It's been an unfortunate element of NuWho in general. "Only the best", can travel with the Doctor, according to Ten. Then you have multiple instances of the Doctor judging others, i.e Harriet Jones, Adam, Solomon etc. That kind of interpersonal elitism wasn't a part of the Doctor's character before NuWho, and the…

RTD's run had it's fair share of gonzo elements, but he was careful to make sure that the characters acted and reacted like real people. That's the difference. Moffat is too concerned with the big sexy emotional moments to bother showing how the characters get there, which leaves the audience feeling confused and…

My guess is that it's a (poorly executed) plot point that will be bought to the fore in the finale. Something to do with Bill's history and a possible connection to the Doctor, through her mother. I'm basing this on the familial vibe that the season has had so far; Nardole and Bill act more like siblings than anything…

There was one random bit of her talking to her Mum in Oxygen - just before she's going to be touched by the zombie suit she calls out "Mum, answer me!". That's the only instance though. It felt just as weird and unearned then.

People are paying exactly the right amount of attention to that idiot, i.e none.

True, but still… Miaow.

Interesting that you keep resorting to using the same diminutive, "little". Is that a result of your limited vocabulary, or simply a reflection of your own insecurities? Perhaps you simply enjoy the environment that an online forum entails, one in which you can transfer your own insecurities onto others in order to…

Yes, giving a crap about the story they're telling is precisely the problem I have with these movies. However, I contend that in this case neither the writers nor the director did so.

Interesting. I wasn't aware that he adapted JS & MN. That might explain why I didn't connect with it.

There's an important lesson you should learn here, bill. Just as there will always be someone stronger/bigger than you, there will also always be someone more intelligent than you. Resorting to an implied threat of violence, (and an ad hominem attack) when your inferiority has been amply demonstrated simply makes your…

Oh dear. It seems you have committed a logical fallacy, namely an appeal to authority. While this may seem reasonable to you, the truth is one does not have to be an expert in a given field in order to criticise the efforts of another. Perhaps you should pop along to your local place of higher learning and enrol in a…

Me too. I've never quite understood the dislike for his work, but you know, different strokes and all that.

You first.

I love Liz. Top three companion for me.

Incompetent Malcolm Hulke. Gold.

Sorry, I forgot my internet sarcasm tags. I was intimating that safety measures like a filtration system are unnecessary in a NuWho story, because the power of love can save everything and everyone, if you just wish hard enough for it. /s

OK. Annoying, frustrating, idiotic, magical hand-waving, defiant of logic, champion of inconsistency, master of muddled messages, and lastly… for reasons unknown, a three time writer of Doctor Who.

It wouldn't need to, because love. Everybody lives!

Or Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.

What's the point? The point is they're meant to give a crap about the story their telling, not how easy it is to film. Otherwise the audience ends up with hot garbage like Prometheus, which had its pretensions of depth and importance totally undermined by the fact that no-one cared what happened to the characters…