I only just got round to watching the Christmas Day episode last night.

After about 15 minutes I was getting so bored I decided to fast view through the rest of the episode, up to the point that the Doctor and River Song were on some sort of balcony overlooking the Singing Towers.

Even then I just didn't 'get it'. I seem to recall from an earlier series that River Song is either Doctor Who's wife (unlikely) or maybe she's his mother (that too would be strange), but I couldn't really understand who she was or what she was doing there - a sentiment exacerbated by the fact that I didn't much care for the character.

I've thoroughly enjoyed Doctor Who since I first revisited it at around the time that the little red haired girl first appeared - and that includes the Christmas editions that always had some relevance and continuity with the series at the time.

Christmas 2015 Doctor Who was thoroughly odd (the edition that took place on the train in the sky was probably my favourite seasonal offering) and I'm wondering if it's really going to be worth continuing to watch it when the new series - presumably with a new companion - starts up sometime this year.

This episode had loads of continuity with the rest of the series. River has never been considered the Doctor's mother; his wife, yes.

I don't see how you can possibly complain about not understanding what was going if you fast forwarded- it's all perfectly clear if you'd bothered to watch.

wow, a two and a half week holiday from the forum and the first post I read reminds me exactly why I was going to sack this place off. Where do you even start?

This is a satire of idiots on the internet right.. right..

And the purpose of this thread is...?

...to show that they are incapable of posting in the main proper thread.
They do it all the time.
Here's one from when the series finale aired: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...php?p=80678216
It's either ego or mentally challenged

This forum is turning into a bad joke. Witness the 'crimes against television' thread which is still running. I got banned for a fortnight for showing the OP the respect they deserve (ie none) for such blatant trolling and obvious attempts to wind up other forum members. Meanwhile the real trolls run around unchallenged. The moderation on this forum is pathetic. It actively encourages stupidity and works against regular users and genuine fans of the show.

Despite not liking it and thinking it proved why Moffat, Capaldi and Kingston should never have had the roles they currently do, I have an overriding feeling that your post makes you look a **** and sums up everything that's wrong with Internet forums today.

That and the imbecile who spent his New Year's Day watching Sherlock whilst posting messages to these forums moaning that he didn't understand the plot after 9 minutes of air time.

I consider you both two extreme cheeks of the same arse.

No offence.

Proper fans read About Time by Lawrence Miles. Fangirls read Timelord Fairytales by Various Authors.


Tell that to the mods on Outpost BBC or whatever name that old forum passes itself of as this year due to the unique way it's funded.

Ive yet to watch the episode as either havent had time or couldnt be bothered. I was less than impressed last year.

If you think this is bad you should try Wikipedia's talk pages when there is a dispute, currently there is a dispute over how Christmas specials get listed in the full episode list! You can go and read it for yourself!

BTW what do people on here think about where the Christmas specials from the last two years fit? I feel they go at the end of series 8 and series 9 respectively and if the series 8 boxset hadn't been so rushed it would have included Last Christmas!

And the award for the most utterly pointless post goes to....

I've not watched EastEnders for a while so shall I pop over to the EE threads and tell them that?

I agree threads like this are annoying and depressing, my advice is to just ignore them, or lampoon them on the "my opinion is important" thread. (Where's that gone? It was useful for letting off steam without getting a ban).

And, yes, it is unfair when the mods give you a ban for some slightly critical reply without apparently looking at what you are replying to.

And I know you didn't ask for advice, but I'm a granny, so I'm entitled.

That's you buggered for another fortnight then

Not great but then most of the last series wasn't either.

Been rewatching the last series, got a lot more out of it than on 1st watch. Spotted things and noticed plot points I missed 1st time.