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SFX has just posted the first 3 episode details from the new Doctor Who series for 2010.

Episode 1: "The Eleventh Hour" (by Steven Moffat) to be shown 3rd April 2010

Episode 2: "The Beast Below" (by Steven Moffat)

Episode 3: "Victory of the Daleks" (by Mark Gatiss)


Personally, I think Gatiss + Daleks = great episode.

I'm probably going to be the odd one out again (I wish Garin would post more in here), but I didn't really like the episode. I guess it's not fair as it's just half a story.

Maybe my mistake is going back and watching the classic Silurian stories. These new Silurians are more suited for DS9 (Jem'Hadar right?) than Doctor Who. They look completely different from the old ones.

LukeM wrote:
> the Doctor most certainly isn't abducting
> people and probing them.

I believe this was an extra on the Tenth Doctor 'Specials' DVD...

LukeM wrote:

Peter Davidson in Warriors of the
> Deep.

Which was pants.

>
> I think as for the Doctors dark side, that is all part and
> parcel with the fact his entire race has been wiped out and that
> he indeed travels alone. It's also played on how he just uses his
> companions, when this is not really the case, because although it
> can be seen like that, the Doctor most certainly isn't abducting
> people and probing them.
Unless you were called Peri and were picked up in Lanzarote. Come on, I bet he did... :)

I've just finished watching my Silurian/Sea Devil DVD box set so it will be cool to see how they have been re-imagined for this series.

They were first seen in Doctor Who and the Silurians (with Jon Pertwee) then again with the Master in Doctor Who and the Sea Devils, then later on with Peter Davidson in Warriors of the Deep.

I think as for the Doctors dark side, that is all part and parcel with the fact his entire race has been wiped out and that he indeed travels alone. It's also played on how he just uses his companions, when this is not really the case, because although it can be seen like that, the Doctor most certainly isn't abducting people and probing them.

LOL @ granny bashing.

I thought that was a really interesting, and exciting episode. The whole which is the real dream concept was cool, and the twist at the 'end was satisfying, if a little rushed. I'm not sure how I feel about all the violence against oaps in that episode though :D

I too enjoyed it, The Doctor obviously has a 'dark side' which has been hinted at every now and again for a while now. Instead of re-hashing old enemies or making up new ones each week it's good to see episodes focusing on this every now and again. If we don't see the 'Dream Lord' anytime soon, I expect to see another manifestation of it at some point.

Looks like the return of the Silurian next week in a two-parter. From memory I can't remember seeing them before but (after a quick wiki search) their collaboration with the Sea Devils against the Fifth Doctor rings a few bells.

Thoughts; loved it. Oap Zombies! Ok, they weren't zombies, but close.

Interestingly, Dreamlord seemed to have parallels with the Valyard..

For a moment I thought I was watching Lost.

I don't know whether I liked the episode or not, so I should probably watch it a second time.

I'll let pb, Alfonse, Luke, Butch et al. share their thoughts on the episode first.

Pretty cool episode, hope The Dreamlord is a bit more complicated than the Doctor let on, and from the looks of the end of the episode I'd guess he will be.

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