No, there's one more ep in the UK next week.
Tara: What's so bad about them coming here? Aren't they good guys? I mean, Watchers, that's just like whole other Gileses, right? Buffy: Yes! They're scary and horrible!
'Potential'
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.
Jon B. - Jun 30, 2008 5:16:30 am PDT #3223 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
amych - Jun 30, 2008 5:16:38 am PDT #3224 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
There's a 4.13 still to come. And then a long, long, sad hiatus.
DebetEsse - Jun 30, 2008 6:14:46 am PDT #3225 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Jon, yes, I had forgotten about her. She's definitely a dangling thread.
I don't like Donna-the-Time-Lord. I have no particular other specialness to proffer, but I don't like that one. The "something on your back" line was ear-catching, and there's definitely something with alternate realities gong on (The Doctor himself said so before we got all Bad Wolf), but the pieces aren't clicking for me.
lisah - Jun 30, 2008 6:18:07 am PDT #3226 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Was that part two of the library one ("Forest of the Dead")? If so, that was 4.09.
Of course it's impossible to search the thread for '4.09' so oh well. Stupid not airing at the same time as the UK.
tiggy - Jun 30, 2008 6:44:39 am PDT #3227 of 30001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
looks like it starts here, lisah. Torque "Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon" Jun 7, 2008 6:23:19 pm PDT
SailAweigh - Jun 30, 2008 6:55:03 am PDT #3228 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
An alternate season 4 for DW: [link] I've only read four chapters so far, but I think it's brilliant. Spoilers only through the end of season 3.
lisah - Jun 30, 2008 6:57:47 am PDT #3229 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
ooh thanks Tiggy! I try to mark when discussion starts but I think I missed that one.
sumi - Jun 30, 2008 7:02:39 am PDT #3230 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I wonder if we could make use of the Nilly area to make links to the beginnings of the discussions of British airings of Who and TW.
lisah - Jun 30, 2008 7:12:09 am PDT #3231 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I wonder if we could make use of the Nilly area to make links to the beginnings of the discussions of British airings of Who and TW.
That would be great!
Kathy A - Jun 30, 2008 8:17:02 am PDT #3232 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I was rewatching the library two-parter of Doctor Who last night, and that got me mentally ranking first my favorite Doctors (both classic and revival), and then my favorite companions, which led me to try and figure out why I liked certain companions better than others. So, I've come up with four categories of companions:
1. The Always-Faithful Companion. Examples: Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith, Rose Tyler. Will always be there for the Doctor, come hell or high water.
2. The Yearning Companion. Examples: Liz Shaw, Turlogh, Martha Jones. Looking for something, hoping that the Doctor will provide it. Usually leave when they either get it or realize that the Doctor is not the answer they're looking for.
3. The Lost Soul Companion. Examples: Leela, Adric. Out of place even with the Doctor and they never fit in. (I never bought the idea that Leela would fit in on Gallifrey.)
4. The In Your Face Companion. Examples: Tegan Jovanka, Donna Noble. Will always call the Doctor on his BS.
My personal favorite type of companion is the final one, with Tegan being my favorite so far, mostly because she's the one who brought home to me what was explicitly stated in the first #9 ep ("Rose"), that "The Doctor's one constant companion is death." Tegan's reason for leaving #5 was because of all the death and destruction that surrounds him, and she didn't want to see any more of it.