November 1st, 2014
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What Did You Think of Episode 11 Dark Water?
In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere, plans have been drawn up.
Missy is about to come face to face with the Doctor, and an impossible choice is looming.
“Death is not an end” promises the sinister organisation known only as 3W – but, as the Doctor and Clara discover, you might wish it was.
Now that the 11th episode of series 8 has been aired what did you think? Was it everything you had hoped for or not what you expected…
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Some bloke
November 3rd, 2014 - 10:06pmI really enjoyed it, but I felt like it was more like a 50 minute pre-title’s scene and this weeks will be the actual episode; there was no real drive for the story, it was just a big reveal to Missy and her plan, a long draw back of the curtain… you know?
Anonymous
November 3rd, 2014 - 7:53pmI agree with you. I thought the person who wrote Mummy On The Orient Express and Flatliner wrote the saving grace stories for this series. Roll on a regeneration, Clara deserves a better Doctor.
Anonymous
November 3rd, 2014 - 7:28pmif the next episode is equally as great it is my faviroute episode
judon 543
November 3rd, 2014 - 6:58pmI really liked this episode. I think it was good to see the return of the cyber men. And i also liked
the idea about Missy being the master. The first time i ever saw the master was in 2007 so i literally had no idea who he was. but i soon found
out who he was.
Tim M
November 3rd, 2014 - 6:21pmMoffat might as well bring back the Time Lords and bring back Borusa as Bertha next time. More than ever now though I feel this series is being made for the fans. Plus whilst I rate Peter Capaldi as a great actor, I have found his Doctor to be a bit too abrupt and distant, I suppose to make the character feel more alien, but I can’t help feeling it could also be alienating some of the viewers. I know some people where I work haven’t warmed to his Doctor, in fact one of them said “bring Matt Smith back, all is forgiven’…and he wasn’t even a fan of Matt Smith’s Doctor!
Anonymous
November 3rd, 2014 - 6:17pmI know this is random but a pokemon can change its gender when its evolves
doctor no more
November 3rd, 2014 - 6:14pmafter a terrible series a glimmer of light with this episode,the best so far,but still don’t like this doctor,i just hope moffet doesn’t come out with a silly ending about the master after how brilliant jon simm made him plus russell t davies fantastic storys made him a brilliant foe.danny should go don’t like the story line with clara,its like the ponds over again,keep clara with the doctor.hope she sees his next regeneration soon.
yognot
November 3rd, 2014 - 6:11pmShe is the perfect choice and I hope she returns for more.
Tim M
November 3rd, 2014 - 6:07pmAlso, if the Doctor becomes female in his/her next incarnation, and bumps into her grand daughter Susan…Does Susan still call him grand father…I’m confused!
Tim M
November 3rd, 2014 - 6:05pmI don’t say I hate the fact there is now a female Master (or Missy). But why he/she now decides to wear a Mary Poppins outfit, really takes a way a lot of the menace of the Master. It all seems a bit tacky. Michelle Gomez is a fine actress, and I’m sure she will continue to be great in this new role. But it makes me think now that the next Doctor could be female…and to be honest my first choice would have been Michelle Gomez to play it!
Anonymous
November 3rd, 2014 - 6:02pmIts not hate, its that you just saw The Doctors long time enemy snog him, and in Deep Breath be refered to as “her boyfriend”, picture Roger Delgado in your head please and then say Yeah thats fine, thats what enemies do all the time
Big D
November 3rd, 2014 - 6:01pmI thought that Michelle Gomez was terrific as Missy, possessing (almost) just the right amount of humour and quiet threat that the late, great Roger Delgado (although no-one could better his masterful performance) himself had.
However, I do wish Missy had been the Rani or another female villain rather than a gender swap Master. I dont think I agree with Time Lords swapping genders for the reasons The Other Guy gave so eloquently.
I quite enjoyed the episode, though it did feel a little bitty in parts. Clara has now become very irritating and for the first time have to say I’ll be glad when she goes (though her portrayal of grief was very well done).
the astronaut of death
November 3rd, 2014 - 5:44pmwhen it says delete on the ipad isn’t that just the cyberman saying delete
the astronaut of death
November 3rd, 2014 - 5:00pmwhy so much hate for a female master?
100,000BC
November 3rd, 2014 - 4:46pmI agree completely.
Anonymous
November 3rd, 2014 - 4:39pmRecreated scene from the invasion when the cybermen come down from st. Paul’s Cathedral!!!!
Harold Saxon
November 3rd, 2014 - 4:25pmOne Question,what is missy’s weapon?Do we suppose that it is a new version of TCE perhaps?
Harold Saxon
November 3rd, 2014 - 4:23pmExcellent episode,gripping and tense,i loved how the doctor didn’t guess who the missy really was,the cyberman bit is good too.
Harold Saxon
November 3rd, 2014 - 4:18pmyes i hope they do not do that,the charcter is underused these days i’d like to see this character more regularly.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
November 3rd, 2014 - 3:07pmHA HA, YES !! 😀
My dear Romana, how lovely to see you again . . . . minus the beard.
Dalek The Supreme
November 3rd, 2014 - 2:31pmHow do you know what’s messed up for Time Lords and what isn’t??? Are you an expert on Time Lord biology/society? It’s been implied at least once that Time Lords can regenerate into Time Ladies. Besides, there’s a type of tree frog that can change it’s gender here on Earth. Is it THAT far-fetched to believe that an alien species can do it?
paddy
November 3rd, 2014 - 2:29pmAgreed-if the Dr became a women would Susan have to call him Grandma?
paddy
November 3rd, 2014 - 2:19pmApart from The satan Pit season 2 had nothing to commend it and with Gods & Monsters had the most cringe-inducingly awful story in the shows history.
However seasons -wise McCoy’s first is still the worst.
paddy
November 3rd, 2014 - 2:14pmIn truth Moffat has written the only episodes of the modern era that deserve the overused accolade ‘classic’ – up there with Genesis of the Daleks, Tomb Of the Cybermen etc.
Much better than the Mills & Boon style preferred by RTD.
Anonymous
November 3rd, 2014 - 12:58pmI do like David’s premise that it could be a red herring.
The Moffat Paradox
November 3rd, 2014 - 12:41pmTake every opportunity to see what you haven’t yet seen of Roger Delgado.
The Moffat Paradox
November 3rd, 2014 - 11:47amDalek The Supreme.If you have never seen Roger Delgado as the Master in classic Who then you and anyone else that applies to are missing out.Though it puzzles me a bit when theres been enough opportunity to see online all the Pertwee stories he was in from video streaming/file sharing sites without recourse to TV scheduling/DVD.(Before the BBC takes them down anyway.)
He set the standard for who and what that character is. Watch a master playing the Master.
Kevin
November 3rd, 2014 - 8:45amTotally agree with THE OTHER GUY’s comments, how can a Time Lord then become a Time Lady & visa versa, it does make marriage if it exists on Gallifrey virtually impossible, imagine the uproar should The Doctor eventually meet up with Romana with full facial hair
DOCTOR WHO ONE
November 3rd, 2014 - 7:23amSorry David, but I’m on the side of the Other Guy, his totally right.
Besides, the idea of a Police Box that’s bigger on the inside then the outside is not daft, it’s sheer genius !! 😀
casper
November 3rd, 2014 - 5:20amWhen do we get the Dr back, sick of the life and times of whats her name and her soppy boyfriend, the Dr has become an extra. Get him back!