Sure he did! He even says this within the episode. He says the Clockwork robots learned about Paradise from what had been written in human literature.

Well, I certainly don't think it's Paradise either. :) But, what I mean is that the Doctor could have simply lied to the Half-Face Man and told him he knew where Paradise was. How would the Half-Face Man know any differently? He wouldn't. He would have to accept what was told to him without having any prior experience…

Yet, that's not really true is it? Because to our present knowledge, the Half-Face Man has been satisfied by awaking in what he has been told is Paradise. Are we to believe the Doctor simply wasn't smart enough to think of a gimmick the writer's did? That he could save humanity and satisfy the Half-Face Man's need to…

I apologize, you are correct about this. So, let me revise my statement. When previous new generation Doctor killed, he did so sparingly. In fact, where he had any possibility at all of saving a being or species he chose to do that rather than exterminate them. Again, he sought to be inclusive and diverse rather than…

Right. This is exactly what I was just talking about with a friend. Classicist Whovians are likely delighted with Capaldi and this renaissance. While many new generation Whovians are baffled and repulsed by it. (I'm not saying we "all" are. Where generalizations are concerned it's best not to be hyperbolic.)

I am not, nor have I ever been, a fan of the Capaldi casting. Yet, I showed up at my television last night with an understanding that I am a fan of the Doctor - not of the actors who play him. So, maybe there was a chance I'd like Capaldi better than I believed possible. Suffice to say, I went in to "Deep Breath,"…