Agreed, but the trousers caused me pain.
Okay, the fit of the entire outfit made me sad - I understand the brief was "small child playing dress-up", but I think of the tailoring in Missy's clothes and . . . .
Played with Kaylee. Sun came out, and I walked on my feet and heard with my ears. I ate the bits, the bits stayed down, and I work. I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away. The sun goes dark and chaos has come again. Bits. Fluids. What am I?!
River ,'War Stories'
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amyparker - Jan 02, 2020 4:50:31 pm PST #1426 of 2020
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Jessica - Jan 03, 2020 6:24:15 am PST #1427 of 2020
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Okay, the fit of the entire outfit made me sad - I understand the brief was "small child playing dress-up", but I think of the tailoring in Missy's clothes and . . . .
YES OMG WTF CHIBNALL. The TARDIS knows how to dress the Doctor, damnit.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 03, 2020 6:50:49 am PST #1428 of 2020
"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
Aw, I like Jodie in suits, though I too was not a fan of the trousers. That woman can wear the hell out of a jacket and tie!
Jessica - Jan 03, 2020 6:56:10 am PST #1429 of 2020
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I bet she could also wear the hell out of a suit that fit.
-t - Jan 03, 2020 8:07:43 am PST #1430 of 2020
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I do wish the trousers were longer, for sure.
Calli - Jan 03, 2020 8:59:00 am PST #1431 of 2020
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I was watching Doctor Who with friends, and we all went "Ooooooh!" at the reveal. But, yeah. Definitely in the missing Missy corner. I think Michelle Gomez might be busy with Sabrina, though, so even if they hadn't wanted to switch up actors, they might not have been able to get her.
Jessica - Jan 05, 2020 12:39:57 pm PST #1432 of 2020
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I would *LOVE* to see some Thirteen/Missy interaction, but even more, I am hoping that tonight's ep finds a way to acknowledge the messiness of the Twelve/Missy relationship.
-t - Jan 05, 2020 2:56:26 pm PST #1433 of 2020
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Did I mention how exciting it was for me to hear "Skaggs Island" on Dr Who? It's pretty exciting.
Jon B. - Jan 05, 2020 4:47:33 pm PST #1434 of 2020
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Are we supposed to remember O from last time he crossed paths with the Doctor?
I was wondering this too.
billytea - Jan 05, 2020 5:25:16 pm PST #1435 of 2020
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I'm pretty sure O hasn't been in a previous adventure. For better or for worse, this is his first go-round.
I have things to say about this ep, mostly about the Master and the James Bond (side not: this is not the first time Doctor Who has done James Bond) but right this instant I'm mostly miffed that part 2 isn't showing here until Thursday. The hell, ABC?
Anyway, a few quick notes:
Curious who the aliens are. They remind me of the Boneless from Flatline in Season 8 (one of my favourite eps from that season), especially when they're pushing through walls and such. Given they're invading from another universe or dimension or whatever, that could work. Most disappointing possibility would be the Cybermen. They seem like a clear riff on Army of Ghosts (in which too the Cybermen invaded from a parallel universe), so Cybermen is a chance; which would make this the third adventure in the last few years to pair the Master with them. My favourite and most obscure possibility is one person suggesting that they've brought back the Vardans. (Conceptually speaking, that could actually work.)
I'm a bit miffed that they killed off Stephen Fry in such short order. Also miffed they didn't make him more menacing. Here he is, head of MI6 and he spends a lot of time apologising for being a bit too cloak-and-dagger. (Lenny Henry, on the other hand, was a pretty effective piece of guest casting.)
There's a little more to say about this point later, but for now: the Doctor visits Australia! I can only recall two other adventures in the programs 56-year history where that's happened, and only one other where it plays a substantive role. So that's noice, it's different, it's unusual.