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Posted 6 Days Ago by Vip
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  | | I thought that the caption was bizarre too. Seriously. We figured it out all by outselves. And who the hell puts someone's REAL name in the actual story (i.e. not in the credits, where it belongs??). Immersion breaker.
All in all I didn't actually like it (apologies to everyone who did). It just felt (to me) like a set up for next season rather than being a proper story in its own right. And a waste of the Great Intelligence. They could have got a lot more mileage out of him (although who knows, perhaps he will come back in the future).
On the positives though, I am looking forward to seeing how the 'bad' Doctor storyline pans out, and at least we still get to keep Clara.
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Posted 6 Days Ago by Vip
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| | That was quite an angry post.  I didn't hate it all that much. Unfortunately I think I got more and more annoyed as it went through, so when thinking back the the caption that level of annoyance was what I remembered.
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Posted 5 Days Ago by Lusus - a national treasure
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| | In this episode we saw William Hartnell, the first Dr Who nicking the tardis, but this reminded me of something that has been niggling away at the back of my mind.
When I was a kid I remember seeing at the local cinema a Dr Who film called 'Dr. Who and the Daleks' starring Peter Cushing as the Dr. I believe there was a follow up film called 'Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 AD'.
Not only did these films portray Cushing as the first Dr, but he was human and built the tardis on Earth. This puzzles me because these early films fly in the face of everything accepted about the Dr.
Maybe someone can explain why Peter Cushing is not included in the usual line up of actors who have played the Doctor, and why these films are generally ignored.
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Posted 5 Days Ago by  HonestIago
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| | I really hope that isn't the end for River: I passionately want to see the Singing Towers of Durrilium, I want to hear the towers sing and see the Doctor cry. I think it'll kill me in exactly the right way.
As for everything else: sensational. After a series (or half-series) that hasn't gripped me, that finale blew my mind.
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Posted 5 Days Ago by Whisky
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| | One question... at least twice during the show they showed a quick montage of clara interacting with the previous doctors, and to me it seemed like she was dressed in costumes that were designed to look like the original assistant (of that time)...
I'm wondering... The producers said before the episode that this one would 're-write who history', then maybe clara actually _was_ one or more of the previous assistants...
Now there's one to get you thinking...
Oh, and I'm not sure Riversong's story is complete now... Remember her last word... "Spoilers!"... That always used to mean there was something she knew that the doctor didn't...
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Posted 5 Days Ago by Bluebottle
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| | From first seeing William Hartnell in the opening credits, I thought it was brilliant. I'd assumed that John Hurt was the Valeyard (but would they include something like that today when most of the target audience would not know who the Valeyard is?) but it has put me in a positive frame of mind for the 50th Anniversary (though I still think they should have had Paul McGann. He's not had a fair run.)
Basically, the two Peter Cushing films, based on Terry Nation's first two Dalek adventures, weren't made by the BBC so don't count as BBC canon. Still fun to watch, though.
<BB<
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Posted 4 Days Ago by Lusus - a national treasure
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| | Thank you Pebblederook and Bluebottle for clearing up the mystery of the Peter Cushing Films for me 
Although as BB says Paul McGann may not have a fair run at playing the Doctor, I seem to remember at the time he was quite reluctant to take on the role. I think he may have decided not to continue with it, especially as the 'Americanised' Who movie was met with a like warm response.
Personally, I think John Hurt as a version of the Doctor was a huge surprise and promises so much. His presence could immediately be felt when he turned to reveal himself.
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