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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Apr 17, 2022 23:58:40 GMT
It's a bit sad to think that a few years ago were given this brave new era; a season without any returning elements, and a show that for the first time since feck knows when would be treading new waters... then the Daleks turned up... then the Master turned up... then the Cybermen turned up... then the Sontarans turned up... then Kate Lethbridge-Stewart turned up... then the Sea Devils turned up, and this brave new era is going to give us... the same old crap to wrap it up. And fans wonder why the ratings are falling... Arguably, they did something new with the Daleks, the Cybermen and Sea Devils. Kate is new enough to still be a novelty (seriously - three appearances on TV, Grace had that number of appearances).
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Post by Whovitt on Apr 18, 2022 0:25:59 GMT
Not going to lie - I literally gasped twice during the trailer (three guess why )! And I've got to say, it's really hard to gasp twice in a row! If I thought I was excited to see the Sea Devils return, this is beyond anything I could have expected! Tegan! And Ace! GAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! And then someone points out that clip at 0:23 seconds... I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS!!! *Ahem* Is it autumn in the UK yet...?
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Post by shutupbanks on Apr 18, 2022 0:54:20 GMT
It's a bit sad to think that a few years ago were given this brave new era; a season without any returning elements, and a show that for the first time since feck knows when would be treading new waters... then the Daleks turned up... then the Master turned up... then the Cybermen turned up... then the Sontarans turned up... then Kate Lethbridge-Stewart turned up... then the Sea Devils turned up, and this brave new era is going to give us... the same old crap to wrap it up. And fans wonder why the ratings are falling... I know: not a single episode has been out of the Top 30 for their week since Jodie came on board. How awful.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Apr 18, 2022 1:08:28 GMT
So can we all call it? BF will do a range of stories set "now" with Ace and/or Teegan? LOLZ
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Post by theillusiveman on Apr 18, 2022 1:30:47 GMT
It's a bit sad to think that a few years ago were given this brave new era; a season without any returning elements, and a show that for the first time since feck knows when would be treading new waters... then the Daleks turned up... then the Master turned up... then the Cybermen turned up... then the Sontarans turned up... then Kate Lethbridge-Stewart turned up... then the Sea Devils turned up, and this brave new era is going to give us... the same old crap to wrap it up. And fans wonder why the ratings are falling... Oh yes because returning enemies is the reason the ratings are falling It most certainly hasn’t got anything to do with poor writing
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Post by theillusiveman on Apr 18, 2022 1:57:43 GMT
So can we all call it? BF will do a range of stories set "now" with Ace and/or Teegan? LOLZ I’d be down for a Boxset where companions team up together
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2022 7:11:15 GMT
So can we all call it? BF will do a range of stories set "now" with Ace and/or Teegan? LOLZ Hell yeah! I’d buy that without hesitation.
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Post by Tim Bradley on Apr 18, 2022 7:19:56 GMT
I believe this is now the... *checks notes* ...FOURTH time in three years that Ace has met the Doctor for the first time since leaving them: 1. The Season 26 Blu-ray trailer 2. Dark Universe 3. At Childhood's End And for Tegan there's The Gathering. And let's not forget the upcoming 'Quantum of Axos' featuring the Tenth Doctor, Ace and K-9.
Like continuity even matters anymore.
Tim
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Apr 18, 2022 8:12:09 GMT
So that's "The Gathering" gone. "Dark Universe" too. Can't forget "At Childhood's End" as well. I look forward to Nick whipping out the memory wipe solution in future audios. Gathering could easily be dealt with by Nyssa curing Tegan’s cancer. DU just has Ace giving the Doctor a dose of his own medicine and lying to him. ACE otoh unless Ace says she prefers Dorothy or admits to having met the thirteenth Doctor before… yeah that one’s toast.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2022 10:35:02 GMT
Well that certainly was a lot to unpack
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Apr 18, 2022 13:21:54 GMT
You know, had BF not already used it, 'Her Final Flight' wouldn't have been a bad title. It'd mirror 'The Woman Who Fell to Earth'.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Apr 18, 2022 14:36:53 GMT
Incidentally, Janet has said on Twitter that their appearances are definitely not the only surprises in the episode.
Kamelion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Better chance of Frobisher in BF!
Unless you believe that Kamelion is that hatstand in Frontios. I'd believe that we'd see a hatstand in the next episode!
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Post by constonks on Apr 18, 2022 17:54:03 GMT
I believe this is now the... *checks notes* ...FOURTH time in three years that Ace has met the Doctor for the first time since leaving them: 1. The Season 26 Blu-ray trailer 2. Dark Universe 3. At Childhood's End And for Tegan there's The Gathering. *sigh* I can imagine Sophie said on set "wait didn't I write a story for Ace & Thirteen? (my half-hearted explanation for all of this: I expect that time has been massively rewritten post-Flux and post-UNIT-timeline-shredding. But gosh I wish they could just avoid the contradictions, say "the Doctor pops in from time to time" instead of the silly "IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN".)
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Post by thewatcher on Apr 18, 2022 17:57:54 GMT
I believe this is now the... *checks notes* ...FOURTH time in three years that Ace has met the Doctor for the first time since leaving them: 1. The Season 26 Blu-ray trailer 2. Dark Universe 3. At Childhood's End And for Tegan there's The Gathering. *sigh* I can imagine Sophie said on set "wait didn't I write a story for Ace & Thirteen?" Probably no as she has said before how she'd like to be on the show again and she's probably glad to be acting again on tv.
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Post by constonks on Apr 18, 2022 18:00:27 GMT
*sigh* I can imagine Sophie said on set "wait didn't I write a story for Ace & Thirteen?" Probably no as she has said before how she'd like to be on the show again and she's probably glad to be acting again on tv. I don't mean she should have said no - I'm happy for Sophie (and Janet) to be back! - but just like... tweak a line or two. (Heck they even advertised At Childhood's End at the end of an episode once!)
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Post by thewatcher on Apr 18, 2022 18:04:28 GMT
Probably no as she has said before how she'd like to be on the show again and she's probably glad to be acting again on tv. I don't mean she should have said no - I'm happy for Sophie (and Janet) to be back! - but just like... tweak a line or two. (Heck they even advertised At Childhood's End at the end of an episode once!) Maybe but most audiences for the show probably have not read the book and we dont know even if she will meet doctor who in the episode. It will probably be like all the star wars stuff that was undone by disney but also with time travel anything is possible.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Apr 18, 2022 20:41:23 GMT
Of course, Ace could be 80 and it’s been 30 years since she met the thirteenth Doctor.
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Post by tuigirl on Apr 18, 2022 20:47:06 GMT
Right. Ace and Teegan wielding machine guns. Why not. Looks like there will be action and explosions.
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Apr 19, 2022 4:35:12 GMT
Thankfully Brax messing with Ace's timeline in Gallifrey Time War explains any continuity issues. It's all Brax's fault! (I mean, let's not pretend Ace's post-show fate was particularly consistent before. BBC Books, Big Finish, the VNAs, Doctor Who Magazine, and At Childhood's End do not work very well together.) I'm just very excited to see her on TV again. And Tegan too! (I like The Gathering, but I'm not particularly bothered by giving her a less depressing fate.)
The real question here is whether Chibnall's following Farewell Sarah Jane. Does Ace have K-9? And are Tegan and Nyssa a couple?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2022 5:31:37 GMT
The real question here is whether Chibnall's following Farewell Sarah Jane. Does Ace have K-9? And are Tegan and Nyssa a couple? Speaking of Farewell Sarah Jane, Russell T Davies might have had more to explain in that story they he couldn’t in just 13 minutes.
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