Doctor Who - Discussion Thread III (no untagged future spoilers)

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The Silence have become the most incompetent villains on Doctor Who, "Let's kill the Doctor so the universe won't get destroyed!"

Blow up the TARDIS to kill him and end up destroying the universe
Create a psycopath to kill him and end up with her opening the tomb

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Snagprophet

Original post by Imperial_Maniac

Because the episode wasn't about revealing his name, it was about revealing that the doctors name is a promise- ie, when he becomes the valeyard he isn't the doctor.

That's still deliberately provoking us and laughing at us that they know and we don't his name. His real name's the password to get in the grave, oh dear, lucky that plot device was spoken off screen and out of the audio. How long do you reckon they're still going to go on about the fact that they know his name but us?

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The Batman

Spoiler

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Reply 1263

Yoghurt

Original post by Watch Key Phone

What is the Valeyard?

He is a dark form of the Doctor that was created during the regeneration of the 12th to the 13th Doctor. He was in the series when Colin Baker was the Doctor.

Reply 1264

Henna x

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hey guys, is that David in the background or someone else?

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Reply 1265

D4rth

What?! Omg my head hurts, that episode was so good (so much better than the other episodes this series) but that ending came out of nowhere!

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Reply 1266

Mr.Messy

Original post by Henna x

hey guys, is that David in the background or someone else?

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Yep, its from the Silence in the Library episode.

Reply 1267

D4rth

Original post by Snagprophet

They probably don't even know his name, it will never be revealed and if a writer tries to create one it will ruin the show.

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Reply 1268

Appeal to reason

Original post by Henna x

hey guys, is that David in the background or someone else?

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Looks like David Tennant.

Reply 1269

The Batman

Original post by Henna x

hey guys, is that David in the background or someone else?

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That is definitely Tennant's Doctor in the background, the scene is from the Forest of the Dead.

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username91207

Original post by Kagutsuchi

It would be quite worrying if the Doctor does become as dark as they say and become the Valeyard...

As in... Screen episodes with him as the Valeyard? I don't think I'd like that.

Original post by Yoghurt

I do like the fact that the Valeyard is in the showrunners mind. I was always slightly worried that that part of 'Classic Who' would get ignored when we finally do get to the 12th doctors regeneration.

I always love throwbacks to Classic Who, as I grew up watching it (back on UKTV Gold, those were the days!) :biggrin:

Original post by Watch Key Phone

What is the Valeyard?

Taken from the Valeyard's Wikipedia page:

Wikipedia

The Valeyard is a fictional character from the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. He is described as an amalgamation of the Doctor from between his twelfth and final incarnations.

Source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeyard

Reply 1271

justanotherposter

Original post by Snagprophet

They never will, the only name that could possibly shock people is if The Doctor turned out to be The Master, and that doesn't make any sense. Any other name would leave people disappointed at how pointless learning his name was, it makes no sense to ever reveal his name. Anyway the episode never promised his real name, it lead you to believe it would but the title is still apt since Matt Smith's Doctor comments that John Hurt's version shunned his name.

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D4rth

Original post by The Batman

That is definitely Tennant's Doctor in the background, the scene is from the Forest of the Dead.

How do you know so much about doctor who?! I've seen all the episodes since it started in 05 and I've learnt more about the story from your last few comments than I have watching all the episodes.

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ChocolateMelody

It was obvious that they weren't going to reveal his name even from when they said the title of the episode - it would be a massive anti-climax for a start.
But that John Hurt bit at the end was brilliant - and would have been a total shock if it hadn't been for the fantastic, informative reporting of a certain tabloid (*cough* the mirror *cough*). WHY NOVEMBER 23RD???????

Reply 1274

The_Internet

Original post by Scienceisgood

Question - Shortly after the Great Intelligence demanded The Doctor's name, he said something and as soon as he said that, the TARDIS opened, I know he didn't say his name but I didn't catch what he said (even though River said his name off screen).

It sounded like Reese? Or perhaps RElease?

Reply 1275

Aula

Original post by snowyowl

Everyone's going on about John Hurt being the 9th Doctor but I'm really not that bothered about that reveal :sad:

I'm more intrigued by the mention of the Valeyard... I'm not entirely sure why :erm:

Me too

Reply 1276

Aula

Original post by de_monies

It sounded like Reese? Or perhaps RElease?

"Please"

Reply 1277

Sarcastic_Sazza

As soon as I heard that something about this episode had been spoiled, I avoided the internet and any entertainment type news source like the plague.

Thank God I did, because the John Hurt reveal was EPIC and a complete surprise to me.

From a brilliant opener to a brilliant cliffhanger. What an episode.

Now begins the waiting game...

Reply 1278

The Batman

Original post by D4rth

Haha I don't know how to answer that really. I've been watching the show since 'Tooth and Claw' in series 2 and I've just payed really close attention to what was happening plus the fact that I get a lot of information from the 'Gallifrey Base' website (I recommend signing up). :smile: