Doctor Who

[El Pibe]

I liked that there was that whole theme about how sad it was that the space programme had declined and no one cared about or had any way to get into space any more.

Except that a bunch of Mexicans were hanging about on the Moon prospecting for minerals. How did they get there then?

They went up 10 years earlier.

[Lag]

They're Mexicans, not Mexican'ts.

[jonamok]

Why did they pick Mexicans anyway? Not really renowned for their space programme. I'll guess that the genius who wrote this would have preferred some Chilean miners (mooners?) but that would be too obvious, and who would buy a Chilean space programme, so he thought he'd pick somewhere 'nearby'.

[Mr Cochese]

Garcia Fucking Hotspur wouldn't have been eaten by no Moon spiders.

[Yartek]

The 4.5 billion year old moon being described repeatedly as 100 million years old. Wtf? Did the writer not have access to google?

In the Doctor Who universe, the moon only arrived in orbit around Earth around 100 million years ago, it was the Moon's arrival that sent the Silurians into hibernation as they thought it was going to crash into the Earth or cause massive environmental damage. So depite there being a huge load of scientific bollocks in the episode, that bit was technically accurate.

[jonamok]

Cheers. Didn't know that. Apologies to the writer for that one. The rest though.....

[Sidewaysbob]

Was ace and you loved it really

[Hexx]

[Alex W.]

Sweet jesus.

[jonamok]

Flapper-dress Clara FTW.

[PopeSmokesDope]

BANGERS!!!

[Jug McKenzie]

It's good again, isn't it?

[PopeSmokesDope]

No idea! I'm busy breaking out the hand cream...

[SeanR]

Skinner has the best lines

[SeanR]

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[Jug McKenzie]

Skinner has the best lines

Skinner's making his lines the best.

[SeanR]

Except the

"one minute with me..."

was a belter

[Alex W.]

There have been some first rate sci-fi premises this season. Like not just standard Moffat plots, but the sort of thing that could work as standalone non-Who sci-fi.

[Hexx]

Are you my mummy?

[SeanR]

Are you my mummy?

fist pump

[Hexx]

Oh god. He totally did just save Clara didn't he? And this IS a cover story...

[SeanR]

Oh god. He totally did just save Clara didn't he? And this IS a cover story...

nah...

[PopeSmokesDope]

Really good episode that

[SeanR]

that's a big change of heart!

Christopher Fairbank!

[jonamok]

That was actually genuinely really good. Clara's change of heart was a little too abrupt perhaps. But otherwise top stuff. And dat dress etc.

[Hexx]

Good episode again. Some connections to the arc, but told it's own self contained story with a good premise (not flooded by too many ideas) and good guest stars.

Not going to be anyone's stand out episode, but a fine hour's entertainment.

As someone else pointed out - Gus has been trying to get the Doctor to come since at least the closing scene of "The Big Bang"

The Doctor receives a telephone call alerting him to the presence of an escaped Egyptian goddess on the Orient Express, in space.

[El Pibe]

I thought that was great! Overall, this continues to be a good season!

[Guest]

Fantastic stuff. this is the best season and the best doctor.

[SeanR]

(the new episode of ncis has a doctor who/bow tie joke)

[Commander Jameson]

Fantastic episode. Was there a little hint of Tom Baker in the scene where he is talking to himself in his cabin? Skinner was brilliant. Really enjoyed his performance.