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What Did You Think of Journey / Centre of the Tardis?
Doctor Who Journey to the Centre of the Tardis
The Tardis is captured by a spaceship salvage team, sending its systems into meltdown.
As the Doctor introduces himself to the motley crew of galactic rag-and-bone men, he realises Clara is still trapped within his malfunctioning ship, so he persuades his new acquaintances to help find his companion, taking them deep into the heart of his beloved blue box.
But their hopes of a straightforward rescue are dashed when it turns out Clara is not the only one down there. Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman star, with Ashley Walters (Inside Men).
Now that the 5th episode of series 7b has aired in the UK what did you think?, was it the best episode ever or just average.
James
April 28th, 2013 - 7:51amStill waiting for this half season to FEEL like Dr Who.
The whole “why does Clara keep dying?” mystery leaves me cold…. I just don’t care. I hope they manage to pull a rabbit out of the hat with this story arc but so far I think Dr Who has jumped the shark. I have trouble staying awake to watch lately.
The writing has gone from clever, witty and intelligent in previous seasons to banal, asinine and (dare I say it?) Americanised. Have the writers ‘dumbed down’ the good Doctor for the masses?
Maybe it’s just that I’m not a big Matt Smith fan… Amy, Rory and River were all that saved him IMO They had all the clever lines while The Doctor was left looking a bit of a simpleton.
Doctor Stu
April 28th, 2013 - 9:36amI agree, my family and I all used to gather around the TV on Saturdays but now it’s a case of just recording it and watching it later. (I still haven’t seen all of hide) which is the longest I’ve gone without watching Doctor Who. I’m just not as exited for Doctor Who anymore. We need dark, thrilling adventurous episodes and not short, rushed, childish love stories.
the astronaut of death
April 28th, 2013 - 10:34ammy mum used to not mind doctor who. but ever since Clara joined she hates the fact that it is all revolved around her
the eternal doctor
April 28th, 2013 - 10:58amyes my mum to my mum also finds her voice annoying
outnumbered
April 28th, 2013 - 2:33pmjames I AGREE WITH THIS
fishfingers and custard
April 29th, 2013 - 12:10ami meant to say at the end i dont agree with u all
Run You Clever Boy And Remember
April 29th, 2013 - 5:31pmthe clara mystery is awsome.
Dalek The Supreme
May 1st, 2013 - 5:31amI really hate the word Americanized. It feels like people are assuming all Americans are unintelligent. As an American, I take offense to that. Getting to the point: I’m not sure how you can say Matt Smith doesn’t have great lines. Look at his confrontation with the Atraxi, assaulting a Dalek, Explaining why he doesn’t belong in a trap, his speech at Stonehenge, and this is only in Series 5.
random user
May 1st, 2013 - 5:32pmWHO IS SHE!!???
MAXP
May 2nd, 2013 - 3:33amIt’s a much, much better arc than the utterly torturous ‘Death of the Doctor’ from last season. And so far no River Song either this year, which also is a bonus!
Trenzalore
April 28th, 2013 - 7:04amGood
Dalek The Supreme
April 28th, 2013 - 4:29amI’m still collecting my thoughts, I don’t really understand how the monsters came to be in the TARDIS, I think I missed the explanations because my siblings were being noisy. So far, I think it was better than Hide but worse than The Ringsof Akhaten and Cold War. I’d say on par with The Bells of St. John. We got to see quite a few rooms in the TARDIS, we had scary monsters, and some build up to the season finale. My only other complaints are the salvage brothers were unrealistically cruel, and some of the acting on their parts except for the youngest brother was off at times.
