900 Going On 11th Incarnation - Doctor Who

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I think that's because previously the Doctor hardly knew her. Now they're both moving toward the point where they know each other quite well, (possibly intimately) so they're developing a new dynamic.

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No i mean that last season they would compare stories and say "Have we done this yet, have we done that yet?" suggesting they see each other out of sequence, but now it seems that they are just traveling in opposite directions, which would make saying "Have we done this/that yet?" pointless, because neither of them would have yet done any of the things that the other can remember doing with them.

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I think they're still jumping around a bit. "Travelling in opposite directions" is probably just a simplification from the writer to shut up the less curious viewers. Of course there'll be those like me filling in the meetings from River's point of view into the chronological order.

Although as I understood it, River wasn't a time traveller, just a person who met the Doctor many times over the course of her life. If she is a time traveller, how does she do it?

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Check out this list of teasers the BBC released about Episodes 5 and 6 (The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People):

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-Described as Avatar meets The Thing
-An old converted monastery is mining acid
-The Flesh is programmable matter
-There is a bad, scary monster at the end
-The Flesh creatures are very scary
-Amy has a secret
-Rory is worried about losing Amy
-These episodes are a pivotal part of this year’s story arc
-Some whispered words in the second half of the story will have “mind-blowing significance”
-Huge surprises, including the chance to hear “some voices from the past”
-Ends on a massive cliffhanger that spin us off into the mid-series finale

Wow. Epic.  

Here are the episodes summed up:

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Meet The Flesh. A shimmering pool of gelatinous white matter, threaded with veins like an eyeball. Step into the alcove, strap yourself into the harness, and the Flesh can take your form. You can control the cloned drone like a puppet, performing dangerous tasks without putting yourself in danger.

That’s what’s happening in the monastery where the TARDIS crash-lands. And all things considered, it’s going pretty well. As long as the Flesh doesn’t start having ideas of its own…

[Reply #324 on:]

spoiler tags please. Not everyone wants to read about the future.

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There are no big spoilers in there, BBC wouldn't release anything that ruined the plot. The episode is on in 2 weeks and 2 days anyway. 

[Reply #326 on:]

I'm one of those picky people who doesn't like to know anything. I've been looking very low on the screen these last two posts. Big? Small? They're all spoilers.

[Reply #327 on:]

Hardly... 

It's just like reading the blurb of a book or DVD...

[Reply #328 on:]

Spoiler tags please, Danny. Spoiler tags. There are some of us who don't read that stuff for a reason.

[Reply #329 on:]

Better not to post spoilers about unaired episodes at all.

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Why have our posts deleted? That COMPLETELY destroys the purpose of Spoiler Tags... 

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SPOILER: SNAPE KILLS RIVER SONG WITH ROSEBUD (WHICH IS PEOPLE)!

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COMPLETELY destroys the purpose....   Yeah I'm still mad. 

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SPOILER: SNAPE KILLS RIVER SONG WITH ROSEBUD (WHICH IS PEOPLE)!

But Snape was River's father!

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SPOILER: SNAPE KILLS RIVER SONG WITH ROSEBUD (WHICH IS PEOPLE)!

But Snape was River's father!

And Snape is River's daughter!

[Reply #335 on:]

But it was all a dream.

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Well that was a pretty damn good episode, Siren was alright, only problem was the ending, 17th Century Pirates flying a Spaceship with no food or drink??? Hm. And I thought Captain Avery didn't give a turd about his son. 

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I liked the trailer for next time. I saw something in it that I haven't seen since The War Games.

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I liked the trailer for next time. I saw something in it that I haven't seen since The War Games.

What be that Xanfor?

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I wasnt that impressed with this last episode to be honest. I liked the idea, but meh. Also (I'll put it in spoilers in case anyone hasnt seen the episode yet):

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Why didnt the Doctor do more to stop those first crew members from "Dying"? Here they are, walking to the siren for their death, and he barely lifts a finger to stop them. And when Amy is trying to save Rory, and seemingly fails? The Doctor does nothing but watch from the sidelines. Why's he been so apathetic this season in terms of death?"

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Maybe he knew it was pointless because no matter how long they hold them back they are gonna get touched at some point.

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BBC radio 4 just aired a program on When Douglas Met the Doctor. When Douglas Adams was in charge, however briefly, of scripts at Doctor Who. He was there for about a year. He was extremely creative but really undisciplined and many of his scripts made it into the show.

And at Uni he wrote a play called Doctor Which a spoof of Who.

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The Curse of the Black spot was just boring to me. I'm getting tired of Doctor Who using bloody markings for everything. Like, "mysterious markings just appeared on my skin oh no" is just laughable now.

 The Siren (appropriately played by Lily Cole) was absolutely foul! Well, I suppose that's the reaction you want for a monster

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(even though it turns out she was a program/holographic nurse... thing...)

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I'm starting to think the little girl might be River Song's and the Doctor's, and that this odd pregnancy storyline around Amy is meant to just throw us off.

