7x06 The Bells of St John - review/ discussion

Discussion in 'Doctor Who' started by 3chordboy, Mar 30, 2013.

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How do you rate 7x06 "The Bells of St John"?

Poll closed Apr 9, 2013.
  1. Poor

    2 vote(s)
    1.4%
  2. Okay

    17 vote(s)
    12.2%
  3. Good

    21 vote(s)
    15.1%
  4. Great

    39 vote(s)
    28.1%
  5. Outstanding

    42 vote(s)
    30.2%
  6. Geronimo!!

    18 vote(s)
    12.9%
  1. Konata Izumi

    Konata Izumi Commander Red Shirt

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    It's a poetic way of drawing attention to the Doctor's lately increased sex drive.
     
  2. Saga

    Saga Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    'The Sandwich'

    Fan 1: Why was this episode called The Sandwich? There were no sandwiches in this episode!

    Fan 2: Lame.

    Fan 3: Actually, if you pause the episode at 15:04 you can clearly see a sandwich sitting on the Tardis control panel.

    Fan 1: Oooooh.

    Fan 3: It must have some deeper meaning.

    Fan 2: Maybe River put it there. Maybe its her sandwich.

    Fan 1: What does it mean? Will Mofatt ever explain?

    Fan 3: Clearly, it means The Black Guardian is returning!

    Fan 2: No, The Rani!
     
  3. RoJoHen

    RoJoHen Awesome Admiral

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    All I'm saying is that titles shouldn't be arbitrary.
     
  4. Nagisa Furukawa

    Nagisa Furukawa Commander Red Shirt

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    Well... yeah, obviously. :p Some random shop girl wouldn't have the TARDIS' phone number and the script wouldn't have drawn such attention to it if it wasn't going to be resolved, nor would it specifically point out we don't know what the person looks like for now, meaning it's probably someone we know, IE River or Rose or someone else.
     
  5. RoJoHen

    RoJoHen Awesome Admiral

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    Oh, be quiet.
     
  6. Nagisa Furukawa

    Nagisa Furukawa Commander Red Shirt

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    ??????????????????? :confused:
     
  7. DalekJim

    DalekJim Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    I hope it's Ace :).
     
  8. Sindatur

    Sindatur The Gray Owl Wizard Admiral

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    But, if it's Rose, then it is a random Shop Girl ;)
     
  9. UssGlenn

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    I was most annoyed that the phone in the Tardis Door was a desk phone. I don't care if looks different from "The Empty Child" but it's supposed to be wall mounted. Just looks dumb otherwise.
     
  10. Konata Izumi

    Konata Izumi Commander Red Shirt

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    Imitation of an RTD character?

    I think kids especially who have found out about the sticker could be fooled into thinking the Doctor's real name is Saint John:p
     
  11. Captain Crow

    Captain Crow Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Some real Police Boxes had a similar type of phone.
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  12. Worf2DS9

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    ^ Awesome photo, I don't think I've seen that one before. Even has the St. John Ambulance badge on it!
     
  13. Cutter John

    Cutter John Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

    I'm tempted to drag out my copy of "The Empty Child" and compare phones.

    Really the only thing that bothered me was the phone cord. How long was that thing?!
     
  14. The Mirrorball Man

    The Mirrorball Man Vice Admiral Admiral

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    It was longer on the inside.
     
  15. Mr. Adventure

    Mr. Adventure Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Aw c'mon that was fun.
     
  16. diankra

    diankra Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    It's the same length as it was in the Pond Life short, as he was using the phone while clambering about on the Police Box roof then...
    Maybe the Master fitted it: he's got a history of fitting the Doctor's phones with long cords.
     
  17. I am not Spock

    I am not Spock Commodore Commodore

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    Good episode. I enjoyed it. The chemistry between Matt and Jenna is great. I really like her. She's beautiful and sassy, and a worthy replacement for my dear departed Amy. The Great Intelligence, played by Richard E Grant, was a nice touch. I also liked the book written by 'Amelia Williams'.
     
  18. UssGlenn

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    I stand corrected. It looks so strange.
     
  19. tomalak301

    tomalak301 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    I know I'm a few days late, but can we actually get a Doctor/Tardis episode? I don't remember many episodes in the new series where the Tardis was featured that much, other than The Doctors Wife (I think that was the episode, it was the one that Neil Gaiman did) but other than that, all the episodes take place on Earth or some other alien planet. I would love to see the Tardis featured more than it is.
     
  20. Gov Kodos

    Gov Kodos Admiral Admiral

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    I want to see what the significance of the missing years in her book mean. Her other lives each took up a year, one crashed on the Asylum world, the other as a Governess. I'm curious how the book and its title fit into all this.