Matt Smithy
April 28th, 2013 - 7:49amhere is why they were on the TARDIS
SPOILERS FOR THE EPISODE:
The monsters were the doctor, Clara and the brothers from the future who had been killed by the eye of harmony, and had been leaked through time into the past. The Doctor was trying to make sure they could break the time line and stop it happening.
cyberman2
April 28th, 2013 - 10:29amone of the brothers were not killed by the eye of harmony but by a time zombie. if you’re touched too long by one of them (by the way they are as hot as the eye) then you turn into one of them
cyberman2
April 28th, 2013 - 10:59amps clara will have died from being near the eye too long but the doctor and the brothers would have died if they did the same pose as the zombies. the zombie with its hand over its face is the doctor, if his hand touched his face time will catch up with him and he would have turned but he stopped himself but the brothers are the zombies that are melted together and they touched each over when saving one of them so time caught up with them. hope this helps
Dalek The Supreme
May 1st, 2013 - 5:31amI rewatched it again and saw all this. Thanks, guys.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
April 27th, 2013 - 10:23pmBooBoo – Are you going to update this sites page about the Tardis with photographs of the new rooms featured in tonights episode ?.
booboo
April 27th, 2013 - 10:24pmLuke will have to do that, i will expect he will do it sometime
DOCTOR WHO ONE
April 28th, 2013 - 8:21amOk cool, thanks 😉
Dr who
April 27th, 2013 - 9:31pmIt was k
DOCTOR WHO ONE
April 27th, 2013 - 9:21pmBest Tardis based story since 2011’s ‘The Doctors Wife’.
I imagine there is probably A LOT of moaning from fan’s on sites like this and on the forums saying “Oh what a disappointment Journey to the centre of the Tardis was, we did not get to see so many rooms inside the ship !!”.
If that’s what most fan’s are probably saying, then stop moaning please, and just be grateful the Tardis has had another story devoted to her, cos it’s everyday she gets to be the centre of attention, she’s largely just a plot-piece that just sends the Doctor and companion into the adventures rather then being the centre of an adventure, and ok sure, we did not see so many rooms, but at least we got to see the Library, Swimming Pool, the heart of the Tardis which turned out to be the centre, and some room which had the Telescope from ‘Tooth and Claw’ shown.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
April 27th, 2013 - 9:24pmIf this story was a 4 parter or 6 parter like in the good old days, then the story could have allowed tons of rooms to be seen throughout, but modern Doctor Who stories tend to last 45 minutes per story [with the exception of 2 part stories and finales making a story last a bit longer], you can show everything of the Tardis within 45 minutes.
fishfingers and custard
April 29th, 2013 - 12:22amyeah ur so right it was gr8 i dont no why people r moaning so mush and did u notice we got 2 c the doctors cot from the episode
a good man goes 2 war
and wasnt the library in the swimming pool because the doctor says in the episode
the eleventh hour young amy says
amy:ur soking wet
the doctor:i was in the swimming pool
amy: u said u were in the library
the doctor: so was the swimming pool
ha
DOCTOR WHO ONE
April 29th, 2013 - 4:45pmYeah, I’m sick of the moaners, they make the rest of us Doctor Who fan’s look like the worst kind of Sci-Fi fan you can come across.
Yes I did notice his cot, it’s not hard to see.
I think the Doctor, or maybe the Tardis herself, sorted out having the Swimming Pool and the Library separated from each other. Maybe the 10th Doctor’s regeneration somehow caused rooms to merge, and those 2 rooms merged by accident, but they’re separate rooms now so that’s fine.
Benjee10
April 27th, 2013 - 8:24pmWell, that’s the best episode so far of 7b! Bit of dodgy acting from the salvage brothers but the rest made up for it.
My personal best to worst (all of 7 so far):
1. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
2. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
3. The Rings of Akhaten
4. The Angels Take Manhatten
5. Hide
6. A Town Called Mercy
7. The Bells of Saint John
8. Asylum of the Daleks
9. Cold War
10. The Snowmen
11. The Power of Three
MasterKasterborous
April 27th, 2013 - 9:31pmThe Snowmen isn’t really part of series 7 but never mind…
(How could you view it so low though?)
