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Use the damn shovel!!!

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DeathSwitch

This is another one of those episodes that got SO much better on a rewatch when you arent wondering wtf is going on the whole time 🤣 Doctor went through it during this episode.. and, to me, is a metaphor for grief.. how we punish ourselves, deny, get angry. This whole episode is shot so well, massive props to the director, Rachel Talalay who unfortunately didnt recieve much recognition for her work here aside from a Hugo Award nomination for best short film. Such a cool concept for a Who episode. To answer some of your questions, he isnt x billion years older because the teleporter had a copy of him exactly as he was when he first got there.. so only the last one made it through maybe a few weeks older... with a BUSTED hand 😂 He did mention once he realises whats happening he remembers it all.. rough. He didnt take the shovel with him because he didnt remember he would need it for the wall until he gets there and puts the pieces together with 'Bird'. Peter is amazing, as usual, and carries the entire episode himself with the only other person speaking being Clara.. the ultimate monologue 🤣

Mark Ward

I don't get it. I've watched this quite a few times now with reactors. It is literally one of the most popular episodes of Doctor Who ever. For me... I just find it all a bit boring. Literally the most unpopular opinion ever I'm sure, noone kill me. I have tried so hard to like it. It's ok...

Jason

Just a spectacular episode & one I'll forever remember. Steven Moffat's best for a long while, Rachel Talalay on directing levels far beyond, Murray Gold with such a haunting soundtrack and Capaldi on acting fuel as a one man tour de force for almost it's entire runtime. I just adore this episode it's beautiful and touching & focuses real life experience of grief. The theme at the end is called "The Shepherd's Boy" by Murray Gold

Lloyd B

Personally I think this episode is close to perfection. The script, direction, cinematography, lighting, music, and of course Capaldi's performance. It sends chills down my spine every time. This is the Doctor grieving, and it's effectively a link between Clara’s death and the finale. It isn't meant to be action packed, but rather an insight into his mind. As for the shovel, he only ever realises where he is when he's in room 12, no way out with the creature coming up behind him, and no more confessions to tell. Tge shovel is likely at the other end of the castle. Must a comment on tbe Time War and you question as to why the Time Lords couldn't use their knowledge to defeat the Daleks - the Daleks had time travel as well, and the nature of the Time War was that each side was constantly going back and forth rewriting history, tearing the fabric of reality apart. There's a series of Big Finish audio adventures on tbe Time War, featuring the 8th Doctor and John Hurt as the War Doctor that I strongly recommend.

otherboy

Lol I guess I forgot the Daleks could time travel too😂 As for the shovel, I knew he didn’t remember about it because he was constantly resetting but he should’ve taken it with him once he did find it simply because it was a tool/weapon. At no point did he even attempt to fight the creature. I know fighting isn’t his thing but it’s so frustrating seeing him not even try. Carrying the shovel with him everywhere would’ve enabled him to shave a few hundred years off😂

Evan!!

I love how much this episode gets into the Doctor's head. You really get an idea of how he thinks and it's just really engaging to watch. The episode uses the time loop as a metaphor for grief, like 12 says "The day you lose someone isn't the worst. At least you've got something to do. It's all the days they stay dead." Every day living on without the person you care about feels like hell and you just have to keep doing it. The big catharsis of the Doctor punching the wall for so long really didn't hit me the first time because I was just amazed at what the fuck he was doing, but on subsequent watches it becomes really clear how Moffat thinks of the Doctor as someone who, through sheer force of will, can succeed against the odds. He's the kind of person who, over a billion or trillion scenarios will never give up, even if he wishes he could and is always compelled by the urge to stop. And I adore it. This episode has helped me through some rough times, honestly, because seeing how much he struggles and pains through punching the same wall over a couple billions of years is like weirdly inspiring.

Jason

That was beautifully put Evan. When what we watch holds deeper meaning & helps that is truly art & something for creative's to be proud of. All the best.

S

I just love how big grief is displayed. There are so many great analysis videos on this episode I don’t think I can do justice to it. It’s sad and beautiful and I love everything about this story. Also, Ashildr/Me took the confession dial from the doctor in the previous episode.

WhoviVortex

A whole two billion years punching a wall.. He's gonna feel that in the morning! Such an artistic episode overall; Capaldi's performance is So Good. Carrying an episode entirely on his own? Wow!

Jason (edited)

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2021-10-20 01:00:06 Oh bollocks I forgot to give respect and appreciation to Michael Pickwoad may he rest in peace. Pickwoad's set design & artistic vision was truly cinematic in scope. I met him years ago at the Doctor Who Festival and spoke to him about his Tardis & his advice about art design with his loving wife by his side smiling alot as he spoke. The man was slightly eccentric & spoke with such passion & I still treasure that convo I had with him now. Rachel was very upset when he passed & spoke extremely highly of him. For context this is Michael talking about his Tardis design for 11th & 12th Doc - https://youtu.be/lb7nZP_2NH4
2021-07-25 01:53:42 Oh bollocks I forgot to give respect and appreciation to Michael Pickwoad may he rest in peace. Pickwoad's set design & artistic vision was truly cinematic in scope. I met him years ago at the Doctor Who Festival and spoke to him about his Tardis & his advice about art design with his loving wife by his side smiling alot as he spoke. The man was slightly eccentric & spoke with such passion & I still treasure that convo I had with him now. Rachel was very upset when he passed & spoke extremely highly of him. For context this is Michael talking about his Tardis design for 11th & 12th Doc - https://youtu.be/lb7nZP_2NH4

Oh bollocks I forgot to give respect and appreciation to Michael Pickwoad may he rest in peace. Pickwoad's set design & artistic vision was truly cinematic in scope. I met him years ago at the Doctor Who Festival and spoke to him about his Tardis & his advice about art design with his loving wife by his side smiling alot as he spoke. The man was slightly eccentric & spoke with such passion & I still treasure that convo I had with him now. Rachel was very upset when he passed & spoke extremely highly of him. For context this is Michael talking about his Tardis design for 11th & 12th Doc - https://youtu.be/lb7nZP_2NH4