Doctor Who's Exciting Adventures in Time and Space

[other pete]

R e m a t e r i a l i s i n g

So 2 episodes of season 5 (aka 31) to go. Is it going to be awesome? I think it's going to be awesome.

[Pete!]

I approve of this thread! I also think it will be awesome. Even the dodgier parts of this season have been thoroughly watchable because of Matt Smith, who understands the Doctor in a fundamental way that Tennant never did, and Karen Gillen, who is simply brilliant and should be a companion for another few seasons yet.

So! Pandorica! All manner of gubbins. I'm really excited to see where this all goes, and then rewatch the whole lot on iPlayer and spot all the signposts and clues. Has anyone else noticed that the whole season is on iPlayer until the week after the finale airs? Good stuff!

[Abi]

Finally watched 'The Lodger' on iPlayer. Silly thing hadn't updated on Virgin on Demand and I missed it Saturday AND Sunday's repeat. Wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, actually. Mainly due to Matt Smith being outrageously loveable. I want one.

[Whappo]

My theory re: what's in the Pandorica -

Nothing! Yet. All of them baddies are going to sentence the Doctor to life imprisonment in the Pandorica because they see him as the source of the cracks. But, as foreshadowed this week, putting the Doctor in there proves too much, which is actually what causes all the cracks. And then the Doctor travels through said cracks to fix things? Or maybe the Pandorica erases him from time, or he falls into a crack, and he has to mythologise himself to Babby Amy so that her belief in and memories of the Doctor ("remember what I told you when you were 7") keep him tangible and in existence ("Rory still exists inside your mind").

That, or the Kandyman.

Oh, I also have a theory that the third floor of Amy's house is the TARDIS, a la the second floor in Craig's building. Perception filter! I feel like that whole scene was setting up more than we realise.

I don't know how the ring fits into all of this. It's a bit confusing.

And Matt Smith in a towel! Phwoar, right, lads.

[Pete!]

Theories!

Aha! What's the one thing you should never put in a trap?

Is there some possibility of a Valeyard angle? Hinted at by the part of the Doctor's psyche that really doesn't like him very much in Amy's Choice. There are a lot of possibilities!

[Abi]

Am I going nuts or does your spoiler in response to Andrew's just delete stuff?

[Whappo]

omg, it's the crack.

Abi, tell me about my post. My fantastic, funny, gorgeous post. Listen to me, do exactly as I say! Keep concentrating, we can still save its memory. Don't let anything distract you - my post still lives in your mind.

[Pete!]

It's doing something weird! Halp, I broke Unforumz!

[other pete]

Am I going nuts or does your spoiler in response to Andrew's just delete stuff?

Just what I was thinking... Is Classic Pete being profound about the nature of causality as reflected through the pandorica, or has he put his HTML tags the wrong way round?

[Pete!]

My advice for the time being is don't use more than one set of spoiler tags in the same post!

[Stumpy]

I can't believe you broke it. IT'S BRAND NEW.

[other pete]

Christopher Ecclestone finally breaks the five year silence about why he left:.

"I was open-minded but I decided after my experience on the first series that I didn't want to do any more," he said.
"I didn't enjoy the environment and the culture that we, the cast and crew, had to work in.

Oooh! Will this open the floodgates for responses, chiefly from Davies and Piper?

[Whappo]

This has been hinted at before from other people involved. Barrowman has said he preferred working with Tennant because Eccleston wasn't nearly as social and wouldn't go to the pub with them or whatever. Boo hoo.

I also wonder if he's hinting at fan drama. I don't know about series 1, but there's now a very visible and strong fan presence wherever they're filming, and I imagine it must be very stressful.

I can also imagine RTD getting a bit...heated.

[Pete!]

I always think it's a shame Nine was so shortlived. He was far more interesting and exciting than Ten. Sometimes you need a Time Lord to be a double'ard bastard who'll chin a monster first, ask questions later.

[Whappo]

I think it'd be nice if Ecclestone did a few audio seasons (either prior to 'Rose' or set within series 1). It's a different set of people behind them, so the tension might not be there.

I don't care about Tennant doing audios in the near future though, I think his tenure finished just when it needed to.