The plot was definitely a little on the weak side, and didn't seem to resolve itself (did the snow just melt?), but the episode itself was amazing. Strax was a great character, especially his interaction with The Doctor.
Clara was a simply marvelous character, even without the timey-wimey-ness of her character. I can't to see how Moffat connects Clara and Oswin. (And if he manages to conclude the "Doctor Who?" arc/involve River Song, it will be just that much amazing.)
As a side-note, does anyone know how Strax got brought back? Was it just that random future tech that Vastra has?
Quote:Spearhead From Space has been chosen by BBC America to represent the Third Doctor in its Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited celebratory season.
A documentary entitled The Doctors Revisited: The Third Doctor will air on Sunday 31st March at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central, followed by the four-part story that ushered in the Jon Pertwee era.
The documentary will see Steven Moffat, Caroline Skinner, David Tennant, and Hugh Bonneville discussing how the Third Doctor brought action and stunts to the series. It will also feature other as-yet-unspecified contributors.
Doctor Who 50th anniversary:
90 minute 3D episode. 10th Doctor and Rose return.
I can imagine people being quite happy about this, I know how much some people love David Tennant.
Anyway, looking forward to the episode tonight. Can't wait to learn more about Clara.
Razmos Wrote:Doctor Who 50th anniversary:
90 minute 3D episode. 10th Doctor and Rose return.
I can imagine people being quite happy about this, I know how much some people love David Tennant.
Anyway, looking forward to the episode tonight. Can't wait to learn more about Clara.
omfg why do they have to keep bringing Rose back can they not just leave her alone
edit: actually turn left was my favourite episode ever so if its as good as that i will forgive them bringing her back
English Wrote:omfg why do they have to keep bringing Rose back can they not just leave her alone
edit: actually turn left was my favourite episode ever so if its as good as that i will forgive them bringing her back
While I agree that they brought her back too much during the Russel T. Davies era (9th and 10th doctors) It will be nice to see her now and how she contrasts with the way the show is recently. It's hard to imagine her interacting with Matt Smith or Jenna-Louise Coleman. It's been quite a while since Rose last appeared, I think it's been long enough now for it to not feel forced.
Razmos Wrote:While I agree that they brought her back too much during the Russel T. Davies era (9th and 10th doctors) It will be nice to see her now and how she contrasts with the way the show is recently. It's hard to imagine her interacting with Matt Smith or Jenna-Louise Coleman. It's been quite a while since Rose last appeared, I think it's been long enough now for it to not feel forced.
Oh i actually completely forgot that Rose hasn't met 11th doc yet LOL that'll be interesting :f6:
For those of you who haven't seen it. Here is the prequel to the new episode tonight.
[video=youtube;2IROtC6cAT4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IROtC6cAT4[/video]
Ewww I was hoping Rose would never come back. It's bad enough I'll have to watch the Tenth Doctor again, but at least they won't be the center of attention in the 50th.
I definitely enjoyed it and I'm in love with Clara but the episode didn't feel like it was going anywhere?? I felt all the way through it like it was just a dream sequence or that it wasn't really happening, it was just so odd, and i'm so done with the recent trend of having 3 minute conclusions.
I think I kind-of overhyped it too.
it was still a good episode though.
I thought there wasn't really any sort of villain in this episode... well there was, but it wasn't particularly menacing.
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Also, it was the same villain from the LAST episode (the christmas special)
One thing that my dad noticed, which I didn't at first, is that Clara's "Around the world" travel book had a year of her life crossed off from 10-24, but age 23 was missing.
I sense timey wimey stuff happening here. especially since she invented the name Oswin in this episode. Is this chronologically before her death? this is very confusing. I'm honestly stumped as to Clara's identity, her deaths and just.. everything about her.
Also, I wonder if she still maintained her computer savvy genius after the episode ended.
EDIT: Oh, and by the way, I loved the new revamped opening theme. It sounds awesome.
I actually kind of enjoyed this new episode...I love Clara's theme SO much. This episode brought some much needed laughter, too. The Doctor is a funny man....
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SO. First things first: Ever since the Snowmen episode, the part at the end that always gets me is "Great Intelligence? That rings a bell..." It's something so minor, something so subtle, that it drove me CRAZY trying to figure out where we've heard it before. So I was doing some thinking a few days ago, and it dawned on me. The great intelligence began by mimicking, mirroring, correct? That's what the Doctor said anyways. Sound familiar? PLANET MIDNIGHT. The creature, unknown lifeform that mimicked and mirrored inside the shuttle...Could it potentially be the same creature? Just my thoughts, because you never really hear of or see that creature ever again.
Also, I am disappointed int he fact that this episode didn't make me THAT scared of wi-fi like Moffat said. :[ I was expecting something awesome, but I dunno...But I'm glad to have Doctor Who back in my life, and I'm excited to see how this all unfolds!
Doxinator Wrote:I actually kind of enjoyed this new episode...I love Clara's theme SO much. This episode brought some much needed laughter, too. The Doctor is a funny man....
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SO. First things first: Ever since the Snowmen episode, the part at the end that always gets me is "Great Intelligence? That rings a bell..." It's something so minor, something so subtle, that it drove me CRAZY trying to figure out where we've heard it before. So I was doing some thinking a few days ago, and it dawned on me. The great intelligence began by mimicking, mirroring, correct? That's what the Doctor said anyways. Sound familiar? PLANET MIDNIGHT. The creature, unknown lifeform that mimicked and mirrored inside the shuttle...Could it potentially be the same creature? Just my thoughts, because you never really hear of or see that creature ever again.
Also, I am disappointed int he fact that this episode didn't make me THAT scared of wi-fi like Moffat said. :[ I was expecting something awesome, but I dunno...But I'm glad to have Doctor Who back in my life, and I'm excited to see how this all unfolds!
Spoiler
the Great Intelligence is actually a classic Doctor Who villain from the original series. You'll never guess what his true name is: Yog-Sothoth. Like, full on Cthulu mythos here.
I suppose it makes sense that he could be the creature from Midnight. but I doubt it will ever be explained. And it was just a random planet in the middle of nowhere and the plot was disconnected from any other plots.
Funnily enough, after just reading some stuff on the Tardis Wikia, the christmas special was actually the first time the Great Intelligence had met the doctor, but not the first time the Doctor had met him. In the episode the doctor shows the GI the London Underground, which provokes the GI to attack it in a 2nd Doctor story.
That's some damn good continuity right there.
