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[Teppic]

DoctorX said:

Another good one tonight I thought. Ice Warriors and Alpha Centauri! Very nostalgic.

I think this has been the best series for ages.

A nice touch was that Alpha Centauri was voiced by Ysanne Churchman, the same actress that voiced the character in the 70's.

[Evangelion]

Another nice touch was that the officer was played by Anthony Calf, whose acting debut was in an episode of Doctor Who in 1982.

[anonymous-user]

Another good episode with some promise of something great next week

[telecat]

The original rather "Fairy Liquid bottle" Cybermen and John Simm chewing on the scenery as the Master.

[Sparky137]

Well, the whole of our family thought that was another dreadful episode. Collectively given 2 out of 10 (and it only rated that high because of the last five minutes in the Tardis).

[Evangelion]

I didn't even give it 2. Awful from start to finish.

I never see the point in the Doctor travelling into the past to save the world from something that threatens to destroy it. We know it didn't succeed, or the world wouldn't still be here in the present, so why does the Doctor feel he needs to intervene?

Edited by Evangelion on Monday 19th June 12:24

[FourWheelDrift]

Evangelion said:

I never see the point in the Doctor travelling into the past to save the world from something that threatens to destroy it. We know it didn't succeed, or the world wouldn't still be here in the present, so why does the Doctor feel he needs to intervene?

Haven't seen any of the last 3 this series and haven't felt bothered about catchup, but to answer your question. Who's to say it didn't happen because the Dr intervened, he has to intervene to maintain the history that we know because he always does.

Wibbly wobbly etc...

[anonymous-user]

It's not just the Mondassian Cybermen that will be back.













It's the modern ones too

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 21st June 14:52

[mygoldfishbowl]

I've just about had it with Dr. Who. Why did I need to know the sexual preference of Roman soldiers in a cave in Scotland, or for that matter the Dr's new assistant? I'm fed up with this PC nonsense.

[Sparky137]

mygoldfishbowl said:

I've just about had it with Dr. Who. Why did I need to know the sexual preference of Roman soldiers in a cave in Scotland, or for that matter the Dr's new assistant? I'm fed up with this PC nonsense.

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100% agree. Exactly what relevance did it have to the story? I'd far rather the Doctor had an assistant that could actually act rather than one who's part is PC on so many levels. Who gives a damn as to whether the assistant is black, white, yellow, green with pink spots, gay, bi, trans........ Just make the person INTERESTING. That's all that matters.

Typical BBC leftieism though.

This series has been absolute garbage from start to finish. God knows how they can rescue it from the depths of crap they have written it in to.

[marcosgt]

mygoldfishbowl said:

I've just about had it with Dr. Who. Why did I need to know the sexual preference of Roman soldiers in a cave in Scotland, or for that matter the Dr's new assistant? I'm fed up with this PC nonsense.

I have to say that's a rather annoying element of Dr Who.

Gay or straight shouldn't really be an element in Dr Who IMO.

The companion is there as a foil to the Doctor and to be repeatedly rescued from jeopardy.

M.

[Balmoral]

Some people are gay. Get over it.

How ironic.

[Sparky137]

Balmoral said:

Some people are gay. Get over it.

How ironic.

Yes, my daughter is, and as long as she is happy that is all that matters. It still doesn't mean that someones sexual preferences had any bearing whatsoever on last Saturdays Dr Who story line though - unless you saw something in it that I missed.

As I said, I don't give a damn about the Dr's assistants sexual tendencies, just make them INTERSTING - which, unfortunately, Bill is not.

[Troubleatmill]

You can see the lefties at Auntie having their meeting now.....

A - "Here's the new script for Dr Who."
B - "Great! Who is the new assistant?"

A - "Bill."
B- "Hang on... Bill... That is a man's name. Typically a white man's name. Oh this won't do!"

A- "Bill is a ..."
B -"Bill needs to be black. Yes black. And a woman. Yes, a black woman - who is a lesbian... who serves up chips in a canteen but is secretly incredibly smart.... Go make the amendments to the script."

[anonymous-user]

I enjoyed watching the 10th Planet tonight and one thing that struck me was the sing song see saw type voice of the Mondassian Cybermen My wife who wandered in watched for a few moments and said "they sound like that Peston on Sunday chap"
She's right they did I cant wait to see if this is the same voice type thing they use when they are back

[Morningside]

Thank you.
"Hello my name's Bill and how do I put this I don't like men" seems to be her opening line.

I've found this series utterly dross. I just cannot connect or honestly care about any of them. Stories are dull, overacted and far too many nods to past which 'normal' viewers could not care about.

Sorry but they have lost it as the previous series appealed to all but these seem to be just for the fans.

Reminds me of motoring programmes where maybe people want to see a headgasket changed but a more open format appeals to more viewers.

[mygoldfishbowl]

Balmoral said:

Some people are gay. Get over it.

How ironic.

And some people totally miss the point. Even more ironic.

[Silverage]

Troubleatmill said:

You can see the lefties at Auntie having their meeting now.....

A - "Here's the new script for Dr Who."
B - "Great! Who is the new assistant?"

A - "Bill."
B- "Hang on... Bill... That is a man's name. Typically a white man's name. Oh this won't do!"

A- "Bill is a ..."
B -"Bill needs to be black. Yes black. And a woman. Yes, a black woman - who is a lesbian... who serves up chips in a canteen but is secretly incredibly smart.... Go make the amendments to the script."

Just need her to have an artificial arm or leg, or be in a wheelchair for the whole diversity set.

[MartG]

Silverage said:

Troubleatmill said:

You can see the lefties at Auntie having their meeting now.....

A - "Here's the new script for Dr Who."
B - "Great! Who is the new assistant?"

A - "Bill."
B- "Hang on... Bill... That is a man's name. Typically a white man's name. Oh this won't do!"

A- "Bill is a ..."
B -"Bill needs to be black. Yes black. And a woman. Yes, a black woman - who is a lesbian... who serves up chips in a canteen but is secretly incredibly smart.... Go make the amendments to the script."

Just need her to have an artificial arm or leg, or be in a wheelchair for the whole diversity set.

Doesn't Nardol's false hand tick that box ?

[marcosgt]

Balmoral said:

Some people are gay. Get over it.

How ironic.

But how is that at all relevant to Dr Who?

Some people are left handed or disabled or blonde, but we don't have that shoe-horned into the plotline, it's part of life, but irrelevant to the story.

"Yeah, I can't work the doors to the TARDIS because the handle is such that only right handed people can - Apparently the Left Handed are all slaves on the Time Lords' home planet"

"Yes, on our planet the Left Handed eat their right handed children at birth"...

Sounds daft doesn't it? Totally redundant, like the scene with everyone discussing their sexual preferences before being desiccated by some creature that can eat stars from an alternate dimension!

And, before you try the "You can't handle Gays" angle, it would have been just as daft if they'd all been choosing their favourite hottie from Hollyoaks!

Struggling a bit with what's ironic, but I'm sure it doesn't matter.

On a more pertinent note, I actually quite like "Bill" - In the pre-season trailer I thought that stupid grin she seemed to permanently wear would annoy, oh, about 20 seconds in, but I actually think she makes a pretty decent companion.

As with most grumbles about Dr Who these days, it's not the actors, but the writers who spoil it...

M.

Edited by marcosgt on Thursday 22 June 13:54