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Quote: Renegade Carpark @ December 27 2012, 4:08 PM GMT

I missed this, anyone got a linky-dink?

it was at the end of the ep:

http://www.kasterborous.com/2012/12/time-to-find-out-who-you-are/

Quote: sootyj @ December 27 2012, 4:00 PM GMT

I want a sontarran butler when I grow up!

A lovely, funny character.

Nice to see them bringing back aan old character bodes well

A lizard in the snow???

Quote: Pingl @ December 27 2012, 6:04 PM GMT

I too was sober, and am not known to be uncriticle on Dr Who, but brilliant was the word. OK the plot wasn't up to much, but aside from that it was the best I've seen in a long long time,it had humour and colourful characters, the more I see of the Sontaran, Lizard Lady and friend and Clara the happier I'll be. It had a lovely light touch and didn't take itself to seriously and wasn't to thick with plot and cod science, just a good roistering yarn.

Well, it wasn't a roistering yarn because there was no yarn at all, but I can't argue if your expectations are so low. Yes, there were colourful characters - other people's characters, but they were certainly colourful. 'Light touch' I assume is a euphemism for 'makes no f**king sense.'

Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 27 2012, 8:31 PM GMT

A lovely, funny character.

No doubt you would write the same thing if Moffat had created a dalek soup kitchen with daleks handing out hot soup to tramps.

you remind me of this bloke:

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Quote: Godot Taxis @ December 28 2012, 7:56 AM GMT

Well, it wasn't a roistering yarn because there was no yarn at all, but I can't argue if your expectations are so low. Yes, there were colourful characters - other people's characters, but they were certainly colourful. 'Light touch' I assume is a euphemism for 'makes no f**king sense.'

No doubt you would write the same thing if Moffat had created a dalek soup kitchen with daleks handing out hot soup to tramps.

you remind me of this bloke:

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Well my advice is, if you hate it that much, unless someone has tied you to a chair, with eye openers a la Clockwork Orange, don't watch it, it really doesn't seem your sort of thing :P

Pingl, sometimes the hatred you hear from us is an indication of just how much we love it, when they get it right. High hopes can lead to the greatest disappointments.

Other times, it's just that we love to hate.

A dalek soup kitchen would be aces

Skarro and coriander?

Quote: Nogget @ December 28 2012, 9:35 AM GMT

Pingl, sometimes the hatred you hear from us is an indication of just how much we love it, when they get it right. High hopes can lead to the greatest disappointments.

Other times, it's just that we love to hate.

Hatred of what is at the end of the day of a TV show is a waste of strong emotions. If after some considerable time you don't like anything at all about a show, I would advise you stop watching it, life is to short. If you are watching a show simply to criticise it then fair enough.

It's not 'at the end of the day' it was late afternoon at best this Christmas.

I take things day by day, I personally liked the fact it had a weak plot, it was a mcguffin that was used to highlight a nice character study, the introduction of a new phase, some humour that the programme has sadly lacked and a nice Christmas feel that didn't seem laboured. I am not a fanboy who blindly loves DW, but credit where credit is due, I liked it. It may well go on some horrible story arc, but this single show delivered.

Quote: Pingl @ December 28 2012, 9:23 AM GMT

Well my advice is, if you hate it that much, unless someone has tied you to a chair, with eye openers a la Clockwork Orange, don't watch it, it really doesn't seem your sort of thing :P

Haters gonna hate.

Then watch again. Then hate again.

People complain when the plots are to convoluted, they complain when they are to simple, this special went back to the more classic approach, the plot was silly but the fun was in the periphery stories and character studies. No mystical crap just a good old fashioned Dr Who special. And I must say it was the Smith show I've watched where his character was pitch perfect.

Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 28 2012, 10:25 AM GMT

Haters gonna hate.

Your definition of a 'hater' is anybody who has the temerity to say anything remotely negative about something. Hats off, though, because it's an effective way of dismissing peoples opinions.

No 'mystical'??????

Quote: chipolata @ December 28 2012, 10:50 AM GMT

Your definition of a 'hater' is anybody who has the temerity to say anything remotely negative about something. Hats off, though, because it's an effective way of dismissing peoples opinions.

You know, things can be said in a jocular fashion. Obviously it goes over your head.

Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 26 2012, 9:03 PM GMT

At least it was set up though, the mirroring thing; so it wasn't quite wishing, as such. But yes, not great.

Wait, was that something a little negative I posted earlier? But... I don't do that-! :O

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