May 18th, 2013
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What Did You Think of The Name of The Doctor?
What Did You Think of The Name of The Doctor?
Clara receives a letter summoning her to a mysterious meeting, where she is given a message for the Doctor.
The meaning is uncertain, but when an enemy strikes the Time Lord is left with no choice but to travel to the one place in time and space he should never go – into a deadly trap that threatens to unravel his past, present and future.
Now that the final 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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9th doctor for the win
May 19th, 2013 - 7:21ami agree with mick clews
Chloe Sturge
May 19th, 2013 - 7:20amI love the doctor’s name but I don’t think it suits him. I think the doctor and Clara should go out after giving her a kiss after finding her in the end.
Chloe Sturge
May 19th, 2013 - 7:15amI think all of the new episodes are so wicked compared to the old ones because it is more adventurious and more dangerous. I love the new villains and the new Cybermen.
Quinn
May 19th, 2013 - 5:31amI just hope Clara doesn’t take over the show. Moffat, if you go and say “50 years was all leading up to Clara! It’s all about Clara!”…
Anonymous
May 19th, 2013 - 5:05amI loved this episode it was brillient. Classic doctors made cameos and John Hurt as a forgottern doctor stunned me. If this story was good I wonder what the 50th will be like. Loved this episode 10/10
jackfive
May 19th, 2013 - 4:33amI agree. After Amy and Rory, Dr Who turned into CGI Steampunk with disjointed plots. Coming from a fan as far as the original series, I miss some of the charm and mystery with a human touch.
Aged88
May 19th, 2013 - 4:16amThank the Doctor you don’t actually know the doctor’s name!!!!! All this time reading this thread, I actually thought John Hurt was his name, but that’s just the actors name! This is what happens when you live in Canada, and have to wait till after work to watch it. I knew they would never give away his secret. Phew!
Dalek: the Supreme
May 19th, 2013 - 2:45amI think Steven Moffat and Matt Smith are some of the best changes that the series has had so far, but I do agree Moffat should step down as Executive Producer after the 50th, as it seems like a great way to go out with a bang.
Dalek: the Supreme
May 19th, 2013 - 2:44amI’m thinking John Hurt is between the Eighth and Ninth Doctors, and was the one who ended the Time War.
Dalek: the Supreme
May 19th, 2013 - 2:43amRichard E Grant gives a chilling performance as the Great Intelligence and makes a bunch of references, and is incredibly chilling. The Whispermen are scary but do nothing, Vastra, Strax, the Doctor, and Clara are brilliant, but Jenny and River Song do little. The glimpses at past Doctors I guess are the best we’ll get at Classic Doctors for the 50th. Also, notice how Paul McGann (Who is believed to have fought in the Time War) and David Tennant (The returning Doctor for the 50th) didn’t appear in any flashbacks, but all the other Doctors did. Hmm… From now on, whenever someone is up to mischief, my response will be “The little Daleks!”
thenotforhire
May 19th, 2013 - 2:31amI think definitely the Valeyard. The Great Intelligence refers to the Valeyard earlier in the episode and John Hurt looks a good bit like and aged and unkempt Michael Jayston (Who played the Valeyard in the old serials.)
Luke
May 19th, 2013 - 1:54amCant be post Smith causw Smith wouldn’t have knew who he was I think a time war doctor or the very first doctor or the valeyard
Luke
May 19th, 2013 - 1:44amFrom what I remember the timelords controlled all the universes there for there wouldn’t be a different doctor in a different universe because the doctor could travel between them but the walls of the universes closed because of the time war n not been able tp control them trapping him in one universe. Saw this in one of the 10th docyors episodes
Mick Clews
May 19th, 2013 - 1:28amPersonally I thinks that John Hurt’s incarnation is a forgotten regeneration (as hinted to in TNOTD)falling between David Tennant and Matt Smith’s Doctors… there was a massive clue in Nightmare In Silver last week….in the scene showing the Doctor’s regenerations they run smoothly from Hartnell to Tennant……from Tennant to Smith there is a gap which features an indistinct regenerating image…..
