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50th Episode - Here there be Spoilers
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Well that was just..awesome
So glad we got to see 8 again. He deserved at least some canon closure and and a re-generation scene to boot! Now I want to see at least another couple of McGann episodes
Well done to the production team for keeping that one under wraps!0 -
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Well that was just..awesomeSo glad we got to see 8 again. He deserved at least some canon closure and and a re-generation scene to boot! Now I want to see at least another couple of McGann episodes
Well done to the production team for keeping that one under wraps!
Yeah. In many ways it's validation that even in this time of cameraphone-set-photos and endless leaks on the internet, you can still keep a secret hidden from the masses. It's a rare pleasure to be genuinely surprised by TV these days
But yeah, I guarantee in the coming days those involved will have to clarify future involvement after that minisode
@Mods: Can we consider this minisode the first salvo of the 50th Anniversary and add ***SPOILERS*** (and maybe a note about this minisode) to the thread title?0 -
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My thoughts on Night of The Doctor beneath heavy SPOILER tags below:- For all his perceived sexism etc as the fans see it, moffat just made it EXPLICITLY canon again for a second time (neil gaiman did it first) that you can easily regenerate into a woman if you want to. Fantastic news for the vitality of the series going ahead that this option has been definitely, 100% opened now to future creators of the show.
- the explicit shoutout to big finish and to everything that they’ve done was just lovely
- “Young or old? Fat or thin?” is a reference to when the Second Doctor regenerated into the third I think, love it
- ”because you are a Good Man, as you call it?”
SAID AT THE EXACT MOMENT WHEN A GOOD MAN GOES TO WAR
- I love that The Brain of Morbius got a nod, it’s one of my absolute favourite Fourth Doctor stories. Doctor Who does a hammer horror pastiche, what’s not to like?
- Hopefully this’ll shut down the “Moffat hates Classic fans, waah waah waah!!” crowd. Moffat is the biggest fanboy going, guys, he just wants the biggest episode possible.
Having this separate from the 50th means McGann doesn’t get lost in the shuffle and he gets his own unique shining moment (and finally the chance to regenerate, no less!) AND has all of his audio adventures made canon. The rest of the Classic Doctors got THEIR big shoutout in The Name of The Doctor, without us having to watch present-day Colin Baker try to fit into his costume. No-one can complain now about "McGann only getting five minutes at the start!!!" or whatever like if they had included it next week, he has his own moment in the sun special to him now and TBH he really deserves it
- And now that's done the 50th itself can be used as a way of setting up the FUTURE of the franchise, rather than simply being an overcrowded checklist of previous Doctors and companions with no life to it like other anniversary episodes of the show *coughTheFiveDoctorscough* have been.
Really, really like the way the series has been handled lately, with all the hoopla. Lots of deft touches and nods of the head to the fans. Can’t wait for An Adventure In Space and Time!0 -
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50th Anniversary plot speculation belowWas just thinking there, Eccleson (as far as we know) won't be involved next week, which is fine. These things don't always pan out, and it means we get JOHN HURT instead as a grizzled war veteran so I'm over-the-moon.
However, to get around this, I'd love for the last few minutes of the 50th to be John Hurt regenerating, and maybe a swish of a black jacket or something (so we know who it is), and then for it to end on a condensed version of the previously shot footage from series one
"Hello Rose Tyler - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!"
THE END
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Oh I loved that. Too short
The nods to the old days were brill. Loved
the sisters. I remembered them from when I was a kid. Brilliant. Loved the titles as they were a nod to the past too.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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So... Did you?The Master wrote: »I will have a little girl fan-gasim if this shows McGann regenerating into Hurt Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Is it only me or is it odd to have The Master announce this stuff? It's a plot I tells ya. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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50th Anniversary plot speculation belowHowever, to get around this, I'd love for the last few minutes of the 50th to be John Hurt regenerating, and maybe a swish of a black jacket or something (so we know who it is), and then for it to end on a condensed version of the previously shot footage from series one
"Hello Rose Tyler - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!"
Not sure if this needs spoiler tags, but in case....
Something that just hit me then is that we knowHurt has scenes filmed with Billie Piper, so it means the Doctor knew Rose (of sorts) before they meet in Episode One...0 -
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