Anonymous
April 28th, 2013 - 9:10amthe power of three and the snowmen were great but asylum of the daleks and the rings of akhaten were rubish
Benjee10
April 28th, 2013 - 3:37pmIt’s technically part of Series 7 because it was in between 7a and 7b, and I just didn’t personally like it very much. Great production values but the story left me cold (if you’ll pardon the pun).
So many stories this series have been destroyed by poorly constructed endings. Power of Three had a fantastic build up but then a ridiculously easy ending (the Doctor waved the sonic around for a bit and everything went back to normal).
I liked Akhaten because it had a simple story, a decent resolution, fantastic visual effects and monsters, and some amazing music from Murray Gold. My only gripe is that the ‘villains’ did very little to make themselves feel threatening, but other than that it was well constructed, with good plotting and an ending that actually made sense.
MasterKasterborous
April 29th, 2013 - 11:01pmI agree about The Power of Three, though I thought The Snowmen had a good, strong ending.
I would argue that as a Christmas *Special* it joins, The Five Doctors, The Movie, Planet of The Dead, The Waters of Mars and the other Christmas episodes (bar Feast of Steven) as Specials. Therefore it is not part of the series and just happens to be in the middle of it!
Cal
April 27th, 2013 - 8:03pmI’m sorry but I’m a big doctor who fan and I dont understand who fans.
This episode was just a lot of confusing nonsense with bad characters (he pretends his brothers an android!) the rings of Akhaten, Cold War, Hide are all what dr who should be. Great aliens and great plots.
Please tell me what was good
TheDoctorGallifrey
April 27th, 2013 - 7:43pmIn my opinion this was the best episode in series 7 so far. It has everything: monsters, humour, frights, surprises and secrets! It was particularly scary when the brothers ‘burned’, those burned bodies were creepy, especially when we found out that one of them were Clara. And she(Clara) actually saw his name! Shame that she forgot, but it would be interesting if in ‘The Name of The Doctor’ she would suddenly remember.
It was a shame we didn’t see a flashback of the time war. And also, that rift looks like the crack in time!
Brain Scrambled
April 27th, 2013 - 7:47pmI bet in either this series or the last series, the Doctor’s name may have been said or written somewhere in the background!
TheDoctorGallifrey
April 29th, 2013 - 7:20pmInteresting idea!
Brain Scrambled
April 27th, 2013 - 7:36pmCan anyone explain to me what’s coming next week? I saw the trailer but don’t really understand. Is there a poster as well?
the astronaut of death
April 27th, 2013 - 7:38pmhere is the plot.
.There’s something very odd about Mrs Gillyflower’s Sweet Ville mill, with its perfectly clean streets and beautiful people.
There’s something even stranger about the bodies washing up in the river, all bright red and waxy. When the Doctor and Clara go missing, it’s up to Vastra, Jenny and Strax to rescue them before they too fall victim to the Crimson Horror!”
Still Not Ginger
April 27th, 2013 - 7:39pmThere’s something very odd about Mrs Gillyflower’s Sweet Ville mill, with its perfectly clean streets and beautiful people.
There’s something even stranger about the bodies washing up in the river, all bright red and waxy. When the Doctor and Clara go missing, it’s up to Vastra, Jenny and Strax to rescue them before they too fall victim to the Crimson Horror!”
Brain Scrambled
April 27th, 2013 - 7:44pmWait how many more episodes are there still left in this series? Three more, made up of the Crimson Horror next week, the cybermen theme park and the Doctor’s name episode?
Brain Scrambled
April 27th, 2013 - 7:46pmAlso is anyone else getting annoyed by how we still haven’t even scratched the surface of who or what Clara is?!
Silence Will Still Fall
April 27th, 2013 - 7:36pmFrom best to worst so far.
