Thoughts on the season as a whole: Have had this nagging feeling the whole thing was kinda rushed. Moffatt had an end point and instructed his writers to try to tease the theme(s), but it wasn't like Season 5 where Moffatt had been planning for years (since he knew he would be taking over half way through season 4,…

No. (Wish it was too, but that wasn't the magnificent Zawe Ashton).

Loving the 'music' for these episodes, which is not something I say often about Mr. Gold's work. That sampled female choral thing that often recurred was most effective.

And his granddaughter? Maybe the daughter of Jenny?

I guess none of you listen to Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me? (The actress is a regular, and she's great.)

Oh ye of little faith. http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Right. I'm going to call it. The next companion for the Doctor will be the TARDIS. In Clara's body.

They never showed the whole Time War thing. It was the back story for the new series reboot. There are Time Lords in Tennant's last story The End of Time, but they're very different to what we see here (war does that).

They never showed the whole Time War thing. It was the back story for the new series reboot. There are Time Lords in Tennant's last story The End of Time, but they're very different to what we see here (war does that).

I am finding it faily surprising that the owner of the banner advertising whilst I type this is The Sun. Not the Baltimore Sun, the British Sun. That well known political arbiter. I speak from Liverpool.

I am finding it faily surprising that the owner of the banner advertising whilst I type this is The Sun. Not the Baltimore Sun, the British Sun. That well known political arbiter. I speak from Liverpool.

Totally agree with all these answers, but also that it's following the model of its inspiration, Yes Minister, and not identifying the party that's in power.

Totally agree with all these answers, but also that it's following the model of its inspiration, Yes Minister, and not identifying the party that's in power.

I think Phil is the embodiment of a certain type of party worker who is completely useless but utterly committed to the boneheaded ideology of that party. This is especially prevalent amongst right-wingers these days. Thirty years ago it was the opposite ('You're either for us or against us, brother').

I think Phil is the embodiment of a certain type of party worker who is completely useless but utterly committed to the boneheaded ideology of that party. This is especially prevalent amongst right-wingers these days. Thirty years ago it was the opposite ('You're either for us or against us, brother').

The description of Star Wars was up there with Mannion's "I'm bored of this. I'm going for a Twix." last week as possibly the best ever Thick Of It lines.

The description of Star Wars was up there with Mannion's "I'm bored of this. I'm going for a Twix." last week as possibly the best ever Thick Of It lines.

Bad fact! Cleese and Palin wrote Hilter. I'm sure they wrote another one too. Sir George Head was indeed written by Cleese and Idle though, as was the Philosopher Bruces.

Bad fact! Cleese and Palin wrote Hilter. I'm sure they wrote another one too. Sir George Head was indeed written by Cleese and Idle though, as was the Philosopher Bruces.

We've already seen Cleese's 'Swedish' character from Dead Parrot before. He's the policeman from the Whizzo Chocolate Assortment sketch (the voice is identical). His name's Praline and he shows up a few more times.