Doctor Who (Doo wee wooo)

[Jetthebinturong]

MOFFAT YOU GENIUS! He hasn't lost any of his stuff. Extremis was fantastic and I can't wait to see the other parts of this story.

[BJaqFan]

I agree...very intense and I can't wait to see how it all wraps up...and figuring out what's actually happened and what's just been in the simulation!

[Jetthebinturong]

So... who's hyped for the finale?

[BJaqFan]

SO CAN'T WAIT!!!!!

Was thinking of doing a Master/Missy binge watch, along with Tenth Planet...but I started a Star Wars Rebels marathon instead (and those DVDs have a duedate...I got them from the library, since I don't have my own copies yet...Doctor Who on the other hand...let's just say that I'm fairly certain that I have the largest collection of DW DVDs in town!)

Speaking of DVDs...I added a new one to my collection...Monster of Peladon!  I don't know about anyone else, but I totally geeked out when Alpha Centauri had a cameo at the end of Empress of Mars...Alpha Centauri is my favorite character from the Peladon stories!!!  So, after Empress, I had to break out Curse of Peladon...and then my family was doing an Amazon order and it made it's way into the cart

I actually had someone ask me yesterday after seeing some other SciFi DVDs out "Have you ever heard of Doctor Who?"...quickly followed by them commenting "You sound like Wikipedia"...I almost responded with "Not Wikipedia...the TARDIS Data Core " and I had to show off some close at hand DW items...like my Kindle cover and a craft project I'm working on.

[Jetthebinturong]

WORLD ENOUGH AND TIME WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! Depending on how The Doctor Falls turns out, it might end up going on my top ten.

[BJaqFan]

LOVED the episode!!!

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(on a fun note...Friday morning, I was thinking about what was showing in the previews and trailers and what I knew about Mondasian Cybermen (especially thinking about Tenth Planet) and I was all like "I wonder if we're going to see the creation of the Cybermen, because we see this, and this, and this, and this, and there's this, and we know this, etc.  )

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And I think John Simm did an excellent job...and the makeup was great, too!  I was reminded a lot of the Delgado/Ainley Masters.

[Jetthebinturong]

THE DOCTOR FALLS WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!

There could be no more fitting an end

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for the Master than to be mutually killed by themselves

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Also loved all the references to past Doctors, especially the reference to Davison's regeneration and Tom Baker's definite article quote.

Truly an epic finale.

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Didn't expect to see Heather again, though they did set it up beautifully.

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[BJaqFan]

It was a great episode...and love the classic references!

I'm wondering...

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If in the Christmas special we will see what causes the First Doctor to regenerate!  I obviously have Tenth Planet on the brain, which is understandable

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[Jetthebinturong]

I forgot to mention that Capaldi completely knocked it out of the park with the Kindness Speech. For me, Twelve embodies everything the Doctor is supposed to be, and Capaldi sells him brilliantly. The Kindness Speech really defines the Doctor and Doctor Who as a show. I have absolutely no problems with how important Moffat has made Capaldi to the history of Doctor Who because honestly that man deserves it. I doubt that anyone will ever top his performance for me. He truly is the definite article.

[BJaqFan]

I agree!!!

Capaldi has had some wonderful speeches that are truly iconic in the history of the show!

[Jetthebinturong]

So I'm going to put this in spoilers because some of you may not have seen the announcement for the next Doctor yet.

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What do you all think of Jodie Whittaker? I've never watched anything she's been in, but I have faith that she'll do brilliantly. I love her outfit, but I'm concerned that it's a bit too similar to Capaldi's.

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[BJaqFan]

I think...

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It could be an interesting next season! (but, personally, I'm hoping that there's less flirting, kissing, discussion of interpersonal relations, etc...but that's just me).  I haven't seen any of her work, either, so she's totally new to me!  And as for her outfit, I LOVE it...but I've heard that that's not her official outfit.  I'm really hoping that the companions will either be the kids from SJA, someone from the future (I loved Zoe!), or an alien...of course, I say that every time there's a new companion coming on )

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[Maudie]

It's going to be really interesting, but I'm excited to see how it turns out.

