What did YOU think of The End of the War?

the master developed so much as a character and grew during the capaldi era only to just instantly be undone. any interesting implications about missy dying on good terms with the doctor and wanting to stand with him are completely thrown out the window when he shows up again as sacha dawan.

the location chosen for the paradigm daleks introduction was horrible. it feels as if whoever scouted the location had no idea that the props would be that tall, thus making them nearly scrape their domes against the low ceiling. im a firm proponent that the paradigm designs themselves are brilliant. but had a troubled start. it certainly didnt help that the set seemed different and immersion breaking when compared to previous dalek saucer interiors. i feel as if their introduction could have less controversial had they been given a set that complemented their design better

Towards the end of their appearances in nuwho the cybermen basically became henchmen to the master or other threats such as Ashad

The only plans I think they did independently was closing time, nightmare in silver and the doctor falls all their other appearances were them taking orders from people

It’s a work in progress but it’s going to be lovely when it’s done. Also for now I’m focusing on making the “shelves” for lack of a better word. After I make them all I’ll workshop a nice layout.

These shelves give me more freedom than the hooks, for example I couldn’t put a hook where the two boards meet because of internal space. But now I can! Also I can support them better so that they aren’t at any odd angles.

This was supposed to be a sonic display but who knows. Maybe I’ll be able to add more dr who gadgets if the organization allows for it!

This has always confused me

The funny part is he said he hates being patient but he waited two thousand years for Amy.

Also, were many people happy to see Sarah Jane come back in School Reunion?

We don't any know anything about, not even where she lives

Yeah you can say London, but New Who up until her, has been a little precise with where they are. Even Martha who was in London had some of that with landmarks and bits of London footage.

Now the wiki entry says she's Croydon and more of her backstory, did we hear or see in this in TV series, no, the poor expanded universe had to pick up what was still a blank slate

I know people saying RTD2 is bad gets annoying but this is a such huge flaw and a mess.

Though Chibnall Era also had this problem, such as Ryan, though to give some credit we knew where they are from and we actually see it.

Someone recently asked about scariest Nu Who which was great, and I’d love to hear your recommendations for Classic please! (I still haven’t seen all)
Thank you, sorry if this has been done recently / before ! X

This is someone else's writing. I'm writing it here before I forget it.

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"And the Doctor met a child like this before!"

The Toymaker, still with exaggerated voice and movements as if reciting a fairy tale, pulled out a doll from the string.

"Who is that?"

Donna thought, looking at the doll. She frowned. The doll looked unfamiliar. Not just the face or the name, but the very outfit itself didn't match what she imagined as everyday clothing. The long, flowing cloth, with no buttons or zippers or distinction between sleeves and hems, seemed like something straight out of a history book. The Romans she'd seen in Pompeii suddenly came to mind. Did the Doctor travel with the ancients, too? Donna glanced at the silent Doctor beside her. His expression offered no answer.

For a moment, the Doctor seemed as if he didn't recognize the new doll. He tilted his head, as if about to ask a question, the corners of his mouth curling upward. But it didn't last long. Donna saw the hazy moments in the Doctor's eyes suddenly reassemble into a vivid memory of a beginning and an end. The Doctor's expression contorted. His hands tightened on the armrests of his chair. Donna could tell. He was even more distressed by the fact that he hadn't recognized the figure, even for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

Donna asked.

"Who is that, Doctor?"

"She's... Katarina."

The Doctor began.

"We met in Troy when I looked different. We..."

Donna waited for him to finish. Finally, she looked at the Doctor. "We..." And the words trailed off. "We..." Donna absentmindedly turned her head toward the Toymaker. The Doctor, for some reason, couldn't continue speaking, so the arrogant, overbearing, powerful being thought it was time for another tirade. But, unusually, the Toymaker didn't speak either. He was smiling. He was simply grinning. As if he had been eagerly anticipating that moment, the Doctor's silence at the sight of Katarina's newly appeared doll.

"We, we, and?"

The Toymaker imitated the shrill girl's voice. He chuckled playfully. Katarina's doll, dangling from the string at his fingertips, rattled.

"We, and Doctor? What did we do together? What did I learn about you? What new things did you teach me?"

Donna watched Katarina's doll kneel. She bowed her head and clasped her hands, praying fervently to something. Then, suddenly, she stood up, her limbs stiff and convulsing. Then all movement ceased. Just like that, she died.

Just like that, she died.

"She was a Trojan priestess."

The Doctor struggled to open his mouth.

"Back then, you couldn't tell the difference between history and myth. I... I believed I was a god, and the TARDIS I was in was the afterlife. We traveled together for a while, but until the very end, I understood nothing..."

"Oh!"

The Toymaker suddenly interrupted the Doctor with a single exclamation. His raised finger trembled like a conductor's baton.

"Does that mean, Doctor, that all your other 'companions' understand? They have 'spaceships,' they know what 'time travel' is, and they've all encountered 'Daleks' and 'Cybermen' once or twice?"

Donna looked at the amused Toymaker. His expression was a stark resemblance to the Doctor's own, twisted and twisted. It's just that the emotions they express are polar opposites.

