Sea Devils And Die: GeroniMoffat's Doctor Who In The 2010s

The bit of Cyberman preview they showed looked as though it was in Stonehenge> I'm guessing there'll be some sort of Cybermen as Knights of the Round Table thing.

Silver Nemesis 2?

Also Amy fending one off with a flaming torch suggests low-tech.

I've only just watched the Victory of the Daleks episode. Yeah, I thought Mark Gattis' shouty script was more suited to David "YOU BEAUTYYYY-AH!" Tennant, and the RTD era in general. It was all a bit breathlessly crash-bang-wallop, though I don't think Tennant could've pulled off holding the daleks at bay with a Jammie Dodger quite as well as Smith managed.

I loved the idea of the daleks being used as a WWII war machine, pity we never got a shot of them being used in a battle or anything but, hey, budget cuts.

Looking forward to the rest of the series, the episode that's intriguing me most of all atm is:

BIG SPOILER DELETED

uh please don't do that here

Deleted the spoiler, people can click the link if they want to know.

Too late, I saw it, need some sort of fiendish alien mind eraser to forget it now

Episode 11 sounds like it'll bring the lolz though.

sadface @ spoiler

Best bit on that Radio Times link is where someone complains that Amy Pond saying "Oi! Churchill" is "not very respectful".

Matt DC, a big fan of James Corden ;-)

i've no idea what that spoiler was - even after following the link :-(

It was the synopsis of episode 7 that Steven Moffat gave to the Radio Times to publish. Not exactly a spoiler, unless you want to go into each episode knowing nothing (good luck with that).

I'm guessing it's a good thing that I don't know who James Corden is.

You do: he is the fat guy in The History Boys.

Amy Pond saying "Oi! Churchill" is "not very respectful"

It's true though. I dunno - out of nowhere it's like Amy turned into some kind of bantering lager lout.

Car insurance reference?

Hah, didn't get that but it's totally obvious.

next season, an adventure with Admiral Nelson is a dead cert now.

the final regeneration

http://retroyakking.today.com/files/2009/01/aleksandr_the_meerkat.jpg

out of nowhere it's like Amy turned into some kind of bantering lager lout.

You'd expect a stripper to be a bit more comely and reserved.

she doesn't strip, just kisses

all i expected is for her to be sort of the same person she was in the previous two episodes!

Maybe was a wee bit shy for a week or two as she's new to all this timey wimey malarkey and she's letting her true self come through now?

I still haven't got a handle on any kind of definable personality for her.

Hey, she may have felt a bit self-conscious in prior episodes, what with gallivanting around in nought but her nightie.

honestly i didn't have a problem with her in the episode, but if in fact that episode was meant for Tennant/Donna, that would make a lot of sense

she doesn't strip, just kisses

sure she does

Not exactly a spoiler, unless you want to go into each episode knowing nothing (good luck with that).

Thanks!

if in fact that episode was meant for Tennant/Donna, that would make a lot of sense

ooh that's right, RTD chucked this episode and went with "Fires of Pompeii" instead. I thought Amy felt off in this episode, that would explain it.

Speaking of filming order upthread, this upcoming two-parter was the first thing they filmed. It'll be interesting to see how everyone comes off.

Interesting. Definitely preferred Pompeii, if for no other reason but for that conversation at the end with Donna about fixed events and when it's okay to change history, something that's been basically ignored since the reboot started w/the exception of "Father's Day".

Btw, I knew practically nothing about this season until I saw the bits in the teaser after the first episode, so I'm still pretty in the dark - definitely appreciate keeping the spoiler talk out.

This episode and the last one have covered that ground a bit as well. Think Smith's Doctor will be a lot less cavalier about messing with things than Tennant's was.

Thought the Pompeii one was ropey, much preferred this one. Don't understand why Gatiss seemingly never uses Doctor Who to indulge his really dark side though.

Still, the opening few episodes are always pretty lightweight, we're approaching the point where things should get really good now.

Like...scary death angel statue good?

("Yes, Abboitt." "ok thx.")

(^^^me talking to my animus what is named "abboitt," pretty stupid name but what can a lady do.)

Not really looking forward to more River Song tbh. If she were just a shade less smug I wouldn't mind her.

Liked River Song, and actually thought she'd make a good female Doctor. (Initially, I thought the twist was that she was a future regeneration -- has this plot ever been done?)

Yeah, the entire Trial Of A Time Lord series.

I think I'd like River Song more if she looked like Amy Pond.

He who is tired of Alex Kingston is tired of not getting SBed.

tbh i didn't like river song the first time around, but this stuff in the previews where she's wearing fancy sunglasses and floating backwards out of airlocks while smirking is pretty awesome.

I think I'd like ____ ______ more if she looked like Amy Pond.

rule for life

Well, that was bloody terrifying that was. Relentless psychological horror with some well-timed and very nasty shocks. It was like Caves of Adrozani crossed with Medusa crossed with Hellraiser. I need a stiff drink after that.

Aiiiiiiiyyahhaaaaaaaa. Drinking now, scared shitless.

The video of the Angel was a bit Ring, I thought. Awesome episode and one that really benefitted from the two-parter treatment. It was very pacey when it needed to be, but they had time to establish mood, plot and character. Cannot wait for next week. The preview looks terrifying.

also, Mike Skinner!

Yeah, that was weird. (Mike Skinner's cameo, I mean). This episode was next level greatness, despite River Song's smirking presence.
The scene with Amy in the bunker (the Ringu moment) was brilliant.

Yeah, that was great. Excellent cliffhanger that's not a cliffhanger (you know what the plan is, you just don't know what it does - much better than the 'oh, look what i've found' cop out).

After last week, the relationship between the Doctor and Amy is tops again as well.

I wonder if the lipstick will make an appearance again.

Hallucinogenic lipstick is so going on my amazon wish list.

This episode was fucking CREEPY and TIGHT btw.