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skeeterm5 said:
One issue with it for me, how come the nan didn't remember Yaz, the Doc and others at her wedding?
That's what I thought. If Scooby and the gang hadn't been there, there would only have been two guests, so it's not as if they just got lost in the crowd.And Dr Who officiated the wedding because the holy man would have been killed whether or not the aliens or the Scooby gang had turned up.
skeeterm5 said:
One issue with it for me, how come the nan didn't remember Yaz, the Doc and others at her wedding?
Perhaps that was the reason she gave her the watch and not her sister? And the knowing "we'll talk about it later" thing?I enjoyed it too. Yeah it's a little different from recent "Who" but that had gone a bit stale so it is time to try something a little different. My wife (who rarely raises her head from her iPad during DW) watched it and enjoyed it too.
My son has been Dr. Who mad since he was 3, we left his sister watching him and she let him watch it and he loved it.
He has been to the Dr. Who road shows, dressed up as Matt Smith not just at those conventions but also in real life, think I said before one of the only kids at football parties to want to wear a bow tie and tweed jacket. It is his favourite show.
He has watched most episodes since the return at least a dozen times each.
He is now 10. He didn't turn it off last night, but he started messing around on his iPad about half way through and chatting. Normally he has to have the room to himself or we have to sit in silence.
He has been to the Dr. Who road shows, dressed up as Matt Smith not just at those conventions but also in real life, think I said before one of the only kids at football parties to want to wear a bow tie and tweed jacket. It is his favourite show.
He has watched most episodes since the return at least a dozen times each.
He is now 10. He didn't turn it off last night, but he started messing around on his iPad about half way through and chatting. Normally he has to have the room to himself or we have to sit in silence.
Jazzy Jag said:
Not sure what I just watched but it wasn't Dr Who.
The Aliens were just a token gesture and added nothing to the plot. They were totally superfluous.
Exactly. But then the spiders one had no aliens at all in it so I guess they were thrown in just so that they didn't have two no-aliens episodes.The Aliens were just a token gesture and added nothing to the plot. They were totally superfluous.
It's become super Sunday preacher hour.
Still it made copy for a Clarkson rant:https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7705458/bbc-giving-jobs-to-women-jeremy-clarkson/
Edited by simonrockman on Monday 12th November 17:58
jagnet said:
Riley Blue said:
Episode 1: 10.95 million
Episode 2: 9.00
Episode 3: 8.41
Episode 4: 6.43
Episode 5: 6.12
Looks like the spiders didn't do The Doctor any favours.
That looks like the consolidated ratings for the first 3 and overnight ones for the last two.Episode 2: 9.00
Episode 3: 8.41
Episode 4: 6.43
Episode 5: 6.12
Looks like the spiders didn't do The Doctor any favours.
Overnight ones only look more like:
Episode 1: 8.2 million
Episode 2: 7.11
Episode 3: 6.39
Episode 4: 6.43
Episode 5: 6.12
And we're only half way through. I reckon we'll easily be seeing overnights in the low 5m at best by the end of the series.
98elise said:
jagnet said:
Riley Blue said:
Episode 1: 10.95 million
Episode 2: 9.00
Episode 3: 8.41
Episode 4: 6.43
Episode 5: 6.12
Looks like the spiders didn't do The Doctor any favours.
That looks like the consolidated ratings for the first 3 and overnight ones for the last two.Episode 2: 9.00
Episode 3: 8.41
Episode 4: 6.43
Episode 5: 6.12
Looks like the spiders didn't do The Doctor any favours.
Overnight ones only look more like:
Episode 1: 8.2 million
Episode 2: 7.11
Episode 3: 6.39
Episode 4: 6.43
Episode 5: 6.12
And we're only half way through. I reckon we'll easily be seeing overnights in the low 5m at best by the end of the series.
Is it because it’s the best of a bad bunch?
ecsrobin said:
I’m amazed that the ratings are so high considering the majority of things I read are negative about this season.
Is it because it’s the best of a bad bunch?
I suspect it's loyalty. Loads of people watch Top Gear and moan about it, but they watch in the hope it will improve. I suspect it's the same with this. It certainly is as far as my missus is concerned. I watch it because it's on; she watches it because she used to enjoy it.Is it because it’s the best of a bad bunch?
