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at no point did the writer think of using the doctor to do ANYTHING
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Kapellmeister
27-10-2014
Originally Posted by doctor blue box:
“More importantly, was there any need for the episode to exist, as it didn't seem to do anything. You had the first minute or so, setting up what seemed to be an intriguing premise (which most had already seen from trailers) then for the rest of the episode, all the characters seemed to talk about nothing in particular as though they had been briefed to kill time until the end of the episode, at which point we were supposed to believe the whole thing was a natural occurrence which apparently everyone will magically forget and which also apparently has happened many times before and yet the doctor, being intricately familiar with earths history had no idea what was going on.

why indeed did Moffat let that episode through?”

The great question of our time, to which no-one seems to have the answer.
Steven_P
29-10-2014
I think it was comissioned on the writer not the script. I'd never heard of him before but I gather he's a children's writer so that may have been a clue that it would be a children's episode he'd deliver - but maybe SM wanted that...

I didn't like it - it did feel more at home on CBBC - and as stated the Doctor did nothing...
johnnysaucepn
29-10-2014
The Doctor doing nothing but uncover the truth isn't a new thing. Anyone remember Planet of the Ood?
garbage456
29-10-2014
Originally Posted by johnnysaucepn:
“The Doctor doing nothing but uncover the truth isn't a new thing. Anyone remember Planet of the Ood?”

Well the ood were a returning character and they were also there for a set up for tennant finale.
Steven_P
29-10-2014
Originally Posted by johnnysaucepn:
“The Doctor doing nothing but uncover the truth isn't a new thing. Anyone remember Planet of the Ood?”

I thought the same then too, but just because it has happened before doesn't mean it's ok to get away with it again.
johnnysaucepn
29-10-2014
Originally Posted by garbage456:
“Well the ood were a returning character and they were also there for a set up for tennant finale.”

Not sure how that's relevant - the Doctor did nothing that had any impact on the plot. Wait, maybe he opened a door.
performingmonk
29-10-2014
Why did Moffat let some of his own episodes through?? It's not a question that can be answered...
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