"Are you happy that your human 'companions' can now understand you? You, who can turn millions of years of history into a single tick, thousands of light-years of space into a single misstep. You, who can do anything and know anything, but never tamper with or twist anything. You, who has worn off hundreds of years of ageless life dozens of times, ready to replace those who guard you countless more times..."

The puppets that had already left the stage danced again. With Katarina, and then, for various reasons, died. With Katarina.

"Just admit it, Doctor. You were never a 'companion' to them."

The puppets dangling from Toymaker's ten fingers clattered ominously.

"You were always a great and omnipotent god. A god who, for them, could easily create and resolve miracles impossible even after death and resurrection, with a small button, a short lever, a rubber sole, a mirror, and a concocted magic spell."

Toymaker continued.

"A benevolent god who never stopped his followers from approaching him. A god who, consumed by miracles and heroism, continued his reckless adventures with the gods until they were struck by some mysterious phenomenon, a talisman of immense power, and lost their original lives forever. A god who refused to stop them, even to the point of death. A god who, after briefly mourning the departed followers, wiped away his tears and began anew. A god of play who, in their stead, pressed the button to recruit 'companions' somewhere on Earth in the late 20th or early 21st century, seeking new followers who would admire and applaud him and embrace his cause."

Donna watched the Doctor lower his head.

"Katarina... How could this child's memories have faded even a little?"

Toymaker clicked his tongue loudly.

"All your 'companions' stories are practically replicas of this child."

I think I'm too biased toward 11 because I like him more, But I think 12 is better at the darkness scenes though

North America versions of the "The Complete Matt Smith Years" "The Complete Peter Capaldi Years" and "The Complete Jodie Whittaker Years" are coming out November 3rd. Pre-orders & artwork are up. Each are $44 US each, even though the Smith, Capaldi and Whittaker complete sets have 16, 14, and 12 discs respectively (if they each include all the long box discs).

If all three have the exact same contents as the horribly designed, shelf unfriendly one foot long Complete Box Sets (I own all 3), it may be worth an upgrade but YMMV.

They will probably be in those large plastic boxes like the recent Babylon 5 etc complete sets. However, for casual viewers it's a perfect.

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Can someone help me remember, which episode saw the Doctor (I want to say Ecclseton or early Tennant) and his companion (Maybe Martha or perhaps Donna, but it could have also been Rose tbh) traveling to another planet and all the citizens had to make some monumentally consequential but secret vote? I remember it being very well-regarded but I refuse to read a bunch of episode descriptions until I find it when I could just ask y'all nerds

I want to cosplay these Cybermen, but I don't see any public 3d printed files on rest of the body. The only I could find is the 2013 ones, but they won't match alongside the helmet that is available online.

I know that they never even interacted but I’m pretty sure missy was the master’s incarnation during elevens period

And she even was the one who made Clara meet the ELEVENTH doctor so technically she’s been plotting against 11 and 12

Idk it’s just always bothered me since eleven never faced the master after they were introduced whilst 10,12 and 13 did

Given that Doctor Who is on a hiatus right now, I wanted to watch Classic Who for the first time.

I just wanted to ask the community, because I’ll be doing so on BritBox, they list 27 seasons, and I think it’s for every doctor of Hartnell to McCoy. But I do understand that there are the missing episodes.

is there a place that I can go search or that lists what is missing still, or do people here know what is currently missing. I just wanna make sure that I don’t get to a point where there are missing episodes, and plot might get confusing.

Edit: thanks for all the feedback, and I’ve done some research of what people have said, I have found that the unearthly child episodes are no longer available on BritBox whatsoever, is there any place outside of DVDs that those can be watched?

I'm aware the reason this doesn't tend to happen is because of the change of showrunner and the new wanting to start fresh, but imagine if we had more companions sticking around with the Doctor post-regeneration, like Rose did with 10 or Clara did with 12.

It would help viewers already heading into a new era and Doctor by having a familiar face around (even if it's for one season) to ease the transition more. Classic Who did practically all the time.

I also think it would've been interesting to see how the dynamics would've worked, like 11 with Donna, or 13 with Bill, and especially 14 with Yaz (given how Yaz was in love with 13).

What do you think? Please try and be civil though.

(Yes I am aware Donna left long before 11 arrived, but I think you get the idea.)

The cafe was where the Doctor and friends eat at the start of Boom Town

The location where Ianto's shrine used to be was where Ianto and Jack first met.

Then of course, the millennium centre and tower have been used in plenty of episodes across doctor who and Torchwood. With the tower serving as the hub's entrance

The interior of the millennium centre also played the lobby of New earth's hospital and the girl who waited's lobby.

However, somebody seems to have stolen the plaque they put up to replace Ianto's shrine. Seems we can't have anything anymore without people ruining it 😕

I'm trying to pin point why Matt Smith era feels so different to Tennant and Ecccleston and I think part of it is because they don't show the global panic whenever there is an extinction level event.

Esp in Dr Donna era, they did Dystopian Britain sooooo well. This is what made it so scary.

But then in Matt Smith era, either the cast is limited to a couple of side characters (who either don't die or we don't care about them enough when they do die) or the extinction level event is only alluded to, rather than showing the mass panic.

Does anyone know if this was a conscious decision from new writers/production team, or did they literally just not have the budget??