Doctor Who

[Super Dude]

The only bit I liked was at the very end. And the next episode looks great.

[Sigz]

I really enjoyed it And naturally looking forward to next week's episode.

[abydos]

To be honest, I don't know how any DW fan could call that episode weird, it was no more so than most episodes.

I really, really enjoyed it. Lots of nice touches, very "Victorian horror" which suited Gatiss' writing perfectly, and some really funny stuff throughout as well.

"Horse, you have failed in your mission!"

It's not often where the main focus of a Dr Who episode is not on him and not on his companion either. In fact, they are fucked and it's by chance that they get rescued. Well, sort of by chance. And then there was this Farscapeish parasite.

The only bit I liked was at the very end. And the next episode looks great.

I don't like children in tv-shows. And I especially hate kids that act like they do and that they always get away with it. Not going to lie, hope something bad happens to them and they have nightmares for the rest of their lives.  Also I don't like how children are mostly an excuse to get them into trouble because if you have an adult in their place you'll be thinking "WTF is this idiot doing now?!".
Hopefully the rest of the episode is good enough to compensate.

[Super Dude]

Oh, I didn't mean the children bit; I meant Clara discovering other Clara. Just that one moment had my "Shit's about to go down" alarms blaring.

[abydos]

Oh yeah, that part was pretty sweet.

[robwebster]

Not going to lie, hope something bad happens to them and they have nightmares for the rest of their lives.

I thought they were fine, myself, but the next ep's called Nightmare in Silver, so you might be in luck!

[masterthes]

So I'm guessing they show Doctor Who on BBC America on Saturdays. I thought they showed it in the States on Sunday

[abydos]

There's always hope! Can someone explain the "wrong hands" bit? Is it a reference to something or just a joke I don't understand?

[Super Dude]

In the wrong hands is an expression.

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fall+into+the+wrong+hands

[abydos]

Damn it, I didn't make the connection with what the Doctor said to her just before that so I was like "wat?". This is indeed funny.

[ariich]

Doctor wasn't there for a third of it ... very little for Clara to do.

Fair enough, but we had discussed a few weeks ago that it looked like there might be one or two semi-Doctor-lite episodes, and he was much more prominent than in some episodes in the past. Plus, other regular characters took the lead so it's not like it was random unrelated story or anything.

[Jaq]

I liked Crimson Horror well enough for what it was-a Doctor-lite episode in the slot where the series usually takes a breath before kicking it into high gear for the last two episodes. It was a bit of a harmless romp, with some fun bits here and there. The more I watch the series, the more I fall in love with Jenna Louise Coleman's performance. She has a near endless array of expressions in reaction to what the Doctor does, and all of them convey the inner thoughts of Clara towards him, which generally seem to be "do that again and I'll kill you."  Not even Donna approached the Doctor in these terms; Clara's very ambivalent about the Doctor, and seems to be one of the few companions yet to be so, in this fashion.

Next week, some bloke named Neil Gaiman's writing it...

Just kidding, I'm beyond excited to see it. I've been waiting for Nightmare in Silver since my ex-GF went to see Gaiman speak a few months back and he had some things to say about the episode, and what Moffat asked him to do with it. I mean, fuck, it's NEIL GAIMAN writing Doctor Who, AGAIN. Who wouldn't be excited?

[masterthes]

Do you think they might be planning a spin off? What was with the GPS kid? Who talks like that?

Anyway, I am sure this Cybermen adventure will be leagues better than the last one

[robwebster]

Doctor wasn't there for a third of it ... very little for Clara to do.

Fair enough, but we had discussed a few weeks ago that it looked like there might be one or two semi-Doctor-lite episodes, and he was much more prominent than in some episodes in the past. Plus, other regular characters took the lead so it's not like it was random unrelated story or anything.

Oh, yeah! I'm not saying they were the reasons I didn't get on with it, I'm just saying that they're reasons it did feel unusual for an episode of DW.

Do you think they might be planning a spin off? What was with the GPS kid? Who talks like that?

Oh, god, that was crowbarred in! Joke was, his name's Thomas Thomas, and TomTom is a popular brand of sat-nav, in the UK at least. I don't know why he was there, though.

[masterthes]

Okay, I feel like an idiot for not getting that lol

[Jaq]

I didn't get the Tom Tom joke the first time through either, and yes, I have no idea how I didn't get it. 

[ariich]

I think he was basically just there to give Strax someone to talk to, and so the TomTom joke was thrown in to make him a bit more worthwhile.

[robwebster]

That works for me!

Second to last round of the DWS2 survivor. Good top three. I think they're the right stories.

[Heretic]

Ahh I loved The Crimson Horror! It didn't feel weird to me at all. I loved the little twists and turns and Strax and Co. were fantastic. The Doctor and Clara seemed more affectionate, too.

[Super Dude]

I'm watching Pyramids of Mars with the Fourth Doctor. As much as I'm loving this Doctor, the production value of the series itself has clearly benefitted from the relatively recent reboot's production team.

[Sigz]

I didn't get the TomTom joke at first but now that i do, yeah it definitely feels forced. Still, loved the ep.

[robwebster]

FINAL ROUND!

Fight!

[El JoNNo]

I have a connection to the next Doctor Who, sort of... My ex-girlfriend's friend's boyfriend is doing CG work on the next DW. 

[ariich]

That's pretty much the definition of "sort of".

I can do better than that. Until recently my girlfriend worked with Jenna Louise Coleman's aunt.

[El JoNNo]

That's pretty much the definition of "sort of".

I can do better than that. Until recently my girlfriend worked with Jenna Louise Coleman's aunt.

Pfft! never liked you anyway! 

[robwebster]

I have a connection to the next Doctor Who, sort of... My ex-girlfriend's friend's boyfriend is doing CG work on the next DW. 

Ooh! Who's he with, cos it's not the Mill any more, is it? They went under!

[El JoNNo]

I have a connection to the next Doctor Who, sort of... My ex-girlfriend's friend's boyfriend is doing CG work on the next DW. 

Ooh! Who's he with, cos it's not the Mill any more, is it? They went under!

I'd love to tell you but I don't know, since Becky and I broke up he doesn't really respond too me on facebook. Always got along with the guy, so it's one of those he still has me on his friends list but doesn't acknowledge me. lol

He's also done work on the Walking Dead. He added the stumps to Michones (spelling?) zombie pets arms.

[masterthes]

So, when's series 3 survivor starting?

[ariich]

So, when's series 3 survivor starting?

[robwebster]

Oh, all right then!

[robwebster]

Before S3...



Jesus Christ.

[robwebster]

Triple post for a TRIPLE SERIES!

Vote! Vote! VOOOOOOTE!

[jonny108]

Very excited for tonight's episode! Cybermen!!

[ariich]

The fact that it's cybermen doesn't really excite me at all. The fact that it's Neil Gaiman excites me immensely!

[abydos]

And I'm excited by neither Just hope it's a good Who episode.