I like that this series has intentionally given the audience an opportunity to work things out before the Doctor. In the past we had a lot of the Doctor not working things out straight away and calling himself an idiot, but ultimately he was still usually coming to a conclusion that wasn't immediately apparent to the…

Don't know how likely it is to actually happen (although I'd love it if it did), but I imagine the idea will definitely be toyed with. I only just realised his reward in Time Heist, and Clara's line about not wanting to be the last of her kind in In the Forest of the Night, have actually been building to it. And I…

I mean, maybe you're right and it's all a big convoluted mess masquerading as being really simple, but Moffat has always telegraphed the "twist" in his mysteries well before the reveal, because ultimately the reveal is the least important part.

The nav computer wasn't unable to tell where they were, the Doctor specifically turned off the nav coms, and all the shields and what-have-you, expecting that following someone who has died to wherever they are would require it, that they'd have to go some place the TARDIS would otherwise not be able to go, when in…

There's been an undercurrent throughout this series of Clara acting more and more and more like the Doctor, culminating in Flatline when she literally called herself the Doctor and she took on his role for an episode. We've seen a lot of example of her putting her curiosity and addiction to saving the day before the…

While I agree with what you're saying to an extent, there are definitely some out-of-universe questions to ask about the motivation for writing her this way, it's 100% in character for the Master to be old-fashioned and steeped in fulfilling those sort of gender roles. Going back to Delgado, all the way up to Simms,…

Well, Cabin in the Woods was filmed in 2009 but its release was delayed until April, 2012, while that episode of Supernatural aired in February, 2012, so if it was a shout-out it would have to be the other way around, although its much more likely to be a coincidence. But I found an interview where Drew Goddard gets…

I read her book. It's not must-read, but people who already like her will probably enjoy it, although she herself acknowledges there may not be a huge audience for it. She comes across as being quite anxious and self-conscious about how she's perceived, which I related to. It probably helps I'm not in the US so my…

Yeah, they referenced Bucatinsky obviously being too young to really be Casey Wilson's biological father in this episode when he saw the friend's botched botox and said, "Botox? Been there," and gestured at his face. They've been pretty great so far, regardless, though.

His reservations about praising Clara come from the fact he doesn't think what he does is deserving of praising, and she was asking for praise for "being" the Doctor. Earlier this series he asked her if he was a good man, and she told him she didn't know, but he tried to be. This episode he finds out she's been lying…

I mean, the TARDIS just flashed a bunch of pictures at her in quick succession, it's not like she had time to memorise their faces, or had a chance to find out any of their names.

On one hand I love and appreciate the fact the characters are so fleshed out and consistent that I completely believe Alicia would cut Kalinda out of her life the way she has, and I know I'd have hated it if the consequences had only been superficial and short-lived because it would have been a betrayal of both of…

Oh, yeah, I just read the linked article after commenting. My bad. I meant more along the lines of I'm surprised she puts up with it but of course, you know, contractual obligation is a thing.

Kalinda's role has been lessened and lessened every season, so I'm actually surprised Archie stayed around this long. Although I haven't started season six yet so maybe that's changed and they finally gave her something worthwhile to do, but I'm doubtful. I really like Archie's performance, and Kalinda's relationship…

Don't get me wrong, I think it looked great, but I knew they couldn't afford to create that look in a studio so when I was watching it I still just assumed it was filmed in yet another quarry because that's what Doctor Who is known for, so finding out they went out of their way to not film in a quarry only for it to…

That's probably one of the few parts of the episode shot on location which wasn't in Lanzarote, haha! The beach scene was filmed in Swansea. The moon surface scenes themselves are the only reason they made the trip to The Canary Islands, apparently. Television production is very odd.

It was definitely a joke. What he said basically boiled down to, "You want me to tell Courtney she's special? She's so special not only was she the first woman on the moon, not only did she save the Earth, but somehow she becomes the president of the United States! Happy now?" He thought he was being funny with his…

Funnily enough, for once they didn't film in a quarry, they went all the way to Lanzarote to film in a volcanic national park, which is apparently where NASA tested their lunar vehicle because it has a similar terrain to the moon's surface. I mean, it looks just like a quarry, so their insistence that it gave the…

It's a Channel 4 programme, not BBC.

Squaddie is slang for soldier and Danny's a former soldier, Clara's surname is Oswald, hence: Ozzie loves the Squaddie. It's the sort of dumb thing students would say and write about their teachers, which is exactly what happened in-story…