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Post by bonehead on Mar 11, 2024 18:40:38 GMT
Has this already been posted? I can't find it. Well, it seems The Ninth Doctor Meets ... Trevor Cooper! 
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Post by timleschild on Mar 11, 2024 18:51:35 GMT
Inevitable. Some good writers to be honest but we're going to get another mind wipe I guess?
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Post by Ian McArdell on Mar 11, 2024 18:57:42 GMT
Yay for Trevor Cooper - playing Captain Thaddeus Grey, apparently.
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Post by nardole on Mar 11, 2024 19:04:55 GMT
Interesting that it seems she will be in all three stories
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Post by shallacatop on Mar 11, 2024 19:09:06 GMT
More River is always a good thing and pairing her with Nine ticks the omission from the list. Glad that she’s sticking around for the full set opposed to a one-off. This will really hinge on the dynamics and interaction between the two leads. I can see River bringing out the sense of fun of this incarnation, which may make it stand out and more justified in-universe rather than Eccleston simply preferring that. Equally I can see River bringing out his raw side.
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Post by martinw8686 on Mar 11, 2024 20:29:18 GMT
I've been crying out for a regular companion or at least a guest for a full set for 9.
The 10 and River set had 2 episodes I loved but can that magic happen a second time?
Great writers announced so I'm cautiously optimistic.
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Post by mbt66 on Mar 11, 2024 20:45:44 GMT
Well this is the first 9th Doctor release I am interested in.
If River was just in the one story it would be an easy pass, but as she looks to be in all three I am very, very, very tempted.
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Post by mark687 on Mar 11, 2024 21:17:57 GMT
Regards
mark687
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Post by martinw8686 on Mar 12, 2024 11:50:43 GMT
Inevitable. Some good writers to be honest but we're going to get another mind wipe I guess? The mind wipe has become a little too easy hasn't it. I've enjoyed River meeting 5, 8 and 10 (not heard any other Doctor/River sets yet). I do feel the mind wipe elephant in the room, should actually be explored in a story. What are the consequences of River repeatedly mind wiping the Doctor? It feels like there's a cautionary tale to be told, perhaps Big Finish can put a fresh spin on something that has become old hat? |
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Post by shallacatop on Mar 12, 2024 12:41:17 GMT
In hindsight I do wish they’d had the one mind wipe done in Doom Coalition or Lie of Ruins and left it at that. It would’ve allowed the events of other stories to “stand” for a little longer and had quite an emotional payoff given how close Eight & River in particular got.
That said, I do like how it’s used individually sometimes. Especially between Seven & River at the end of Series 2. And the above suggestion wouldn’t resolve Star Crossed, of course.
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Post by martinw8686 on Mar 12, 2024 13:18:25 GMT
In hindsight I do wish they’d had the one mind wipe done in Doom Coalition or Lie of Ruins and left it at that. It would’ve allowed the events of other stories to “stand” for a little longer and had quite an emotional payoff given how close Eight & River in particular got. That said, I do like how it’s used individually sometimes. Especially between Seven & River at the end of Series 2. And the above suggestion wouldn’t resolve Star Crossed, of course. You make a good point about just using one mind wipe. Big Finish could plan an arc where River reveals exactly who she is to the 1st Doctor and as long as the Doctor has his mind wiped before meeting River as 10 in the library then only one mind wipe needed. That leaves Big Finish free to do what they want before hitting the reset button. Also any continuity issues for River can be explained by her wiping her own mind. |
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Post by timleschild on Mar 12, 2024 15:34:25 GMT
Inevitable. Some good writers to be honest but we're going to get another mind wipe I guess? The mind wipe has become a little too easy hasn't it. I've enjoyed River meeting 5, 8 and 10 (not heard any other Doctor/River sets yet). I do feel the mind wipe elephant in the room, should actually be explored in a story. What are the consequences of River repeatedly mind wiping the Doctor? It feels like there's a cautionary tale to be told, perhaps Big Finish can put a fresh spin on something that has become old hat? I agree. All this non-consensual mind wiping. & I mean that seriously. There should be repercussions. Its also just lazy script writing. Then again BF want River to meet every other character in the Whoniverse. If we don't get her meeting Fugitive Doctor at some point I will be very surprised. |
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Post by martinw8686 on Mar 12, 2024 17:44:21 GMT
I agree to repeatedly just use mind wipe as an easy way round River meeting past Doctors is a little lazy. It can be forgiven when the rest of the story is brilliant.
I also think the Doctor would begin to see a patern in the gaps in his memory, so many similarities in the circumstances around the missing memories.
I usually enjoy Dorney and Foley as writers, and the opportunity to get the 9th Doctor away from unlinked 50 minute one offs appeals to me
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Mar 12, 2024 19:30:40 GMT
The mind wipe has become a little too easy hasn't it. I've enjoyed River meeting 5, 8 and 10 (not heard any other Doctor/River sets yet). I do feel the mind wipe elephant in the room, should actually be explored in a story. What are the consequences of River repeatedly mind wiping the Doctor? It feels like there's a cautionary tale to be told, perhaps Big Finish can put a fresh spin on something that has become old hat? I agree. All this non-consensual mind wiping. & I mean that seriously. There should be repercussions. It’s also just lazy script writing. Then again BF want River to meet every other character in the Whoniverse. If we don't get her meeting Fugitive Doctor at some point I will be very surprised. River meeting any pre-Hartnell Doctor would be fascinating. Would she treat them like one of “her” Doctors? Would she wipe them memories? River was programmed with knowledge of the Hartnell onwards Doctors, and later learnt more about them, after all. |
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Post by fitzoliverj on Mar 12, 2024 19:44:18 GMT
In hindsight I do wish they’d had the one mind wipe done in Doom Coalition or Lie of Ruins and left it at that. Lie in Ruins being the story where the Doctor *doesn't* get a mind wipe, and this wasn't (surprisingly) resolved in the 60th Anniversary story the title of which I've already managed to forget and it's not even finished yet. |
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Post by timleschild on Mar 12, 2024 22:04:08 GMT
I agree. All this non-consensual mind wiping. & I mean that seriously. There should be repercussions. It’s also just lazy script writing. Then again BF want River to meet every other character in the Whoniverse. If we don't get her meeting Fugitive Doctor at some point I will be very surprised. River meeting any pre-Hartnell Doctor would be fascinating. Would she treat them like one of “her” Doctors? Would she wipe them memories? River was programmed with knowledge of the Hartnell onwards Doctors, and later learnt more about them, after all. Fascinating is one way of looking at it I suppose... But this is off topic. |
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Post by wolfdog95 on Mar 13, 2024 7:51:09 GMT
Interesting. I heard that CE wasn't interested in his Doctor meeting any companions besides Rose, although Bernice and the Brig have already broken that rule. Be fun to see how he and AK play off each other.
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Post by theillusiveman on Mar 13, 2024 12:58:36 GMT
Interesting. I heard that CE wasn't interested in his Doctor meeting any companions besides Rose, although Bernice and the Brig have already broken that rule. Be fun to see how he and AK play off each other. Ironic isnt it
Series One had The Brig Series Two had Liv Series Three has River and Benny
Wonder who is next for Series 4?
though if the rumors are its
{Spoiler}
Adric from The Rumored Haunted Hearts Boxset
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Post by melkur on Mar 13, 2024 13:12:58 GMT
I mean, *technically* he isn't travelling with them as much as it's "having an adventure with an old friend"?
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Post by wolfdog95 on Mar 13, 2024 14:33:02 GMT
{Spoiler}
Adric from The Rumored Haunted Hearts Boxset
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