• Welcome! The TrekBBS is the number one place to chat about Star Trek with like-minded fans.
    If you are not already a member then please register an account and join in the discussion!

Spoilers The Woman Who Fell to Earth grade and discussion thread

How do you rate The Woman Who Fell to Earth?


  • Total voters
    130

The Nth Doctor

Wanderer in the Fourth Dimension
Premium Member
The_Thirteenth_Doctor_and_Companions.jpg



'We don't get aliens in Sheffield.' In a South Yorkshire city, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien are about to have their lives changed for ever, as a mysterious woman, unable to remember her own name, falls from the night sky. Can they believe a word she says? And can she help solve the strange events taking place across the city?


To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

We're only just over 24 hours away from Jodie Whittaker's proper debut as The Thirteenth Doctor!
 
Wait ... Sunday?!

They get a female Doctor, and she misses Saturday?!
 
The last thing 12th said to himself was to never tell anybody his name. I wonder if the reason she doesn't ‘know her name’ is that's the last thing she told herself, and is her strongest memory in her post-generation confusion; perhaps her reawakening subconscious still confusing ‘The Doctor’ with her name. Given that the General the Doctor killed in Hell Bent was so quickly back on her feet, I'd say it might be a survival skill for Gallifreyans to have a strong sense of their last moment prior to their death, with their state of mind, giving them control ever it, allowing them to react fast.

However, the Doctor last moment was an unsound state of mind in which he refused to let go, and his last words were desperately trying to use words to convince his next incarnation to not change from where he was, leaving herself quite forgetful and confused when she finally came to her senses.

It would be hilarious if one of her lines tonight is about eating Pez. :rommie:
 
The last thing 12th said to himself was to never tell anybody his name. I wonder if the reason she doesn't ‘know her name’ is that's the last thing she told herself, and is her strongest memory in her post-generation confusion; perhaps her reawakening subconscious still confusing ‘The Doctor’ with her name. Given that the General the Doctor killed in Hell Bent was so quickly back on her feet, I'd say it might be a survival skill for Gallifreyans to have a strong sense of their last moment prior to their death, with their state of mind, giving them control ever it, allowing them to react fast.

However, the Doctor last moment was an unsound state of mind in which he refused to let go, and his last words were desperately trying to use words to convince his next incarnation to not change from where he was, leaving herself quite forgetful and confused when she finally came to her senses.

The Doctor's name and other bits o' mystery have not been revealed because to know too much removes the mystery of this cool alien that likes to explore the galaxy throughout Time. I'm hoping the new team actually takes the show back to basics more completely and consistently again, though I liked a lot of what Moffat was doing - especially with Capaldi. He just needed to do more of it and not cower to fans who wanted another plopped-out mold of Tennant or Smith.

It would be hilarious if one of her lines tonight is about eating Pez. :rommie:

Not really. "I'm eatin' Pez now. Eatin' Pez is cool!" is the last thing anyone would really want to see or hear, the show doesn't need to be a self-referential, hollow pastiche of what preceded it a mere 7 years ago.
 
Wait ... Sunday?!

They get a female Doctor, and she misses Saturday?!

Why not? Davison's aired two of its four-part stories on a Monday and Tuesday initially, and for each of his seasons had a minor day swap. Sunday's a day the show's never ever been aired on before. Relish it! :)
 
Looking forward to rating the episode, but post-regeneration stories have rarely done much for me. Only Doctors 1-5 have had compelling openers. All the others since have been hit and miss. The next few weeks are going to be more interesting.
 
I was originally going to be able to make it home in time for the live simulcast, but my work hours ended up getting extended last-minute. Thank God BBC America is repeating it all day. I can't wait to meet Thirteen and her new friends.
 
So the Doctor is breaking the habit of a lifetime.

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Well, at least she’s doing something about the issue.
 
Sunday's a day the show's never ever been aired on before.
Unless you count Christmas specials, in which case three of them have aired on Sundays. The Christmas Invasion, The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe, The Return of Doctor Mysterio.
 
