015 10:25

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

surc posted:

! First the tennant + tate confirmation, now John Hurt? LIFE IS GOOD.

Actually, the Tate/Tennant thing hasn't been confirmed yet...

# ¿ Oct 5, 2015 12:35

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Sooooon.

# ¿ Oct 5, 2015 14:07

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

CobiWann posted:

He also did try to warn us about the danger of plastics.

It's about time the people who run this planet of yours realised that to be dependent on a mineral slime just doesn't make sense.

# ¿ Oct 5, 2015 16:54

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I'm going to buy it just because it's actual Doctor Who Lego, and hopefully off the back of its popularity they eventually make more.

# ¿ Oct 6, 2015 14:29

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Rhyno posted:

A source that is apparantly trustworthy claims they have a small set designed for every Doctor.

Where'd you read that? It's awesome news if true!

# ¿ Oct 7, 2015 01:26

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Cass' translator, Lunn, has the most amazing eyebrows.

# ¿ Oct 7, 2015 13:00

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

CobiWann posted:

If the Doctor has �attack eyebrows,� what name would we give this gentleman�s?

The Eyebrows of Reasonable Comfort.

# ¿ Oct 7, 2015 14:31

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 12:55

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

echoplex posted:

I'm guessing you're rooting for Tamal tonight then?

You don't know me!

# ¿ Oct 8, 2015 01:03

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