Doctor Who - Series 8

best. villain. ever.

If next week's Cybermen are defeated by emotions again, I am so done with them.

If next week's Cybermen are defeated by emotions again, I am so done with them.

They'll be defeated by childish innocence and imagination.

“I once spent quite a long time trying to get a yappy Australian back to Heathrow Airport”

“Brave heart Clara”

Loved the references to Tegan. This week's episode was great, and I really think Madame Vastra, Jenny, and Strax should get a spinoff series.

and I really think Madame Vastra, Jenny, and Strax should get a spinoff series.

Apparently that was the plan, but the idea was scrapped

Today's ep was entertaining.

 Spoiler

I'd like it if "Mr Clever" actually remained inside the doctor bringing a different dimension to the show. Also honestly if you have the brain of a genius with cyberman overclocked processing power. I'm sure you'd have more creativity than "mr clever" ..

But oh well finale next week. excite-

A rather forgettable episode really.

 Spoiler

The Doctor talking to the other Doctor was kinda dumb. Would have been better if they had just kept on communicating inside his mind, rather than him physically turning around to show either side of his face. Ruined the scene for me somewhat.

The kids didn't really do much, but every single bit of screentime the girl got was annoying.

Didn't make sense why the Cybermen were all like super matrix fast at the start, and then at the end were storming the castle via slow march. And the Cyber Dude inside the Doctors Head conveniently shut down all the cybermen at once because it needs 3 million cyber brains to contemplate it's next move, are you kidding? what a cheap way to end the danger.

So yeah, wasn't a big fan of this one. It had it's moments, but seriously.

Anyway:
short minisode which acts as a prequel to the finale:
[video=youtube_share;mtaIpkjF6Ss]http://youtu.be/mtaIpkjF6Ss[/video]

The trailers for the next episode have COMPLETELY spoiled Clara's identity for me. It's still a really cool twist, but I was surprised they built it up this much just to spoil it in the trailer.

 Who is Clara? SPOILERS

Clara is THE companion. As the Doctor said in the prequel, she's perfect, everything he could want in a companion. And that's because she is his companion and always has been. Clara enters the Doctor's timeline to save from him danger, and in the process replaces all his past companions. as seen in the trailer where she is wearing the clothes of the doctors past companions.

It could be way worse. AMC managed to spoil the death of a character, from The Walking Dead, at least a month before the episode finally aired.

Finally saw the episode, and I thought it was okay. The Cyber-Doctor seemed a bit too emotional for a Cyberman. I actually kinda like the new Cyberman design, though they're not as creepy as the original Cybermen, who still had human hands. *shudder* And I didn't hear a single Cyberman yell "DELETE!" so that made me happy.

Just finished "Nightmare in Silver", thoroughly enjoyed it.

I loved the exchange between Matt Smith and himself, and the little mentions ("Fantastic" in a Northern accent, and "Allons-y!") were great.

I knew I wouldn't like the kids from the end of "The Crimson Horror", and I wish I would be proven wrong. Nope. If the Doctor left the Cyber implant on Angie/we never see her again, I would be completely fine. Artie was okay.

Porridge's character was lovely. Didn't see the whole "Emperor" thing coming.

Also,

They'll be defeated by childish innocence and imagination.

You have no idea how glad I am that it ended with an implosion instead.

Was anyone else expecting the Doctor to let Artie play chess against the Cyber Planner?
It seemed like it was set up that way to trick us, since his earlier comment about being in the chess club

Artie didn't have much to do in this episode, so it really didn't surprise me. All the character development went towards Angie, while Artie was just...there. By the time the Doctor started playing chess, I had completely forgotten Artie was in the chess club... :/

EDIT: And when I mentioned your comment to a friend, Razmos, he responded with "Who's Artie?" Haha

Yeah, Artie was a bit of a non-character, but better than another annoying bint like Angie.

Pretty decent episode overall. I liked it, but it didn't really stand out, as particularly good or bad.

 Spoiler

Seriously, Clara's the "combination of all the companions"? I really hope not. That's a bit...bleh.

EDIT: Also, the character of Porridge is ridiculous. Seriously, he runs away, fine, sure, but he doesn't go on a jaunt of the galaxy, he becomes a "ride" operator at a closed amusement park? Seriously?

Just a warning: The final episode has been leaked in America due to the blu-rays for series 7b being leaked early.

be careful of spoilers.

I'm planning on staying away from any Doctor Who-related forum/subreddit for the next week.

oh my god that was amazing

Absolutely brilliant finale.

 Spoiler

I was really worried that Jenny actually died. It was so incredibly heartbreaking.
"Madam, i forgot to lock the door before we went into a trance. I'm sorry, i'm so sorry. I think I've been murdered"

Cannot express how glad I am that she actually didn't die

That was awesome. I loved seeing all the old Doctors in the episode as well.

 Spoiler

I'm thinking John Hurt could be the Valeyard...or someone similar. For those who don't know who the Valeyard is, here's the Master explaining who he is:

That was fantastic!

 Spoiler

Teared up a bit at a few parts (Jenny "dying", River) and the ending left me "WHAT"-ing.

laahv it