The Capaldi era is impacted by the Clara “is her your dad or your boyfriend” grossness but I do like his interpretation of the Doctor, especially latterly, and I though the “grumpy old doctor” following on from the lighthearted-but-clearly-very-angry Smith who spent hundreds of years fighting a war before regenerating was great writing. It made a lot of sense, essentially, and is what made me realise that this far the doctor has “regenerated into how he’s feeling at the time”.

Eccleson liked Rose so he became a young doctor in converse she could like back. Tennant became weary and jaded so he became the irreverent “fresh slate” of Smith, Smith grew old and battle-hardened inside and that reflected on the outside with Capaldi, Capaldi eventually softened and became more open and that comes through with Whittaker. I hope they continue this trend. Whittaker’s run, she started out seeming upbeat but a bit … incompetent and craving company. Throughout the run she’s taken on an air of seeming much wiser, calmer, but still lonely despite being surrounded by companions. Is it intentional? I’m not sure but I like to think so, so I hope they keep it up and cast the next one well. We need a Doctor who realises they’ve been trying to fill a “void” with a string of companions, but has never actually managed to do it.

He was a love interest for Rose, a big brother for Amy, a weird daddy/boyfriend for Clara, a grandad/teacher for Bill (and dysfunctional besties with Missy). He had a relationship and marriage with River than spanned Smith and inevitably ended with Capaldi, while he carries on alone. Finally, tried desperately to build a “family” with The Gaggle o’ Companions.

The overall narrative threads are great and I hate that the writing hit the skids in the last few years :joker:.

Too long winded to be funny.

Shouldnt dave be concentrating on his darts.:pipe2:

All I see is dezzy squating on my nan's chest, all red faced squeezing out a poop, trying to squigle the words "hey, I'm comedy, and I'm coming to poop on you"

So anyway

So anyway what?

Your contribution is......?

Ive looked, and not seen anything from you yet in the thread.

You are like a stranger, walking past a private discussion snootily guffawing his massive nose into a tiny wrinkled penis, as you breeze past, assuming your given right to do so without having an opinion.


You wear your sweater over your shoulder dont you?

I started the thread…..and have replied on topic a few times….

Like imagine being this argumentative (drunk) that you don’t even check the thread first.

He's got you there Parm.

Yes..I'm a tit..


I blame the candlelight and reading glasses though.:fist:

Maybe I need a new set of glasses, like dave needs a new set of darts.

:clap1:

366 Days: The Squeakquel

I hope there's a completely new slate of creatives. Writing aside, everything is just crapper in the Chibnall era.

The music is rubbish and non-memorable; the directing is weak - how often do the companions just stand in a line in the background - and everything feels low impact, like things happen, obviously, but somehow they just happen ... I can't really explain what I mean :joker:

The only thing I want to carry over is Mandip - she has next to nothing to work with when it comes to Yasmin, but she makes her very likeable. If I'm not mistaken, no-one has actually said she's leaving with Jodie and Chinballs?

Yeah, I wanted to give the new composer a fair try, but his music is just sorta... there? Murray Gold used leitmotifs and bombastic songs for the show, that helped give the scenes more urgency and emotion

it was a good very enjoyable episode last sunday :)


nice funny moment too with the gargoyle :laugh:

You clearly never see the show if you call it the Gargoyle

:shrug:


for me it looks like a gargoyle


last few series i have watched yes, but before that not every episode no

episode 2 last night of the new season

again very enjoyable :love: