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What Did You Think of Episode 5 Time Heist

Now that the 5th episode of series 8 has been aired what did you think? Was it everything you had hoped for or not what you expected…

The Doctor turns bank robber when he is given a task he cannot refuse – to steal from the most dangerous bank in the cosmos.

With the help of a beautiful shape-shifter and cyber-augmented gamer, the Doctor and Clara must fight their way past deadly security and come face to face with the fearsome Teller: a creature of terrifying power that can detect guilt…







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97 comments

  • Anonymous

    September 21st, 2014 - 12:38pm

    I WAS looking forward to this one but to be honest I was a tad disappointed. It sounded excellent but it wasn’t anything special. To Be honest, I do like the series but the writing hasn’t been great. Deep Breath was good, Into the Dalek was bearable, Robot of Sherwood was childish but I liked it, Listen was quite good but I only think of it as a small episode. With an episode with this theme and lasting 50 minutes I expected more. Never mind…

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  • The Doctor and Handles

    September 21st, 2014 - 10:37am

    I’m loving this series!

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  • Andrew

    September 21st, 2014 - 8:18am

    Patience wearing thin with this new series and new doctor now. 5 episodes in and it’s become just another TV programme now.
    I used to watch the midweek re-run on BBC3 in previous series, but I find myself watching old episodes on Only Fools and Horses on Gold instead

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    • Sid Rat

      September 21st, 2014 - 9:22am

      My patience is wearing thin too. I thought Time Heist was a slight improvement, but from very poor to just poor. I don’t like this incarnation of the doctor, and I don’t think Capaldi acts well as the doctor. I didn’t think his acting was anything special when he played other characters in Dr Who and Torchwood either, although I know that Peter Capaldi can act, as has been seen in other shows. He’s simply just not the doctor. I think the scripts have been poor and self-indulgent, and Clara (and Jenna Coleman’s acting) have been the only saving grace for this series. I hope she doesn’t leave before the doctor regenerates.

    • Platon29

      September 21st, 2014 - 10:40am

      I would have to disagree with Capaldi (my opinion) I think he is an excellent doctor. However I agree with your view on the scripts, they are very as you say poor and self indulgent… 🙂

    • the astronaut of death

      September 21st, 2014 - 11:12am

      did any of you watch listen

      that was a fantastic episode and script!

    • Dalek Smith

      September 21st, 2014 - 12:54pm

      In all honesty it’s Capaldi making the episodes interesting, he is a great doctor, we haven’t had screen presence like this since Eccleston, Capaldi is easily better than Smith and Tennant

    • Dalek The Supreme

      September 21st, 2014 - 2:55pm

      I wouldn’t say Series 8 is bad, but aside from Into the Dalek (which was spectacular) and maybe Deep Breath, the whole season has been pretty average. Peter Capaldi certainly has loads of potential, and his Doctor’s character is great, but only when the writers get him right. He keeps slipping into Matt Smith-like moments that feel out-of-character for the Twelfth Doctor. I’m actually losing faith in Steven Moffat, and considering he’s written my all-time favorite episode and a few others I’d consider great, that’s really saddening to see.

    • Guardian

      September 22nd, 2014 - 4:51pm

      I`ve been a long time fan for many years and over the last few seasons a slow decline. The last season of Matt Smith only could watch 3 episodes – daleks, weeping angels and the classic Ice warrior (this one showed what can be done).I enjoyed the 50th anniversary episode.

      Now this season we were promised a more alien approach to the Dr. I`ve found the stories lacking any depth. I feel that Peter Capaldi is being let down by below average scripts. Even in Listen what was being built up just boils down to Clara helping the Dr again ( what next we go further and it turns out she will be his mother).
      It`s about time we got away from this love interest with Clara and Danny ( I can see this weeks episode another let down )and move on from this sort of story line laid down with Russell T Davies.
      The plot is being built up nice and tense and then destroy it completely with loads of slapstick.
      Give Peter the proper, good and tight well scripted plots.
      Humour is fine when spread over 4 episodes boy really OTT in 45 mins – I find myself turning off.
      I believe they have lost the true essence what Dr. Who is all about.

  • Still Not Ginger

    September 21st, 2014 - 8:02am

    So was the twist that the Doctor was the arcitect?

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  • DOCTOR WHO ONE

    September 21st, 2014 - 7:58am

    BE HONEST !! did anyone else think of Louise Redknapp’s version of the Reservoir Dogs classic ‘stuck in the middle with you’ every time you looked at Clara ? 😀

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  • GallifreyanKnight

    September 21st, 2014 - 2:13am

    I didn’t think it was anything spectacular to be perfectly honest with you.