Well, that episode was a bit of a curates egg...
There was no need for the aliens, some of the acting was a bit pants in places (I wonder where this one was in the production order, it felt like they were still trying to find their characters during some scenes).
The partition 'stuff' was interesting and well handled. Not sure about Nans lack of memory of the Doctor and gang.
Parts of this episode were ace and parts terrible. Still, the series is better (in my opinion) than the last few seasons have been. Its got a different dynamic and has stirred the pot a bit.
There was no need for the aliens, some of the acting was a bit pants in places (I wonder where this one was in the production order, it felt like they were still trying to find their characters during some scenes).
The partition 'stuff' was interesting and well handled. Not sure about Nans lack of memory of the Doctor and gang.
Parts of this episode were ace and parts terrible. Still, the series is better (in my opinion) than the last few seasons have been. Its got a different dynamic and has stirred the pot a bit.
I don't think I'd remember someone I'd met seventy odd years ago. Also, as time travel is impossible then she couldn't have met them back then could she?
Not a bad episode and not as preachy as some on here had predicted. Its not exactly escapist fun though is it. My main issue is that they've completely abandoned the multi-episode stories of my youth, they were much better, slower paced with time for exposition and decent plotting (sometimes). Incidentally when was the last multi-episode story?
Not a bad episode and not as preachy as some on here had predicted. Its not exactly escapist fun though is it. My main issue is that they've completely abandoned the multi-episode stories of my youth, they were much better, slower paced with time for exposition and decent plotting (sometimes). Incidentally when was the last multi-episode story?
Must admit I enjoyed latest episode, true wasn't classic Dr Who, but surely better to try a different tack than to stagnate and churn out pale imitations of former glories. Audiences change and the programmes must evolve to survive and experiment with new formats and styles.....the Beeb must have realised this in the wake of the post Clarkson Top Gear fiasco!
I thought the whole time travel dilemma of non interference was handled well, as were the racial / religious intolerance issues. The " unnecessary " aliens of previous posts, presumably modelled on the Thuggee cult of Indian assassins were surely there to highlight their sinister potential and emphasise their dramatic u-turn from murderous entities to caring beings. Preachy perhaps, but positive messages for younger minds must be a good thing surely.
I thought the whole time travel dilemma of non interference was handled well, as were the racial / religious intolerance issues. The " unnecessary " aliens of previous posts, presumably modelled on the Thuggee cult of Indian assassins were surely there to highlight their sinister potential and emphasise their dramatic u-turn from murderous entities to caring beings. Preachy perhaps, but positive messages for younger minds must be a good thing surely.
Ruth Rack said:
Must admit I enjoyed latest episode, true wasn't classic Dr Who, but surely better to try a different tack than to stagnate and churn out pale imitations of former glories. Audiences change and the programmes must evolve to survive and experiment with new formats and styles.....the Beeb must have realised this in the wake of the post Clarkson Top Gear fiasco!
I thought the whole time travel dilemma of non interference was handled well, as were the racial / religious intolerance issues. The " unnecessary " aliens of previous posts, presumably modelled on the Thuggee cult of Indian assassins were surely there to highlight their sinister potential and emphasise their dramatic u-turn from murderous entities to caring beings. Preachy perhaps, but positive messages for younger minds must be a good thing surely.
Nope, Dr Who is supposed to be watched between your fingers from behind the sofa.I thought the whole time travel dilemma of non interference was handled well, as were the racial / religious intolerance issues. The " unnecessary " aliens of previous posts, presumably modelled on the Thuggee cult of Indian assassins were surely there to highlight their sinister potential and emphasise their dramatic u-turn from murderous entities to caring beings. Preachy perhaps, but positive messages for younger minds must be a good thing surely.
Kerblam!
Doctor WhoSeries 11 Episode 7 of 10
A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of the galaxy's largest retailer, Kerblam
So what's the 'agenda' going to be here then? Against rampant consumerism?
Doctor WhoSeries 11 Episode 7 of 10
A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of the galaxy's largest retailer, Kerblam
So what's the 'agenda' going to be here then? Against rampant consumerism?
Edited by Beefmeister on Wednesday 14th November 11:19
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