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It was in The Eleventh Hour we were first told of the mysterious silence, but we’re still no closer to finding out what it is, or, more importantly, what’s behind it…
Steven Moffat has promised us that all of our questions will be answered in Series 6, and we’ve been left with plenty of clues to dissect until it hits our screens! What ominous figure could possibly blow up the TARDIS, and what could be their motives for doing it? We’ve also heard what’s seemingly their voice – does it sound at all familiar?
Could it have anything to do with River Song, who’s identity we’ll also discover next year? In The Big Bang she told the Doctor that everything will change when he finally learns who she is – not the most inviting of prophecies, and we’re sure you’ve all got your own weird and wonderful theories whizzing aimlessly through your Doctor Who obsessed minds. So, it’s about time we gave you somewhere to share them, isn’t it?
Feel free to speculate the remaining nights until Christmas away on this post, a link to which will be posted on the sidebar so you can check back to see what our other visitors make of this ever-growing series arc. People say silence is a virtue, but something tells us things will be far from virtuous for the Doctor when this particular one takes over…
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The Doctor is gone, the TARDIS has been destroyed, and the universe is collapsing. The only hope for all reality lies with a little girl who still believes in the stars.
Just over 3 months ago, the Eleventh Doctor crash-landed in Amelia Pond’s back garden, and ever since that fateful night, they’ve faced non-stop drama and adventure, as they’ve embarked on an epic journey across the stars. Along the way they’ve faced the likes of Smilers, Daleks and Dream Lords galore, but there’s been something else following them, just out of sight… that is, until now!
Tonight’s Big Bang tied up the loose ends that have been developing throughout the previous episodes, and our questions were given their much needed answers, as the cracks that have remained hidden in the shadows were finally explained.
It might have been the final episode, but that didn’t stop Steven Moffat throwing in a last-minute array of the usual shocks, laughs and tears for which he is acclaimed, and it’s safe to say that the showrunner’s first finale was unlike anything we’ve seen before, pushing the boundaries of new Who – and the concept of timey-wimey - itself.
Whether you’ve loved or loathed Matt Smith and Karen Gillan’s portrayals of the Doctor and Amy, it’s now time, as their first tenure in the TARDIS draws to its close, to look back over tonight’s finale and the 12 episodes before it. Whovians know well enough by now that all goods things must come to an end, and, even though we’re saying a fond farewell to our beloved Time Lord for a few months, it means we can set our brains to nostelgia and relive the highs and lows of the Eleventh Doctor’s first series…
The TARDIS closes its doors on another action-packed voyage, so please leave your thoughts on tonight’s finale and the series as a whole below. You can also give the episode a star rating out of 5, and don’t forget to leave your mark in the poll.
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The Doctor’s friends unite to send him a terrible warning; the Pandorica - which is said to contain the most feared being in all the cosmos - is opening. But what’s inside, and can the Doctor stop it?
As the end credits roll on the first part of this year’s spectacular series finale, you’re probably wondering how you’re going to cope with the week-long wait until its conclusion. While we can’t make time go faster, we can make the next 7 days a tad more bearable, as it’s over to you to scrutinize and speculate the remaining nights away!
Tonight, we saw the Doctor and Amy joining forces with River Song, as the various warnings and prophecies we’ve witnessed throughout the series came back to haunt them. As the dreaded Pandorica opened its doors to a world of unmistakable horror, the trio were faced with a dilemma they couldn’t even have imagined in their most terrifying of nightmares. But this is no dream, and as a host of familiar friends and foes returned, our heroes were thrown head first into their toughest challenge yet, caught up in a mind-boggling mystery buried deep beneath the soils of Stonehenge.
In what can only be described as an epic start to what looks set to be the finale to end all finales, there were surprises aplenty, but there’s plenty more to come, as its colossal cliffhanger leaves us twiddling our thumbs in anticipation for next week’s final curtain call. But what did YOU make of Episode 12, and what are your hopes for Episode 13? Share in the epic journey with your fellow fans by leaving a comment on this post. Please bear in mind that we won’t be monitoring the discussion for spoilers, so please don’t read any further if you haven’t yet seen the episode. You have been warned!
Series 5 concludes next Saturday, 26th June, with The Big Bang at 18:05 on BBC1/HD.
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There’s a house on Aickman road, and a staircase that people go up, but never down. To solve the mystery of the man upstairs, the Doctor faces his greatest challenge yet - he must pass himself off as a perfectly normal human being, and share a flat with Craig Owens.
