d-d-d-dAz Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 I feel like you might be taking this a touch seriously. But, to clarify, i'm not confused and it hasn't passed me by that those involved might have us believe that Matt Smith is popping his clogs at Christmas. I'm just saying that I think they may be lying. Quote
Vamp Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 To be fair Daz your logic of "they like lying" kind of also applies to their "its a game changer" and "its all leading to this" build up. Some of the previous builds haven't concluded well. Although the "Doctor Who?" build kind of had a more satisfying conclusion than most in that they just went "that's a silly question anyway, look JOHN HURT" which is a pretty sound argument. Personally I just want a fun story. I'm somewhat wary about how epic its all looking really. They probably couldn't do a twinkly reunion like the 5 Doctors though, not in 3D. As an aside Carol Ann Ford's subtle cameo the other night has made me realize how utterly desperate I am for Susan interacting with Smith's Doctor and how utterly un-compelled I would be if they did it with Capaldi. I doubt they ever will anyway. Quote
d-d-d-dAz Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 I'm with you there, Smiths ability to tap into the Doctors heart and convey the weight of his history and relationships makes the idea of him meeting any character particularly close to the Doctors past exciting. I'm not a great Billie Piper fan, but such was the Doctors connection with her that I hope they meet tonight. That could be ace. Quote
GPW Kristian Zane Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 I feel like you might be taking this a touch seriously. But, to clarify, i'm not confused and it hasn't passed me by that those involved might have us believe that Matt Smith is popping his clogs at Christmas. I'm just saying that I think they may be lying. If it fits the story fair enough but I don't think it would be appropriate for this one. Its not like there was a chance of Pertwee or Davison regenerating in "The Three" and "The Five" for eg. Quote
d-d-d-dAz Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 It's the stuff outside of the story, really, that's convinced me. They're having a live after party for Christ's sake. There's not much besides a regeneration they can do to live up to the hype they've deliberately created. I guess they could dissolve the time lock so the time lords and the daleks and Gallifrey are all back, but they even that seems flat in relation to the relentless marketing campaign. Quote
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted November 23, 2013 Awards Moderator Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) I'm not going to be able to watch 'Day of the Doctor' live, unfortunately, I'll have to wait a couple of hours, but I'm watching 'The Name of the Doctor' in anticipation, and so I can remember what happened leading up to IT'S JOHN HURT WHAT'S JOHN HURT DOING THERE. If Smith is regenerating tonight, I'll be quite sad - I know it's coming soon regardless, but he's bloody brilliant in the role and I'll miss him. I'll probably also watch 'Night of the Doctor' and that other short video they put out recently. Plus I have An Adventure In... to watch at some point, can't wait for that. Edited November 23, 2013 by HarmonicGenerator Quote
Paid Members Monkee Posted November 23, 2013 Paid Members Posted November 23, 2013 Wow, that regeneration Moffat lied about was just brilliant... Quote
Whiskey_Jim Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 I feel a little disappointed by that episode to be honest, it wasn't bad but I think I was expecting the best thing ever with all the hype and it was just a good episode. Also, on the fake regeneration point, I wouldn't be surprised if it is bullshit and they are working everyone. It'd be a wonderful twist. Quote
Paid Members Up Chuck Posted November 23, 2013 Paid Members Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) Never doubt Moffat. Never. That was absolutely stunning. I began to think it was moving a little slowly, but the total nerdgasm blowout that was the last twentyish minutes was just perfect. All the callback lines, all the perfectly-judged humour, and, and, AND... <-- click on 'spoiler' to show/hide the spoiler "All twelve! No... all thirteen.[/img] EDIT: This didn't work. [close spoiler] ");document.close(); Edited November 23, 2013 by Up Chuck Quote
Paid Members Jaffa Posted November 23, 2013 Paid Members Posted November 23, 2013 Chuck is right about the best bit, I loved that. The rest was average. Quote
Vamp Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 I loved that. They nailed the feel perfectly. A fun bombastic and nutty romp. SPOILER - Highlight the black box to read The best bit for me was in the gents afterwards when a small boy was asking his dad all about one of people in it (vague enough?), Lovely. Quote
freaky Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 Great anniversary episode. The after party show on BBC Three was utter dogshit. Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted November 23, 2013 Paid Members Posted November 23, 2013 Just blown away by that episode. Encapsulated all that I have ever loved about the show and had some incredible YES moments in it. Amazing writing, amazing acting, just loved it. Quote
Paid Members Monkee Posted November 23, 2013 Paid Members Posted November 23, 2013 I feel a little disappointed by that episode to be honest, it wasn't bad but I think I was expecting the best thing ever with all the hype and it was just a good episode. Also, on the fake regeneration point, I wouldn't be surprised if it is bullshit and they are working everyone. It'd be a wonderful twist. What do you mean by fake regeneration? Quote
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted November 24, 2013 Paid Members Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Watched the last ten minutes. Tremendous stuff. One question though.. <-- click on 'spoiler' to show/hide the spoiler How did Peter Capaldi appear in a cameo? [close spoiler] ");document.close(); Thanks! Edited November 24, 2013 by bAzTNM#1 Quote
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