The Impossible Astronaut (3201)

[pbellosom]

Has the TARDIS been invisible or landed silently before

End of Time he cloaked it

Also wonder if the "Silence will Fall" that we've been hearing for what seems like forever, actually means "The Silence will Fall from power or grace" etc. etc. and not what we all assumed it meant.

I like that.

I really hope we get to encounted Jim The Fish at some point, he sounds awesome. Though I am imagining Beta George from Angel.

I doubt the pregnancy is a 'whim' decision. I don't think Karen Gillan is pregnant in real life, so that makes it a deliberate plot point which will undoubtedly have some future payoff.

I'm leaning heavily towards this being because the baby is River

[Billz]

It was a great episode, but now, I can't wait until "Day Of The Moon" where the Doctor is technically going to cross into the time line of his previous incarnation.

If you remember, back in "Blink", the Tenth Doctor and Martha went and saw the Moon landing live several times. Now, the Eleventh Doctor wants to see it. Wouldn't that cause a paradox, and seeing as how the Moff wrote both those episodes, leads me to think that he has a story device hidden up his sleeves.

Can't wait.

[pbellosom]

Also, why oh why did they not bring the Doctor his fez?

[DigiFluid]

I'm leaning heavily towards this being because the baby is River

Interesting. Not much to support it at this point IMO, but interesting just the same.

It was a great episode, but now, I can't wait until "Day Of The Moon" where the Doctor is technically going to cross into the time line of his previous incarnation.

If you remember, back in "Blink", the Tenth Doctor and Martha went and saw the Moon landing live several times. Now, the Eleventh Doctor wants to see it. Wouldn't that cause a paradox, and seeing as how the Moff wrote both those episodes, leads me to think that he has a story device hidden up his sleeves.

Can't wait.

Nah. If the TARDIS can cloak, they could have visited the Moon landing as many times as they liked without ever being visible or interacting

[P-90_177]

Definately one of the best series openers of all time.

So much awesome you can't write it down.

I'm certainly leaning towards the idea that the Silence are not the big bad from the series.

"Silence will fall" from the end of series 5 would imply that they are going to be defeated and that causes something even worse to occur. It is hard to say though. Either way it'l certainly be interesting.

One thing I can point out to everyone here.........stop trying to guess what's going to happen next...............ultimately you're almost surely going to be wrong.

[DigiFluid]

One thing I can point out to everyone here.........stop trying to guess what's going to happen next...............ultimately you're almost surely going to be wrong.

Pfft. Where's the fun in that?

[Sealurk]

It was a great episode, but now, I can't wait until "Day Of The Moon" where the Doctor is technically going to cross into the time line of his previous incarnation.

If you remember, back in "Blink", the Tenth Doctor and Martha went and saw the Moon landing live several times. Now, the Eleventh Doctor wants to see it. Wouldn't that cause a paradox, and seeing as how the Moff wrote both those episodes, leads me to think that he has a story device hidden up his sleeves.

Can't wait.

As long as he doesn't actually run into himself, he might be fine, and since the Eleventh will remember where he was each time he and Martha went to watch it he should be able to keep the group out of trouble. Besides, it may depend whether they're going to watch the launch, or the landing. There's about three days difference if I remember correctly.

[Ben 'Teal'c would WIN!!' Noble]

Digi, I just meant Amy saying she was pregnant would be a silly plot point to add if it wasn't true. I just wouldn't make sense.

[BloomGate]

Awesome episode. Seriously looking forward to next week.

Just a few niggling issues from an American. They are probably on the level of "The buckles on the shoes of the guy in the opening sequence would not have been worn in that time period" (just an example to show how ridiculous my nigglings are - I really have no clue about historical shoes)

1. In 1969, there would not have been any dark skinned members of the Secret Service. (The guys that protect the President) Not only would there not have been any, but had there been any, they most certainly wouldn't have been in charge and speaking to the President directly. All I'm saying is that it's historically inaccurate and created a failure in suspension of disbelief for me - for about 30 seconds.

2. I can't imagine any possible reason why an empty school bus would be driving across the desert in the middle of nowhere to drop them off. It's not like one would be heading that way and they just caught a lift.

