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archedsoul
10/23/22 6:17:40 AM
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This is Jodie Whitaker's last episode. The Doctor's last episodes before regeneration always make me emotional.

Jodie Whitaker was honestly a great Doctor. Kind of ruined by Chibnall.

The next Doctor will be Ncuti Gatwa and RTD will return as showrunner.

It will be on BBC America at 8 PM. Not sure about elsewhere. Surprised they're not doing a simultaneous release with the UK. Previous specials were released in the US at 3 PM.

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Bad_Mojo
10/23/22 6:19:18 AM
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I want to catch up. Enjoyed that show while watching, caught up, and now have been waiting for like 3 or 4 years

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Medussa
10/23/22 6:19:32 AM
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kinda, but it's probably going to be awful.

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Trelve
10/23/22 6:20:09 AM
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I'm happy that the Chibnall era is almost over and my expectations are firmly in the ground. Who knows - this could be Jodie's Caves of Androzani but Chibnall is no Robert Holmes.
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Vyrulisse
10/23/22 6:25:49 AM
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Jodie deserved way better than what she got.

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TomClark
10/23/22 6:34:10 AM
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Cautiously optimistic. I'm looking forward to seeing Tegan, Ace, Dhawan's Master and presumably Jo Martin.


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Funkydog
10/23/22 6:54:48 AM
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Vyrulisse posted...
Jodie deserved way better than what she got.


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Blue_Target
10/23/22 12:26:23 PM
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I'm most looking forward to RTD's return and the 60th anniversary

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SSJKirby
10/23/22 12:29:45 PM
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Vyrulisse posted...
Jodie deserved way better than what she got.
I was hoping RTD would drop a big fat check in her lap to keep her on, but I guess Chibnall did too much damage

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TomClark
10/23/22 2:25:26 PM
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Five minute warning.

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TomClark
10/23/22 4:11:25 PM
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That was absolutely brilliant.

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Blue_Target
10/23/22 5:01:34 PM
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And Doctor Who's youtube channel already spoiled it for me

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CyricZ
10/23/22 5:35:55 PM
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lol I got spoiled too.

Just when I was happy with having left the show behind. Dammit all.

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TomClark
10/23/22 5:45:43 PM
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How much/what have you guys had spoiled?

Because, well, there's a lot going on in this episode.

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YellowSUV
10/23/22 7:24:20 PM
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It was highly inferred for months that David Tennant would be some kind of interim Doctor based on behind the scenes info and leaks.

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Medussa
10/23/22 8:55:59 PM
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ok, halfway through, so i'm trying not to read the thread into spoiler times.

but i have to say, no matter your opinion on Chibnall, no matter your opinion on Whittaker... the absolute best thing to happen from this era has to be Sacha Dhawan. he has been masterful every single moment he's on screen.

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Leanaunfurled
10/23/22 9:14:57 PM
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This is complete news to me, been out of the loop for a while (haven't seen anything from Jodie's era). Can't say I'm a fan tbh, it feels way too fan servicey.

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Irony
10/23/22 9:16:22 PM
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Neat

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DrizztLink
10/23/22 9:20:14 PM
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Medussa posted...
Sacha Dhawan. he has been masterful


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Medussa
10/23/22 10:09:08 PM
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i couldn't resist. but i'm also not wrong.

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Medussa
10/23/22 10:33:08 PM
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ok, thoughts.

as a standalone episode, that was fantastic. the ending was a bit rushed, but that's just DW. but as a capstone to the last couple years of story it left a lot of threads dangling. i'd hate to have to wait a few more anniversary specials to get some closure, but here we are.

as someone who has only ever seen a handful of episodes pre-"Rose" (and those were 30 years ago), i had no established connection to Tegan or Ace, but they both brought me in immediately. the way they both got to play off their respective Doctors worked quite well.

it was interesting which flashback Doctors we saw, and which we didn't. i, like many, knew Tenant was coming. I thought they might have snuck him into that scene to maybe give the spoiled a chance to talk themselves into that being his only cameo. but if i was following the conversation, the Doctors who weren't there were the ones who were ready to move on, and i think that fits the new era doctors quite well. 8.5, 9 and 10(though not actually 10 because "he doesn't want to go") want to forget the time war, 11 got his closure with the time war, and 12 got his happily ever after with river.

i'm not particularly happy with the regeneration, though it was set up with the cur4tor years ago. hopefully it leads to something interesting, and not just a nostalgia trip.

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CommonStar
10/23/22 11:20:00 PM
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WTF THAT ENDING OMG

I don't care, I'm in!
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archedsoul
10/24/22 5:42:16 AM
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Wow, holy shit.

