Doctor Who Club of Australia

Dazzler · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject:

I picked up on the Torchwood reference because it appeared on the subtitles so I spotted it easy.

DoorMatt · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 6

Yeah well subtitles would help just a little bit...

I guess what I'm wondering about, is that with all the mention of Torchwood wether or not it will be the main focus in the end episode? Like Bad Wolf in the last series. Or maybe they are just leading us on...

Dazzler · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:09 am Post subject:

I think it's so they can launch their spin-off Torchwood with more recognition for it. You could be right, it could lead up to a big "Bad Wolf" episode.

dunmall · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 117

That's what bugs me about Torchwood, the Bad Wolf statements were a genuine mystery... Torchwood we already know what it is, not just from reading ahead on the net (I'll keep this spoiler free) but simply from Queen Victoria's statement at the end of Tooth & Claw and the great big Earth based laser weapon from Christmas invasion.

Rather than building a mystery it's just an intergalactic game of where's wally. It's just not as interesting this time.

Sulp Niar · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:22 pm Post subject:

But at least Torchwood sounds like an interesting organisation so far... Bad Wolf turned out to be a head-scratching revelation that Rose sent a message to herself over time and space to look into the TARDIS and not become a baby then save the Doctor and wipe out every Dalek. I think Torchwood is a more obvious, but more logical setup if it's at the end of the series.

But onto The Idiot's Lantern... I'm disappointed. I'm a huge fan of The League of Gentlemen and Mark Gatiss in particular, but this script was ironically too Doctor Who. There was nothing particularly interesting in the episode. And I'm sure it's probably already been mentioned, but what was the go with stealing faces? And why did they return? The brainwave activity thing doesn't really hold up to scrutiny.

I'm hoping next week's episodes will be a vast episode, and that if Mark Gatiss ever comes back to the series he imbues his old magic...

montypython · Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject:

You know how the dad (can't remember his name) said "I AM TALKING!"? Well, I was watching Rose today. Can anyone tell me what the Doctor says to the nesting consciousness when it's getting a bit loud?

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4566