We have twenty teasers for the episode:

1. The episode contains a gut punch of a twist that has been public knowledge for a while now.
2. Ryan is to Graham as Susan is to One.
3. Ryan and Graham aren’t the only two new companions with a history.
4. I kept thinking “That’s a Hershey’s Kiss!” making a bit of the episode unintentionally funny.
5. When we first encounter her, Yasmin is wearing the same outfit that Amy Pond was when she met Eleven.
6. Though the episode contains no opening credit sequence, we do hear a bit of the theme, as the Doctor is first introduced.
7. “Oh! I hate empty pockets!”
8. “That’s exciting. No, not ‘exciting.’ What do I mean? ‘Worrying.’”
9. A curious facet of the Doctor’s binary circulatory system, subtly hinted at in “Smith and Jones,” is directly referenced: the Doctor has two ******.
10. I honestly don’t remember the character’s name, but he’s basically Fox Mulder.


1. “IF I DIE CLICK HERE”
2. The Doctor briefly wields her weapon of choice from “Robot of Sherwood.”
3. Despite what you’ve been told, the sonic screwdriver doesn’t appear. It’s a sonic ***** **** *****, now.
4. I do not want to know how long it takes Tim Shaw to brush and floss before going to bed.
5. Yes, per tradition, Thirteen wears the previous Doctor’s outfit for the majority of the episode.
6. There is a poignant reference to Four’s death.
7. “bit of adrenaline, dash of outrage, and a hint of panic”
8. There are two times when the episode is intentionally misleading about which character is being referenced. Both will break your heart.
9. Mission to the Unknown, Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Mind of Evil, The Dæmons, The Sea Devils, The Sontaran Experiment, Genesis of the Daleks, Midnight, The Lie of the Land, The Woman Who Fell to Earth.
10. At least one of Chibnall’s claims about Series 11 appears to not be entirely true


THEME HAS LEAKED

https://vocaroo.com/i/s07Ye76loJaY



I think we will get to see an old creature or familiar face from the past seasons despite their claim of being all new

I like the theme. It has a bit of Murray gold sound in it
 
The last thing 12th said to himself was to never tell anybody his name. I wonder if the reason she doesn't ‘know her name’ is that's the last thing she told herself, and is her strongest memory in her post-generation confusion; perhaps her reawakening subconscious still confusing ‘The Doctor’ with her name.

On the other hand, the Second Doctor had similar post-"renewal" confusion, briefly referring to the Doctor as a different person and saying "Oh, I don't look like him."

Keeping in mind that Capaldi's Doctor was the first in a new regeneration cycle, there are some parallels to his previous "first" self -- an older-looking man (but more spry and athletic than he appeared) who's initially antisocial and even amoral, but gradually learns to be kind and fight for justice. (And they both regenerated after fighting Mondasian Cybermen, and as we now know from "Twice Upon a Time," both resisted regeneration.) Now we've got two "second" incarnations who are younger, smaller, and a little confused about their identity right off the bat. They even both had their previous incarnation's ring fall off their finger inside the TARDIS.
 
Looking forward to rating the episode, but post-regeneration stories have rarely done much for me. Only Doctors 1-5 have had compelling openers. All the others since have been hit and miss. The next few weeks are going to be more interesting.

I agree. I thought the friendship between Eleven and young Amy Pond was cute though.
As for the openers, I think SE 4 EP 12 had the best opening by far. Best music AND all the major characters from Ten's adventures the 3 previous seasons. Doesn't get better than that.
 
Amazing show, but that surprise regeneration back into Capaldi as she hit the ground at the beginning really caught me off guard, i never saw that coming, sad though to see her Dr gone so quick though, but loved seeing the Toy maker back, and a red Tardis, they really have gone all out on this new Who, loved the new intro theme by Stock, Atken and Waterman.

Oh and who would have thought Davis would be back helming the show, what a end announcement through the end credits, so yeah plent of new stuff. ;)

Oh i forgot, spoilers...........
 
.
10. At least one of Chibnall’s claims about Series 11 appears to not be entirely true

...

I think we will get to see an old creature or familiar face from the past seasons despite their claim of being all new

Well, K9 was spotted on location for one of the episodes, wasn't he?
 
I won't get to watch it for some time but I hope it's good. Ever since I started watching the show in 2005, I was wondering why there couldn't be a woman doctor. It's written in the show that the doctor can change and they even joke about appearance after the change happens, hence the ginger jokes. I remember people on this forum criticizing me for even asking the question.

Well today that question finally gets realized. There is a conspiracy theorist in me saying this is for political reasons, but if the story is written well, it won't matter in the long run.
 
If you are not already a member then please register an account and join in the discussion!

Sign up / Register


Back
Top