S13E01 "The Halloween Apocalypse" BBC1 6.25pm 31st October

[StCoop]

"On Halloween, all across the universe, terrifying forces are stirring. From the Arctic Circle to deep space, an ancient evil is breaking free. And in present-day Liverpool, the life of Dan Lewis is about to change forever. Why is the Doctor on the trail of the fearsome Karvanista? And what is the Flux?"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00116r4

 

[Samurai8472]

Chibnall- Well we've beat the dead horse with Christmas centered episodes. How about a Halloween one now?

 

[Starkers]

So the individual parts are having titles then (as it was obvious they would)

 

[StCoop]

So the individual parts are having titles then (as it was obvious they would)

Chapters rather than Parts.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Why start a rating thread a week and a half in advance? I always waited until a few days before.

So the individual parts are having titles then (as it was obvious they would)

Shocking!

...said no one. Except that one person.

 

[Starkers]

Why start a rating thread a week and a half in advance? I always waited until a few days befoee.


Shocking!

...said no one. Except that one person.

 

[Orac]

I love a premature poll. You fooled me into believing there was a new episode this week. Well done!

 

[ATimson]

So the individual parts are having titles then (as it was obvious they would)

It's not completely obvious. Omitting individual titles for a short series telling one big story does have some form in the modern era: to wit, Children of Earth.

 

[Australis]

I'm downvoting this now!!1!

(Actually no, I have reservations but I'll go in with as open a mind as possible).

 

[Starkers]

I'm downvoting this now!!1!

(Actually no, I have reservations but I'll go in with as open a mind as possible).

I'm hoping that much like Capaldi, Whittaker's final series turns out to be my favourite. (Hey, I can dream!)

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Looks like a classic era Sontaran.

 

[Commander Troi]

I'm hoping that much like Capaldi, Whittaker's final series turns out to be my favourite. (Hey, I can dream!)

We can always dream!

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Look at it this way: I had a lot of issues with Davies' tenure (with the occasional bright spots)...and then I loved series four, which remains one of my favorites of modern Who.

 

[matthunter]

Look at it this way: I had a lot of issues with Davies' tenure (with the occasional bright spots)...and then I loved series four, which remains one of my favorites of modern Who.

It did benefit from not having the companion swooning over the Doctor.

 

[ED-209]

I love a premature poll.

No one likes it when you're premature...

 

[Samurai8472]

The press were shut out of an advanced preview of the first episode

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCt6_xaXsAQi9rr?format=jpg&name=medium

 

[Orac]

Looks like somebody voted prematurely.

 

[StCoop]

I wonder if the fact that they haven't sent out review copies to anybody means there's a Jo Martin moment in it. I don't mean specifically an appearance by her, but something they're keeping secret.

 

[Samurai8472]

I wonder if the fact that they haven't sent out review copies to anybody means there's a Jo Martin moment in it. I don't mean specifically an appearance by her, but something they're keeping secret.

Probably want to drum up excitement like this

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[Qonundrum]

"On Halloween, all across the universe, terrifying forces are stirring. From the Arctic Circle to deep space, an ancient evil is breaking free. And in present-day Liverpool, the life of Dan Lewis is about to change forever. Why is the Doctor on the trail of the fearsome Karvanista? And what is the Flux?"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00116r4

Cool episode title.

Weren't the Karvanista the mystery species in "Spyfall" that the Doctor was sent to? They deserve a follow-up...

The Flux is... hopefully not a cut'n'paste of alternate universe shtick that's been done way too often in too many franchises already. Unless Chibnall does something really good with it. Heck, he won me over with the re-use of destroying Gallifrey, of which the Master's involvement has far more dramatic weight than the Daleks or any other invader ever could.

So Chewbacca and Barf walk into a bar... there's never been a canine-humanoid species in the show before. Cheetah people and others, yes...

Finally there's a break from teal/orange. Teal/red is a bit more lively, but still monochromatic. That aside, the new Sontaran design is easily the best since the 1973 original. They look genuinely menacing again after all these decades. And they don't have to film in Spain, which explains away most of the design changes needed for that what with 105F/41C degree days and all...