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Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who is more like Sherlock.
“Well, I’ve had his voice in my head since Local Hero came out in 1980-whatever-it-was. I think the key note Steven gave was that whereas the other Doctors tell you what they’re doing, he’ll keep things to himself for a while. Matt would tell you everything, but [Capaldi’s Doctor] keeps the process to himself until he acts on it.”It’s an approach that Boyce believes echoes another of Moffat’s hyperintelligent leading men. “I guess that’s more like Sherlock Holmes,” Cottrell-Boyce notes, “you know the wheels are turning in his head, but he’s not really letting you in on the process.”
I'm really loving this incarnation, but I'm sure the "not letting us in" business is going to get frustrating (as it sometimes does with Sherlock)!
Looking forward to tonight's episode .
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Liberty wrote:
Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who is more like Sherlock.
“Well, I’ve had his voice in my head since Local Hero came out in 1980-whatever-it-was. I think the key note Steven gave was that whereas the other Doctors tell you what they’re doing, he’ll keep things to himself for a while. Matt would tell you everything, but [Capaldi’s Doctor] keeps the process to himself until he acts on it.”It’s an approach that Boyce believes echoes another of Moffat’s hyperintelligent leading men. “I guess that’s more like Sherlock Holmes,” Cottrell-Boyce notes, “you know the wheels are turning in his head, but he’s not really letting you in on the process.”
I'm really loving this incarnation, but I'm sure the "not letting us in" business is going to get frustrating (as it sometimes does with Sherlock)!
Looking forward to tonight's episode.
Interesting. Inclined to agree with you, though… such as when he did it during the train ride of how to save Maisie/everyone without letting Gus know? Half comes across as mysterious brilliant alien-man, half just being an arse, as Clara was hurt by/rightfully points out (and yet happily runs back along with anyway, but that's another point…) You can be brilliant/sharper in personality while still throwing your friends a bone? Or is that just tv-paced plotting for you...
So looking forward to tonight's, too… neat idea! And love that Mark tweeted about the obvious literary-referenced title!
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They carried on the literary reference in the episode by
And carried on the Little Red Riding Hood reference by
Yes, "To The Moon" was another episode where the Doctor seemed to be keeping too much back. I like it sometimes in Sherlock (and in Doctor Who) when it works - I thought it was essential in TRF and ASIB. But I do like things to be explained in the end
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I actually really like the episode last night. Liked the theme of how humans abuse trees; but even though we treat them cruelly, they still protect us.The show moves fast and sometimes I don't catch all there is, but this episode has stayed in my mind today and I continue to mull it over. This usually means it really captured my imagination. Particularly liked that the Doctor did not bow to the pressure of giving the little girl meds, but wanted everyone to try to listen to her. Some thought provoking stuff in this episode.
For all that I like DW though, it makes me realize how glad I am that 'Sherlock' is 90 minutes and has that extra time for emotional development rather than just racing along through an exciting plot.
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Good post..
I agree.
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Well, that was lovely (to paraphrase Maebh ). If not a bit farfetched and frustrated once or twice again with Clara's lies. I did like how they tied it in to our fairytales, some good comments made by various characters (especially the Doctor with how we treat the earth and people who are 'off') and used more of an unusual 'natural' crisis instead of monster, though!
Liberty - yes! to your spoilers. And episode commentary. Eh… tv plotting for you?
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Wow, definitely on point, and my thoughts similar with the sister thing and people forgetting!
Maybe because, while still a neat episode/idea/certain good bits to it, it still felt slightly more unbelievably farfetched than 'Robin'?
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But isn't it fantasy?!
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Oh, but of course. I know it sounds a little odd to say it that way about a 'fantastical' show, but you know what I mean with a plot, however fantastical or far-fetched, being more 'believable' depending on if they make it seem believable enough to you? Making it make sense in the context of what's going on.
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Yes, I think all the episodes are a bit unbelievable, but some are more unbelievable than others . I never really felt onboard with Saturday's episode for some reason. Even the children sleeping in the museum at the start - why would that be allowed to happen? I think that set me off on the wrong foot. (And now somebody will tell me that their child has been on a school trip which involved sleeping in a museum!).
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Exactly! What I was trying to get at.
And I'm sorry, but your last sentence made me laugh a lot. May I be the first to say that I myself got to do so? Don't remember when… maybe when 8 or 9? The city's Natural History museum, as part of some educational adventure involving staying down there, but perhaps it was different because it was for just our small group of Girl Scouts (so, not some rowdy class). But it certainly left a lasting impression, remembering almost nothing about the lecture/class portion and everything about sleeping in the dark with just security lights on and the shadows of the dinosaur displays…
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That's so funny! I just knew I was going to be proved wrong! It sounds like a lot of fun - I would have loved to have spent the night in a museum when I was a child. I do think that nowadays so many rules and regulations would get in the way - health and safety, fire regulations, etc. And with the school being in London, you'd expect them just to have a day trip rather than unnecessarily staying overnight.
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Exactly. I mean, I wish I even remembered why it was an overnight trip or the context of the whole thing, other than it being awesome or getting special tour/class outside of regular busy hours… maybe my mom might as I'm pretty sure she chaperoned. The city was only an hour away, but maybe it was just easier for timing and doing other things while down there and shuffling a whole group of girls and their stuff around.
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I myself spent the night on the cold marble floor of the Museum of Science in Boston with a bunch of girl scouts when my daughter was little. They open it up to groups like that after hours. There are special shows and things for the kids well into the night. It was fun!
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So it's not far-fetched at all then! I'm so used to buildings that have to be locked up at night - and I didn't think a museum would allow a couple of teachers and some children to be there in a deserted building. But maybe they have special arrangements for for school trips. I'm kind of tempted to phone up a museum and see if they'd let me sleep over!
Edit: it turns out the Science Museum does organised sleepovers once a month! Not quite the same as the Doctor Who situation (not just one school group but many - up to 460 campers!), but I wonder if that's where the sleepover idea came from (somebody involved having a child who went to that). Sadly, they don't do an adult version.
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Oh… For… *facepalms* Ha. Missy!! (and a thousand theorizing fans just punched the air!)
What did you guys think? How is that entire 'area' possible? (no spoilers here!)
In looking back, now, what do you think of Missy's comment at the end of Flatline, when we see her looking at video of how events ended and saying 'Clara, my girl. I have chosen well.' With what… her personality and/or ability to 'do' the kind of thing the Doctor does?
Eesh… yeah, Liberty! Unnerving mental images, too. Also didn't see that stuff coming.
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I'm going to have to do my research and watch
I don't know about Missy's comment - I've been thinking about that, but just not sure. It was right after Clara had kind of been the Doctor - possibly a slightly less "human" Doctor too. Interesting. I suppose an alternative might be that Missy is saying that she has chosen well herself - chosen who she is - that she will interact with the Doctor and Clara in a particular way. I don't think so though, just playing with that idea!
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Ha… love your comment, again! Definitely interesting 'sinister' touches, with Cybermen, and various bits of Missy to now. And just went 'ack' in surprised thought at your suggestion. Doesn't seem quite the way that phrase is said, but I love the idea.
Yeah… true, might be nice to watch
We'll just have to wait and see how they wrap it up...