I know it only bothers the nerdiest of us nerds, but it’s a bit of a continuity error to imply that Dalek left young Adelaide alone because it knew her death was a fixed point…
…while at the same time it’s carrying out Davros’ plan to destroy the entire universe…🤷🏻♂️ #DoctorWho
Bernard Cribbins is bloody great as always, and how fantastic that he finally got to take a trip in the TARDIS.
And then a Star Wars style dogfight with laser cannons too! Who could have ever predicted that? #DoctorWho
And so, after a whirlwind tour of old friends, in the end he had to go…
As much as I loved Ten at the time, I don’t feel much watching this now. Sadly I’m a bit soured on his Doctor due to 14 years of “Oh it was only PROPER #DoctorWho when he was in it!”
Boils. My. Piss…🤬
But anyway, on a brighter note… “Blimey!” 😃
Everything’s fresh and new again, and onto a new era… #DoctorWho
The new, more ethereal, ‘fairy-tale’ style is evident from the start, and Murray Gold adapts his music appropriately.
Plus ‘I Am The Doctor’ is the best theme for the character there’s ever been.
🎶 “Doo-do-doo, da-doo-do-doo…” 🎶
#DoctorWho
Shame that Moffat starts his new era by again having the Doctor ‘quote his notoriety’ to get out of a sticky situation - saying “Basically, run” to the Atraxi.
Have him actually *do* something! Not just go “Ooh, see all the stuff I did in the past? Now run away!” #DoctorWho
I have to remember with this new era to slip in all the minisodes, extra scenes, deleted scenes, DVD extras, etc, that go between episodes.
RTD had two (Born Again and Time Crash). Moffat had approximately 15,794 of the bloody things. 🫤 #DoctorWho
Speaking of true colours… And things being cartoonish… 😬
They just didn’t need this “upgrade”, did they? The Cybermen change every few years. The Daleks, apart from a few tweaks, don’t. #DoctorWho
It’s hilarious how quickly they backtracked over the whole thing, with Moffat saying they’d just given the Daleks “commanding officers” and the old Daleks would remain.
And then they were quietly shuffled into the background, never to be spoken of again…😄 #DoctorWho
The Doctor claims he’s only encountered the Angels once before. So… no incarnation before Ten met them, right?
Meanwhile, at Big Finish…
Love the slow motion chase of the statues creeping up the cave tunnels, eventually becoming the Angels climbing into the ship.
I’m still not sure if the bit where we, the audience, actually see them move is brilliant or a betrayal of how they fundamentally work. #DoctorWho
On first broadcast I noticed how, in the scene where the Doctor comes back to comfort Amy, you could see he had his coat on when it was missing before, and I thought it was a bit of a continuity error.
Should have realised it wouldn’t be that simple! #DoctorWho
It’s mostly other writers in Moffat’s era that give us proper villains, as he prefers to use malfunctioning tech or alien races. Toby Jones is a standout as the Dream Lord.
Headcanon: He was a pre-Hartnell Doctor, whose image still lurks in the Doctor’s subconscious… #DoctorWho
The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood: the far-off futuristic year of 2020… yet strangely no one’s worried about Covid.
I always wonder if they chose that year because in 1970 (UNIT dating notwithstanding) the Silurians went back into hibernation for 50 years… 🤔 #DoctorWho
The Fez-and-mop timehopping is Moffat at his most bonkers, but deftly done so that it’s clear what’s happening.
It does raise the question though of why the Doctor doesn’t always do this. I guess we can infer the normal rules don’t apply with the universe collapsing. #DoctorWho
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