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Trapped and alone in a terrifying Dalek city, the Doctor is at the heart of an evil Empire; no sonic, no Tardis, nobody to help. With his greatest temptation before him, can the Doctor resist? And will there be mercy

I always like a episode thread a few days before the episode so people can discuss it.

'I always like a episode thread a few days early so I can be the one to start it'

*Fixed for you.

Introduction to......

Thank for the link.

Peter says its The Doctors and Davros final time together..........(whispers quietly - in that room, they will probably face off a thousand more times, but in different rooms)

Here's a new clip: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0338dqk

Absolutely love that clip, shows how desperate and angry the Doctor truly is.

Positive spoiler-free review from BlogtorWho:

http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/201...-9-witchs.html

amazing review


"The final moments hint at an epically volcanic and disturbing (in a good way) story arc to come, or even multiple story arcs; the future does not look rosy for the Time Lord. "

Thanks for that. It truly whets the appetite! As if it wasn't whetted enough already!

A couple of quotes from Blogtor Who's review.




I was thinking about the Valeyard who was "an amalgamation of the Doctor's darker sides from between his twelfth and final incarnations". And wondering if Moffat is bringing him into the show now we've reached that point in the Doctor's story. It was the Master who revealed who the Valeyard was when he appeared in Trial Of The Time Lord back in Colin Baker's day so that might explain why Missy has been brought into the opening story of this series.

Ooh, shouty Doctor!

I'm really looking forward to the Doctor-Davros tête-à-têtes. Their interactions in last week's episode were probably the highlight of the episode so I'm very much looking forward to seeing a lot more. I'd be happy if the entire episode was just one scene with the Doctor and Davros.

It felt to me that a lot of The Magician's Apprentice was "filler" just to extend the episode's length and set it up for the next episode, but I'm optimistic that The Witch's Familiar will have a much clearer focus.


Interesting review. I wonder what it will be that will make some fans "apoplectic" after the episode airs. The post-episode discussion is probably going to be something else to look forward to!

Also intrigued to find out what these potential story arcs are. Hopefully something will actually come of them, unlike some other "game-changing" events which ultimately came to nothing (such as the Daleks all forgetting the Doctor... then promptly remembering him again).

Cultbox Review

http://www.cultbox.co.uk/reviews/epi...itchs-familiar

Another cracking review. Really looking forward to Saturday!

Also, for a really good laugh, have a look at the comments after the cultbox review - there's some spectacularly mad comments in capitals which make even the wildest posts on DS look entirely sane and rational...

They're blocked on this end now, but I saw one about the old man Capaldi ruining a shoe earlier, if that's one of them.

Yup, that's one. There was loads - each more deranged than before.

I thought this needed to be shared with everybody. A random fruitcake on Capaldi:

HES AWFUL HE CANT SCT THE DOCTOR NEEDS TO REGENEDATE INTK A WOMAN AND GET ROD OF MOFFAG TO SAVE THE SHOE FROM DUING BUT IF NAU BE TOK LATE ALRSAFY

brilliant,brilliant stuff. The 'Rod of Moffag'...

Oh dear, mixed reviews then. I probably shan't bother watching it.

I think "The Witch's Familiar" and "The Magician's Apprentice" are both euphemisms.

DS has released "ten exciting teasers" and then deleted my comment when I joined in the speculation about what one of them might entail.

And....? Don't leave it like that! Or do you want us to speculate what your speculation was?

Liked that. The Doctor seldom loses it and resorts to shouting, so it's often very effective when he does.....Beast Below, Town Called Mercy, the Colonel Runaway scene, etc.

Noticed the scanner behind Peter C. Davros appears to have used his DVD collection again and edited together 'The Best of The Daleks Killing People', maybe for the Skaro version of YouTube?

The opener was very good and what we've seen of this episode bodes well, I think.

drunk post?

They've put it back now after I queried it

Perhaps they were supposed to delete this one.


*takes a drink*