Rassilon
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Post by Rassilon on Apr 17, 2011 15:17:37 GMT
What did you think?
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Post by Eryx on May 14, 2011 18:19:13 GMT
Loved it!
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Post by Rel Fexive on May 14, 2011 19:40:32 GMT
Best.
Ever.
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Post by traveller61 on May 14, 2011 20:39:55 GMT
Well that is my first "Absolutely Brilliant" for this series ;D
I loved it and will have to get this one on DVD when it comes out. Request to BBC - please get Neil Gaiman to write more scripts.
DW
PS. Was it just me or did I see a crashed Constitution class starship in the opening graveyard scene???
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dancerboy22
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Post by dancerboy22 on May 14, 2011 20:53:35 GMT
i loved this episode it was such a old dr who type episode lol
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Post by Eryx on May 14, 2011 22:36:52 GMT
I loved it and will have to get this one on DVD when it comes out. Request to BBC - please get Neil Gaiman to write more scripts. I agree! I'd like to see him write a few more. Really? I shall have to take a look next time I watch it. |
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Eternally Lost Zeppo
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Post by Eternally Lost Zeppo on May 14, 2011 23:17:15 GMT
Awesome stuff!
My only issue is how leaving the universe is suddenly not such a big deal as it was with the Tenth Doctor, who got very distressed about such business and made sure to patch up any holes in the universe that he found.
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Post by Kit on May 15, 2011 6:01:40 GMT
I thought Auntie and Uncle were distractingly over the top. Nephew was relatively pointless and they clearly wished they could hire Helena Bonham Carter for Idris. The ease of leaving and re-entering the universe and the ease of House to kill hundreds of what must have been incredibly stupid Time Lords was a bit vexing. But, the conversations with the TARDIS were wonderful
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Post by marknorfolk on May 15, 2011 7:18:01 GMT
I thought it was great. No problem with the casting or characterisation. Would've liked the much vaunted 'seeing much more of the TARDIS' to be more than a few corridors, but good to see the Eccleston/Tennant console room again. Kit: I guess even a Time Lord is easy prey if he/she is trapped in a TARDIS that House controls, with any non-TL companions kept alive and driven mad to be recepticles for future TARDISs. Cheers Mark |
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Post by da professor on May 15, 2011 7:43:24 GMT
"She's the Tardis...and a woman!"
"Did you wish really hard?"
LOL
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jadrax
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Post by jadrax on May 15, 2011 9:58:02 GMT
That was pretty much a perfect episode.
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Post by Eryx on May 15, 2011 10:04:32 GMT
Awesome stuff! My only issue is how leaving the universe is suddenly not such a big deal as it was with the Tenth Doctor, who got very distressed about such business and made sure to patch up any holes in the universe that he found. I guess the difference is that when he has the chance to find one of the "good" timelords he'll make it happen. Plus there's a rift which allows passage. |
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Post by sutekh on May 15, 2011 10:50:19 GMT
That was an amazing piece of television! Easily the best episode of Matt Smith's tenure so far. The writing was solid, the acting was strong, and the sets and costumes were excellent. I just wish that we had the opportunity to see more of Idris...
Does anybody else think that the scenes with Amy and Rory in the TARDIS were intended as a subtle reference to the tendency of companions in the classic series to spend most of their time running around in corridors?
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Post by da professor on May 15, 2011 11:41:10 GMT
Does anybody else think that the scenes with Amy and Rory in the TARDIS were intended as a subtle reference to the tendency of companions in the classic series to spend most of their time running around in corridors? I hadn't thought of that, but now you mention it.. ;D |
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Post by Curufea on May 15, 2011 12:49:35 GMT
My only problem is that House killed hundred of Time Lords - I don't think that many had ever left Gallifrey. I think it more likely it had only killed a dozen or so.
I've no problem with Time Lords being killed - they aren't in any way indestructible. They're only slightly harder to kill than a human.
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Post by curtisj on May 15, 2011 13:36:39 GMT
Well there are only about a dozen cubes in the cupboard... It's possible that House was exaggerating.