It’s common knowledge that the Doctor has more than just a passing interest in the weird and wonderful rituals acquired by the human race, but it’s not very often he gets to experience them for himself. In tonight’s adventure, he was given the opportunity to witness first hand the joys of life as an Earthling, only this time he didn’t have to endure the painful procedure of rewriting his Time Lord biological structure. Ouch…
When ordinary Craig Owens sent out an ordinary advert for a new ordinary lodger, he had no reason to suspect that by answering his ordinary frontdoor, he’d be greeted by anything other than… well, ordinary! How wrong he was, and from the moment the Doctor bounded over the threshold, it was pretty clear that things were never going to be quite the same again.
The Doctor, as the Doctor often is, was a Time Lord on a mission, and, when he wasn’t playing football or showing off omlette-making skills that would put even the likes of Jamie Oliver to shame, he was working hard behind the scenes to piece together the mystery of the noisy neighbour, and the staircase that people went up, but never down…
What did you make of The Lodger? Let us know by airing your views in a comment on this very post, and don’t forget that you can also give the episode a rating out of 5.
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Terror lurks in the cornfields of Provence, but only a sad and lonely painter can see it. Amy Pond finds herself shoulder to shoulder with Vincent Van Gogh, in a battle with a deadly alien.
After the previous action-packed Silurian two-parter, you would think a nice visit to the peaceful Provencal countryside would be just what the doctor ordered. A sunbathing siesta was strictly off the cards, however, all thanks to the deadly danger lurking in the cornfields of Southern France. But where there’s a will, there’s a Vincent Van Gogh!
Of course, the Doctor’s encounters with famous historical figures have never been an easy ride (see Series 3’s The Shakespeare Code!), and this was definitely a case in point in tonight’s poignant adventure, as our time-travelling heroes embarked on an emotional rollercoaster of epic proportions.
Penned by Richard Curtis, the story featured the usual array of laughs, love and emotion the Love Actually writer is acclaimed for. But, being one of the most anticipated of the new series so far, did it suceed in delivering the goods? Did Van Gogh’s struggle tug at your heartstrings, or were you disappointed with the painter’s portrayal? Will it easel-y become a classic, or would you rather watch paint dry than sit through it again? Let us know by sharing your thoughts and rating the episode below and in our poll!
Oh, and for those of you who were wondering, the song in the final scenes was ‘Chances’ by Athlete!
“If I had the chance to start again, then you would be the one I’d come and find“.
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It’s the most important day in the history of Earth: the dawn of a new age of harmony or the start of its final war. The Doctor must face his most difficult challenge yet, in a battle in which he cannot take sides, and on a day when nobody must die…
Now that we’re over the halfway mark of the series (already!?), things were inevitably going to take a turn for the worse, and in tonight’s episode, our heroes faced their darkest day yet, finding themselves at the forefront of an epic battle for Planet Earth…
In the conclusion to Chris Chibnall’s long-awaited Silurian two-parter, there was plenty of good old-fashioned drama, action and heartache (oh, so much heartache!) on the menu, as the human race faced the dawn of a new age of harmony, or the start of their final war. As if all of that wasn’t enough to discuss, we were also given more tantalizing teases as that pesky little crack returned, and there were yet more jaw-dropping twists and turns adding another bundle of cogs to the ever-growing finale wheel of speculation.
What did YOU think of Cold Blood? It’s time to share your thoughts and dissect the adventure for yourselves, so have your say today by posting your reactions in a comment on this article. As always, you can also give the episode a star rating out of 5.
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The most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper beneath the Earth’s crust than man has ever gone before - but now the ground itself is fighting back. The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in a tiny mining village and find themselves plunged into a battle against a deadly danger from a bygone age.
So, there we have it – the end credits roll on another brand new adventure, which means it’s time to set your brains to ‘discuss’ and let us know what you thought of it!
In tonight’s long-awaited episode, penned by Chris Chibnall, we witnessed the return of the cold-blooded creatures known as the Silurians, who first appeared in the series in 1970. It was another blast from the past for the Doctor, but the resurrection of the reptile-like Earth-dwellers meant very bad news for the human race in the wake of history’s most ambitious drilling project, which ended up breaking more than just world records!
