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It made me feel slightly icky too.

It's nothing really, it must be something I had to eat.

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Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhgggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhh!

Guess it is a joke we won't get until we see that episode...

I thought it was mostly a pretty good episode (certainly quite a different vibe than they've done before), but I can't really remember why.  Also, I think I'm pregnant with an archaeologist . . .

hairy_hen said:

I thought it was mostly a pretty good episode (certainly quite a different vibe than they've done before), but I can't really remember why.  Also, I think I'm pregnant with an archaeologist . . .

The only people who remembered it enough to see fault in it have the initials A A in their name.

Having seen both parts at the Chicago premiere, I have to say I don't think it was a good idea to have them a week apart.  Part 1 just feels so ... insubstantial without Part 2 coming right after.  They should have made it a 2-hour premiere instead of a 2-part premiere.

For the record, as a single 2-hour "event," as it were, I thought it was very good.  Though I have to say, anyone starting the show with The Impossible Astronaut would be incredibly confused.

Leaving the issues of missing time and nausea to one side for a moment, I do think the first part could have done with an extra 15 mins.

The Eleventh Hour last year really benefited from that little bit of extra wiggle room to lever the audience back into the Whoniverse.

Why is my cutlery draw all messed up and where did those strange stains on my carpet come from?

^I knew there was a reason I was avoiding this thread.

My mother has never been near my carpet.

The Doctor's Wife wasn't just a lovely bit of Doctor Who it set the cat amongst the pigeons in terms of fan debate but in such a gentle fashion it's difficult to mind about it.

Thank Kosh Penn & Tenner weren't around to screw up this story.

Lord Rassilon of Gallifrey said :

I thank-you for your opinion!

Lord Rassilon Of Gallifrey said :

You finger my ring at your own risk.

Neil Gaiman is the best thing that's ever happened to Doctor Who, and that's a fact.

Sure, I've seen stuff like that before in fanfic and immediately thought 'worst idea ever!' and hit the back button as quickly as I could.  But when one of the greatest fantasy writers around tells the story, by god it's done right.  As soon as she said "Where's my thief?" I knew who she was, and it was quite thrilling and engaging.  Loved the notion that she 'stole' him every bit as much as he did.  And here's to having emotional and contextual continuity with previous years of the show, eh? 

Loved seeing more of the TARDIS interior than just the control room, too: first time that has happened since the old days.  Only been clamouring for that for at least three years now.  And did anybody notice how the console they built looked like the one from the classic series?

greenpenguino said:

really, it's like he's an 8 year old with learning difficulties who's dressed up from his grandad's wardrobe

Haha! That kind of sums up how I have felt about Matt Smith's Doctor since halfway through the first season.

I absolutely loved Gaiman's episode.  I've already watched it 3 times through.  It's easily in my top 5 episodes of all time.

It's too bad that not everybody's digging what Moffat and Smith have done with the series.  Reading reactions here and at Gallifrey Base makes me feel like I'm the only one who strongly prefers this era to the RTD years.

^Make that two Ash, the quality is greatly improved and Matt IS the Doctor (all of them at once with a more on top), the last person to pull that trick off was Tom and he had only four balls to juggle.

The scare factor has been ramped up a notch (though not so high that it loses is position as family viewing) the bit in the corridor would no doubt sent a few tiny tots to bed with some interesting dream food (even if it was a riff on the second Cube movie).

But I still find The Deadly Assassin creepy as hell and most kids these days would probably yawn their way through it.