**SPOILERS** Series 6, Episode 1 - "The Impossible Astronaut"

pixelburp

Aha, Haven't done this in a while - a new Episode thread

So, yeah: new series, lots to look forward to (am actually more excited about the new series than I have been in some time) & all signs point to a genuinely intriguing, over-arching plot line going on.

It goes without saying that the split of the new series into two halves will no doubt result in a teeth-clenching cliffhanger, probably involving the mysterious Silence.

Having said all that, I do hope the River Song mystery doesn't drag on for too much longer; the winking and nodding about her past is beginning to grate a little

Clips!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guhx7ssYFuo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz_sMJHO9VI

Coldzone

6pm Tomorrow cant come fast enough

Doctor DooM

pixelburp wrote: »

Aha, Haven't done this in a while - a new Episode thread

And suddenly, all seems right with the world.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Only 23 hours to go!!! Excitement overload...

Basq

For some reason, I thought the 2-part opener would be shown together tomorrow night!

popebenny16

i have been trying to avoid all i can about this, but two things i could not avoid hearing were

one of doctor, rory, amy river, dies in this stry, and that is a promise

we find out who river is and what she means to the doctor.

for the pedantic, although of course in the old days every season opening story was multi-part, this is the first time since the revival that this has happened.

Sonics2k

The suspense is killing me!

pixelburp

CaptainNegative wrote: »

Only 23 hours to go!!! Excitement overload...

Less than 6 hours now

DinoRex

I know I'm ready anyway!

herobear

there's a public chat here to discuss the episode live as it happens - http://www.icanhazchat.com/doctorwho
if anyone is interested


(if this is spammy feel free to delete)

oh 21 minutes...


...Hurry up!

DinoRex

I'm finding this gameshow that's currently on a tad intriguing though.

DirtyBollox

anyone know of a live stream of it? i didnt think i was going to be around when it aired so i was set to watch it during the week.

DinoRex

The robot hare is utterly terrifying... It would be perfectly at home in an episode of Doctor Who...

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Minutes away... whoop! Phone is off, housemate is away for the weekend, no chance of interuptions...

On a side note though, what the hell is this Don't Scare the Hare thing about though? Seems like an awful gameshow...

Anyway, see ya'll in about an hour for the post match analysis...

Coldzone

Wooo!!!! Finally the wait is over

Sonics2k

What a freaking fantastic episode.

So many spoilers I want to say, must resist!

Ginny

Honestly I shouted "nnoooooo" at the TV as the credit music started! Haven't done that for a while.

DinoRex

Yep. That was brilliant. Wonderfully dark for an opening episode.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

That flew by - before I knew it the episode was over...
Lots to take in - I'm more than confused - will definitely need to rewatch it before next weeks conclusion...

Mycroft H

Amy is pregnant :eek:

I honestly didn't see that coming.

And yes I'm a bit confused after that episode, but it was a great opening episode

I'm Sooo confused

Also incredibly excited for next week! What a kick off the new season

Daemos

What? What? What?!

spiritcrusher

Yeeeah, quite confused after that. In a good way though... I think. Very dark and moved along at a nice pace, sickened I have to wait another week to see what happens!

Cool to see Romo from Battlestar Galactica/Badger from Firefly as that FBI guy, great actor... Must be a serious sci-fi fan!

Ginny

flicking through the guide for the week Dr Who Confidential doesn't seem to be repeated either on BBC three or on HD...:(


*Edit* And that was Badgers real life father playing him in the present day*

Basq

Great episode - although I did for some reason think

it'd be Rory in the Astronaut outfit

at the end.

It was well-anticipated and it fecking flew by too. I didn't find the pregnancy as shocking as some clearly, as when Doctor dropped the "added on a few pounds" line out of nowhere.. I kinda knew something was going on.

Line of the episode: "Urgh, wine is horrid.. I thought it'd taste more like the gums"!

PS - nice to see Crowley from 'Supernatural' is making ends meet.

God that was great.

Any chance the kid in the astronaut suit is Amy's kid?

Basq

Papa Smut wrote: »

Any chance the kid in the astronaut suit is Amy's kid?

Her accent was tough to pin down, but didn't sound American alright.

As I said, I was sure it'd be

Rory in a silly "soap-esque" storyline of revenge on the Doctor with suspicions of impregnanting Amy

- horribly contrived I know, but just me?

Basq

Basq wrote: »

Great episode - although I did for some reason think

it'd be Rory in the Astronaut outfit

at the end.

It was well-anticipated and it fecking flew by too. I didn't find the pregnancy as shocking as some clearly, as when Doctor dropped the "added on a few pounds" line out of nowhere.. I kinda knew something was going on.

Line of the episode: "Urgh, wine is horrid.. I thought it'd taste more like the gums"!

PS - nice to see Crowley from 'Supernatural' is making ends meet.

Yeah I kinda saw the pregnancy coming too, esp with the nausea.

Doctor DooM

That was all kinds of awesome.

