Random question, as I have had SG-1 playing in the background over the holiday...In the 1st and 2nd season, the Zat is described as sort of a three strikes device. 1) hurty 2) killy 3) disintigratey.

I don't remember seeing it used to hide bodies like that in later seasons. Was the shift ever explained or was that feature eventually just ignored?

The 'dusting' function seemed very Buffy.

Yep Shir, I agree that the brokenness was usually about someone else...though the loss of Rose could be construed as self-interested.

Your first sentence there pinged me as possibly offended by my response. I sincerely hope that is not the case. My intention could not be further from that. Just friendly bantering, you know?

Oh no, bonny. I certainly wasn't offend, and I hope it's the same at your end. I was just pointing out that I think that we are looking for different things when we're "consuming" Who, and that's why we differ.

EoT

As for the plot device of the medical thingy. I think it was meant to be a healing device for a whole planet as described, but the Master re-wrote the code to make it copy his matrix directly.

Speaking of which, I wonder if all of the six billion copies of The master have the same superpowers? I guess we find out Friday.

Huh, well wouldn't that be something? six billion crazy mad bad Masters. They could climb onto one anothers' shoulders, and simultaneously jump, and a few of them might make it to the moon. Dunno what they would do when they got there, but it would be fun to watch.

Skipping all the whitefont to ask, anyone up for a watch-and-post at 6:00 board time?

Shir, regarding what you said about Doctor Who and not watching just for plot. Well, no, I don't watch just for plot. But I do expect there to be some plot. Ideally without gaping holes. There was NO explanation of who the father and daughter were, nor why the hell the father wanted the daughter to become immortal. And what was with RTD building a mythology from nowhere? 'The Book of Saxon': excuse me?? There are decades of Doctor Who mythology to draw on, especially if you're about to bring back Time Lords. I haven't seen all of the original series, but I'm fairly sure the Book of Saxon won't have featured in it, nor his disciples. Messianic imagery only works if it stays metaphorical (and a bit of foreshadowing helps too. Any bit).

Essentially, the whole thing felt overblown and needless, with any necessary stuff - whether plot, decent writing or characters I actually care about - sidelined in an extended excuse for bringing back the Time Lords. If that's all proven to be worthwhile next episode, then I can pretend this one didn't happen. While I agree with you about the good stuff, particularly with Tennant, there was too little of that to redeem it, for me.

Tom, if you mean when it is broadcast on BBCA today, then Hells, Yeah! I'll be here!

I might not have much to say, but if you give me a countdown as you get going and I'll fire up my copy. Could get dodgy with commercials, but I'd be really interested in reading what you have to say.

I was going to wait for the BBCA airing, but anticipation got the best of me. So, I get what people are unhappy about. There was a lot of jumping aroun and way too much watching the Master eat meat. Still, I loved Wilf traveling with the Doctor and I loved seeing Donna again. Wilf and the Doctor in the pub was LOVE and I have to admit that the fic-reader in me loved the scene where the Doctor finally hear the Master's drums.

Okay, family is here, must be social.