Oh, I was definitely going to mention that, funniest scene by light years lol. I was watching the scene and thinking "no way this is happening" and then when she hits him and explains: "even if that was true, which it obviously is not, I know you well enough to know you would rather die than say it", I almost died…

Oh, there. I laughed again XD

I feel a lot better about this episode after a second viewing. It's now become my favourite after Hide, both in script and execution it was well done, or at least better done than I perceived at first. Ok, I actually have nothing bad to say about the execution, it was outstanding. Plus the risks, as I mentioned before.

@avclub-b15c09f68d56c3bd35de82aefd6702bd:disqus  I guess, but she was in a very studied time period. And in "Hide" they made a plot point out of taking photographs, so I can buy that. Then it's just a matter of looking. If I though my nanny was a time traveller and I was their age, I would certainly spend a lot of…

Yeah, why DO they hate the Doctor so much? I would stand this theory if it gave an answer to this, even if it made no sense. Motivation is important, you know,and Who writers often forget this.

I'm confused. Aren't "Tough Crowd" and "Who Fandom" synonyms?

Wow, I feel the same way about episodes except I have a c and a d. C. The Doctor is put in an interesting situation, preferably original (which this episode sort of tried and missed) and D. The episode can be interpreted in a deep philosophical way that keeps me thinking after I've seen it about what makes us human,…

With the children there that would be cruel.

I liked how the episode took risks in the storytelling and how we got to care for Ava (I was actually rooting for her to be invited to the TARDIS, but I guess that's not gonna happen until Clara's mystery is dealt with). Also, Mrs Gillyflower's sheer madness made me think of religious extremists so that was a nice…

It doesn't really help if I admit I laughed at the barman joke… does it?

The man who went into the Doctor's cell was the same man that was in the stretcher, and the same one from the beginning.

They said they stumbled on them I think.

Oh, that is good. Didn't think they could be related, but that is just genius. It WAS an encyclopedia after all.

You have to consider that it would also mean getting rid the special effects of the ship and the magno-grab and the building of the sets, etc, with I assume is worth some money.

@avclub-33807fbc68d335db8080d3c10cb78822:disqus  When the Doctor and Amy were just starting there weren't many secrets that I can remember, beyond the fact that she didn't tell him that she was getting married; which was more of a character development thing than an actual secret. And not a hugely important anyway.…

Actually, I think he says there's only one time he could TELL her his name. So B and C don't really apply. And why are people taking what he said so literally, anyway??

Oh, I'd love that. And it's so full of possibilities that I doubt it would get boring story-wise.

@avclub-2b788ec2e95e2b120eaf34b3d8995ec0:disqus  I disagree, I just think he knows the implications and she doesn't. Besides: 1- That Clara knows it is not the same as it being generally known, which could be what's really dangerous; and 2- He didn't seem surprised that Clara was so unphased, so he knows it's just a…

He literally calls the Eye the "power source", and I doubt he was specifically referring to it being the power source of Gallifreyan experiments, although he may have meant a power source in general.

I feel this episode could've been better without any guest character. That would mean no budget spent on them, more TARDIS and more Doctor-Clara moments. It was still a good episode, I think that without the big expectation I had of it I would've liked it as much as any other. But this wasn't supposed to be "any other…