March 31st, 2013
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What Did You Think of The Bells of Saint John?
What Did You Think of The Bells of Saint John?
The Doctor’s search for Clara Oswald brings him to modern day London, where wifi is everywhere. Humanity lives in a wifi soup.
But something dangerous is lurking in the signals, picking off minds and imprisoning them.
As Clara becomes the target of this insidious menace, the Doctor races to save her and the world from an ancient enemy.
Now that the 1st episode of series 7b has aired in the UK what did you think?, was it the best episode ever or just average.
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Still Not Ginger!!
March 31st, 2013 - 11:54amsorry 66 your idea was great,but after she types it she says the doctor put her off so she typped it worng
Liason Ice
March 31st, 2013 - 11:42amThis was a pretty awesome episode, it wasn’t flawless but it was still good
Rooners
March 31st, 2013 - 11:31amNot a bad episode – I enjoyed the dialogue between Clara and the Doctor and the in jokes – the “Doctor Who?” joke was taken even further and I thought the TARDIS at Earls Court reference was fun…both were pretty much breaking the 4th wall. But the plot was nothing special…in fact it was almost a cross between The Idiots Lantern and Partners in Crime. 7/10.
By the way, did any one else notice Jenna Louise Coleman’s northern accent come through when she said the word “jump” in the final scene? 🙂
Big Noo
March 31st, 2013 - 11:27amI didn’t understand how the Doctor knew to go to the shard since when she discovered where they were he wasn’t there and she was uploaded by the time he was. The next scene you see is him heading for the shard. How dd he know ?
The Wire
March 31st, 2013 - 11:13amThere is a reason for that. The Great Intelligence said they were old enemies. I think The Wire is back.
Anonymous
March 31st, 2013 - 11:11amMaybe the daleks removed all her memories and replaced them with a new scenario or story, which Is that she crashed, personally I don’t want this to happen as I want a companion going and living a normal life, with a chance of return. Since the shows revival only one companion has lives a normal life, which is Martha:
Rose-different universe
Donna-memory wiped
Amy and Rory-weeping angel
Anonymous
March 31st, 2013 - 11:08amIt seemed a bit like a much better remake and improvement but very different at the same time!
Anonymous
March 31st, 2013 - 11:06amOf clara just is a babysitter and doesn’t like at the house, why is her book there?
PedroPete
March 31st, 2013 - 10:57amI felt that the christmas special was over-complicated but this episode was brilliant, tying up all loose ends. 🙂
Ellen Black
March 31st, 2013 - 10:47amBut remember, it was the outside phone that rang, not the inside phone. In 1×09 ‘The Empty Child’, the outside phone rings, and Nine says ‘Well, if you know so much, tell me this. How can it be ringing? It’s not even a real phone. It’s not connected.’ How did Clara get through to an unconnected phone?
Mortimer
March 31st, 2013 - 9:59amFact: Bow ties are cool
Fact: Fezzes are also cool
Mortimer
March 31st, 2013 - 9:54amHalf way through I deducted it was the GI that was behind it and actually I think it is a good move on Moffat to add a main antagonist. I only hope that he’ll do it a little more subtle than with the cracks, let a few episodes without the GI. If he can pull it off like with the tenth and martha jones where you had a vaguer hints and nudges towards the Master than we could see some very interesting episodes.
Mortimer
March 31st, 2013 - 9:50amNot necessarily, in her mind she had barricaded herself against invading darleks. who knows what else she had repressed.
Anonymous
March 31st, 2013 - 9:43amI really enjoyed this episode It was dark, dramatic, with a joke every now and then, the doctor was dark and mysteryous like he should be and the great inteligents returned but sadley no yetis. I give this episode 8/10 it is a fun episode to wawtch and i highly recamend it.
P.S I hope the daleks return
whofan4ever
March 31st, 2013 - 9:32amgreat episode
a few things i noticed are that in her 101 places to see the age of 23 was missing.
amelia williams wrote the book that the boy was reading
near the start when he was choosing what to wear he threw away the old tweed coat!
Justininferno
March 31st, 2013 - 9:12amHardly fair. JLC is a very capable and strong actor and has lifted the show just by bieng involved with it. Plus her capabilities have allowed for an instantly likeable character. Best companion since Donna.
Dr Who fan man
March 31st, 2013 - 8:40amI really enjoyed the episode. I agree the resolution was a bit quick, but it had the bike up the shard for the kids, a nice spooky concept, and an awesome new Tardis. And Matt Smith makes me smile. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
Matt smithy
March 31st, 2013 - 7:00amnot really, as its not. we learn more about her and who she is (and really it is based on river’s story), but we have already been introduced to her and desided if we love or hate the character. we are always learning new thngs about his companions, and series 6 just happened to have us learn who she is 🙂
Sigh…
March 31st, 2013 - 5:31amMatt Smith was brilliant as always but Jenna-Louise Coleman makes me wonder if I can stomach any future episodes if she will be in them. I know that it is always hard to get into a new traveling companion but her acting is akin to fingernails on a chalkboard. Thus the dilemma, as I know she has a contract to continue to try and look like an actor for the rest of this season. To watch or not to watch. Sigh….
Druzzl
March 31st, 2013 - 4:15amdid anyone catch that she told him that chapter 11 would make him cry? and that matt smith is the 11th Doctor
rt
March 31st, 2013 - 2:47amFaces in the tv? A little to much like the Wire in “The Idiots Lantern” series 2!
Dalek The Supreme
March 31st, 2013 - 2:22amIt was good, the ending was slightly rushed though, otherwise, I think it was a great episode with interesting story arcs being set up. And Matt Smith as the Doctor… do I even need to explain how brilliant he is? I give it 8/10.
66
March 31st, 2013 - 2:05amDid anyone else notice that in Clara’s book she crossed out every age from 9 to 24, but missed out 23. Also, she missed the number 3 from the wi-fi password making it rycbar124. Coincidence?
The Moffat Paradox
March 31st, 2013 - 2:02amMoffat paradox indeed.
Better than I thought it would be.
Colin Buckley
March 31st, 2013 - 12:29amGive it a 6.7
Anonymous
March 30th, 2013 - 11:25pmYeah, but surely oswin would recognise the docotr when they met?!
The Master
March 30th, 2013 - 11:00pmDid you not realise that most of Series 6 was an introduction to River Song?
booboo
March 30th, 2013 - 10:36pmpeople using it as a chat room
daleksean
March 30th, 2013 - 10:34pmi do not know what to say about this episode it was not as i expected i expected it to be action packed although it was. to be honest i just think that this episode was not up to much and i hope that all the new episodes are not like this and i would of loved to see more of the villains ( the great inteligence and spoon heads)
Whovian1
March 30th, 2013 - 10:18pmThe book was by Amy Williams