    Average at best.

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  • doctorwhodw

    September 21st, 2014 - 12:57am

    I enjoyed it, hope to see the return of the other companions and the miss delfox character forgot her name. but I didn’t really like the teller the twist at the end was good but some parts were confusing …. It was nice to see Capaldi taking lead but I’m still getting used to him being the doctor … He just hasn’t connected with me in the role yet( and its not because he’s scottish , I’m Scottish myself so no probs there) but overall enjoyable. 7/10 from mme.

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    • The Temporal Jelly Baby

      September 21st, 2014 - 12:44pm

      You didn’t really like the Teller? I thought that the Teller was fantastic, and a substantial part of what made it a very good episode. Why didn’t you like (he/she/it)?

    • doctorwhodw

      September 21st, 2014 - 4:01pm

      I just didn’t think it was that interesting and it was a quite forgettable monster …. It was also gimmicky and the special effects in the episode when it did the mind wipe looked really bad. I was expecting more from it. I hope we don’t see it again unless its actually useful to the story. To be honest I’m still waiting on a really good episode from this series and to me this episode was a step backwards from last weeks which is my fav so far out of series 8.

  • TheMastersWife

    September 21st, 2014 - 12:00am

    I think this Doctor is fantastic, serious but funny, love the outfit, the tarsus control and the music. The teller was great, bit like a cosmic cow. When the phone rang I thought River may make another appearance as the architect! Fabulas !

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  • Big D

    September 20th, 2014 - 10:59pm

    At last!!! An episode that I really enjoyed. Good to see the Doctor taking the lead at last with less focus on Clara.
    This episode could have done with being the longer episode rather than Deep Breath.
    Unlike everyone else Im not too sure about next weeks episode. Looks like it maybe returning the focus back to Clara and Danny. Yawn.
    Anyway, at least this one was good.

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    • Dalek The Supreme

      September 21st, 2014 - 2:56pm

      If it weren’t for Listen, I’d probably be very interested in a Clara/Danny focused episode.

  • THE MOFFAT PARADOX (IS BACK)

    September 20th, 2014 - 10:26pm

    Now that the great Doctor Who Scottish viewers crisis from a break up of BBC Scotland has been averted (I’ve often wondered if Alex Salmond was something like a Dalek puppet) with the rejection of sepratism in the referendum we here can now just worry about scares from the programme.

    Another good episode and I thought the mind eating “Teller” was a worthy addition to the WHO universe.Who does seem to be getting with Peter Capaldi’s Doctor darker again of which I heartily approve and I’m also looking forward to seeing what the Cybermen are up to when they reappear (Maybe we haven’t also seen the last of Skaro’s finest this series either) as well as finding out exactly who and what Missy is in the series finale.

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  • Dave

    September 20th, 2014 - 9:12pm

    It was Okay not brilliant tho!
    It was a very creative idea but seemed rushed throughout, i wasn’t a fan of the additional actors involved and i was rather annoyed with the twist at the end, i didn’t expect it but i hate episodes with love story endings like that, just like they did with Hide – that was an amazing episode which was also ruined by a love story ending -_-

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    • Jammy2305

      September 20th, 2014 - 11:11pm

      I agree that in Hide it was totally unnecersary, but in this ep I actually felt it made sense and gave a reason for the creature to be controlled.

      Agree that it wasn’t the best episode ever, but it was certainly a good solid watch. Capaldi in particular was on good form!

  • Ian

    September 20th, 2014 - 9:09pm

    Clara is becoming annoying, and always steals the Dr’s spotlight.

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    • Sid Rat

      September 21st, 2014 - 9:12am

      Clara has held this series together so far. Time Heist was a bit of an improvement for this series, although still quite unoriginal. The supporting characters were better, but 12th is still a poor doctor.

    • the astronaut of death

      September 21st, 2014 - 11:13am

      a lot of people said that about smith when he stated

    • Dalek The Supreme

      September 21st, 2014 - 2:58pm

      I disagree. Clara has been vastly improving ever since The Time of the Doctor. While she did annoy me in Listen, I think she’s been one of the highlights of this season. I think it’s been the mostly average episodes that have let this season down for me.

  • the astronaut of death

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:47pm

    next weeks looks amazing

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  • The Silent Silent

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:42pm

    It was OK. Cant wait till next week!!!

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  • the astronaut of death

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:40pm

    a liked it a lot. at times a felt it was a bit rushed and I got a bit confused but great episode by the end a great twist

    7.5 /10

    what did you think booboo?