I honestly can't wait to see the regeneration scene 

[Jetthebinturong]

Right. I have finally finished my story ranking for each series of Doctor Who (modern era). They are as follows:

Series 1

10. The Long Game
9. Aliens of London/World War Three
8. Boom Town
7. The End of the World
6. Rose
5. Father's Day
4. The Unquiet Dead
3. Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways
2. Dalek
1. The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances

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Series 2

11. Love & Monsters
10. Fear Her
9. New Earth
8. Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Christmas Invasion
5. Army of Ghosts/Doomsday
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit

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Series 3

10. Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks
9. The Lazarus Experiment
8. 42
7. The Runaway Bride
6. Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords
5. Smith and Jones
4. The Shakespeare Code
3. Gridlock
2. Blink
1. Human Nature/The Family of Blood

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Series 4

11. The Stolen Earth/Journey's End
10. Turn Left
9. Partners in Crime
8. The Unicorn and the Wasp
7. The Doctor's Daughter
6. Planet of the Ood
5. Voyage of the Damned
4. The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky
3. The Fires of Pompeii
2. Silence in the Library/The Forest of the Dead
1. Midnight

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Specials

4. The End of Time
3. The Next Doctor
2. Planet of the Dead
1. The Waters of Mars

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Series 5

10. The Beast Below
9. The Vampires of Venice
8. Victory of the Daleks
7. Vincent and the Doctor
6. The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood
5. Amy's Choice
4. The Lodger
3. The Eleventh Hour
2. The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone
1. The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang

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Series 6

12. The Wedding of River Song
11. Let's Kill Hitler
10. The Curse of the Black Spot
9. Night Terrors
8. A Christmas Carol
7. Closing Time
6. The Girl Who Waited
5. The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People
4. The God Complex
3. The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon
2. The Doctor's Wife
1. A Good Man Goes to War

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Series 7

17. Asylum of the Daleks
16. The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe
15. Nightmare in Silver
14. The Angels Take Manhattan
13. Hide
12. The Power of Three
11. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
10. The Bells of Saint John
9. The Crimson Horror
8. The Snowmen
7. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
6. The Rings of Akhaten
5. The Time of the Doctor
4. The Name of the Doctor
3. A Town Called Mercy
2. Cold War
1. The Day of the Doctor

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Series 8

11. In the Forest of the Night
10. Robot of Sherwood
9. Kill the Moon
8. Time Heist
7. The Caretaker
6. Deep Breath
5. Listen
4. Flatline
3. Into the Dalek
2. Dark Water/Death in Heaven
1. Mummy on the Orient Express

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Series 9

8. Sleep No More
7. Last Christmas
6. The Girl Who Died/The Woman Who Lived
5. The Husbands of River Song
4. The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar
3. Face the Raven/Heaven Sent/Hell Bent
2. The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion
1. Under the Lake/Before the Flood

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Series 10

11. Empress of Mars
10. Smile
9. The Eaters of Light
8. The Return of Doctor Mysterio
7. Twice Upon a Time
6. Knock Knock
5. The Pilot
4. Thin Ice
3. Extremis/The Pyramid at the End of the World/The Lie of the Land
2. Oxygen
1. World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls

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Series ranking overall

11. Specials
10. Series 7
9. Series 2
8. Series 6
7. Series 4
6. Series 8
5. Series 3
4. Series 1
3. Series 9
2. Series 10
1. Series 5

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It's worth noting that I consider very few episodes of Doctor Who to actually be bad (I mean, I like Warriors of the Deep) so just because an episode is ranked low doesn't actually mean I think it's bad. If you want to know which episodes I think are bad, open this spoiler:

Bad episodes of New Who

New Earth
Age of Steel
Love & Monsters
Fear Her
The End of Time
Let's Kill Hitler
The Wedding of River Song
The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe
Asylum of the Daleks
The Angels Take Manhattan
Nightmare in Silver
Robot of Sherwood
In the Forest of the Night
The Girl Who Died
Sleep No More
Empress of Mars

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[The Skarzs]

Love and Monsters was trash, yeah. . .

I'm currently on season three and addicted.
Does anyone else think Benedict Cumberbatch would make a good Doctor? It'd bee cool, but I think the role is very similar to his Sherlock.