3. The weather in Utah in late April is a bit colder than the clothes they are wearing. With highs in the mid 50s F (13 C) and lows in the low 40s F (4 C) I think Rory might want to wear a bit more than short sleeves and short pants.

They DID get quite a bit right though. The Oval office looked very well done, and River was right that they would shoot him if they thought he was a threat.

I absolutely LOVED the episode though. I just nitpick everything.

[Teddybrown]

Awesome episode. Seriously looking forward to next week.

Just a few niggling issues from an American. They are probably on the level of "The buckles on the shoes of the guy in the opening sequence would not have been worn in that time period" (just an example to show how ridiculous my nigglings are - I really have no clue about historical shoes)

1. In 1969, there would not have been any dark skinned members of the Secret Service. (The guys that protect the President) Not only would there not have been any, but had there been any, they most certainly wouldn't have been in charge and speaking to the President directly. All I'm saying is that it's historically inaccurate and created a failure in suspension of disbelief for me - for about 30 seconds.

2. I can't imagine any possible reason why an empty school bus would be driving across the desert in the middle of nowhere to drop them off. It's not like one would be heading that way and they just caught a lift.

3. The weather in Utah in late April is a bit colder than the clothes they are wearing. With highs in the mid 50s F (13 C) and lows in the low 40s F (4 C) I think Rory might want to wear a bit more than short sleeves and short pants.

They DID get quite a bit right though. The Oval office looked very well done, and River was right that they would shoot him if they thought he was a threat.

I absolutely LOVED the episode though. I just nitpick everything.

Lol, I do that with other shows
Didnt really care though in Doctor Who, but I didnt think of those lol

[Flyboy]

Awesome episode. Seriously looking forward to next week.

Just a few niggling issues from an American. They are probably on the level of "The buckles on the shoes of the guy in the opening sequence would not have been worn in that time period" (just an example to show how ridiculous my nigglings are - I really have no clue about historical shoes)

1. In 1969, there would not have been any dark skinned members of the Secret Service. (The guys that protect the President) Not only would there not have been any, but had there been any, they most certainly wouldn't have been in charge and speaking to the President directly. All I'm saying is that it's historically inaccurate and created a failure in suspension of disbelief for me - for about 30 seconds.

2. I can't imagine any possible reason why an empty school bus would be driving across the desert in the middle of nowhere to drop them off. It's not like one would be heading that way and they just caught a lift.

3. The weather in Utah in late April is a bit colder than the clothes they are wearing. With highs in the mid 50s F (13 C) and lows in the low 40s F (4 C) I think Rory might want to wear a bit more than short sleeves and short pants.

They DID get quite a bit right though. The Oval office looked very well done, and River was right that they would shoot him if they thought he was a threat.

I absolutely LOVED the episode though. I just nitpick everything.

I did raise an eyebrow at the Secret Service agent myself actually...

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

3. The weather in Utah in late April is a bit colder than the clothes they are wearing. With highs in the mid 50s F (13 C) and lows in the low 40s F (4 C) I think Rory might want to wear a bit more than short sleeves and short pants.

Rory's English.. 13 C is a warm summer day here

[P-90_177]

Pfft. Where's the fun in that?

You're not here to have fun. You're here to sit quietly in the corner and wait for next weekend like a good Whovian.

I did raise an eyebrow at the Secret Service agent myself actually...

I swear the makers of Doctor Who do so enjoy doing things like that. I mean I really liked the agent. but it's just historically it's a bit off. But that's kinda good. It's kinda good to have something as silly as Doctor who give the finger to past faults such as racism.

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

One thing I can point out to everyone here.........stop trying to guess what's going to happen next...............ultimately you're almost surely going to be wrong.

I'll let Darren know he can close the forum..

If we're not going to discuss the episode and come up with theories about what we think could happen next then what's the point of being here?

[BloomGate]

Rory's English.. 13 C is a warm summer day here

I hear ya. I live in Chicago and try not to put on my actual winter parka until it gets to about 10 F (-12 C) because if you start wearing it too soon, when it hits -20 F (-29 C) you're really gong to feel the cold.

I was really waiting for someone to tell me that he can handle it because he's still part Auton.