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Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26575

Ooh, thanks. I might wait until the Christmas episode has aired.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:11

I particularly liked the little detail of

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how 15 appeared with only half of 14's clothing. Whether he continues the Julian from Ghosts tribute act remains to be seen but he clearly wasn't fazed by it.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14538

Kern wrote:

I particularly liked the little detail of

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how 15 appeared with only half of 14's clothing. Whether he continues the Julian from Ghosts tribute act remains to be seen but he clearly wasn't fazed by it.

On that watch the trailer for the christmas special and you'll see that when it starts

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He still is not wearing trousers (since he's dancing in a kilt)

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38861

It looked like a tutu to me. Which the Gammons will love!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38861

Nah, right enough. It was a kilt.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26575

I’ve just watched the Christmas trailer, and I’m absolutely going to give it a go. I think Ncuti Gatwa is great.

I find the standalone episodes a bit easier for me, because I’m not really a ‘fan’, but have enjoyed episodes here and there of some doctors, but not others.

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Dec 26, 2023 12:54

The Christmas special was brilliant and Gatwa is fantastic as the Doc. Real energy from his performance.

Most importantly, it was fun and touching.

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I never knew I wanted a musical interlude with goblins on a wooden airship singing about eating a baby on Christmas Day but that whole sequence, topped by the Doc and Ruby's response, was just so joyful to watch. Other than being about baby-eating, obviously.

I reckon RTD could have got away with killing Candidate National Treasure Davina but it's ok and in the spirit of the things that the timeline requires her to live.

Going to be a long time until May!

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14538

New trailer :

Kern · **Posted:** Sun Jun 02, 2024 21:11

"Dot and Bubble" was superb and very clever. One heck of an ending.

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Quite the gut punch to realise that I too hadn't picked up on signs until the end. Not the parody of always-online teens in Barbieland I thought it was.

The final scene with the Doc and Ruby's emotions was incredibly well played.

The slugs had the right idea all along.

So that's the third standput episode in a row for me.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5599

Yep, that’s three great episodes in a row.

It makes me wonder why they opened the season with the two poor ones (or indeed why they wrote them in the first place).

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Dec 26, 2024 13:15

Really enjoyed the Christmas special. Loved the concept of the Time Hotel and the mystery doors. Gatwa continues to be amazing as the Doc and got some great lines.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5599

It was decent enough. The Christmas episodes are often abysmal so enjoyable and inoffensive is fine with me.

There’s a *lot* of very vocal idiots online who absolutely hate the show since it stopped having a white male lead so it’s funny watching them get furious.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26575

I adore Ncuti Gatwa. He’s just so gorgeous to watch. I don’t mean he’s good looking (though he is) but his movements are almost balletic, and the costuming and his voice are just wonderful.

He is the most watchable Doctor ever, for me.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26575

Thought the episode was beautiful.

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The year passing with the growing friendship with Anita was beautifully done. The ending of the episode made me cry.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Dec 26, 2024 19:30

I like how they mess with time.

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giving himself the code just because he had given himself the code.

Also making him go the long way round

Kern · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2025 19:53

"Lux"

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The show deals with cancellation rumours by not only breaking the fourth wall, but dancing on the shards.

Particularly loved the reference to the historic destruction of old episodes by using destroying film as a plot device and taking the piss out of the Mouse money by having the Doc tied by film whilst a cartoon character mocks him.

Oh, and handled the issues with the Doc and Belinda visiting 1950s Florida very tactfully.

I loved it.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2025 9:00

Me too.

Kern · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2025 8:43

Another excellent episode last night (the Eurovision one).
This series keeps on churning them out!

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The shot of the mass of people just floating upwards was unbelievably dark

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38861

Hmm, turns out there was an extra scene that I didn't see

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12416

Yeah, the credits blasted for about ten seconds and then it came on. I was nearly out the living room door already to go and prep the snacks for Eurovision so I suspect a fair few people will have missed it

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38861

I'm very annoyed by the "coming next week" teasers that Who often does, so I tend to shut it off as soon as the credits roll. Tsk.

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