The Doctor Who thread

Myranda

Or maybe there's going to be another "fight" and he'll come this time with soldiers... After all... if he's not a Good Man any more, then going to war is something he can do.

Demons run when a good man goes to war
Night will fall and drown the sun
When a good man goes to war

Friendship dies and true love lies
Night will fall and the dark will rise
When a good man goes to war

Demons run, but count the cost
The battle's won, but the child is lost
When a good man goes to war

... what happens when The Doctor stops being a Good Man?

frankus

he starts buying coffees at starbucks.

VimFuego

nah, starbuck was BSG. Totally different franchise.

Fretwired

VimFuego said:

nah, starbuck was BSG. Totally different franchise.

The BBC needs the product placement cash ... O2 will be sponsoring the Tardis as when you phone their service line it's like being lost in space and time ...

ICBM

This week… silly but good .

And Rik Mayall would have made a better Robin .

Fretwired

ICBM said:

This week… silly but good .

And Rik Mayall would have made a better Robin .

Agree .. liked the episode. Good fun and excellent entertainment with tongue firmly in cheek. Capaldi's an excellent Doctor and Clara played her part. Good to see some dialogue, jokes and character development.

thumpingrug

OK, it was silly light fluff.  great for a saturday evening, but why make the Dr such a buffoon.  The scene in the dungeon arguing with robin was just daft.

and no Missy this week.

Fretwired

thumpingrug said:

OK, it was silly light fluff.  great for a saturday evening, but why make the Dr such a buffoon.  The scene in the dungeon arguing with robin was just daft.

and no Missy this week.

But there was the map .... the destination ..

equalsql

Oh dear, dear, dear ...I thought today's episode was just ridiculous.
It'll be running on CBBC at this rate.

digitalscream

I'm with @equalsql on this one. Disappointing. Aside from the odd person getting killed, it was like a kids' show.

And what's with the "resolution" at the end? Seriously? HOW DID THAT WORK, EVEN WITHIN THE SILLINESS OF THE EPISODE'S FRAMEWORK?

Mr Moffat, you have a lot of explaining to do. The only potentially decent bit was the tie-in to the new story arc (which lasted about 5 seconds).

axisus

It was silly but my girls and wife enjoyed it. It was helped when he admitted that he cheated, as that scene was way to daft otherwise. I'm trying to embrace dr Who for what it is (now) and not keep wishing that it was like I want it to be.

VimFuego

you mean you find the idea of shooting a golden arrow at a fleeing spacecraft and hitting it in exactly the right spot that it magically fixes a failing space drive silly?

digitalscream

VimFuego said:

you mean you find the idea of shooting a golden arrow at a fleeing spacecraft and hitting it in exactly the right spot that it magically fixes a failing space drive silly?

I know, I know. I'm being unreasonable.

VimFuego

TBF, it was actually the best part of the episode.

monquixote

I thought it was the best episode in ages. 

It was so refreshing that it could be a lighthearted slightly silly episode without the burden of being tied to an overly dramatic story arc.

The Doctor was getting very Pertwee which I like and it wasn't forgetting that it was a family show.

thermionic

I've been a Dr Who fan since the Pertwee days. It was the highlight of my weekend in the late 70s/early 80s and it would really spoil my day if we got in the house late after a family visit to the grandparents or shopping trip on a Saturday afternoon (my parents still bear the scars of me sulking in the back of the car because IT STARTED FIVE MINUTES AGO!). So I've been enjoying the new Dr Who and Capaldi has been the best so far. To quote Bill Hicks, "It's just a ride." Enjoy the 45 minutes but don't over-think it. That's my philosophy. If you start picking holes in the plot it's not fun any more.

fatherjack

Oh dear. Rather dull IMO.

stickyfiddle

meh

axisus

VimFuego said:

you mean you find the idea of shooting a golden arrow at a fleeing spacecraft and hitting it in exactly the right spot that it magically fixes a failing space drive silly?

Haha! When you put it like that ....

thumpingrug

VimFuego said:

you mean you find the idea of shooting a golden arrow at a fleeing spacecraft and hitting it in exactly the right spot that it magically fixes a failing space drive silly?

Except it didn't fix it, just allowed it to get a bit higher before exploding.  And why did it explode.