Pssst, Frank, it's Gallifray...
and I had a typo!
One of you is gonna fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
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.
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quester - Nov 01, 2014 9:20:20 pm PDT #26261 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 01, 2014 9:28:11 pm PDT #26262 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yeah, I was even farther wrong on that one than I thought I was (the spelling, I mean).
billytea - Nov 02, 2014 1:57:39 am PST #26263 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Doctor Who: That was fantastic. I loved the callback to The Invasion.
I'd been, not exactly spoiled for the big reveal, but I was aware of the "Missy = Mistress = Master" theory, which was much better than the "she's the Rani" idea.
Polter-Cow - Nov 02, 2014 8:30:01 am PST #26264 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I loved the callback to The Invasion.
What was that?
The Master theory seemed to be the prevailing theory, so I thought it was sort of a non-surprise surprise.
Not sure how I feel about the whole death thing, which seems to have huge ramifications for the cosmology of the universe, but it's unclear what's actually true about it. Also Cybermen can run on just skeletons?
billytea - Nov 02, 2014 9:51:03 am PST #26265 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
What was that?
Cybermen marching down the steps of St Paul's Cathedral.
Also Cybermen can run on just skeletons?
I'm not entirely clear on it, but I think they also need a consciousness from the mini-Matrix. I'm lost as to how that thing works - from what we've seen, although the invasion is happening in contemporary London, it's taken consciousnesses from distant places in the future (Into the Dalek), not to mention non-humans (Deep Breath).
billytea - Nov 02, 2014 12:31:56 pm PST #26266 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Also Cybermen can run on just skeletons?
You know, I just realised, Cybermen don't run on anything. They're like elephants that way.
I just read my first internet comment having a meltdown about the Master's gender reassignment. Apparently it "cheapened the complete history of all of the Time Lord characters, and in so doing have damaged the whole concept of DW... It is anathema, abomination." I approve. I like my misogynistic rants to be hilariously histrionic. (For what it's worth, I regard the idea of changing the Doctor's gender to make far less difference to his incarnations' shared essentials than making him Scottish did.)
Connie Neil - Nov 02, 2014 12:43:12 pm PST #26267 of 30001
brillig
So that rant essentially says "Euw! Girl cooties on Gallifrey! Euw!"
billytea - Nov 02, 2014 12:47:55 pm PST #26268 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
So that rant essentially says "Euw! Girl cooties on Gallifrey! Euw!"
Yes, apparently this latest ep was a cross between Gloria Steinem and The Satan Pit.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 02, 2014 1:00:21 pm PST #26269 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
(For what it's worth, I regard the idea of changing the Doctor's gender to make far less difference to his incarnations' shared essentials than making him Scottish did.)
I don't know that Scottish actors trip my "Objection, your honor!" instinct so long as they can do a good British accent, but an American or Australian actor definitely would (whereas a woman or person of color wouldn't so long as she or he is from the UK).
My hope is that Joanna Lumley has never appeared on the show proper because TPTB are still holding her in reserve to be cast as the first female Doctor.
billytea - Nov 02, 2014 1:00:35 pm PST #26270 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
One of my favourite review comments: "Michelle Gomez is evidently having a smashing time, prancing about like an unhinged Mary Poppins who’s just stumbled into The Rocky Horror Show."
On that note, it's interesting having this Master as a foil to Peter Capaldi's Doctor. John Simm's Master was a nice reflection of Tennant's Doctor, matching him on manic energy. (Likewise, Delgado's Master made an excellent foil for Pertwee's Doctor, they both looked like they'd stepped out of a Bond movie.) I think Michelle Gomez works nicely alongside Capaldi. Not a direct copy, but similar energy, a bit more gravitas to both parts.