Dark and cruel and scary and clever.

At this point if you still think RTD who is better than this...

MrVestek

Omg! I literally WTF'd out loud when

he was shot and started to regenerate at the start... then was shot again and killed.... also does this mean that this Doctor is the last ever regeneration?! Bah!

Also I found

River's reference to her next meeting with him 'killing her' was a bit silly

I still think that River is

future Amy... or could at least be Amy's daughter

Damn it was a good episode though!

MrVestek

Ginny wrote: »

Honestly I shouted "nnoooooo" at the TV as the credit music started! Haven't done that for a while.

We did that too! Moffat certainly loves his cliffhangers.

bigdaddyliamo

Well, after the traditional post show cigar......I must say, what a great episode!
Plenty of WTF moments and next week can't come quick enough.

Thought there was a bit of a nod to Watchmen when

the alien killed Joy...bit of a Doctor Manhattan splatter!!

...Nice!:D

Ginny

After watching the trailer for next week I was surprised

How much of the first 2 episodes were part of the series 6 trailer

I also thought

The spaceman that shot the doctor would be the doctor when they lifted their visor at the start

Jessibelle

Achilles wrote: »

Omg! I literally WTF'd out loud when

he was shot and started to regenerate at the start... then was shot again and killed.... also does this mean that this Doctor is the last ever regeneration?! Bah!

Nah, he said himself in the Sarah Jane Adventures he's found a way around that, so wtf is actually going on is beyond me, though I'm betting on parallel universes...

K-9

That flew in. Matt superb again, River very good also. Oval Office superbly done and not a bad Nixon performance.

Some very funny lines:

Mrs. Robinson

,

That's okay Mr. President, you were my second choice too

and Rory's

there's nothing out there

line.

The pregnancy one wasn't a surprise to me either, wonder where they'll go with that?

Basq

K-9 wrote: »

Some very funny lines .. Rory's

there's nothing out there

line.

I laughed at this first and thought "typical Rory line.." when he's terrified!

But then realised he actually meant it as the alien wiped his mind when he turned back to River.

ebbsy

A good start to the season for sure.

Doctor DooM

For those worried about this being the last incarnation or whatever... think script writer for a second.

Moffat was very specific in pointing out that the Doctor couldn't know he was to die or it'd change the time stream. The Doctor now knows, so the time stream is going to change- and there will probably be consequences to that (they were specific in mentioning that, too).

Ginny

I loved

“Do not compliment the intruder!"

Cookie33

Loved it!

My inital thought at the end was that

the girl in the space suit was amy's daughter.. but isn't that too obvious?

Was watching parts of Dr Who Confidential and they mentioned that they put hints throughout the episode on whats going to happen throughout the series.. maybe i should watch it again

Basq

Watched it again this evening.. and enjoyed it as much, if not more, the second time!

Couple of things I noticed:

a) signs of Amy's pregnancy - "put on a few pounds", the Doctor's "get back to making babies" line to Rory and Amy and her nausea in the oval office. Her sudden stomach pains at that crucial moment - was it early signs of pregnancy or something more?
b) the exchange between Amy and the alien in the bathroom - I forget the scene largely but the alien insinuated that Amy should tell the Doctor one thing (her pregnancy?) but shouldn't let the Doctor know something else - his death? Ramblings I know!
c) definite signs that Rory's jealousy of Amy and the Doctor's relationship will come to a head this season when River was talking to him while unlocking the vault. Arthur Darvill conveyed so much heartache there.

Another trailer for the next episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmsMgHod_nk

Cookie33

I am very entrigued to know what the tally marks are doing on their skin (river, rory and amy)

perhaps keeping mark of where they are in terms of timeline - could it have an inception feel?

ixoy

Excellent episode - very dark (and scary) for a 18:00 show.

I twigged Amy's pregnancy but didn't River Song also feel nauseous? Is she pregnant too? With the Doctor's spawn?

Moffat does love messing around with the way people view monsters ("Don't blink" and now "Look behind you!"). Good make up and a neat idea.

Going on a wild guess here - the girl in the astronaut suit is River Song. It'd fit in with her talking about being young and impressionable when she meets the Doctor.

Looking forward to the next episode tomorrow!

aidan_walsh

I took the stomach cramps to be an effect of the memory wipe - River had them too!

aidan_walsh

Looking forward to the next episode tomorrow!

Saturday, I'm afraid. The back to back turned out to be a bad rumour.

Mr E

Can a mod please add "Spoilers" to the thread title? Its a pain in the hole reading this thread.

aidan_walsh

Whoops. Thought it would be taken as given after broadcast :S

Ginny

aidan_walsh wrote: »

I took the stomach cramps to be an effect of the memory wipe - River had them too!

As did I.

ixoy

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Saturday, I'm afraid. The back to back turned out to be a bad rumour.

What?!!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Your posts on this forum just depress me...

Cris Jones

Doctor Who is not good tv any more. Moffatt has lost the plot.