S7. Ep10. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS

[Rassilon]

What did you think?

[Eryx]

I liked it thought it wasn't quite what I had expected from the trailer, but it had me trying to suss out what was going on from start to finish.

[da professor]

So, Clara saw the Doctor's name in the History of the Time War. Not sure whether she recognised it, but it wasn't quite a jaw-dropping revelation for her. Makes me even more curious, if anything.

[stahlman]

A real treat for all of us I think. the link to the Eye of Harmony makes more sense here than it did in the 8th Doctor TV movie-a very imaginative 'bio computer' concept for the architectural configuration system and a fiftieth anniversary nod to Edge of Destruction. Thoroughly enjoyable.

[Escher]

High points:

• hearing Jon Pertwee's voice
  
• The Architectural Configuration System bit
  
• The Library
  
• The Eye of Harmony
  

[mike]

A good episode. The architectural configuration system was interesting - the 'living metal' comment reminded me of the 'Silver Nemesis'.

[ninjaconor]

It's funny, but I always knew the TARDIS was huge but never imagined there'd be stuff actually under the control room. Thought it was very cool to see all those little nooks and crannies.

I do wonder when he re-established the link to the Eye of Harmony though, as the 9th and 10th Doctors had to charge the TARDIS by parking it on the Cardiff rift.

[Curufea]

It was nice to see that the pool was also quite close to the library.

However I thought the episode was a bit bland.

[imajica]

They've been long overdue an episode entirely inside the TARDIS, I just wish they'd given it to Neil Gaiman. That being said, I thought this one was great after the fairly bland start to the series. "Hide" and this one really put the series back on track.

Loved - the geography of the TARDIS. The library, the observatory (wish we'd seen more of that!) the pool, even the hint of the layout system on the console. The Eye of Harmony was suitably grand and Magrathean. The Encyclopaedia Gallifreya - spend an evening drinking history!

Liked - the salvage team. It was just the sort of practical joke any of us would play on our brothers given the chance.

Not so fond of - the Deus-Ex-TARDIS to wrap everything up. Felt very rushed.

Even liked the trailer for next week.

[garethl]

May 1, 2013 7:36:52 GMT imajica said:

Liked - the salvage team. It was just the sort of practical joke any of us would play on our brothers given the chance.

Really I found it a bit cruel.

I liked this episode, was different from what I expected. Somehow before the episode I had the impression that the Eye of Harmony was a black hole.

[knasser]

May 1, 2013 8:36:36 GMT garethl said:

Somehow before the episode I had the impression that the Eye of Harmony was a black hole.

It was... before this episode.

"Moffffaaat!"

[Kit]

Aside from the Eye of Harmony issue, i was scratching my head at the notion that the history of the time war was just sitting there in book form. Who the hell was capable of writing it and why would they? and why would the Doctor even have a copy? And leave it out in the open in the library where any companion could stumble across it?

also undercuts the severity of Ten's reaction to River knowing his name. it goes from 'Theres only one time i could ever tell it" to 'oh, you saw it in the book i keep lying around"

[imajica]

May 1, 2013 8:36:36 GMT garethl said:

May 1, 2013 7:36:52 GMT imajica said:

Liked - the salvage team. It was just the sort of practical joke any of us would play on our brothers given the chance.

Really I found it a bit cruel.

Okay, maybe they took it a bit far. But, given the chance to convince one of my brothers they were a robot and had to do everything I said? C'mon, who wouldn't jump at that! At least for a few days...