I kind of had this spoiled in the morning in a totally unrelated way. When I read there was going to be a 60th special, I saw Tennant's name. It then all kind of started clicking to me as we hadn't heard anything about Ncuti Gatwa showing up just yet.

Usually there's promotional stuff for the next Doctor. So I figured they're gonna do a quick run with DT since RTD is back. Also a good way to get back audiences.

Also a pretty fun episode, though the whole Master's forced regeneration stuff was pretty bad lol.

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Makeveli_lives
10/24/22 6:29:12 AM
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archedsoul posted...
Wow, holy shit.

I kind of had this spoiled in the morning in a totally unrelated way. When I read there was going to be a 60th special, I saw Tennant's name. It then all kind of started clicking to me as we hadn't heard anything about Ncuti Gatwa showing up just yet.

Usually there's promotional stuff for the next Doctor. So I figured they're gonna do a quick run with DT since RTD is back. Also a good way to get back audiences.

Also a pretty fun episode, though the whole Master's forced regeneration stuff was pretty bad lol.

https://twitter.com/doctorwhotv/status/1584286800121499648?s=46&t=3AmIqveVnWjd5420c0skhw

they confirmed it publicly. We can stop the spoiler tags now.

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MrMallard
10/26/22 4:39:31 AM
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I loved it. The only three downsides are that:

1: Thirteen and Yaz never got to kiss. It's in-character, especially after Legend of the Sea Devils, but the whole thing was so sad and I was hoping for something to take it over the top.

2: Dan didn't make a sneaky comeback and save the day. I was expecting him to show up at the last second and score a major save, but he didn't. This was mitigated by that great ending scene with the classic companions.

3: Thirteen won't get a Russell T. Davies-headed season, let alone episode. She was head and shoulders the best part about Chibnall's run. I'm excited for Tennant, but I would have adored at least one really fucking good RTD episode to justify her position as my second favourite revival-era Doctor. The fact that she's gone is so sad. I wanted her to have more time in the role, because she fucking OWNED.

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DB_Insider
10/26/22 5:27:37 AM
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Micky?

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DB_Insider
10/27/22 1:10:08 AM
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TomClark posted...
Cautiously optimistic. I'm looking forward to seeing Negan, Ace, Dhawan's Master and presumably Jo Martin.
The Walking Who

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TomClark
10/27/22 2:10:53 AM
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DB_Insider posted...
The Walking Who

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The crossover we all need.

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Questionmarktarius
10/27/22 2:11:48 AM
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So. It's not just Final Fantasy that did a 10-2.
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DB_Insider
10/27/22 2:47:45 AM
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TomClark posted...
The crossover we all need.
He's the man!

The Walk Doctor!

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FunkyCat
10/27/22 2:49:13 AM
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A great episode for once.

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Questionmarktarius
10/27/22 2:50:10 AM
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Tennant needs to make at least one joke about being a duck for awhile.
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DarkRoast
10/27/22 9:02:39 AM
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"How do we recapture the glory days of David Tennant?"

"Why not just regenerate back into him?"


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YellowSUV
10/27/22 10:53:45 AM
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DarkRoast posted...
"How do we recapture the glory days of David Tennant?"

"Why not just regenerate back into him?"

I only hope after the Tennant specials they quickly air the next season of the show. Having 3 specials then waiting 10 months for the show to start will really kill off all the hype he generates.

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TomClark
10/27/22 11:05:59 AM
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YellowSUV posted...
I only hope after the Tennant specials they quickly air the next season of the show. Having 3 specials then waiting 10 months for the show to start will really kill off all the hype he generates.

The specials are going to be November, then Gatwa's first episode is over the Christmas period.

Assuming that they're showing the specials around the 23rd (either ending then or starting then), we're looking at four-to-five weeks between the Tennant episodes and Gatwa's first.

RTD always had his seasons start around Easter time, so hopefully he does the same again, so there's no huge gap between Gatwa's debut and his first full season.

I would say that we'll have more of an idea when we see if the Christmas/NY episode is a part of the full season's production block, but then Power was filmed over a year ago, so that probably wouldn't be helpful, haha. But I do think that it would be a bit mental for RTD to be hired in Sept 21 for his first full season to not for potentially 3 years. If nothing else, the Beeb would probably begrudge paying him for so long with no end product.

If we do have to wait until Autumn 24 for the full season, though, I'd be okay with it, on the proviso that we then have a set schedule each year again.

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Soma
10/27/22 11:13:32 AM
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Tennant coming back is cool but having RTD back is better.

I didn't watch this current series because I disliked it a lot after the current person took over. Jodie's performance was great though, she clearly deserved better writing.

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DarkRoast
10/27/22 12:14:56 PM
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I wonder if this is the meta crisis doctor, since he's wearing a blue coat

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