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    • The Silent Silent

      September 20th, 2014 - 8:42pm

      I also thought it was rushed

  • RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:35pm

    Loved this ep! Simple but good story, great characters with a fab twist. Nice to have a new, bad proper alien. (Not an android, robots that were hardly there, or something that was never there)
    The Teller was fantastic!

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  • Dalek Supreme

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:34pm

    Interesting, to say the least.
    Enjoyable, but most people will be confused, even though the final twist is kinda predictable towards the end. The Teller certainly was an interesting, well I can’t really say he/she/it was a ‘villain’, so I suppose creature? I enjoyed it more than Listen, because the ‘goodness’ was spread over the episode, rather than in the first half.
    I feel it was overcomplicated, but best so far. 8.5/10. Next week looks alright, but not high hopes…

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  • biggestwhofanever

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:34pm

    i really enjoyed this episode! peter capaldi was so incredibly amazing! 😀 it wasn’t all about clara which was brilliant. one thing though: for the trailer for the caretaker, it had my favourite matt smith tune! YAY!!!

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  • Gallifrey Will Rise Again

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:32pm

    Another great episode. Would love to see william russell make a cameo appearance, i think that would be rather special.

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    • Jammy2305

      September 20th, 2014 - 11:13pm

      I’m hoping for that too! Alas, I doubt it’ll happen…

  • matparks08

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:28pm

    Really good, I just love this incarnation of the Doctor – that dark alien side to him just hasn’t been seen for many years. All this talk of ‘The Architect’ – I expected Richard Briers to turn up…or maybe he’s in next weeks episode (look at the title!)Loved the two ‘companions’ in this episode too – much better than the Paternoster Gang and far more interesting a story when it doesn’t focus most of the plot on Clara

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    • Jason

      September 21st, 2014 - 12:43pm

      Quite enjoyed Time Heist, in part because Clara didn’t dominate the story too much. Don’t think Richard Briers will be able to appear in Doctor Who as he DIED last year!

    • matparks08

      September 21st, 2014 - 2:27pm

      I was just going all ‘Paradise Towers’ – the Architect this week, and next week is the ‘Caretaker’….the week after – Red Kangs are best!

  • Jamie

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:27pm

    Very enjoyable!

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  • obey the whispermen

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:27pm

    that was pure awesomeness

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    • the high council of gallifrey

      September 20th, 2014 - 8:30pm

      Yes what he said

  • Doctor Stu

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:24pm

    In the spoiler free review for this episode it said we’ll see a monster from a Christmas special erm…….no

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    • booboo

      September 20th, 2014 - 8:26pm

      was it one an the screen maybe i didn’t catch them al

    • RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND

      September 20th, 2014 - 8:34pm

      Memory worm

    • The Surgeon

      September 20th, 2014 - 8:35pm

      I thought I saw a Sycorax?

    • Anonymous

      September 20th, 2014 - 8:37pm

      It was the Memory Worms from the 2012 Christmas Special

    • Doctor Stu

      September 20th, 2014 - 8:40pm

      Oh yeh….that was a bit of an anti climax i was expecting a sycorax maybe as a bank customer or one of the Santa droids in the black cloak and gold mask, ah well it was still a great episode but slightly confusing

    • Jammy2305

      September 20th, 2014 - 11:15pm

      Sensorites appeared on screen – Nice First Doctor throwback! Also SJA and Torchwood villans in that scene!

  • The Temporal Jelly Baby

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:24pm

    Very good, very clever (slightly confusing), and the Teller was epic. 🙂

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  • StetsonDoctor

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:23pm

    For the first time ever, each episode of this series is just magnificent, there’s not one that I hate. This week was no exception, brilliant storyline, good guest cast and really catchy soundtrack from Murrary Gold.

    KEEP IT UP DOCTOR WHO! 😆

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    • Anonymous

      September 20th, 2014 - 10:43pm

      Hear hear! 🙂

    • TheWhovianVortex

      September 21st, 2014 - 11:09am

      I totally Agree with you!

    • Dalek The Supreme

      September 21st, 2014 - 3:00pm

      I hated Listen, though I’m not sure if it was completely less than average. Most of these episodes have been average to me, though Into the Dalek was brilliant.

  • Anonymous

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:23pm

    I am Doctor Stu and I have agreed to this memory wipe of my own free will

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  • The Flying Shark

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:22pm

    This episode was great!

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  • the eternal doctor

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:21pm

    Also loved the twist

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  • Michael

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:21pm

    Good episode if slightly confusing.

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  • the eternal doctor

    September 20th, 2014 - 8:21pm

    Magnificent great episode next weeks looks good

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