[Jarrod]

Forget Jack, I want bloody Gwen Cooper back.

[Jarrod]

Also, the episode is confirmed for 7:20pm on Saturday 15th.

[user104658]

It would sort of make sense for him to go back to being younger to be fair, based on the character arc. He became an older / meaner / tougher doctor in Capaldi because of the events at the end of Matt Smith's run... He "had to" be that slightly darker person as a healing process as I think he was essentially experiencing some sort of time Lord version of existentialist depression at the start of the Capaldi stint. It would make sense for him to have come through it by the time he next regenerates and go back to being a "more youthful" and optimistic version.

That said, I also have enjoyed this version. It was so refreshing to not have him huffing and moaning over every single death. Capaldi Doctor barely even noticed some of them . "Oh yeah he died obviously. Whatevz. Let's go."

[Saph]

where can i watch series 9 online please thx

[MB.]

It's on Netflix but I'm guessing that's not what you're after

[Saph]

season 9?

[MB.]

nvm it's only the Christmas special... I was sure it had been added recently?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by MB.

It's on Netflix but I'm guessing that's not what you're after

Originally Posted by MB.

nvm it's only the Christmas special... I was sure it had been added recently?

I did the exact same thing.

I was perched to re-watch Face the Raven then saw it was literally just the Christmas episode.

[Rob!]

And they added the 50th anniversary into series 8

[Rob!]

According to the sun

Spoiler:

John Simm is back as the master

[Pete.]

Originally Posted by Rob!

According to the sun

Spoiler:

John Simm is back as the master

My time to leave

[Marsh.]

I heard the trailer at the end of episode 1 contains a spoiler that....

Spoiler:

Susan returns.

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I heard the trailer at the end of episode 1 contains a spoiler that....

Spoiler:

Susan returns.

Well the sun report says that the spoiler at the end of the trailer is the one that I mentioned. I hope not though.

[Marsh.]

That would actually be terrible.

Spoiler:

Unless it's literally a 10 second flashback showing how he became Missy.

Unless it's revealed he's not Missy at all.

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

That would actually be terrible.

Spoiler:

Unless it's literally a 10 second flashback showing how he became Missy.

Unless it's revealed he's not Missy at all.

God knows. Moffat is in free fall now.

I hope we get one last weeping angel story before he goes though.

[Saph]

nty to john simm

[Saph]

when is martha gonna make a comeback though.. shes like the only assistant not dead or in another universe or anything

[Tom4784]

Spoiler:

Not here for John Simm, especially if they are are going back to him as a replacement for Missy. I'm hoping it's more of a cameo or perhaps something happens to Missy that causes her to split into two or something.

Originally Posted by Saph

when is martha gonna make a comeback though.. shes like the only assistant not dead or in another universe or anything

I doubt we'll ever hear of her again, I think she's considered a bit of a failure. I feel bad for the actress because it's the writers' fault for trying to turn her into Rose 2.0

[user104658]

Spoiler:

If they do regen Missy into John Simm then I can only imagine it's to gauge fan reaction with a view to bringing back either Tennant or Smith's doctor. Or even just opening that door for the future (someone could leave for a season and then return). Though I'm sure the concept of other timelords "revisiting old faces" has been mentioned in the show before...

On the other hand for him to be back for a couple of episodes they wouldn't have to be flashbacks OR him being a new version... They're time travellers... Surely they could just encounter him earlier in his timeline? Before he became Missy. We've had Tennant and Smith sat side by side, why not the Master and Missy getting up close and personal?

"It's not incest... We're MASTERbating muahahahaaa"

[user104658]

MarFAAA...

Yeah she was a bit of a filler-companion. Still not as bad as Catherine Tate though.

[user104658]

Though if it's at all possible, so far I'm finding Matt Lucas even more irritating .

[Tom4784]

Yeah, I like having more than one companion but I just don't like his character all that much.

[Saph]

Donna was the best companion

Donna > Rose/Amy > Martha > Clara

[Braden]

I don't know if I've already said this, Russell T. Davies' era of Doctor Who was iconic. It all went downhill from when he left.

As much as I loved Doctor Who, I'm not sure if it's purely RTD that caused me to become a fan. I love most of his other work too (Cucumber, Queer as Folk, etc.)

Bring. Him. Back.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Braden

I don't know if I've already said this, Russell T. Davies' era of Doctor Who was iconic. It all went downhill from when he left.

As much as I loved Doctor Who, I'm not sure if it's purely RTD that caused me to become a fan. I love most of his other work too (Cucumber, Queer as Folk, etc.)

Bring. Him. Back.

I thought he was a more consistent showrunner than Moffett but he had his problems. An overreliance on the Daleks were a big one, another issue were weak season long arcs that depended on keywords rather than actual build up (Bad Wolf, Torchwood, Saxon, Medusa Cascade/Bees). I also disliked how badly he handled most of his LGBT characters as they often felt like statements rather than actual characters which is surprising given that his claim to fame is mostly from well written gay themed shows.

Moffett's had his problems but the only really problematic season he's done was 7, I think. Matt Smith's first two seasons were good and both Capaldi seasons have been a return to form. Moffett's main issues were his need to overcomplicate everything and the fact that he was inconsistent but I think Capaldi's seasons so far have fixed some of those issues at least in part.

Ready for the new showrunner though.