3 weeks till new Who!

[Morrus]

(3) "But we can also mind control everyone in the world!" Uh... wait. How does that fit in with rule #2?

Not everyone - just a lot of people. The ones who clicked on the thing.

(4) "We also have ubiquitous surveillance which lets us look through every camera in London!" Okay, again... how does that fit in with rule #2?

Not connected. That's a separate capablity.

I'd agree, though, that this is the weakest episode so far.

 

[Mark Hope]

Still, they managed to upload Craig Owens (James Corden's recurring character) - anybody else spot him in the wall of tv screens? I wonder if he downloaded back into his body?

 

[Guest 85555]

Still, they managed to upload Craig Owens (James Corden's recurring character) - anybody else spot him in the wall of tv screens? I wonder if he downloaded back into his body?

I would certainly expect him to get suckered into following the link.

I rather enjoyed the episode. Maybe its just the freshness of having a new companion (and not having it be Rory or Amy) but I was pretty into it. I didn't have any issue with the plot as some others did (i didnt find the premise any harder to swallow than anything else in who). But the pacing at the end felt a little too rushed. Like this should have really been a two parter.

 

[Mark Hope]

Yeah, I really enjoyed it. There were some lovely moments and a few cool callbacks. I like the new companion - will be interesting to see how she develops. Yes, after the fact the episode doesn't really hold up to scrutiny, but I can't deny that I was actively enjoying it. That's a far cry from how I experienced, say, Rory and Amy's last outing, which was also very plot-holey and only managed to annoy me - Bells of St John (great name) was enchanting despite its flaws.

 

[Morrus]

So the book was by Amelia Williams.

The "Earls Court was an embarrassment" gag made me laugh.

Any other little things people noticed?

 

[JustinAlexander]

Any other little things people noticed?

There are two ages skipped in the list of when Clara owned the book. One of them was 23, which was also the number that she couldn't type into the wi-fi password.

There's also the subtler gag around the book: "What chapter are you on?" "10." "11 is the best, you'll cry your eyes out."

Note, too, that we almost certainly saw her dead friend at the end of the Christmas Special. It makes me suspicious that the leaf being "page one" suggests that this Clara has already had an adventure with the Doctor, although I can't quite make that track.

 

[Guest 85555]

There are two ages skipped in the list of when Clara owned the book. One of them was 23, which was also the number that she couldn't type into the wi-fi password.

there are 23 flavors in Dr. Pepper. The possibilities are...intriguing.

 

[Herschel]

I noticed the book's author right away, and I kind of chuckled how he found a nice, quiet place for a good think and still (seemingly, anyway at this point) randomly 'bumped' in to her as she called the TARDIS. It was an easy tie-in from teh "prequel". It does make me wonder who the woman in the shop was that gave her the number and how that's going to come back in to play.

 

[Rabulias]

It does make me wonder who the woman in the shop was that gave her the number and how that's going to come back in to play.

Maybe Clara mistyped the phone number like she did the wifi password? You always hear those stories about poeple whose home phone is one digit away from some popular business's phone number or some phone sex line.... Maybe the TARDIS is one digit away from a UK computer support line?

 

[lin_fusan]

No comment on the cinematography? I thought the direction was incredible. I hope they bring back the director on another episode.

I too liked it. The plot holes didn't destroy the plot for me. The only thing was the reveal of the intelligence behind the plot was so soft it was a pillow. I'm guessing it's the recurring villain, but it doesn't have the oomph as previous seasons.