I'm okay with River redux, because River's reveal was so boring. When River was introduced I was thinking she'd see Eleven a few times and then have grand, sexy adventures with Twelve where they eventually get married out of love and then something happens that leads to her end with 10. However, the Eleven marriage…

We got that with Hurt, though. She had a good rapport with him. I think it was just…I don't even know. A cute moment with Gran.

Anything with Wilf is preferable to 95% of Moffat's work as showrunner.

Even a little reference afterwards to something from Old Who would have been satisfying. What an interesting bond to make nothing of.

Smith doesn't need epic - he is a beyond gifted actor. He needed satisfying plots that featured his range. He was not given this - he spent some of his last hours on this show in old man makeup (though the moment with the cracker was beautiful). Look at the episodes with James Corden - apart from the villains, those…

I agree. The show would have been more interesting if Clara was the Victorian companion - lots of Sleepy Hollow-esque modern acclimations. OR if Oswin was the one who turned up all over space and time. I preferred Oswin to Clara, and would have appreciated a companion having a tragic end like Donna did.

And then Mickey if you're counting infrequent flyers.

Rory, but as a main companion, you're correct.

…She was kidnapped, then had to deliver her child without her husband, then her baby was kidnapped, and then she learns that her baby grew up without her. Sure Melody was there and yadda yadda, but at the very least the woman had to have been confused. Waking up in some egg and having a stranger tell you to deliver…

As has been said many times, Moffat as JUST an episode writer is wonderful. He's created fascinating new villains and given us iconic episodes. As someone responsible for the long-term arc of a series and the development of a new character - that's not his skill. Moffat should just write single episodes, as RTD was…

She's like the most obedient companion of New Who! She, without knowing him long, sacrificed herself and spread herself throughout his life to warm him. That's like the interplanetary equivalent of taking a bullet for a guy you're on the fifth date with. And then last night she whispered into a crack against his…

But the other companions didn't have arcs defined as "what the Doctor sees them as." Rose, Donna, and Martha all grew while with the Doctor, and a because of the Doctor, but not FOR him. And the titles they earned for their deeds (Bad Wolf, etc.) were granted by others, not the way the Doctor bestowed The Impossible…

I think the opposite - the mystery should have remained in the background until right before Capaldi regenerates. The reveal was done too early, and before the reveal the mystery was too intense (WHO ARE YOU? YOU'RE A MYSTERY MYSTERY GIRL!). Having her around for 4-5 years and having Bad Wolf-style clues pop up every…

As a fan of both I would have enjoyed it. Candy and Hughes were close friends from what I've read. I feel like if Candy had the persona of his characters, the loss would have been strong.

He wrote Flubber. I know Hughes for the Ringwald and Ferris ventures. I had no idea he did Home Alone and a bunch of other movies I grew up with. Damn.
He also wrote a Sly Stallone/John Candy film that was never made and I would give up my life savings to have made with CGI.

They totally aged her. On the show she had a certain style and some makeup wrinkles that I haven't seen in any of her recent red-carpet appearances or general photos.

If you don't immediately suggest that Schmidt is anything other than Scrappy…I don't know what to tell you.

Well, wild-child conflicts with the new homebody, puzzles Winston. And I don't think that attitude has been so far developed that he'd need the shock of a wild girlfriend yet. Maybe that episode will start with some jokes about how boring he's become from the roommates to prompt it, but the redhead was a solid pick…

Just saw an old episode of Psych where this happened so yeah…over that one.

FURguson, damnit!
The New Girl Facebook has been using the Fur spelling a lot lately.