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10 juicy teasers for 'The Doctor's Wife'...

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•We learn all about a previously unmentioned Time Lord, the Corsair.
 •“I’ve just had a new idea about kissing!”
 •The Doctor doesn’t always get where he wants to go, but he always ends up where he needs to be.
 •At one point, we see a very different side to Rory.
 •A very big question about regeneration is finally answered.
 •We learn exactly how long the Doctor has been travelling in time and space.
 •Amy is the “orangey girl” and Rory is the “pretty one”.
 •Think you’re safe inside the Tardis? Think again!
 •“Did you wish really hard?”
 • Idris has a very important message for the Doctor.

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All I need to know is that it's a Doctor Who episode, that it's written by Neil Gaiman, and that the Doctor utters the line:

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"You are not my mother!"

Even though all this probably doesn't mean what I would like it to mean, it is still likely to be pretty amazing.

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I already know who Idris is...

WARNING DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE DOCTOR'S WIFE IDRIS:

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Apparently she's a human carnation of the TARDIS...

[Reply #347 on:]

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That sounds like some sort of mutant creature the TARDIS wears on its lapel.

[Reply #348 on:]

Suranne Jones kind of revealed it all in an Interview...

[Reply #349 on:]

this thread is all spoilers, boooooo

[Reply #350 on:]

^this^ ^this^ A thousand times ^this^!!!

[Reply #351 on:]

Well Teasers aren't Spoilers, but some of you can't tell the difference...

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Have we done the crash of the Byzantium yet?

[Reply #353 on:]

Well that was a very strange ep....

Still loved it. =P

[Reply #354 on:]

Well Teasers aren't Spoilers, but some of you can't tell the difference...

Anything that gives away information relating to the plot is a spoiler. Anything that gives away information about the arc or leads the audience to a certain expectation is a spoiler.

Teasers are spoilers - albeit fragmentary ones. Get off your high horse, and go register at Outpost Gallifrey, if it's still going.

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It's called Gallifrey Base, now. Drop me a PM if you pass by.

Also, I cried. Really. At last, a ship (pun completely intended) that I can firmly and unabashedly support.

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*Grumble Mutter Insult Grumble*

ALSO, 20 Teasers/Spoilers from 'The Rebel Flesh'!

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1. It’s this season’s most trad-Who episode so far, but whereas last year’s “trad” story (the Silurian two-parter) was Pertwee era, this is straight out of the Troughton years. Appropriately Matt Smith is at his most Troughton-esque.

2. It also evokes memories of “The Impossible Planet”. There’s a lot of exposition to start with, but it soon becomes very pacy claustrophobic, creepy and full of powerful, well-written character moments for the guest stars and striking images.

3. The pre-titles teaser is frankly disturbing

4. Accident Direct could have to rethink their policies in this world

5. Rory fails to score a double

6. There’s lots and lots of shaky acting

7. There’s a surprising selection of pop songs

8. The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver when simply reading would suffice

9. The Doctor reveals he’s a fan of someone

10. The Doctor pretends to be a weatherman

11. The Doctor has a great Derren Brown moment

12. Random words: “Poncy”, “cockerel”, “welly-boots”, “football”

13. The Doctor loses two of something

14. The Doctor says something again we’ve never heard him say before

15. Beware the oncoming storm

16. Someone builds a castle

17. There’s a moment straight out of The Thing, and another one straight out of Death Becomes Her

18. Someone’s first words are a big clue

19. Rory puts his foot down

20. The Doctor clearly isn’t from the North any more!

I expect the very first teaser should make you pleased Xanfor.

[Reply #357 on:]

Try to keep comments on broadcast episodes; not gossip about future episodes.

I really enjoyed The Doctor's Wife; the central idea was great but so simple that I'm amazed it hadn't been used before... it was also nice to see some more of the Tardis and to have an episode filmed in a quarry; just like the classic series!

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But that defies the purpose of a Doctor Who thread Tweek, which is to talk about Doctor Who in general, not JUST the current ep, unless you want me to create a seperate one called 'Future Eps & Spoilers of Doctor Who Thread'...

Also, MORE Rebel Flesh teasers!

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This episode features the music of both Muse and Dusty Springfield.
 The Doctor loses a pair of shoes.
 “No need to get poncey – it’s just gunge.”
 The Doctor’s Northern accent isn’t quite as convincing as it used to be.
 One sequence is reminiscent of The Exorcist.
 There’s a particularly unpleasant moment in a bathroom.
 “I’ve got to get to that cockerel before all hell breaks loose!”
 The Doctor uses a microwave to prove a point.
 “It would seem the storm has ******** your *******.”
 “Trust me.”
 
And here’s a few more that we compiled from some of this week’s TV magazines:
 The solar tsunami sets the clones free
 Jennifer (Sarah Smart) takes a shine to Rory
 The Doctor battles to prevent a war between humans and their gangers
 The TARDIS crew will not know who to trust
 The clones share the physical form, memories, genetic make-up and clothes of their ‘originals’

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