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I enjoy Moffatt's ideas, but this episode was a good example of the "tell don't show" that Dr Who has fallen into increasingly over its 21st C guise.  Partly that's due to time constraints of 45 minute episodes and I imagine partly it's a budget thing too. You could more uncharitably say it's much easier for the writer than actually thinking through the ideas, and a cover for the fact that if you do, a lot of them dont make much sense.

The end result of this for me leaves the episode as a series of interesting post it notes rather than a compelling story in its own right.  Moffatt doesn't help that feel with his trademark wisecracking sound bite style of dialogue - I like the odd wise crack, and quotable dialogue is always, err quotable... but when everything is a wise crack (looking at you, River), it becomes tedious, undermines the characters, and any tension - case in point is the scene where Clara realises she has to jump in the timestream - it's like she has a list of previously established catchphrases she has to tick off; "impossible girl", "souffle girl", pausing just in time to make sure she doesnt forget to quote herself with a "run you clever boy".

Given an extra episode, or even just an extra 15 minutes to fill out the ideas would go a long way to making these stories feel like more than an excited report from a particularly Sunny D'ed up 10 year old.

I agree. I've felt most of the stories this series could have used an extra 10-15 minutes to really flesh them out instead of having Smith manically explain what is supposed to have happened.

Gampy 'Huff strikes again. Thanks for this. My hard drive is filling up with these programmes faster than I can listen to them.

 

Bit of a shot in the dark here but does anyone have a copy of Doctor Who: The Bodysnatchers they would like to sell off? Doub't it but it's worth a shot.

Just checked this on abebooks.com. Why the hell is it going for so much money?

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=doctor+who+the+bodysnatchers

Star Trek - Into Darkness.

Quite enjoyable. Cumberbatch was stellar, but he usually is.

Finally saw this. I quite enjoyed it. At least what I could see through all the lens flare.

Overall I'd say this was one of the better episodes this series. I was happy that Smith wasn't his usual manic self, but I also felt Grant was under utilised as the GI.

I think it was a pretty good lead in to the anniversary episode in November.

Why don't Vastra, Jenny, and Strax have their own show again?

As it biggest day for this thread get to 700 pages! I create this based on brilliant "What is Love?"

With Corrupt Judges having a night out hour before Peach Trees job.

LOL. Love this.

[Surströmming]

We have a winner: Surströmming.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming

Hákarl from Iceland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karl

Someone from Psi division should be there to scan likely perps.

Wait a minute. How the fuck did a garbage monster get on the Death Star?

The waste disposal engineers put it there.  They use it to process organic waste.  It's good for the environment!

And after it dies they serve it to the troops.

Wrong. The answer is beans, black pudding and cheese

^Win.

As an alternate I'd go with brown sauce, smoked salmon, poached eggs.

Added this to my list along with A Rendevous with Rama and Father Brown Stories.

Thanks.

What is going on this second half of series seven? Why are all the guest stars outshining the regular cast so much?

Warrick Davis was outstanding while Smith was not so grand. This episode was pretty disappointing and I can only hope that the last episode will be something outstanding. Fingers crossed.