1. Journey To The Tardis
2. Cold War
3. Rings Of Akhaten
4. The Bells Of Saint John
5. Hide
Itdalek
April 27th, 2013 - 7:56pmAgree with you there, and out of season 7a: from best to worst:
Dinosaurs on a spaceship
Asylum of the daleks
Angels take mathatten
Town called Mercey
Power of 3
And out all of season 7so far my favourites are:cold war, journey to the centre of the tardis, asylum of the daleks and dinosaurs on a spaceship
Scott the Vigil
April 27th, 2013 - 8:13pmSeries 7 best to worst:
Journey to the Center of the TARDIS
Asylum of the Daleks
The Angels Take Manhattan
The Rings of Akhaten
Cold War
A Town Called Mercy
The Bells of Saint John
The Power of Three
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
Hide
Yes, I strongly hated Hide.
The 14th Doctor
April 27th, 2013 - 7:35pmIf someone told me a year ago that Steve Thompson would be writing the best episode of series 7 I’d have laughed in their face. Wow…
I think Gaiman’s episode is the only one that can knock this episode from the top spot!
Brain Scrambled
April 27th, 2013 - 7:33pmWhat is the next episode about? I saw the trailer at the end of today’s episode but could someone just go over it??? Thanks!
the astronaut of death
April 27th, 2013 - 7:37pmhere is the plot
There’s something very odd about Mrs Gillyflower’s Sweet Ville mill, with its perfectly clean streets and beautiful people.
There’s something even stranger about the bodies washing up in the river, all bright red and waxy. When the Doctor and Clara go missing, it’s up to Vastra, Jenny and Strax to rescue them before they too fall victim to the Crimson Horror!”
Ben Roberts
April 27th, 2013 - 7:32pmHard to believe this episode was written by Steve Thompson!
Dalek Knows All
April 27th, 2013 - 7:30pmOne of the best eps of Series 7 so far!!!! More bits of the TARDIS and those Time Zombies were freaky!!!! As 4 the brothers, the ep could have done without them, looking foward to The Crimson Horror!!!!
The Flying Shark
April 27th, 2013 - 7:28pmI loved this episode! Next week’s looks good too.
the astronaut of death
April 27th, 2013 - 7:25pmthis will go down as a dr who classic
Still Not Ginger
April 27th, 2013 - 7:22pmAwesome! The Umbrella, Cot and the Crack all returned! Best ep of series 7 and fantastic acting!
drjakeyoung
April 27th, 2013 - 7:22pmI have to admit, i thought it would be good, but this episode just blew me away! With finding a bit more out with clara and those really annoying van halon (did i say that right?!) brothers and learning lots of origins of the TARDIS! And the Christopher eccleston cameo! The time war book! That was just awesome! I hope everyone else found this episode as good as i did! The only downside was i think the brothers were a bit weak at acting. 9/10!
DOCTORWHOSBIGGESTFAN
April 27th, 2013 - 7:33pmwhere was eccleston? (and it was van baalen)
drjakeyoung
April 27th, 2013 - 9:15pmWhen one of the brothers started smashing the Tardis console, a load of voices including tom bakers and eccleston where heard. (go see it on i player)
the astronaut of death
April 27th, 2013 - 7:22pmbest episode ever
matt9982
April 27th, 2013 - 7:20pmI think this is the order of the episodes this series, best to worst.
Best: Hide
Journey to the TARDIS
Cold War
Bells of St.John
Worst:Rings of Akhaten
sheepinafez
April 27th, 2013 - 7:20pmbest episode evar
Derrick Mathews
April 27th, 2013 - 7:19pmLove the chemistry between the Doctor & Clara, one of the best companion’s ever
doctor123
April 27th, 2013 - 7:19pmamazing! and what a great way to have the book on the time war eh?
Dr ho
April 27th, 2013 - 7:19pmThought we would see more rooms but still good
Stan Stanmanson
April 27th, 2013 - 7:18pmAwesome! I can’t really use any other words to describe it 😀
DYM
April 27th, 2013 - 7:18pmBrilliant! And next weeks trailer looks better than expected
doctor253
April 27th, 2013 - 7:17pmthe episode was great but was hoping that we might find out about clara
LEWIS
April 27th, 2013 - 7:15pmI thought this one was great
Scott the Vigil
April 27th, 2013 - 7:15pmFantastic!