Smith
May 19th, 2013 - 1:03amFirst I’ve been pondering a question with prequels being the big rage right now do you think they’ll ever do a series about the early years of the first doctor? Now about this episode I think this was one of the better ones with matt smith, his seasons have been more like a comedy than doctor who. I hate that this looks like a formal good bye from river song she was one of the most interesting characters the series had. Can’t wait for november very curious about what john hurt’s role, is he the 12th doctor or was he a passed incarnation some how returning since nothing is impossible in the doctor who universe.
nigel m
May 19th, 2013 - 12:30amclara is the doctors and river songs daughter (born to save the doctor? spoilers/ why was she still there? she was pregnant)
Anonymous
May 19th, 2013 - 12:17amif they are not careful it will end up being taken off the air again as it was in Colin Baker’s day! I enjoyed the William Hartnell and Tom Baker cgi effects: shame they don’t use this technology to restore lost episodes of the classic series: the Daleks’ master plan for example? I choose to believe that John hurt is going to be a darker version of his own alter ego and is an up coming menace to be treat like the master: we will all be theorising until November!
Anonymous
May 19th, 2013 - 12:10amMaybe if they confrimed the doctor has more from river, and not leave the fans slipt, it could work.
poojoo
May 18th, 2013 - 11:52pmFirst episode I have enjoyed in quite some time and my personal opinion is that, along with others, this season of Doctor Who has gone downhill and therefore I think that it is time that Moffat should step down as show runner. This also means that he could focus more for example SHERLOCK! I feel like Doctor Who needs to be more like what it used to be, with interesting stories that have good thought out endings.
The Cliff hanger got me though. I undestood everything and then BANG! I think that John Hurt is possibly the 8th Doctor, just really aged. If you look at the clothing between them it’s quite similar and as the 8th Doctor was responsible for a lot during the Time War, it is understandable why he would be the Doctor’s’ Secret.
Sorry this was quite long.
postingdude
May 18th, 2013 - 11:50pmThoroughly enjoyed the flashbacks along timeline, however for depth of travel over a series timeline into its own history it didn’t beat Trials and Tribble-ations from deep space 9.
Kroton
May 18th, 2013 - 11:48pmIs it just me, or does clara make a great gallifreyan?
Doctor Who DVD Collector
May 18th, 2013 - 11:46pmNo, John Hurt is not the ninth doctor. Nothing has been confirmed yet, and the guy who said that is an unknown source.
dr jay
May 18th, 2013 - 11:44pmhe’s the 9th but never called him the doctor I think, because his name was in the time war book. but ya matts the 12 regeneration
anon69
May 18th, 2013 - 11:41pmProducers can get over the 13 doctors scenario as River Song transfered her remaining regenerations to the doctor. I beleive Hurt is most likely to be the first incarnation with his real name but a baddie doing bad things which is why he changed his name to the doctor, stealing the tardis and spending the rest of his life running away from his past.
Don’t diss the sonic!!!
May 18th, 2013 - 11:32pmJohn Hurt plays the ninth doctor. Chris, David and Matt move up a number. Johns doctor was really dark one and the doctor was ashamed of his actions so he kept it a secret.
Don’t diss the sonic!!!
May 18th, 2013 - 11:29pmOne of the greatest episodes ever! The drama , the suspense, the comedy, the list goes on; all of these things have been amazing. This is why Moffat is the best writer of Doctor Who EVER!!!
Anonymous
May 18th, 2013 - 11:05pmDon’t forget sherlock!!!
Tardisman123
May 18th, 2013 - 10:59pmI recon somehow that John hurt will relate to someone from the time war and the 2 doctors have to partner up to stop him to change his past and then save him
Andy Hall
May 18th, 2013 - 10:59pmAgree with you. What a poor second half of season 7. Cold War was great but the rest have been terrible including the poor Cyber story last week. Moff has lost it for me.
Heart of the Tardis
May 18th, 2013 - 10:54pmHmm, I like your first theory..