The Doctor Who Thread - Page 272

PaulD · #**2711** 26th November 2013, 09:16 AM

Suzi, what did you think of the special?

Susan Foreman · #**2712** 26th November 2013, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by PaulD

Suzi, what did you think of the special?

Hi Paul

I enjoyed it. I thought it was a good old-fashioned 'Doctor Who' romp

The continuity was enough for us long-time fans to appreciate (the opening shot of the policeman standing outside a junkyard in Totter's Lane, 'Greyhound Leader' being used as a UNIT call sign, the character Osgood wearing a Tom Baker scarf etc), but not enough to alienate new viewers

It was also good to see Tom back in the show (although I am still unsure as to whether he was supposed to be The Doctor, or another character completely), and the (very) subtle appearance of Capaldi was inspired

The three main characters seemed to be having fun, which is the whole point of the show, although there was a bit too much 'silly' humour for me - the Tennant rabbit scene for example

I do think that the Zygons were under-used however, and the mid-wiping process smacked of deus ex machina

I also think it was a shame that none of the other Doctors were included in the special, nor were there any references to previous companions

All-in-all, I thought it was a loving and well done tribute to the programme

PaulD · #**2713** 26th November 2013, 11:55 AM

Glad you liked it! I know you're not overly keen on the newer Who but I did think this was a wonderful tribute to the show of old which also managed to do a lot to the current plot. That last shot was absolutely glorious and 1000 times better than anything in The Five Doctors. Agree about the companions though. It makes no sense to see the old Doctors back looking haggard and old but the companions can age so I don't see why they can't have been featured.

My take on the Tom Baker scene (after watching it numerous times) was that it was done ambiguously to draw no real conclusions but there was enough in there to suggest The Doctor grows old, retires and becomes The Curator, taking on the aged appearance of bygone Doctors ("you might find yourself revisiting some old faces, just the old favourites though eh?").

God only knows what RTD would have done with it though. Peter Kay playing the main villain as a farting alien monster in an Anne Robinson suit.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**2714** 26th November 2013, 12:45 PM

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Glad you liked it! I know you're not overly keen on the newer Who but I did think this was a wonderful tribute to the show of old which also managed to do a lot to the current plot. That last shot was absolutely glorious and 1000 times better than anything in The Five Doctors. Agree about the companions though. It makes no sense to see the old Doctors back looking haggard and old but the companions can age so I don't see why they can't have been featured.

As Moffat said the more elements you add the less story you have. I was happy enough to see the UNIT wall with companions pictured, especially Kamelion.

As i mentioned previously, the Doctors and a lot of companions have turned up in the various Who productions this last week. All the Doctors have had reasonable screentime and a lot of the companions turned up in Moffats dream / nightmare in The Five(ish) Doctors.

I was happy with all of it as a package deal.

PaulD · #**2715** 26th November 2013, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

As Moffat said the more elements you add the less story you have. I was happy enough to see the UNIT wall with companions pictured, especially Kamelion.

As i mentioned previously, the Doctors and a lot of companions have turned up in the various Who productions this last week. All the Doctors have had reasonable screentime and a lot of the companions turned up in Moffats dream / nightmare in The Five(ish) Doctors.

I was happy with all of it as a package deal.

Yeah, that's true. I was enough worried about Billie piper returning as I felt it'd undermine the characters development but it worked really well (and actually added to the Bad Wolf role). Adding other companions would have seemed forced I guess and to the detriment of the story. It's a show with so much history you can't really acknowledge it all even in a 75 minute episode.

Roughale · #**2716** 26th November 2013, 02:08 PM

So I think I can call myself a Whovian, because I spotted almost all of the Easter Eggs in Day of the Doctor, which are listed here:

The 35 Greatest Easter Eggs From The "Doctor Who" 50th Anniversary

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**2717** 26th November 2013, 03:41 PM

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So I think I can call myself a Whovian, because I spotted almost all of the Easter Eggs in Day of the Doctor, which are listed here:

The 35 Greatest Easter Eggs From The "Doctor Who" 50th Anniversary

So you spotted the Torchwood magnetic clamps? and knew the Brigadier had a tech called Osgood?

Whovian isn't what i'd call you.