I suppose you can blame me thinking that the RTD arcs were less obvious because I was younger (and therefore stupider - if you can believe me being even more stupid than I am now)

Nah, that's far too interesting to be studied at school. But yeah, I have heard news stories and accounts of people who's heart stops for minutes, even hours but then are miraculously revived. The only time my school went near this subject was when talking about how electric shocks stop the heart, but sometimes a controlled electric shock can start the heart again (I am incredibly squeamish, and so refuse to research this further after finding a video of an electrode being plugged into a human heart during an attempt at revival. Its a shame I'm such a wimp because most things in Biology sound really interesting yet whenever I try to learn more I feel faint. I wish their was a squeamish vaccine....)

But....has anyone ever been revived when they've been shot by an Auton? Laser wounds cant be revived using current methods (although since laser weaponry hasn't been invented yet, we cant blame them)

As, as you've probally realised, I completely forgot about 'The Empty Child'/'The Doctor Dances'. I suppose that's a bit superstitious - but again, I was much younger (stupider). I also was willing to ignore this due to the fact that the nanogenes did not know what a human looked like and all that stuff - which I found really interesting.

Hmmm, I do see what you mean. Its one of those things when its almost impossible to get it right - and when it is right its usually just due to luck.

I've just never been a fan of obvious foreshadowing. I get that it has to be obvious, or else I would be complaining that its too subtle. An example of good foreshadowing would be 'The Sixth Sense' - if that counts since the twist has already happened but we dont realise it (and maybe 'Romeo and Juliet' - although the only foreshadowing is in the opening chorus, which some versions dont have) and the example of bad foreshadowing would be 'Of Mice And Men'. I really hated that novel because the foreshadowing (whilst clever) pretty much told you what was going to happen. Its clever, but it means you know exactly what is going to happen, and therefore all suspense is removed - making the novel very boring. Maybe its just my taste...

-MRB

I still think Moffat's an ass.

Seriously, he should think these things over.

And, although RTD was pretty bad, don't you think Moffat's being a little too much of a jerk un-doing absolutely everything RTD wrote?

One more thing, we're debating over things we didn't understand, and you're replying with educated guesses...

What does that tell ya about the writing?

Someone gave a rather good explanation for why the Doctor was kept alive on a LJ comm, but I forget what they said exactly. I think the Valeyard may have been involved.

Hate to break it to you, but that particular horse bolted years ago. Also, sci-fi means science fiction, which consists of theorising how certain scenarios could happen in a scientific manner. "Raising the dead" has been one of those scenarios since, well, quite possibly the beginning of the genre - death in general is something that mankind seems to be inordinately obsessed with.

Rejecting reality since 2000.

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He was actually offered the role, he turned it down.

I mean when Matt's done.

Which episode does Hazzat mean?..

The world is a better place with at least one less Doctor Who Plot-hole.

Now will you kindly explain how Rory was able to remember everything about his travels with the Doctor even though he was a robot programmed by Monsters who have NEVER. SEEN. HIM. BEFORE!!!! And why the monsters left the Doctor alone, only to return and easily overpower him later in the episode. And why are the Cybermen from an alternate universe, Daleks from the Second World War, Silurians from the centre of the earth thousands of years in the future, Judoon from present day, Sontarans from present day, and all the other monsters able to get to XXAD?!?!?! And why is a ROMAN SWORD able to stab through CYBERMEN ARMOUR (when we see before that its armour can easily deflect bullets - which are far stronger)?? And why are the Angels still made of stone when they move (in 'Blink', the Doctor clearly says that the Angels turn into stone when someone is not looking at them. If they are still stone when no-one is looking, and they are able to move when they are made of stone, surely THERE IS NO POINT IN THEM KEEPING STILL WHEN A PERSON IS LOOKING AT THEM!!!) And what happened on the England-Ship when the ship has no leader or security? And why DOES Van Gough commit suicide when he knows he will be remembered forever? And WHY DOES LOVE CONQUER TECHNOLOGY THREE TIMES!?!?! ("Drat! I've been foiled by the power of Love!!")

OK, I'm really sorry. Its just all the bad memories started flooding back to me. Sorry, I will contain myself until the Christmas Special....which I'm actually looking forward to! Last year had everyone's face as John Simm (which was so stupid it was hilarious), the year before had a Giant Cyberman Godzilla (which was so stupid it was awesome), and the year before that had Kylie Minogue as an Alien (which was weird if you think about it, but OK)........what could possibly be more ridiculous?

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All the elements of the trap were taken from Amy's memory, though I don't recall how this was done, including Rory.

That's unclear. I would guess though, that it's possible with the signal being broadcast and all the cracks in the space-time, that they are from many different time periods. It's really just an excuse to have a bunch of Doctor Who baddies all working together.

While I am not that familiar with the classic Cybermen, it would appear that this is one of them, due to the skeleton present inside the armor. Perhaps the classic Cybermen were more vulnerable? Either that, or somebody wasn't thinking too hard about continuity.

I totally agree on this. The Weeping Angels were much better characters before they were retconned.

I don't think that this is the case. The queen set up for herself a false dichotomy when she assumed that releasing the whale from its torture would ensure the end of their civilization. Because of this, there's no need to assume that she left power, especially since we see her make a brief appearance in The Pandorica Opens.

Depression is illogical. When a person is depressed, knowledge their value to other people is overshadowed by their distorted perception of reality.

While it's certainly possible that it was an overused theme this season, it seemed appropriate to me in each of the stories it was used in.

The episode Victory of the Daleks was, to me, a lot about contrasting the humans and the Daleks and showing why they shouldn't mix. The subplot of Bracewell's identity crisis is poignant because he thinks he is and wants to be human. The moment of crisis with the bomb gives him a chance to choose whether he is or is not Dalek.

In The Lodger, the focus of the episode was more on the Doctor's interactions in the regular human world and Craig and Sophie's relationship than it was about monsters and space aliens. It makes sense to me that the climax would draw from this focus.

I'm not sure what the third time you're referring to is. If it's the struggle of the Auton-Rory, that's less technological and more psychic, in that he overcomes the Nestene Consciousness through his strength of will. I believe that's due to his special place in Amy's heart. As all of the elements of the trap were drawn from Amy's mind, his importance to her was able to make him stronger than just another Auton soldier.

Eh, if you're depressed from being lonely, and people thinking you're insane, then that wouldn't matter.

When you're depressed, you only focus on the thing that's depressing you. (Unless you REFUSE to ba an emo and think about sunshine lollipops la la la)