[Marsh.]

Well, not really, if they thought it looked crap they wouldn't have made it.

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Well, not really, if they thought it looked crap they wouldn't have made it.

That theory does sort of discount about the first 40 years of Doctor Who though.

[Scarlett.]

To go from last week's terrible episode to this, is like day and night! What a fantastic episode. Loved the rendition of the theme in the outro too.

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

It's not really "educational" in much sense. Other than the fact the episodes are set in well known historical times.

It's no more "educational" about the partition of India than Victory of the Daleks was for WW2.

Yeah. The partition was merely used as a setting and I highly doubt anybody learned anything other than... well, it happened. If the point of it was to educate, then they forgot to include a phenomenal amount of integral events/points.

[Rob!]

I mean, it's embarrassing but I knew precisely zero about the partition so it was an education for me.

[Scarlett.]

I loved this

Youtube video

[Nicky91]

yes it was a good episode also that the aliens weren't assassins but witnesses and honouring those who die alone

[Liam-]

I loved this episode so much

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Rob!

That theory does sort of discount about the first 40 years of Doctor Who though.

Oh wow. Savage.

[Glenn.]

I didn’t think it was that great this week. And it’s annoying me how they keep running the music into the end credits.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

I didn’t think it was that great this week. And it’s annoying me how they keep running the music into the end credits.

But the music playing in the credits was the Doctor Who theme! Just a different rendition of it, I thought it worked really well, better than how Rosa did it.

[Oliver_W]

This week's credits music was good, the "themed theme tune" reminds me of when Red Dwarf did it sometimes - the Hammond organ music in Ace's first episode, Elvis in the waxworks episode, and a Western twist for the cowboy episode <3

I agree it was shite in the Rosa episode though - crap song, badly used in the episode itself.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

This week's credits music was good, the "themed theme tune" reminds me of when Red Dwarf did it sometimes - the Hammond organ music in Ace's first episode, Elvis in the waxworks episode, and a Western twist for the cowboy episode <3

I agree it was shite in the Rosa episode though - crap song, badly used in the episode itself.

Oliver let's not start pretending that NuWho holds a candle to classic Red Dwarf by any stretch of the imagination .

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Oliver let's not start pretending that NuWho holds a candle to classic Red Dwarf by any stretch of the imagination .

S11 of NuWho doesn't even hold a candle to new Red Dwarf! (Which is still awesome)

But I agree, I was just using an example.

[Tom4784]

Best episode of the season so far tbh.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Best episode of the season so far tbh.

I agree!

[Marsh.]

I agree too.

[Marsh.]

Ep. 7

Spoiler:

Episode 7 is called 'Kerblam!', and here's the official synopsis:

"'Delivery for the Doctor!' 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!"

Ep. 8

Spoiler:

Episode 8 is called 'The Witchfinders' and sounds like this:

"The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz arrive in 17th century Lancashire and become embroiled in a witch trial, run by the local landowner. As fear stalks the land, the arrival of King James I only serves to intensify the witch hunt. But is there something even more dangerous at work? Can the Doctor and friends keep the people of Bilehurst Cragg safe from all the forces that are massing in the land?"

Ep. 9

Spoiler:

Titled 'It Takes You Away', with a synopsis that goes a little something like this:

"On the edge of a Norwegian fjord, in the present day, The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz discover a boarded-up cottage and a girl named Hanne in need of their help. What has happened here? What monster lurks in the woods around the cottage – and beyond?"

Ep. 10

Spoiler:

Titled 'The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos'. Here's the synopsis:

"On the planet of Ranskoor Av Kolos, lies the remains of a brutal battlefield. But as the Doctor, Graham, Yaz and Ryan answer nine separate distress calls, they discover the planet holds far more secrets. Who is the mysterious commander with no memory? What lies beyond the mists? Who or what are the Ux?

"The answers will lead the Doctor and her friends towards a deadly reckoning."

Episode 8 and 9 sound really interesting. Hoping 9 is creepy as sh*t with the setting.

[Rob!]

I hope there's some build up to that finale. It sounds interesting. I'm living for Chibnall inventing a load of planets and monsters with unpronounceable names.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Rob!

I hope there's some build up to that finale. It sounds interesting. I'm living for Chibnall inventing a load of planets and monsters with unpronounceable names.

I'm not gonna look at the spoilers, but there probably won't be - this last episode was meant to be episode 9, and I might be mistaken but I think even the next two were swapped around...

[Scarlett.]

The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has confirmed that the Christmas Day episode has been dropped after 13 years.

Instead the BBC will air a special episode on New Year’s Day.

The news was originally reported by the Mirror earlier in the month, where they also claimed the New Year’s Day special will be the only new episode of Doctor Who in 2019, with another “gap year” on the cards until Series 12 in 2020.

We’ll have to wait and see if that one turns out to be true as well…

Source

[Oliver_W]

Urgh, just fucking sack Chibnall already.
Didn't they drop the episode count to ten so he could reliably release a season a year? If he can't even manage that, what's he playing at? And why isn't the special airing on Christmas Day? The excuse they gave is BS, "The production team has run out of festive ideas." This is the first Christmas the current production team has, so what are they talking about?

I miss RTD - he gave us 14 episodes a year, along with Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood! Now we have a showrunner who can't be bothered to crank out 11 per year?

[Jarrod]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Urgh, just fucking sack Chibnall already.
Didn't they drop the episode count to ten so he could reliably release a season a year? If he can't even manage that, what's he playing at? And why isn't the special airing on Christmas Day? The excuse they gave is BS, "The production team has run out of festive ideas." This is the first Christmas the current production team has, so what are they talking about?

I miss RTD - he gave us 14 episodes a year, along with Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood! Now we have a showrunner who can't be bothered to crank out 11 per year?

I might be in the minority but I think moving Doctor Who to NYD is a good idea - we know it can work, we had it for Tennant's regeneration. This most likely won't be just Chibnall deciding to move it, the BBC will also have a big hand in it.

The production team does still consist of a lot of previous staff members.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Jarrod

The production team does still consist of a lot of previous staff members.

Well sure, but each showrunner is responsible for the stories, they don't come from the production team.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I'm not gonna look at the spoilers, but there probably won't be - this last episode was meant to be episode 9, and I might be mistaken but I think even the next two were swapped around...

Yeah, but was that during the writing?

I doubt it was filmed as episode 9 and they switched it around prior to airing.
Otherwise the character development wouldn't seem right.

Having said that, I'm having a major issue with the so-called "character development". People on DS are saying the villains are lacking because Chibnall's strength lies in the character development, but even that I've found weak.

Giving Yaz three lines of dialogue an episode and asking Ryan to monotonously mention one of his many dead family members in a scene that doesn't fit in the narrative is not development to me.

Even Moffat was better than that.