[TV] The next Dr Who is another blooming jock

[Deadly Danson]

To quote Barry Davies, "you have to say that was magnificent". Haven't enjoyed an episode like that for years. Not ashamed to say I shed a tear at some of the reunions. Didn't make much sense but when Dr Who is this entertaining, who cares?

 

[Curious Orange]

To quote Barry Davies, "you have to say that was magnificent". Haven't enjoyed an episode like that for years. Not ashamed to say I shed a tear at some of the reunions.

I may have mumbled 'Adric' fractionally before Tegan did

 

[sparkie]

That was really enjoyable.

A really fitting BBC Centenary episode with decent celebration of the past - even Tom Baker's scarf featured.

I'm glad they left the Timeless Child stuff well alone as well as I wasn't a fan of it.

I'm now really looking forward to seeing the brief return of Tennant when it happens.

 

[Frutos]

To quote Barry Davies, "you have to say that was magnificent". Haven't enjoyed an episode like that for years. Not ashamed to say I shed a tear at some of the reunions. Didn't make much sense but when Dr Who is this entertaining, who cares?

I thought it was brilliant.

The scenes with Ace and Tegan and their respective Doctors were brilliant, as of course was the totally unexpected multi-Doc scene.

Sacha Dhawan was superb too and, corny as it was, I loved the Ra-Ra-Rasputin scene.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Really glad to see other people loved it. I thought it was a fantastic episode if a bit silly at times. Loved it. Very mixed response on Reddit though

 

[Deadly Danson]

I thought it was brilliant.

The scenes with Ace and Tegan and their respective Doctors were brilliant, as of course was the totally unexpected multi-Doc scene.

Sacha Dhawan was superb too and, corny as it was, I loved the Ra-Ra-Rasputin scene.

They really were brilliant. Perfectly judged. Shame we have to wait until next November for the 3 Tennant specials and then Gatwa as the 15th.
Oh and Ian bloody Chesterton 57 years later. Only this show.

 

[Frutos]

I just looked William Russell up - he's 97!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Excellent episode. Nothing else to add. I have to admit I shed a few tears

 

[Weststander]

The groundbreaking theme is still astonishing.



My ‘hiding behind the sofa’ was in the Jon Pertwee era.


I liked this version too.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Excellent episode. Nothing else to add. I have to admit I shed a few tears

Ditto.

 

[Curious Orange]

I just looked William Russell up - he's 97!

... and his 33 year old son is Alfred Enoch, who played Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter films.

 

[vegster]

Mostly a bit meh in my book. Nice to see the living Doctors and assistants turn up but... The Master is god awful, gurning, mumbling ridiculously swivel eyed....previous Masters were genuinely evil with terrifying screen presence this one is a joke.

If this is true its marvellous to have Tennant back as the Doctor as there has been a slow, inorexable slide in to mediocrity since his stint. ...very much in the manner of recent Prime Ministers. Can we have Tony Blair back too please ? You know, only 48 hours max to see a GP, waiting lists cut etc etc.

 

[A1X]

Finally caught it tonight, was excellent. Reminded me of the previous anniversary episode with drawing on the old faces, and bringing back the old assistants was a great idea and not just the doctors.

Can’t wait to find out what the ending means.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Wow. You have missed out. Seriously. First watched it in 1963. For me it is as iconic as MOTD, The John Peel programmes, and The Albion. I shit you not.

Without wishing to give your age away old boy , is that right the first episode was shown the day after JFK was shot?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

It’s fine for alien time travellers to be black, just not elves.

Well do the time travellers have detailed family trees and descriptions of them?

If not then it's easy to make them anything.

 

[The Clamp]

Well do the time travellers have detailed family trees and descriptions of them?

If not then it's easy to make them anything.

Haha! Still upset about black elves?

Have a word with yourself.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Haha! Still upset about black elves?

Have a word with yourself.

Quite happy now. It's been shown to be an utter turd of a production so it's good to be right on the money

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Haha! Still upset about black elves?

Have a word with yourself.

There have always been Black Daleks

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Without wishing to give your age away old boy , is that right the first episode was shown the day after JFK was shot?

Ha ha! It was 1963, and I was 5. I wasn't allowed to watch it initially as my parents thought it was too frightening for kids, so I missed the first few episodes. It was the day after the assassination. In the afternoon the Albion beat Torquay 4-0 in division 4

 

[Biscuit]

Incredible to see the character of Ian Chesterton back. At 97 it might be his last appearance. Incredible to have that link with someone that started the show and is, quite frankly, the best male companion in the shows history.

The plot was an absolute mess but I didn't really care. Fantastic to see so many people back. I thought Ace/Graham had real chemistry too. Another scene with 7 and Ace was so lovely.

Chibnall's best effort imo, but glad the show is going back to RTD. It's be woefully poor under Chibnall's tenure imo.