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Which is a shame really. Unless the audio series states otherwise, not having a clear span to his generation's life would allow him to run up a full life, like Doctor #1, before regenerating, and would allow for the current or next Doctor to have crossovers with the 8th. There would not need to be any excuse given for his aging, as there was when 10 met 5 briefly. Ultimately, it would give us a bit more screentime for 8.

Having said that, McGann has gone on record saying he hated the feel of the wig, and wasn't inclined to put it on again, unless they came up with a fix to the problem.

That question showed the acting chops of William H. Macy as the salesman with cerebral palsy in Door to Door
and with Mickey Rooney as the retarded man Bill
and with tough guy Kurt Douglas changing to a troubled Van Gogh in Lust for Life

Spoilers, of course


that was an amazing episode, right through the last word. Great to see Kate Mulgrew again.

Question: The regent who died by fire, was that the diner waitress in the first appearance of the regents?

Claudia is scary when she's serious and down to business. Haven't really seen that since "knock, knock". She going to be a formidable warehouse avatar (which I think might eventually happen).

Is it wrong of me to say I'm glad Sally is dead? In addition to being a cold homicidal maniac, that fake southern accent was wretched. I'm South Carolinian, and I was insulted for my Georgia brethren. Nice to see Atlanta, even if it was only canned shots.

I partially got a stated wish of mine fulfilled when they focused on artifacts not tied to any famous person. They were tied to famous events, so its not perfect, but its pretty good.

As stated by Father Xmas, we also learned of 2 other warehouses, and a bit of interesting history on both, though I'm surprised Russia was Warehouse 11. England was the undisputed superpower until the American Revolution, and even after, was still potent. Maybe Russia was picked precisely because England and France were duking it out.

I agree about the bag. If I had a guess, I'd say they'll refer to the bag as belonging to Joe Oriolo, who updated Felix the Cat in 1953 and gave him his "magic bag of tricks".

I kinda like this idea. It would eliminate "filler" episodes and reduce the story to vital material. I would prefer at least a series of 10-13 episodes like the Brits seem to enjoy, but I'll take what I can get. Its interesting you mentioned Hornblower. I just finished most of the books and find it remarkable how many of the tales within the books did not require the slash of a saber and the thunder of guns. Many times the battle was one of wits. I know Kirk was loosely based on Hornblower, I wonder if it could be done again.

ok, that is just too clever!

Don't think I have any morning characters on Virtue. ( I do have Vincent Poe, based on Vincent Price, but that's cinema. Ray Gunn was an homage to all the space ranger serials, including Jason of Star Command)

I just wondered if I could pull this off...

Capt. K and the Green J

A good while back I'd suggested to a former player that a swinging power could be used away from buildings, if, instead of a sticky web, the item be a cable/rope with an anti-gravity "grappling hook" at the other end. You'd fire it into the air, it would reach a predetermined destination, then support you as you swung. With 2 you could simulate Spidey, but over Croatoa's lake, for example.

Then he told me he was playing a new MMO that had a very similar power...

I wondered at that too, but then remembered that "fish fingers and custard" was what Amy told him to show him he could trust her with his life. Adding that to his secret knowledge of his "death" date, and I think the words were more of a reminder of the promise and a rallying point for him. Amy is, in a sense, his champion now, just as he for her. Or perhaps, to reference Man of La Mancha, she is his "Dulcinea".

Now see, that's where they messed up. They could have had Travis and Hoshi lean around Archer and say "What did you just call us?"

That makes a certain sense. I'd always read that Doctor #1 had delayed his regeneration too long (implying there previously would have been a moment of control). And we saw the Master (Derek Jacobi) will himself to become a younger man, though he didn't seem to exert a lot of control on the decision.

(now I'm thinking it again: why couldn't they have kept Jacobi on longer as the Master? )

How so? The only thing that comes to my tired little grey cells is that's probably the tux he'll wear to the Opera we've all heard about and dread.


I could have sworn I'd heard years ago on some episode from, oh, Doctors 4 thru 6, that Romana was among the minority of Time Lords who can control their regenerations. The Doctor admitted that he was one who had no control. With the modern series, its pretty obvious with #10 that if he could control his regeneration, he would have, forcing the outcome closest to his appearance and personality.

yes, and some near Salamanca, and New York City, and even a bit over by Chicago. (those meteors hit hard!)

Although I could definitely see this voice for Maurader (in kind of a campy 60's Batman kind of way) I prefer picturing BAB with a bit more refinement despite his street cred appearance. I'd probably use Michael Clarke Duncan

This is just wrong on so many leve...fun choice.

An interesting choice. He should be able to pull it off. I might have said Danny DeVito, but I've never heard him shake his Jersey accent. Scorpion is South American, and I see him as something of a banana republic tin-plated despot. Maybe Cheech Marin? I've seen some of his more serious stuff. He should be able to strike a balance between psychotic Scorpion and humorously psychotic Scorpion.

Nemesis is Prussian. So Stewart shouldn't...hmm...French captain with English accent...nevermind, carry on.

I tend to hear Arleen Sorkin's voice in this role.

I always imagined actor/singer James Darren (Vic on Deep Space 9) in the role. Sonata even looks a bit like Darren, in a roughed up, hard life kind of way.

Strictly for the emphasis on the golden voice, though it sounds a bit young, Michael Bublé might work as well. I don't know his acting skills, however.

is it wrong for me to say I wish I could have seen that whole sequence of events?

don't know about that, but I decided it was worth $2 to buy it from amazon.com and watch. Still think it was worth it.

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theorizing, but one clue given was it was that the big question was asked since the beginning of the universe. Even on an individual level, you start by comprehending your beginning. Do you not look to the future and contemplate your ending? The Silence sounds like a religion dedicated to bringing about an answer to the end of all things, "Silence will fall".

Several have noted the Omega symbol on members of the order. It still could be the Time Lord Omega, but could it not also be a symbol for ending?

Its similar to that old concept addressed in the "A Taste of Armageddon" episode of Star Trek. Is a polite society with sanitized death and destruction any more civilized than the barbarian with a sword?

Actually its "Kill Skuls" though I've seen variations on it. The link will tell you the origins of this long-standing community battlecry.

Ryu's right about getting a badge for "death", so I'd also suggest "dying" and quickly to get over the fear of "breaking" your shiny new creation. You'll find the penalties are minimal, and almost not noteworthy. Don't abandon your team in a tough fight just to stay alive (saw a lot of that back when I started in 2004).

If you do fall in battle, three of a kind with inspirations can be changed into another kind of inspiration, such as the aqua-colored resurrection inspirations.

Also, (do free players have mail?), well at least any new paid players, it is handy to mail to yourself a few extra inspirations, which you can access during a mission. Use your "@global name" to send to yourself.

well, I could see the Arthur Dent bit in flashbacks, but he did act rather decisively several times in the episode. I really saw it as a mild-mannered guy that had become the last Roman centurion. I was kind of hoping they'd fully unleash him on the Nazis. Two thousand years is a long time to polish your warcraft.


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Is this then the first appearance of a organization counter to the Silence? I expect we'll see more of them. If so, next time, they might just have a grudge against Amy. She nearly allowed a lot of their people to be killed.
EDIT: scratch that. I wrote that too early and before coffee. I'm guessing the organization is the same as that which acts as River's prison guards. I wasn't considering them because the group depicted here had more ferocious methods of dealing with those they captured, than what I've seen with the prison.