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We also learned this week that apparently they've been adventuring with the Doctor for about 10 years now, but they can't be sure.

Well maybe I need to go back and watch the episode more closely, because except for that one scene, I missed anything resembling a reference to the time war. To my eyes it was a missed opportunity to link back to the RTD era, when it was central. But I'm willing to admit I may have been out of...

I mentioned that above, but I thought it was a pretty thing reference, if at all. It was more of a generic "you understand me because you've done bad things" kind of speech, leading to no insight on the Doctor's part or insight into his character, something that would have been unthinkable if it...

It looks to me like Moffat has decided to simply ignore the Time War backstory that was so much a part of Eccleston's and Tennent's doctors. That he should be so outraged at the attrocities committed by the alien doctor, without even making a reference to his own similar actions against his own...

#9 : Dalek #10 : Blink #11 : "Vincent and the Doctor" or "A Christmas Carol" I don't have enough history with the other doctors to form an opinion.

I can only speak to the Doctors that I've seen enough of to form an opinion. There are several doctors that I never saw anything of. That said: 1. David Tennant, leaving aside the specials at the end of his run, I think he's so far the best actor who has had many of the best stories. 2. Matt...

I never read that the universe rebooted from Amy's memory, but that Amy's memory of the Doctor allowed the universe to be rebooted, essentially as it had always been. I didn't take it as license for an enormous degree of retconning, but maybe I just missed a memo somewhere along the line.

Interesting. I suppose that the 6th doctor episode is most relevant here, since apprarently it means they can change the genetic material of other species to enable them to "become" Dalek, though I haven't seen the episode so maybe it doesn't apply. I do however seem to remember that the other...

By default, I like anything Dr. Who and anything involving Stephen Moffat, so I was predisposed to like this episode, and did! Until I started to think about it a little bit, and then a few things began to sit poorly with me, not least was Oswin's transformation into a Dalek. Granting that you...

I think it's time to start a movement for butt gender equity on broadcast TV. Why should cable subscribers get all the fun. We can't all watch Game of Thrones after all.

I was under the impression that Copper is also supposed to be right after the civil war.

Kind of like "Gangs of New York" meets "The Shield."

If I had my druthers, I'd say that Assassins need to be "Any non-good," but not necessarily evil. It's possible, by my lights, for someone in a D&D context to be a ruthless killer for hire, but not evil in metaphysical sense. At the same time, I would contend that it's also not possible for such...

Also in terms of character development, I was surprised at Shae's devotion to Tyrion, and wonder how that will work out in story terms given what's coming. I don't think they can substantially change the end of that story line from the books. Also interesting to see Varys recruiting Ros. Once...

There was some moments that were truly excellent in this episode, particularly I thought the character beats gave texture to some characters that wasn't in the novels. Shae in particular came off far more sympathetic in the end. I have to admit, I didn't like Doreah's ending. Given that it...

Agreed. Great episode, although I have to admit I was a bit frustrated by the fact that it was so DARK! It did help the wildfire show up nicely when it made its appearance though.

The Jaqen naming scene was excellent, though I was disappointed at the lack of Weasel soup. But giving the streamlining of the Harrenhall storyline, it makes some sense. They've got to get Jaquen's coin to Arya before the end of the season, and get his big reveal in there somehow, so I suspect...

Interestingly, in the TV version of that story, they left out Tyrion having to go last (and pay her in gold, because a Lannister is worth more), unless I'm misremembering. I do like them giving Tywin a bit more depth. In the books, he's only ever seen through the eyes of others, and all of them...

This season? No. We could only hope for that.

I see your point. I'm thinking of the one that takes place at the Twins (trying to be as vague as possible here), rather than he one that takes place in King's Landing. Since there's a certain parallelism to the events, it would be most sensible to end one season with the one, and the other with...