October 17th, 2015
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What did you Think of The Girl Who Died?
Now that the highly anticipated fifth episode of series 9 has been aired what did you think? Was it everything you had hoped for or not what you expected
Captured by Vikings, the Doctor and Clara must help protect their village from Space Warriors from the future: the Mire. Outnumbered and outgunned, their fate seems inevitable. So why is the Doctor preoccupied with a single Viking girl?
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DOCTOR WHO ONE
October 18th, 2015 - 6:59amOnly thing I largely liked about it was the flashbacks to ‘The Fires of Pompeii’ and ‘Deep Breath’.
Dalek105
October 18th, 2015 - 6:47amsorry didnt reply earlier, but that is a good point, I didnt look at the writers
NigelM
October 17th, 2015 - 11:57pmWhat made sense ? That one of the most feared warrior races in the galaxy would bother to use a hologram with a clearly electronic eye-patch ? Why didn’t they just transport the warriors without revealing themselves ? Why give the villagers 24 hours to prepare ? Why did she die after putting on the helmet ? Too many plot holes.
Wildthyme
October 17th, 2015 - 11:25pmNot too bad, reminded me of an old DWM 8th Doctor serial. Especially the ending where he uses alien tech to save the samurai that helped him, which made him immortal… Wonder if she’ll follow the same type of path
GallifreyanKnight
October 17th, 2015 - 11:03pm“I have a theory that the girl is jenny flint”
Nope.
GallifreyanKnight
October 17th, 2015 - 11:02pmStandard filler type episode.
Not bad, but not great either.
Average at best.
76 Totter’s Lane
October 17th, 2015 - 10:48pmMe too.
The Figure Adventurer
October 17th, 2015 - 10:47pmWow. This was… amazing! I loved this episode! A refreshing break from the deep, melodramatic storylines of late. Jamie Mathieson has really topped his game since Flatline which, in my opinion, is one of the best episodes of Doctor Who. It is clear, however, at which point Moffat stepped in… the story actually dips down a little towards the end. But, other than that, this is one of the strongest stories of Doctor Who!
The Silent Silent
October 17th, 2015 - 10:28pmOK
100,000BC
October 17th, 2015 - 10:04pmExcellent! This episode seems rather ‘marmite’ compared to the previous ones this series, but personally I loved it! Ashildr could become Big Finish spin-off territory at some point (perhaps not immediately), depending on how next episode plays out.
I loved the bit about his face, I loved Ashildr and I loved that bit with the baby – a tear formed in my eye at some points, but the episode was also a lot of fun.
I can’t pretend that the destruction of the sonic sunglasses didn’t satisfy me – they were a fun gimmick to start with but ultimately they will probably lose their novelty as time goes on – who knows whether they will make a return?
Roll on next week, and the second part in the Ashildr duology!
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
October 17th, 2015 - 10:00pmA simple yet effective episode. It also turned out to be very clever, and it had some brilliant character moments. Although, apart from the ending, I don’t think Williams made much of an impact.
Nice nods to Pompeii! That was exciting. Tonnes better than last week. Proves single stories can be just as good as two parters! Nice to have a break.
But, it did get a bit silly at times, although I thought it would be worse in the build up.
Really enjoyed it!
Also, THE FORESHADOWING! My English techniques bingo was bursting
Anonymous
October 17th, 2015 - 9:57pmReally disappointed.
100,000BC
October 17th, 2015 - 9:54pmFrobisher the shape-shifting penguin?? Now that would be an interesting regeneration :’D
Just joking, I know who you mean – but Mr. Frobisher’s ancestors probably just migrated from Italy at some point, which explains all of your problems, thank you and goodnight!
Doctorfan
October 17th, 2015 - 9:48pmThey haven’t they’re on tv trailer quite a lot
the astronaut of death
October 17th, 2015 - 9:46pmfor now…..
The eternal doctor
October 17th, 2015 - 9:40pmHe is just happy he is right
the astronaut of death
October 17th, 2015 - 9:38pmodin reminded me of tellytubbies baby
76 Totter’s Lane
October 17th, 2015 - 9:38pmAnd the 1st Doctor having the same face of the Abbot of Amboise in ‘The Massacre (of St. Bartholomew’s Eve)’.
The eternal doctor
October 17th, 2015 - 9:37pmGlad glasses have gone
The eternal doctor
October 17th, 2015 - 9:36pmSorry comment was for above
The eternal doctor
October 17th, 2015 - 9:35pmSo glad the glasses have gone
Moog Who Craft!
October 17th, 2015 - 9:35pmOne of the best episodes of Doctor Who ever! Steven Moffat is really upping his game here. Series 5: Great Series 6: Ok (ish) Series 7: Great Series 8: Alright
Series 9: SMASHING! Seriously, one of the best series ever! The first two episodes were superb.
Episode 3 was great, Episode 4 let it down slightly. But Episode 5.. MY GOD!
Maisie williams’s character is not what I expected her to be. I am so glad she was a new character, and not River or Susan, as a lot of people assumed. Her dieing, and then coming back to life again was great, and shows us how far the Doctor will go to keep a human alive, even though that has now made Ashilda immortal.. Hmmmm *cough cough* Captain Jack..
But seriously. A stunning episode, and I really hope we see more episodes like this!
(Also, clara isn’t in the NEXT TIME trailer… Ummmmm)
anon
October 17th, 2015 - 9:34pmCJ, clap clap (!) Everyone else is allowed to have an opinion of who someone is going to be, not just you. So there is no reason to boast, its not like you have written anything in the series. Me and my mates had a bet to guess who she was, a couple said River, 1 said his daughter, i said just a new character to try and get the views up and get a lot of hype during the trailer.
So yeah, Ashildr is a new character, big whoop. time to get on with life again
The super whovian
October 17th, 2015 - 9:34pmBecause in The enemy of the world the 2nd doctor had the same face as salamander
The eternal doctor
October 17th, 2015 - 9:34pmI know what your saying, but there different writers
CJ
October 17th, 2015 - 9:33pmIt was the Eleventh Doctor who gave that sonic screwdriver when they visited the singing towers of darillium
The eternal doctor
October 17th, 2015 - 9:31pmWatching it again, the only thing that I thought was good about that episode was them on the mire ship, should of been on there longer and the comedy.
CJ
October 17th, 2015 - 9:31pmAlot of it made perfect sense… Just saying
Dem squiggles
October 17th, 2015 - 9:30pmWHy the second doctor
character
October 17th, 2015 - 9:29pmSo thats why he took Caecillius’ face, does not explain why we have a doppelganger of Frobisher flying the Tardis though.