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Episodes 6-13 or Episodes 7-14
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The Saturday magazine which comes with the Daily Express is listing tonight's episode as 7/14, however many people on here are listing it as 6/13 with the finale being the 13th episode?
I'm going for it being 7/14 as The Snowmen would have been number 6.
I'm going for it being 7/14 as The Snowmen would have been number 6.
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Although not hugely bothered, I would prefer it to be 6-13, just so that it matches Series 1-6 in being 13 episodes long (with 2-6 also having Christmas Specials). I know The Snowmen was an integral part of the series, but so too was The Christmas Invasion to Series 2, and that was never listed as Series 2, Episode 1.
Whatever it says on my DVD is what I'll ultimately stick with, though 6-13 would be neater
But a massive difference between The Christmas Invasion and The Snowmen in that TCI was before Series 2 whereas TS was in the middle of Series 7. If Series 7 had just been 5 episodes and Series 8 was what we are getting starting this evening, then, fine, it would have been S7 1-5, Christmas Special, S8 1-8. But as it is all Series 7 then I think it has to be S7 1-14.
It does all boil down to whether you think the fact The Snowmen is between episodes makes a difference to it or not. It is also slightly confounding because of The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe not really having a series associated with it as such.
So far I don't believe there is any right or wrong answer though
The Christmas Invasion - 2.X
The Runaway Bride - 3.X
Voyage of the Damned - 4.X
The End of Time - Was officially 4.17 and 4.18
A Christmas Carol - 6.X
Then it got complicated, as The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe wasn't officially part of either Series 6 or Series 7. If you were to count it as a precursor to Series 7 (which in a way, it kind of feels like) then perhaps The Snowmen is part of the Series 7 main, but then The Snowmen is also confusing too as it sits in the middle of Series 7, rather than at the start of it
In contradiction to a previous post of mine, I'd happily settle TDTWATW as 7.X and then The Snowmen as part of an extended seventh series.
I am too to be honest.
TDTWTW is 7X and the rest are 1 - 14....there, done, sorted
I'd usually agree with this, but then the inclusion of JLC in Asylum of the Daleks creates a strong enough tie to the earlier episodes for it all to feel connected to me...personal opinion of course.