Doctor Who 2014
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Lucie is actually a relatively late companion for the Eighth Doctor, funnily enough. Earlier-released Big Finish audios have the Eighth Doctor with no less than four companions: Samson and Gemma Griffin (to describe them is to spoil, though, so let's just say they make a surprise appearance later in the series), Charlotte 'Charley' Pollard (self-described Edwardian adventuress, and becomes smitten with the Doctor, with bad consequences for their relationship), and C'rizz (a reptilian alien, a Eutermesan, from another universe whose skin, and personality, is chameleonic, with unfortunate consequences). In addition, after the tale that concluded the story of the Doctor and Lucie, Big Finish also released a trilogy of stories where the Eighth Doctor had Mary Shelley as a companion. Finally, the Dark Eyes anthologies are set after the story of the Doctor and Lucie ends.
There's a number of good stories with Paul McGann as the Doctor done by Big Finish, even prior to Lucie Miller. There's multiple story arcs, the first of which deals with the Doctor facing the potentially universe-destroying consequences of saving Charley from a situation (the crash of the R101 airship) where she was destined to have died, culminating in the multi-Doctor epic Zagreus. The second involves the Doctor and Charley forced into exile in a strange universe where time as we know it doesn't quite exist, where they meet C'rizz. The third, leading up to some time before the Doctor and Lucie are brought together, are basically standard Doctor Who travels, but ending in both Charley and C'rizz leaving the Doctor under bad circumstances (without going into too much detail, though, Charley, funnily enough, ends up travelling with the Sixth Doctor for a time).
There's a number of good stories with Paul McGann as the Doctor done by Big Finish, even prior to Lucie Miller. There's multiple story arcs, the first of which deals with the Doctor facing the potentially universe-destroying consequences of saving Charley from a situation (the crash of the R101 airship) where she was destined to have died, culminating in the multi-Doctor epic Zagreus. The second involves the Doctor and Charley forced into exile in a strange universe where time as we know it doesn't quite exist, where they meet C'rizz. The third, leading up to some time before the Doctor and Lucie are brought together, are basically standard Doctor Who travels, but ending in both Charley and C'rizz leaving the Doctor under bad circumstances (without going into too much detail, though, Charley, funnily enough, ends up travelling with the Sixth Doctor for a time).
No, though I know, thanks to the internet, roughly what happens. I intend to get it as part of a subscription when I get my Christmas money.
Anyway, I'll put what I do know in spoiler tags. Whether you read it or not is up to you...
Anyway, I'll put what I do know in spoiler tags. Whether you read it or not is up to you...
Are you ready? No going back...
Okay, here goes...
Hex somehow gets revived. I think it's because he managed to win a limited amount of time back alive from one of the Elder Gods he was facing, but he got diddled. He now has a different set of memories and a different life. Hence why he is now credited as 'Hector Thomas' rather than 'Hex'. Judging by the trailers and synopses for the current trilogy, Ace is wondering whether she should revive his memories or not. Presumably, that part of the story arc gets resolved in Signs and Wonders. So whether Hex dies or survives and/or regains his memories will presumably be answered.
Okay, here goes...
Hex somehow gets revived. I think it's because he managed to win a limited amount of time back alive from one of the Elder Gods he was facing, but he got diddled. He now has a different set of memories and a different life. Hence why he is now credited as 'Hector Thomas' rather than 'Hex'. Judging by the trailers and synopses for the current trilogy, Ace is wondering whether she should revive his memories or not. Presumably, that part of the story arc gets resolved in Signs and Wonders. So whether Hex dies or survives and/or regains his memories will presumably be answered.
1st Episode, too confusing but I guess that might have been done to reflect the new Doctor being confused about himself.
Capaldi is very good though, more like the Doctors I grew up with and like Tony said, at last no more romancing the companions nonsense. :naughty:
2nd Episode, much better even if it was yet another Dalek one. Bring on the 3rd!
Capaldi is very good though, more like the Doctors I grew up with and like Tony said, at last no more romancing the companions nonsense. :naughty:
2nd Episode, much better even if it was yet another Dalek one. Bring on the 3rd!
One for the fan boys.
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It really was a mess, I expected better when I saw Mark Gatiss had written it but clearly it was an off day or maybe just an off quarter of an hour. I liked the robot guards, they were done well, but the plot (what little of it there was) had more and bigger holes than one of my old jumpers that I wear for gardening. 
I saw it as one of the "fun" episodes that we tend to get during a series. An episode that doesn't really have any significance to any ongoing storyline. There was a bit of exploration comparing Robin Hood to the Doctor - both legendary characters that have lost their homes and are trying to help others worse off than them. There were some genuinely scary bits in there - that reminded me of how much the show scared me as a child. This show is and always has been, a family show for a Saturday evening. I'd guess that a lot of kids watching it thought it was really good.
So not one of my favourite episodes - but it had its merits.
So not one of my favourite episodes - but it had its merits.
