DW 4.12

SailAweigh, I think they were looking for specific types of humans for some nefarious purpose. I assume we'll find out in the second half. It could be as simple as the last few appearances where they have converted human hosts or merged with humans.

DW 4.12

Sail, I think the Daleks are rounding them up to test for the potential to become Daleks - Davros has stripped his own flesh for the purpose, but he wants more, and the Emperor/God of the Daleks managed to create an army of Daleks with humans from the Game Station.

That's what I suspected, but I couldn't remember if Davros stated that explicitly and I just missed it.

Yeah, Sail, I'm pretty sure it wasn't stated outright, so that really is just speculation - still it seems pretty ominous that they are rounding people up rather than just killing them, particularly as they have not lost the "Exterminate" battle cry. So I don't think the leap is huge.

You folk make it awful difficult to wait, and I haven't even read any of the whitefont. I just see all the excitement in the empty spaces.

Tamara, you see right.

OK, now that I've finally watched the whole thing, I can quote Ianto properly: "Slight loss of dignity. No change there, then". And I've decided to make that my new tagline (in two weeks, when it's blackfontable). LOVE him.

And I totally agree with Anne, the reactions of all the companions to the Daleks was pitch perfect, especially Sarah Jane to Davros.

I also loved the way they did the past-and-present-companion interactions. Donna and Rose obviously don't see each other as a threat, and I loved the way Donna was so happy for the Doctor when Rose showed up, but Rose was definitely pretty jealous of Martha there.

I am totally on the fence about whether or not David Tennant is off. I can see RTD & Co. doing both: wibbly-wobbly timey-wimeying so that he continues Doctoring or pulling the rug out from under everybody's feet that he's leaving now. Whatever they do, I'm looking forward to seeing it play out. BE NEXT WEEK PLEASE .

On a related note, "Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane" has totally cemented my SJA love (though it wasn't a terribly difficult deal to seal). I love how they've brought Maria's dad into the fold (very Joyce Summers, with big chunks of Hal from Malcolm in the Middle - I mean, seriously, the skateboarding? Hilarious and utilitarian).

Now to go watch the two eps that end the season. Hope this gets another run, cause I'm loving their version of the Scooby Gang.

Which channels are running SJA, Frank? Is Sciffy one, at all?

Can I brag for a moment? (Who 12) I totally immediately recognized Harriet Jones' voice. And I called the bees. I'm feeling very good about myself right now. I think partly because I'm living in the land where no way can Sarah Jane be dead for reals and always (and Gwen and Ianto), so they'll have to undo it (for whatever value of "it"), and, this show being this show, that'll mean that Rose has to go back. I have no idea what's up with Donna.

Unexplained bits, then: the whatsits key Martha's got (like that's not going to be used); Why/how Donna is so special; the 1 second out of sync; what the Daleks are doing with the humans (officially).

Him staying regenerated doesn't make sense, to me, with River. I can't imagine if she never knew him with that face it not being an immediate, "Oh, shit."

They like to pull back in plot elements from earlier in the season. We've gotten the verbal call-backs (similar to Saxon and Bad Wolf), but I don't think there were any plot device recalls. I really think something from the library eps will come back, but I can't figure what or how.

See, Deb, I took River's lack of "oh shit" to be her knowing that when she met him, he could have been an earlier or later regeneration of the regeneration that she personally knew. But, then again, I dunno.