Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.

Xander ,'Empty Places'


Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.

Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


DebetEsse - Sep 01, 2012 6:28:40 pm PDT #20983 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I tend to be a fan of that guy, so I'm pretty cool with that.

I'm not really much of a fan of the skinjobs.

eta: Vonnie is me on the whitefont.


Jon B. - Sep 01, 2012 6:45:31 pm PDT #20984 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Who: I should've seen the twist coming, but I did not!

How did the Doctor get the Tardis on the Dalek ship? And how were Rory & Amy cured of the nano-bots? Were either of those things explained and I missed it? (Which is quite possible -- I constantly find myself missing bits of dialogue on this show)

How about the spoilers-lite thread for that thing Vonnie wants to talk about?


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 01, 2012 6:51:21 pm PDT #20985 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Oh, that reminds me – could I beg, borrow, or plead for someone with BBCA to record the episode with the spoiled thing for me?


Vonnie K - Sep 01, 2012 6:54:31 pm PDT #20986 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

How did the Doctor get the Tardis on the Dalek ship? And how were Rory & Amy cured of the nano-bots?

No explanation on either front. I did watch it on BBC America so I guess it's possible they cut something, but I doubt it. Just deploy the usual handwavium.

Spoiler-Lite may work. We can talk about the new companion there, right? Although, after this episode, it'll be tough to just talk about the generalities, since it opens door to a lot of speculation given the guest star.


§ ita § - Sep 01, 2012 6:55:47 pm PDT #20987 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Rory is Wash. He IS that guy.

I don't know what "that" means here. I feel Rory is an impromptu soldier in a way that Wash deliberately not. The time where Wash engages, he's getting into a side of his wife' life that he knows nothing of, and he's awkward although they're successful.

That contrast doesn't exist for me with Amy and Rory. Amy's obviously less martial than Zoe, but Rory is more mano a mano than Wash.


DebetEsse - Sep 01, 2012 6:57:28 pm PDT #20988 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Vonnie, I watched both cuts, and neither explained the presence of the TARDIS. Can it be moved by others?


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 01, 2012 6:59:36 pm PDT #20989 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

The Weeping Angels moved it in "Blink."


DebetEsse - Sep 01, 2012 7:01:22 pm PDT #20990 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Ok. I assumed that it would be possible to forklift it.


Vonnie K - Sep 01, 2012 7:02:13 pm PDT #20991 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

I guess it's possible to manually just pick up and move the TARDIS instead of making it transport the usual way? I probably weighs a lot more than it looks though!


aurelia - Sep 01, 2012 7:36:40 pm PDT #20992 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Is this why we are supposed to pick our men's clothes?

Oh, this made me laugh.

I find the new opening credit sequence on Grimm to be kind of cheeseball. But I'm loving Hank. And Monroe and Rosalee. And Sgt. Wu. And even Nick's mom although I get Alias flashbacks when dead parents show up.