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  1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

    If Doctor Who this week has taught me anything, it's that more TV shows need Metal Gear-style popups that tell you the character and actor's names

    Monday, 20-May-13 08:14:10 UTC from web
    1. adiwan adiwan

      @thelastgherkin At this moment I said: "This is bullpapayas! I hate you Moffat! You lied to us! It is not funny or clever anymore!!!" Not because of this popup but because of the ending.

      Monday, 20-May-13 08:47:20 UTC from Choqok
      1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

        @broniebrown I disagree. I thought that was a fantastic twist, a great title drop, and a development that could have some far-reaching consequences, and I can't wait to see how they resolve it.

        Monday, 20-May-13 08:52:30 UTC from web
        1. adiwan adiwan

          @thelastgherkin I'm a bit sick of all the plot twists Moffat throws at us. The "impossible girl" was OK but I'm very unsatisfied that we didn't hear the Doctor's name.

          Monday, 20-May-13 09:00:52 UTC from Choqok
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            @broniebrown # It's 'Mildred'.

            Monday, 20-May-13 09:01:57 UTC from web
          2. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

            @broniebrown You're kidding, right? Any name they could have given him would be incredibly unsatisfying.

            Monday, 20-May-13 09:01:58 UTC from web
            1. adiwan adiwan

              @thelastgherkin The whole lead-up and advertisement to this episode was "you'll hear the name of the Doctor" (heavily implied). I expected a resolution and I don't like false advertisement very much. In Iron Man 3 it was OK because there were hints to figure it out yourself in the course of the film. But at least they resolved this mystery at the end of the film. #

              Monday, 20-May-13 09:07:41 UTC from Choqok
              1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                @broniebrown So, what, you only like watching things where what you expect to happen happens, and misinformation and twists are bad?

                Monday, 20-May-13 09:13:41 UTC from web
                1. adiwan adiwan

                  @thelastgherkin Twists aren't bad but in Doctor Who everything is a twist and it reaches M. Night Shyamalan levels. It is a twist twister that gets boring and frustrating after a time.

                  Monday, 20-May-13 09:18:43 UTC from Choqok
                  1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

                    @broniebrown Don't ever read Homestuck.

                    Monday, 20-May-13 09:26:33 UTC from StatusNet Desktop
                    1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                      @ceruleanspark Speaking of Homestuck: part of the episode opening was set in what was essentially a dream bubble.

                      Monday, 20-May-13 09:28:30 UTC from web
                    2. adiwan adiwan

                      @ceruleanspark I read a few pages (30 or so) and it was awful. I can't find any appeal to Homestuck.

                      Monday, 20-May-13 09:28:56 UTC from Choqok
            2. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

              @thelastgherkin Evelyn

              Monday, 20-May-13 09:11:12 UTC from StatusNet Desktop
              1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                @ceruleanspark Half the fandom initially misinterpreted a line of dialogue and believed his name was "Please".

                Monday, 20-May-13 09:15:08 UTC from web
                1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

                  @thelastgherkin Oh lord.

                  Monday, 20-May-13 09:16:10 UTC from StatusNet Desktop
                  1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                    @ceruleanspark Which, to be fair, is no less ridiculous than what actually happened: villain threatens the Doctor's friends to try and get the Doctor to speak his name and open a door, the Doctor begs him not to ending with "PLEASE!", the door opens, and it turns out his name was spoken by an invisible psychic data ghost of his dead wife that no-one could see or hear.

                    Monday, 20-May-13 09:20:34 UTC from web
                    1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

                      @thelastgherkin I...huh.

                      Monday, 20-May-13 09:27:34 UTC from StatusNet Desktop
                2. adiwan adiwan

                  @thelastgherkin How could they? The Doctor said after that that he didn't say his name and Miss Spoiler said that she was.

                  Monday, 20-May-13 09:20:09 UTC from Choqok
                  1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                    @broniebrown Because people are dumb.

                    Monday, 20-May-13 09:22:13 UTC from web