OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLY: nu-Who season 8

"a ‘press here’ button, which when pressed plays the legendary TARDIS sound effect."

http://www.bbcshop.com/science-fiction/doctor-who-series-8-bbc-shop-exclusive-blu-ray/invt/bbcbd0289

OK want.

The jacket's a Crombie as is the white shirt. He's going for proper mod/original skinhead favourites. Those Doctor Marten brogue boots are beautiful and I love that holey jumper. Also loved his polka dot shirt in Kill The Moon, very swish.

No, the white shirt is bespoke Paul Smith - the designer is a friend of Capaldi's.

Ah, fair enough, my sources were incorrect! Didn't think Crombie didn't shirts... I guess all the shirts are PS? Not that I can afford 'em, but maybe Topman/Asos will do a knock off (I have a polkadot shirt I like very much, but I want bigger dots dammit!)

H&M have a holey jumper : http://www.hm.com/gb/product/59051?article=59051-A

obv it's not as good

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/08/1407494653737_wps_2_Dr_Who_star_Peter_Capaldi.jpg

It's not holes but sparkles

actually that might just be a shirt looks kinda weired

Here you go

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/07/17/article-0-1FB6FC5B00000578-195_634x955.jpg

That's a Paul Smith cosmos print shirt. Absolutely splendid. Wish I had a space £150 to spend on a shirt...

That H&M one is very loose and gothy, although I suppose if you sized down you could get something approaching the sharp cut of Capaldi's. I guess you could always buy a simple black crew neck and poke holes in it, but it would probably look rubbish.

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/944x531_b/p013xvpx.jpg

It's not holes but sparkles

I think you are mistaking his eyes for sweater accoutrements.

Is it time to predict part 2 yet? My guess: Clara and Danny split with the doctor finally, but steal the master's tardis to do their own thing. Maybe?

I've been trying to find where the cybermen having a problem with gold is introduced. Just had them appear in Silver Nemesis where they're being attacked with gold tipped arrows.
Earlier weapons against them have been radiation in 10th Planet and a chemical combination inspired by nail polish remover in an early Troughton. So is it the Tom Baker on the space station where the gold is the best way of combatting them is introduced?

Yeah, the Fourth Doctor one with Nerva Beacon.

Don't think the weakness to gold is a thing in Nu-Who?

Are they still alternate earth Cybermen rather than Mondas Cybermen? I've lost track.

Yes, it was originally to gold DUST, with some rubbish about it blocking their breathing apparatus.

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There seems to be some suggestion--not sure where I got this from--that nu-Who Cybermen are the combined forces of alternate Earthers mixed with Mondasian-descended fellows

so clearly the best defense in the universe is a golden staircase

think they're going to more properly explore the danny's descendant thing? or just leave it as is? it kind of seemed like there would be something else but they're kind of out of time unless it's the christmas special (which I gather is Clara's last story).

I never got that impression to be honest.

Seems like an odd thing to throw in in passing without further exploration. Like an in joke that's kept away from the audience that it's presented to, though not exactly funny or way too deus ex machina.
Seemr more like something you'd expect as theme than encapsulated observation.
Or in other words it seems like a detail you just wouldn't refer to if what you saw there was all you're going to see of it.
But is it tied up by the visit to Danny's orphan childhood and the significance of the toy soldier he still has?
Still, did seem like something they'd look at further.

You honestly think that this descendant of Danny Pink's, who has a time travelling ancestor and gives the family heirloom back to Clara, is an unresolved plot point?

Yeah, feels like a candidate for Moffatt's Dawkins-level argument philosophy as espoused when people tried pointing out plot holes before: http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/moffat-on-plot-hole-criticisms-57718.htm

"If you think that's shoddy writing, go away and learn how to think."

Of course that leads to "At what stage can Cyberman feel pain? Can Dalek feel more?"

I'm sure they're going to explore it further, and just because Clara's leaving doesn't mean Danny or Future Danny won't appear in some form.

They seem to be building towards a bitter split between the Doctor and Clara, and Danny being unable to return to his old life would be one reason for that.

I'm too lazy to rewatch it right now, but what was it do you think Clara wanted to tell Danny before he was killed when she was looking at all those post-it notes? I have a feeling Clara might be pregnant and she doesn't get Danny back, but that's why Future Danny will still exist.

I hope this is not the way they're doing it cause Danny is my favourite companion boyfriend in nu-Who, and it really bummed me out when he was killed. The scenes where Clara threatens the Doctor at the volcano and when he agrees to help her were properly moving too.

"Stop it with the EYES!"

Is it not just coming clean about all her adventures with the Doctor?

I watched about four in a row, so may be blurring things, but I thought at the end of the Airbag Earth episode, he noticed that she'd left today's homework in the TARDIS, and said "Look I'm not stupid and I love you, but tell me what's up".

Is it not just coming clean about all her adventures with the Doctor?

It is.

""Stop it with the EYES!"

"surprisingly round face" was a good one too.

i feel like all of the "this is the last time i will ever say this to anyone" seems awkward and over-specific if it's all that is; also the stuff in the previous week's teaser indicates that more is afoot, right? (although it could be read other ways, i guess)

glad i decided to catch up with this, actually sort of hyped properly for first time since eccleston

you guys tomorrow night is the FINALE

i am excite

doubly excited bc mr veg said once Who is done he was amenable to me introducing him to The Thick of It so he can see pre-Who Capaldi :D

Neverwhere might be worth a look too. Not sure what else he's in and can't check beginning of the thread while typing this.

LOCAL HERO

and Lair Of The White Worm

def do those before Thick Of It

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nothing? well

I thought in terms of plot it was a bit nondescript. Thought the Clara stuff was a bit shite, really. Called the Kate thing as the incident in the plane happened.

Christmas looks wank.

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

(that's a quote)

Did it look like missy teleported out somewhere rather than was disintegrated?

Hope so, I'd love to see Michelle Gomez again.

Except no, she definitely disintegrates.

(I forgot that I had "Traummaschine" on in the background during that scene and was wondering how unusually, effectively atmospheric the music was!)

Having the Cyber-Brig malky Missy was incredible - genuine swollen tear glands here. I doubt this is the last we've seen of Missy/The Master though, consdidering s/he has survived worse.

I really liked this. They paid off Danny/Clara so well & with genuine emotion, same with Danny & The Doctor...even if the rest of it felt a tad thin, it was v good.

And the odd forced cheeriness at the end was a nice question mark left to be resolved

missy is great btw