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If I had a Twitter account I'd post it in big text on Moffat's page so he'd blow another gasket and start tearing his afro out
Neil Gaiman's contribution to the series is the best Nu-Who story by a long, long way.
When you get right down to it, the show should just be about a mad alien and his box and the revelation that his perfect partner is the one that's been with him since he first left Gallifrey makes a lot more sense than him falling for a thicko like Rose or having a faux "badass" like River as a would be love intrest and it also demonstrates that an alien's concept of emotional fulfillment can be totally...........alien to how humans view the same subject.
The Doctor is not one of us, never has been and ____ any writer that thinks otherwise.
Aside from that we got an oddball Auntie & Uncle that seemed to have escaped from a bad 80's episode, some old school "running down the same corridor" action and finally got to see a bit more of the TARDIS interior again.
Next week will probably be back to the arc heavy Steven Moffat ego trip but at least 1 episode this series will be worth a second look.
When you get right down to it, the show should just be about a mad alien and his box and the revelation that his perfect partner is the one that's been with him since he first left Gallifrey makes a lot more sense than him falling for a thicko like Rose or having a faux "badass" like River as a would be love intrest and it also demonstrates that an alien's concept of emotional fulfillment can be totally...........alien to how humans view the same subject.
The Doctor is not one of us, never has been and ____ any writer that thinks otherwise.
Aside from that we got an oddball Auntie & Uncle that seemed to have escaped from a bad 80's episode, some old school "running down the same corridor" action and finally got to see a bit more of the TARDIS interior again.
Next week will probably be back to the arc heavy Steven Moffat ego trip but at least 1 episode this series will be worth a second look.
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I really loved this weeks episode, it did so much for Who without even touching any story arc except a brief River reference. I want to watch it again and i found myself mesmerised by Matt's performance especially when he broke down saying goodbye, Tennant had plenty of crying which took away the impact of the gesture. A totally enjoyable episode that sits very high among my list of favourites.
Good to hear it was almost universally enjoyed. I'll watch when I get home from my piano thing tonight. 
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THAT is how the Doctor reacts to finding out he is not the only time lord left? Thats it? You might as well have told him that he got two prizes at the bottom of his cereal box for how mild the revelation was.
And those characters were so annoying. I felt like I was watching Tim Burton's book of rejected ideas.
And those characters were so annoying. I felt like I was watching Tim Burton's book of rejected ideas.
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I guess I'll be the Debbie Downer this week. I thought The Doctor's Wife was bad. Really bad. Like Love and Monsters bad. I like whimsical stories (loved the flying shark in the Christmas episode), but there's a level of absurdity that not even I can take, and this episode was the pinnacle.
I liked it. My kids thought it was the best episode they had seen in a long time. 
Actually I believe in one of the Pertwee stories The Doctor says the Tardis is alive.
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They've very much made the TARDIS a living thing in the new series, and that never really bothered me too much, but having it become an actual person and make out with the Doctor and be his wacky sidekick is a bit too camp for me.
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Loved this episode! They've referred to the TARDIS being alive a few times - wasn't Rose possessed by it at one point?
And written by Neil Gaiman! Excellent episode. After last week's throwback to the kiddie doctors of the 80s, this was a breath of fresh air.
And written by Neil Gaiman! Excellent episode. After last week's throwback to the kiddie doctors of the 80s, this was a breath of fresh air.
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By far one of the best Doctor Who episodes of the new series and maybe the classic series as well. Totally sublime and haunting. But that's not surprising coming from Neil Gaiman.
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Correct. And what's more the classic series revealed not only was it alive but it had a soul plus all TARDISes are instrumental in helping a Time Lord regenerate. It's a symbiotic relationship there but for the Doctor and his TARDIS it may be more than just that. Gaiman's The Doctor's Wife is really a game changer for the entire series yet its always been there right before our eyes--he never really controlled the TARDIS in the first place; the TARDIS was controlling itself, taking him to where he "needed" to go. Every adventure he's been on was because as Idris/the TARDIS said, because she wanted to see the universe and all of time. That's the reason the TARDIS's door was unlocked when the Doctor stole "the old girl." Both of them wanted to run and see what was out there. That's just a great notion on so many levels.
The 3rd Doctor mentioned the TARDIS was alive in the 3rd part of "Planet of the Spiders" and the 4th referred to her as "old girl" on several occasions.
In addition the TARDIS has had a habit of rarely going exactly where the Doctor wants it to throughout the show's history.....which suggests a mind of it's own.
Clearly Neil Gaiman knows his Who history and crafted a story that does far more for making the modern continuity blend with the old one than any of the random "nods" or returning villains since 2005.
I liked it so much that I'd like to see Amy & Rory get the Adric exit and the Doctor spend a series travelling with Idris/TARDIS, because Suranne Jones had great chemistry with Smith.
In addition the TARDIS has had a habit of rarely going exactly where the Doctor wants it to throughout the show's history.....which suggests a mind of it's own.
Clearly Neil Gaiman knows his Who history and crafted a story that does far more for making the modern continuity blend with the old one than any of the random "nods" or returning villains since 2005.
I liked it so much that I'd like to see Amy & Rory get the Adric exit and the Doctor spend a series travelling with Idris/TARDIS, because Suranne Jones had great chemistry with Smith.
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People do that with cars too. Doesn't mean that all of them are also posessed by the spirit of a Helena Bonham Carter impersonator.
Or it suggests that its old and broken, and the time circuits sometimes screw up.
Some of you guys really need to get up on your DocWho lore. In the very first episode Ian exclaims to Barbara when he first touches the Police Box that the TARDIS is alive.
Not only that but in the Tenth Planet at the end, the Doc has difficulty piloting the TARDIS and after he collapses to the ground an unseen force moves the switches and completes the dematrialization, making it pretty obvious that it is not only a case of a man talking to his Cadillac but that the TARDIS is a sentient being.
Not only that but in the Tenth Planet at the end, the Doc has difficulty piloting the TARDIS and after he collapses to the ground an unseen force moves the switches and completes the dematrialization, making it pretty obvious that it is not only a case of a man talking to his Cadillac but that the TARDIS is a sentient being.
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