Skip to main content
Skip to main navigation
Skip to talk navigation

Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Saved Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Flip

Related: Film discussion forum.

1 2

Related: Film discussion forum.

Telly addicts

Doctor Who Series 13 -- social media outage???

33 replies

Perroquet · 08/10/2021 21:23

I've been following Twitter eagerly for the release date of Doctor Who series 13 (Jodie Whittaker's last!) and suddenly today all Doctor Who social media websites (Facebook, Instagram, etc) are blank, not just Twitter! Is this a "prank" marketing strategy on the part of BBC to herald the release of series 13? Or have Daleks been messing with the internet?

Any BBC insiders here who might shed some light?

OP posts:

Report

Faircastle · 09/10/2021 18:30

It's coming. Be ready.
(particularly if you're in Liverpool, apparently)

SleepingStandingUp · 09/10/2021 18:31

The the weeping angels.

Faircastle · 09/10/2021 18:36

I'm guessing Sontarans.

Perroquet · 09/10/2021 19:36

It's coming on Halloween! BBC have now released a new teaser video confirming Weeping Angels and Sontarans (and an unfamiliar species -- the Ravagers/Ravages?)

OP posts:

SleepingStandingUp · 10/10/2021 00:30

Ooh good guess

EdmontinaDonsAutumnalHues · 10/10/2021 00:41

I refuse to get excited until they announce the dates for S14 …

Rummikub · 10/10/2021 01:11

Why particularly Liverpool?
What shall I look out for??

Pythonista · 10/10/2021 01:13

Just had an email from official doctor who to confirm it is 31 October

Perroquet · 31/10/2021 15:27

Excited for the series 13 premiere today: 'The Halloween Apocalypse'. The Flux is coming, fellow Whovians!

OP posts:

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 31/10/2021 18:41

It's on now .............

Does Jodie Whittaker regenerate at the end of this one ?

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 31/10/2021 18:43

Oops nope , it seems there's another 5 episodes .

Campervan69 · 31/10/2021 19:16

Any good? I don't like the current doctor, she's too boring and wet for us here. And the storylines too preachy. I want quirky sci fi adventures not a morality tale.

OytheBumbler · 31/10/2021 19:28

I'm enjoying it but mainly because John Bishop is in it.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 31/10/2021 19:32

Not a fan TBH though DH watched it tonight .
It's been said before (probably on here by a Dr Who fan) that it's a bit SarahJane Adventures .
The giant dog

And tes , it is a bit preachy !

Faircastle · 31/10/2021 20:16

I think CC may have tried to shoehorn too many parallel plotlines into a two-part story. But I'll reserve judgement until I've seen part 2.

Ellmau · 31/10/2021 20:42

I think CC may have tried to shoehorn too many parallel plotlines into a two-part story.

It's not a two part story, the whole of this series (6 eps?) is one story.

Ellmau · 31/10/2021 20:43

I quite enjoyed the beginning bit, with Yas telling the doctor it was all her fault...

MatildaJayne · 31/10/2021 20:53

I don’t think there will be any regeneration until next year. Chris Chibnall has a few specials before RTD returns in 2023. My DS has taken to calling him R2D!

Perroquet · 01/11/2021 15:32

Nice to see Jodie back but I will admit the first episode of Flux was way too chaotic and really bit off more than it could chew. Too many characters and locations and not enough time. Shame that Jodie hasn't had a true, 'uncluttered' moment to shine yet (and perhaps never will.) The previous seasons had too many people in the TARDIS (3 companions!) and I hoped this season would focus on only the Doctor and Yaz alone for a few episodes...but no, the new companion Dan is introduced right away.

OP posts:

GlacindaTheTroll · 01/11/2021 15:39

I rather liked the dog's take on the relationship with the human you're stuck with!

Presumably the Weeping Angel has sent the woman back in time to where/when the Doctor meets her? But in which case, how had that happened in her timeline (wibbly wobbly)

Idontknowhowtohelpher · 08/11/2021 15:49

I liked this second episode - different storylines seemed to start to make sense, and I thought it was one of Jodie's better episodes. I even found myself worrying about the Tardis!

pointythings · 08/11/2021 21:52

That second episode is starting to tie things up, much better. And I did enjoy 'Hit the road, Skaak'.

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Email address

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

Perroquet · 09/11/2021 15:52

Yes the second episode was better. The new monsters Azure and Swarm have not disappointed me. I still wanted to find out more about the Claire woman and weeping angels, as well as Diane being compelled to enter a house by Azure though! Also did anyone think there could be some potential romance between Yaz and Vinder? Their first interaction seemed to drop some hints in that direction.

OP posts:

pointythings · 09/11/2021 16:14

I like Azure and Swarm a lot - they do languid callous cruelty so very well. It'll be interesting to find out more about them and their motivations.

I'm not bothered about love interests in Dr Who, but on the whole I am enjoying the six-parter format. I grew up in the era when 6 or 4 parters were the norm, so it works for me (I have most of Sylvester McCoy on DVD).

GlacindaTheTroll · 09/11/2021 21:43

The Weeping Angels will save the Mouri, by some clever business with the quantum lock that they both have

Flip

1 2

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.