Molly Hooper wrote:

Yes, I know! The next episode looks utterly terrifying!! 

I did see that. It looks pretty good. Note to self: No socialising next Sunday so I definately don't miss it!

Sparrow wrote:

Oh, well I'm going to be a devil and say that the last episode was... awesome!! And the trailer for the next one... I think I'll die until Saturday. 

 
Hey, now....  hush, you!  ;D
Fortunately, I freaking finally got to see both the last two I missed, thanks to single eps on Amazon.  And yes -- pretty awesome.    But, please tell me I'm not the only Whovian who was curiously reminded of a certain oldies rock song and just had to look it up again to listen to the whole thing, promptly getting 'the hungry wolf' stuck in my head all day long!  Thanks, Mark!!     

And even without knowing the 'classics', it's so neat to see the trend of 'nods' to past adventures... the 'love letter to the show/fans' as you will, that they described the run leading up to the big special would be.     Still a little uncertainly wondering/amused at what big 'scary'/'danger' mind twist will be under the surface.....  the Intelligence and Silence comments we were making a couple pages back?  Think it's both?

What with the Doctor staying in shadows, even his greatest foe asking 'Doctor Who?' (and they've made a point to have it happen a couple more times since!), teasing about the words Dorium left us with the last finale, about "the fields of Trenzalore, the fall of the Eleventh, and the Question"… the question he'd been running from his whole life.  I really hope it's clever (and doesn't necessarily mean a fatal 'Silence will fall/Fall of the Eleventh).  ;)   Better watch out for those ickle Silence….  ;)   (speaking of which, very amused there's been minor internet buzz here and there again, like last year, with geeks concerning April 23 being the date from the show when the Impossible Astronaut appeared, and marking it (pun intended) as a tally mark day with those distinctive tally marks on arms, to have a bit of inside joke fun with the world... sure you've probably heard of that, too... ha).

Been back since Tuesday and have caught up with the two episodes I missed. You know what they say, 'An episode a day keeps The Doctor away'. Hang on a minute...that can't be right!

Oh, of course.  Just was recalling all those previous snippets of bait, wondering where it fit, and if the 'fall' was metaphorical or not…  (…wow.. talk about the writers in past year doing a bunch of little similar 'nods' between both their shows lately!!  kinda hilarious!  ;p  ;) )
Even love it when they rib at the Doctor's own words and situations.... remember it came up in recent thread, joking about his attitude of 'never knowingly be serious?'   Well, what does he go and say in the last episode but respond to taking the crisis seriously by saying 'I'm always serious.  ...With days off.'   Uh huh.   And thought you might've seen this, but was a LI-ttle more than excited and curiously wary the instant I saw the new promo pic (this is for the 50th special):



Lookit who else is mentioned!!  Yaay!!!  ;D   (although I'm not the only one, surely, who is both "hopefullycuriouslyfascinated" and yet mixed about them tackling such a big Thing as is the Doctor's name, that's always been such a facet of the show since the beginning to make it a part of the very special anniversary tribute and, as we've mentioned, already been teasingly skirted around with connections to prophecies already....   Still maintain/hope it's a really neat and clever twist, knowing them, because part of me somehow doesn't want to know what his name is, or even non-verbally shared with all the characters he's in contact with, and keep the mystery!)

I just posted a link to that.

Personally, I don't think they'll reveal his name to us. Maybe someone will find out his name and use it as a weapon or something, but I don't think we will know it. Because if we know his name, it's no longer "Doctor Who". River knows his name, so maybe it's exctracted out of her. Who knows. (I did say River has to come back, didn't I?)  

Remember how he tells Amy the words in Old High Gallifreyan could "raise empires and destroy Gods" is harnassed correctly. And then is some Classic episode, the Doctor's name appears in old Gallifreyan as δ³Σx². His name is also said to be Theta Sigma which may just be a "translation" of the mathematical thingy I just posted. Although the first letter is delta, not theta. 

Shhh people haven't seen it yet!!! o_O I get it a few hours after you British people. I'm only just watching it now. 

I  haven't seen it either.   I  get it in  4  hours from now.    I've  caught up with  most episodes.   An  episode a day  keeps the dr away?   no,  that's not right.   HAHAHAHA  clever to think that.   I  don't think River KNOWS  what the dr's name is.   If she does,  then HOW  does she know it?   We  know that River is Rory and Amy''s daughter.   and yet,  she knows more abt the dr than anyone else.   HOW? 

Ok  I  missed most of  the rings of atkhaten (sp?) episode,    but  There is one episode in  which Clara leaves the tardis,  and  the doctor stares out at her with a sour look on his face.   Anyone notice that?   How come?  

And what do you mean,  the TARDIS  doesn't like Clara?  Ohhh---  it  doesn't let her in  that one time?  yeah  I saw that part.  Oh  dear.   I  thot the dr gave her a key already?       

No,  there weren't any spoilers,  davina  .   I've just seen the episode.  I  like haunted houses,  as long as it's not too scary.   And  the minute that one line was uttered by the doctor,  I  thought,  OH  please.  not another reference to Sherlock Holmes!!!   when Are they gonna stop doing that???  This leads me to thinking  (and hoping)  that a cross over show will be done.   you know,  the dr pops over to 221 B Baker street in 2013,  and asks for Sherlocks help,  and  It  becomes a 2 parter,  with Sherlock solving the mystery.   I've had that dream for awhile.   kinda weird.  

I get the feeling I've seen that house before. on another ep of dr who.    Anyone notice?  

The house is definitely familiar. I'm going to try and do some research and find out.

POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!! Keep moving if you haven't seen the episode!


I loved that episode. I agree with the Clara is a paradox thing. Although the TARDIS did open up to her in the end. Whether that is because the TARDIS knew it was the only way to save the doctor I'm not sure. I loved the 'you can stop holding my hand' 'I'm not' scream bit too. I thought it was sweet that the Doctor went and helped those creatures. So by all accounts Clara is just an ordinary girl. So I guess she is just projected into different periods in time with no memory of the past/future but with a couple of implanted thoughts like 'Run you clever boy and remember'. I can't remember does Oswin know the Doctor when they first speak or is that their first meeting? (I know it's the first for the Doctor, wibbly-wobbly and all).
Also the slither of ice in his heart was interesting too. Very curious!