After the trials and tribulations faced by Amy and Rory last week, a nice break in Rio was just what the Doctor ordered, but unfortunately the TARDIS had other ideas, and our time travelling trio found themselves in a not-so-exotic mining village in the middle of Wales instead, where, naturally, there was great, great danger afoot. It wasn’t long before our heroes were thrown head first into battle with with an evil from a bygone age, and, this time, even the very ground beneath their feet can’t be trusted…
What did you make of The Hungry Earth? Was it groundbreaking from start to finish, or was it a crumbling chasm of chaos? Share your thoughts by posting a comment on this article, and you can also rate the episode out of 5 and vote in our poll on the homepage.
The story concludes next week in Cold Blood – what are you hopes for its resolution?
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It’s been five years since Amy Pond last travelled with the Doctor, and when he lands in her garden again, on the eve of the birth of her first child, she finds herself facing a heartbreaking choice – one that will change her life forever.
Poor Amy Pond has had a tough old ride since she took up residence inside the TARDIS. If the hordes of Smilers, Daleks, Weeping Angels and vampires weren’t bad enough, tonight she faced her biggest challenge yet at the hands of the mysterious Dream Lord.
Five years after putting her adventures with the Doctor behind her, she and Rory were seen to be moving on to bigger and better things in Upper Leadworth. They were settling down – the life Rory always wanted – and, with their first child on the way, everything was just as it should be. There was nothing to suggest that there were to be trying times ahead, but this is Doctor Who after all. Naturally, in a quiet village such as Leadworth, where nothing out of the ordinary ever occurs, there was something truly extraordinary just around the corner.
And when the Doctor bounded back into their lives, he was followed, as the Doctor often is, by unimaginable peril, and the trio found themselves in a race against time as the Dream Lord put their judgements of reality to the ultimate test.
What did you think of tonight’s thought-provoking adventure? Let us know by leaving your thoughts in a comment below, and, as always, you can also give the episode a star rating out of 5. Will it go down in Doctor Who history, or is it set to be forgotten like a dream? The choice is yours…
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Dessicated corpses, terror in the canal and a visit to the sinister House of Calvierri - the Doctor takes Amy and Rory for a romantic mini-break, as the TARDIS touches down once again. But Venice is not as it should be. The city has been sealed to protect it from the Plague, although Rosanna Calvierri may have other plans…
Some people say that three’s a crowd, but you never have to worry about running out of space when the TARDIS is concerned (it is bigger on the inside, after all!). It’s just as well really, as tonight Rory became a bonafide member of Team Time & Space!
After Amy’s proposition at the end of Flesh and Stone last week, the Doctor set out to rekindle the relationship between her and her bumbling fiancé, and where better to relight their fire than in one of the most romantic hot spots known to man? Venice!
But, unfortunately, the course of true love never did run smooth, and, naturally, their getaway was somewhat intruded by a creepy clan of bloodsucking vampires, who were just one bite away from world domination. They made for a great mystery for the trio to get their teeth into though, and there was definitely something fishy going on…
So, was it fang-tastic from start to finish, or do you feel the story suffered from some severe teething problems? Let us know by sharing your views in a comment on this article! What did you love? What did you loathe? Don’t forget you can also give the episode a score out of 5 and leave your vampire mark in our new poll on the homepage.
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There’s no way back, no way up and no way out. Trapped among an army of Weeping Angels, the Doctor and his friends must try to escape through the wreckage of a crashed space liner. Meanwhile, in the forest vault, the Doctor’s companion, Amy, finds herself facing an even more deadly attack.
Our first two-parter of the year concluded tonight as the Weeping Angels set their plans in stone. Continuing from last week’s cliffhanger, the latest episode got off to a flying start, with the Doctor & Co moving onward with determination through the shattered remains of the Byzantium. But there they found themselves in even deeper trouble.
With the Weeping Angels playing peek-a-boo behind the trees in the oxygen factory, Amy’s bravery was put to the ultimate test as she looked into the eyes of her most challenging dilemma yet. But there was more than just the statues to deal with, as that mysterious crack we’ve been encountering since the beginning of the series returned to remind us of the dark and difficult times that undoubtedly lie ahead for our heroes. Not only that, but more strands were added to the River Song mystery, with plenty of twists and turns to dissect – but are we any closer to finding out who she really is..?
It’s over to you! Here’s where you can discuss everything and anything to do with tonight’s adventure. Was it a worthy conclusion? Let us know by sharing your thoughts below, and don’t forget to give the episode a star rating out of 5 and drop by at our latest poll on the homepage! When you’re done here, you can also piece together the latest crack developments in its ongoing discussion! Can you crack it? Happy discussing!
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