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Instant shivers

Brilliant moment!

just remember, careful what you share. To quote River "spoilers".

The Silence still freak me out a bit. But... spoilers. 😜

What about the Vashda Nerada?

The Vashta Nerada.... The Veil.... The Monster Under the Bed... The Empty Child... The Silence... The Clockwork Androids.... The Weeping Angels... the Genius of Steven Moffat

Not the first time in Who history that that's happened. Back in the 5th Doctor's era Peter Davison shot his second story before his first. And you can easily tell when watching them back to back because his hair is longer in the first one than the second one.

I just realized…has this version of River been through the Angels of Manhattan episode yet? Because if so…she’s seeing her mother face the thing that killed her

You are not alone, but I have never understood this criticism. The angels in “Blink” were a small group of four, existing by scavenging among those who wouldn’t be missed much. The angels in this one are basically a whole regiment with a plan that they are trying to execute. I guess we’re assuming that these angels are more advanced than the ones in “Blink” but their time might not run in the same direction as ours, but that’s by the way. The angels in “Blink” didn’t need to interact with humans beyond zapping them back in time, unlike these who need to goad the Doctor on. The two stories take place in completely different circumstances so it makes sense to me that they’d be behaving differently, And then in “The Angels take *SPOILERS*” they’re up to something completely different again. Moff found a lot more things to do with the Weeping Angels than anyone expected. 🙂

And that's saying something, he had some REALLY good speeches during his run.

Disagree there. I think River acted like she'd not met that version of the Doctor before. Remember how shocked she was at him being so young.

Pre-production involves table reads so I imagine that a lot of Smith's Doctor persona and cast chemistry was worked out before ever stepping foot on set.

She does, actually, even if she doesn’t know that she knows. ☺️

Seen it now! Didn't realize you migrated from an earlier site. Now I know.

It did mess up episode thinking back I think it was some show with Graham Norton in it

Damn you Graham Norton!

Yeah, he did a whole ‘sincere and humble apology’ for the error, if I recall correctly. 🤣

Has anyone done a reaction to the River Song épisodes in ‘her’ order? After they’ve caught up, obviously. Might be a fun thing to see someone gobsmacked at how nicely Moff did it. 🥰

@@karlmortoniv2951 I don't think so, but I believe sesskasays went back to rewatch the Library two-parter after finishing the show.

Karl Morton IV I haven’t seen a reaction but I have seen videos where they stitched River’s story together in her chronological order. I’ve watched her episodes in her order before... spoiler... A bit difficult to choose when she shows up more than once though. Given how convoluted her story gets. If Amy were really there, she’d be on the beach in three places at once. But Amy was already at Demons Run by then. So there were really just two in that scene... But she’s also a little girl in that episode and the next one. And that beach scene takes place different ways in different episodes so you have that mess to sort out too. I think River’s life is the most completely documented life on the entire show. From conception to death. Strange how that worked out.

River has excellent one-liners

I think the same thing. To me, Matt Smith nailed the part right from the start. Tennant needed a few episodes, Whittaker too, and Capaldi was top notch in his second series. It's more difficult to say about Eccleston because he only had one series and it was a reboot after many years, but I think he was the Doctor from the start too. I love them all and enjoy this rewatch!

@@malvaashdown I think Tennant suffered a bit because his Doctor wasn't actually present for a lot of his first two episodes. He was fast asleep for the 40 minutes of "The Christmas Invasion" and then he was possessed by Cassandra for much of "New Earth". "Tooth and Claw" was the first time Tennant was given the opportunity to shine for an entire episode and he did just that. Interestingly, I actually far prefer Capaldi in his first series. I think they watered down his Doctor and made him much too silly in his second series. Thankfully they found a healthy balance in his third series. Whittaker still hasn't nailed it for me unfortunately, but she's improved a lot from her early days.

@@Mrazmatmahmood That's part of what is so awesome with a tv show like DW : there is always something new, something different and a bit for everyone to love. I know some people have a hard time getting used to Whittaker, but I've personally loved her from her first episode onward. I like her and I'm sure I'll like the next Doctor too.

@Thomas Meehan Is that why he remains the most popular Doctor ever to this day? Is that why the show was at its most popular during his tenure? I don't mean to shit on anyone's opinion, but you seem to be ready to pounce on anyone that praises Tennant for some strange reason.

@Thomas Meehan That's your opinion, so good for you. I would argue that nine and Rose were also in love (people seem to ignore that) and it makes complete sense for that to happen considering she was his first companion after the time war and how she helped him to recover from that. I'd also say that the love story between the Doctor and Rose was only there to emphasise the Doctor's an alien and that he can never live a normal human life. It's a pretty similar case with Martha and the story with her shows the impact losing Rose had on the Doctor. He becomes more distant and colder, failing to notice Martha's feeling for him. He also grows a little selfish because all he wants is companionship to fill the void of loneliness left by Rose's absence. His failure to acknowledge Martha's feelings is another indicator that he's an alien that doesn't completely grasp human emotion. He may have fell for Rose, but that was under very special circumstances. This story also allows Martha to grow as a person and by the end she becomes more independent. She recognises her own self worth and she realises that she doesn't need validation from the Doctor and simply walks away. This experience also allows the Doctor to see how badly, albeit inadvertently, he had treated Martha. He realised that he had to move on from Rose and set proper boundaries between he and his companions, which we saw happen in "Partners in Crime" with Donna. The Martha arc did what any good story ideally should, it gave room for both characters to develop and grow better.

Big Finish has done great things with River meeting all the previous Doctors. 😁

Just James he didn’t use the gun to shoot at people just to blow up the light.

Have you watched the ‘behind the scenes’ clip where Alex’s knee connects with a delicate part of Matt’s anatomy as she crashes through the TARDIS’s doors? 😂

Well, howdy! Welcome to the ride ☺️

Katrina Alysha thankyou! Happy to be here :)