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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 6:53:00 GMT -5
Wow Episode 11 "World Enough and Time" maybe be my favorite episode of the season. so i look forward to this episode. was brilliant, I'm sure you'll love it. For me it's the best episode of the season so far, if not the best Capaldi episode... of course we are only half way through the story, so we have to see how part two pans out this weekend. |
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jun 27, 2017 6:56:23 GMT -5
thanks.  i will be devasted when Capaldi leaves though! he's been my fave since Troughton and Hartnell  |
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Post by String on Jun 27, 2017 15:31:05 GMT -5
Wow Episode 11 "World Enough and Time" maybe be my favorite episode of the season. I was not expecting that to happen to Bill but I love the inclusion of the the original Mondasian Cybermen. I think this may be the first episode the show has ever done with multiple incarnations of the Master. I'm really looking forward to seeing The Doctor regenerating although I am sad to see Peter Capaldi leave. Agreed. I love how this threat was re-introduced, Bill's involvement, and the final scene was mind-blowing. This has been Capaldi's best season so far which makes it all the more harder to see him go after this. {Spoiler: Click to show}
And yes, to my knowledge, this is the first time we've ever seen more than one version of the Master together on-screen. It makes such much sense considering the show's long history and I have to wonder why did it take them soooo long to show this? |
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jun 28, 2017 7:34:55 GMT -5
Wow Episode 11 "World Enough and Time" maybe be my favorite episode of the season. I was not expecting that to happen to Bill but I love the inclusion of the the original Mondasian Cybermen. I think this may be the first episode the show has ever done with multiple incarnations of the Master. I'm really looking forward to seeing The Doctor regenerating although I am sad to see Peter Capaldi leave. Agreed. I love how this threat was re-introduced, Bill's involvement, and the final scene was mind-blowing. This has been Capaldi's best season so far which makes it all the more harder to see him go after this. {Spoiler: Click to show}
And yes, to my knowledge, this is the first time we've ever seen more than one version of the Master together on-screen. It makes such much sense considering the show's long history and I have to wonder why did it take them soooo long to show this? Michelle Gomez is my DEFINITIVE incarnation of the master, and i gave up on the character after Delgado. |
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Post by Jesse on Jul 2, 2017 14:30:17 GMT -5
It makes such much sense considering the show's long history and I have to wonder why did it take them soooo long to show this? It may be as simple as Roger Delgado not wanting to come back to the show which is unfortunate given he was the best Master. Ideally I would have liked to see him return to unite with the Anthony Ainley version of the character. |
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Post by Jesse on Jul 2, 2017 15:32:55 GMT -5
Episode 12 "The Doctor Falls" {Spoiler}Bill realizing that she had been converted into a Cyberman was kind of heartbreaking and I will be sad to see Pearl Mackie leave the show. I thought she had some excellent performances this season though some of the writing for the character felt uneven at times.
I wasn't expecting the ending with Missy and the Master and am curious as to how the character will return. Michelle Gomez gave her best performances as the character this season and I even enjoyed the return of John Simm.
The return of Heather from the first episode of the season seemed like it came out of nowhere. Given the similarities between her powers and the monsters from "The Waters of Mars" I was disappointed that they never tied the two together. Plus there's still the mystery of whose spaceship it was that left the puddle way back in "The Pilot".
I also thought Peter Capaldi gave a decent performance in this and I'm even sadder to see him go as I feel like he was probably the best modern Doctor since Eccleston. I would concede that seasons 8-10 weren't always consistent and I would have liked to see him under a different show runner. But I feel the same about Matt Smith as well. At least we get one more Capaldi episode with the upcoming Christmas special.