And I thought it was absolutely wonderful. It's also the first Matt Smith episode which I think only Matt's Doctor would have been able to do to full effect.
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Eternally Lost Zeppo
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Post by Eternally Lost Zeppo on May 15, 2011 13:47:46 GMT
My only problem is that House killed hundred of Time Lords - I don't think that many had ever left Gallifrey. I think it more likely it had only killed a dozen or so. They never left Gallifrey pre-Time War, but maybe things changed when the War started up. It's possible they were either out on assignment, or maybe they left in protest once the Council started going all dark side. |
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Post by Escher on May 15, 2011 13:53:05 GMT
A wonderful and instantly classic episode. Also some very exciting factual additions to the mythology: The TARDIS chose the Doctor; She took him where he needed to go, not where he wanted to go.
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Post by Rel Fexive on May 15, 2011 15:05:17 GMT
My only problem is that House killed hundred of Time Lords - I don't think that many had ever left Gallifrey. I think it more likely it had only killed a dozen or so. They never left Gallifrey pre-Time War, but maybe things changed when the War started up. It's possible they were either out on assignment, or maybe they left in protest once the Council started going all dark side. "Never" is a bit strong - there's no point having TARDISes if you never go anywhere. They could easily observe events in person without interfering, and how would the CIA do any meddling if they couldn't travel? And if they never went anywhere, how would people know who they are? And then there's battles against Great Vampires, Morbius, and others I can't remember right now. |
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Post by da professor on May 15, 2011 15:28:30 GMT
During the era covered by the classic season, the majority of Timelords never went anywhere, but there were exceptions (the Doctor, the Master, the Rani, the Monk, the War Chief, Drax, Romana, Susan, K'anpo Rimpoche, Salyavin). As only a relatively small amount of the Doctor's life is known to us, it's not unreasonable to assume that he knows a few more that weren't revealed at the time.
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Post by Escher on May 15, 2011 15:36:24 GMT
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Post by boxer01 on May 15, 2011 15:58:34 GMT
Please tell me where I can get a copy of that image!!!!!
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rev503
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Post by rev503 on May 16, 2011 11:53:00 GMT
I did like that set
House: Fear me I've killed hundreds of Time Lords
Doctor: Fear me I killed all of them!
The Doctor/Tardis conversations were worth any other problems with the episode, not that I thought there were any, just even if there were, those few conversations between Sexy and the Doctor were priceless.
Gamain excelled, as always, making an old concept new again.
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Post by ugavine on May 18, 2011 14:07:05 GMT
Now there have been some cracking episodes/stories in the new DW (Empty Child, Girl in the Fireplace, Blink, Impossible Planet) and some great old ones too (City of Death, The Sea Devils, Pyramids of Mars) so I'm going out on a limb a bit here when I say The Doctor's Wife was possibly the best ever episode of Doctor Who. I loved it that much, I really did  |
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Post by chickenpaddy on May 18, 2011 18:48:08 GMT
Now there have been some cracking episodes/stories in the new DW (Empty Child, Girl in the Fireplace, Blink, Impossible Planet) and some great old ones too (City of Death, The Sea Devils, Pyramids of Mars) so I'm going out on a limb a bit here when I say The Doctor's Wife was possibly the best ever episode of Doctor Who. I loved it that much, I really did I thought it was a really good episode, too. But not THAT good. Still, though. I gave it a "wonderful" rating. |
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Post by zebaroth on May 20, 2011 4:12:45 GMT
i liked it
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Post by Curufea on May 27, 2011 0:47:08 GMT
I did like that set House: Fear me I've killed hundreds of Time Lords Doctor: Fear me I killed all of them! The Doctor/Tardis conversations were worth any other problems with the episode, not that I thought there were any, just even if there were, those few conversations between Sexy and the Doctor were priceless. Gamain excelled, as always, making an old concept new again. Nah - Mat Smith didn't deliver the line properly. It was just too flippant. Anyhow, House could have been exaggerating. |
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