I was really excited to see the return of David Bradley this time actually playing The Doctor as opposed to just playing William Hartnell. I can't wait to watch a brand new story featuring The First Doctor! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 20:38:24 GMT -5
It makes such much sense considering the show's long history and I have to wonder why did it take them soooo long to show this? It may be as simple as Roger Delgado not wanting to come back to the show which is unfortunate given he was the best Master. Ideally I would have liked to see him return to unite with the Anthony Ainley version of the character. I believe Delgado passed away from a car crash before Ainley ever took on the role. |
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Post by Confessor on Jul 3, 2017 0:09:44 GMT -5
Apparently the UK's Doctor Who Adventures comic/magazine is ceasing publication, effective immediately. The word from publishers Panini is that it's possibly only on hiatus and may return next year. Full story hereDid you know about this, tingramretro? |
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Post by tingramretro on Jul 3, 2017 0:55:57 GMT -5
It makes such much sense considering the show's long history and I have to wonder why did it take them soooo long to show this? It may be as simple as Roger Delgado not wanting to come back to the show which is unfortunate given he was the best Master. Ideally I would have liked to see him return to unite with the Anthony Ainley version of the character. Since Roger Delgado was killed in a car crash in 1973 and Ainley died in 2004, I think this was never really a likely scenario. |
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Post by tingramretro on Jul 3, 2017 1:01:50 GMT -5
Apparently the UK's Doctor Who Adventures comic/magazine is ceasing publication, effective immediately. The word from publishers Panini is that it's possibly only on hiatus and may return next year. Full story hereDid you know about this, tingramretro ? Yeah, it's not a surprise, really. Sales were falling even before Panini took over, and they haven't recovered. Thing is, DWA was aimed at very young kids, and while there were a lot of those in the audience back in 2006, these days te TV show is geared towards an older audience. It's picked up a sizeable international following and become more popular with actual SF fans, but it's lost the under 13 audience, so while DWM and the Titan line are doing fine, DWA was basically obsolete. |
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Post by Confessor on Jul 3, 2017 6:53:52 GMT -5
Apparently the UK's Doctor Who Adventures comic/magazine is ceasing publication, effective immediately. The word from publishers Panini is that it's possibly only on hiatus and may return next year. Full story hereDid you know about this, tingramretro ? Yeah, it's not a surprise, really. Sales were falling even before Panini took over, and they haven't recovered. Thing is, DWA was aimed at very young kids, and while there were a lot of those in the audience back in 2006, these days te TV show is geared towards an older audience. It's picked up a sizeable international following and become more popular with actual SF fans, but it's lost the under 13 audience, so while DWM and the Titan line are doing fine, DWA was basically obsolete. That's kind of a shame about the under 13s audience. I mean, it's a shame because being scared by Dr Who as a little kid and hiding behind the sofa is a traditionally British experience that every child should go through. Any theories as to why the show has lost that audience? And what are your own feelings about that? |
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Post by tingramretro on Jul 3, 2017 7:30:23 GMT -5
Yeah, it's not a surprise, really. Sales were falling even before Panini took over, and they haven't recovered. Thing is, DWA was aimed at very young kids, and while there were a lot of those in the audience back in 2006, these days te TV show is geared towards an older audience. It's picked up a sizeable international following and become more popular with actual SF fans, but it's lost the under 13 audience, so while DWM and the Titan line are doing fine, DWA was basically obsolete. That's kind of a shame about the under 13s audience. I mean, it's a shame because being scared by Dr Who as a little kid and hiding behind the sofa is a traditionally British experience that every child should go through. Any theories as to why the show has lost that audience? And what are your own feelings about that? Crazes come and go. Twelve years ago, the return of Doctor Who was a big thing, it sparked a craze. It lasted a surprisingly long time, peaking in 2008 and then winding down by about 2011. Kids like to be in on what's "in". Then, that was Doctor Who. Now, it'll be something else. The show still has a healthy following, I'm not anxious about it, but it would be unrealistic, I think, to expect the same level of interest to last this long. And of course, different production teams have different ideas as to their target market-I think Steven Moffat was going for a slightly older and more Sci-Fi literate, less mainstream audience, which is what he got. But those people don't buy publications like DWA. |
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Post by Jesse on Jul 3, 2017 15:15:56 GMT -5
I believe Delgado passed away from a car crash before Ainley ever took on the role. Since Roger Delgado was killed in a car crash in 1973 and Ainley died in 2004, I think this was never really a likely scenario. I hadn't realized he passed away so early tragic. |
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Post by tingramretro on Jul 4, 2017 0:36:53 GMT -5
I believe Delgado passed away from a car crash before Ainley ever took on the role. Since Roger Delgado was killed in a car crash in 1973 and Ainley died in 2004, I think this was never really a likely scenario. I hadn't realized he passed away so early tragic. Delgado died when the hired car he was in went off a cliff on the way to a film shoot in Turkey in 1973 (he wasn't driving). He had already decided to leave Doctor Who as his semi-regular status meant he wasn't really earning enough from it but wasn't being offered work elsewhere, and there were plans for a final story in which the Master would be killed off, but he died before it could be made. Delgado's death began the breakup of the "UNIT family" and was a contributory factor in Jon Pertee's decision to leave the following year (they'd been close friends). |
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Post by String on Jul 4, 2017 11:40:34 GMT -5
I hadn't realized he passed away so early tragic. Delgado died when the hired car he was in went off a cliff on the way to a film shoot in Turkey in 1973 (he wasn't driving). He had already decided to leave Doctor Who as his semi-regular status meant he wasn't really earning enough from it but wasn't being offered work elsewhere, and there were plans for a final story in which the Master would be killed off, but he died before it could be made. Delgado's death began the breakup of the "UNIT family" and was a contributory factor in Jon Pertee's decision to leave the following year (they'd been close friends). I wasn't aware of that, thanks for sharing. Such a pairing of Delgado & Ainley on-screen would have been delicious but I think Moffatt showed it right that in such a teaming, they would end up trying to outdo the other! As for the finale, I'm going to have to watch it again but I thought it was great. I think this season has been Capaldi's best and the speech he gave to the Master(s) was so heartfelt (and so crushing to hear Simms' response). The fate of Bill may be a bit suspect (and fortuitous) but I'm glad it worked out that way. Overall, Pearl Mackie did an amazing performance and delivered a very memorable companion. As for the ending, wow. I have no idea what is going to happen next and that's good. |
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