Hi Guys
With a day to go until the Series 6 finale, it's with an air of excitement that this time I get to watch it as it goes out, with everyone else, instead of my privileged position of getting a preview. This year, previews were limited to a London Screening, and no preview discs went out, so I know as much about it as anyone else.
It has to be said, it seems like there's an awful lot to pack into forty five minutes, with what amounts to two seasons' worth of questions needing answered before the Doctor disappears, sans the Ponds, for his Christmas Special and then outa here until Autumn 2012 - which may very well be the beginning of the 50th Anniversary Season! So tonnes to get through.
The Radio Times front cover shows us a Doctor with much longer hair than usual, and SFX talk about a return of an old look for the Doctor... talk in Outpost Skaro seems to suggest we're going to see the Doctor in his Day of the Moon beard (along with a toga!), so perhaps that's it? There's also the eyepatch look, sported by all the main cast, as well as the bad guys - and again, forum talk is suggesting maybe it's a way to see the Silence and remember them? There's also Rory looking all Special Forces and the return of Winston Churchill!
There's also talk of previous guest star Simon Callow making a return appearance, and whilst he's definitely in the episode, who he plays is still a mystery. Is this the return of Charles Dickens? There are also pterosaurs in the trailer, a Viking-type fella and a steam train going into a pyramid! Personally, my heads spinning with it, but I'll be glued to the screen to see how Steven Moffat manages to pull this all together. Unlike other "epics" - Journey's End springs to mind - there seems to be no extra minutes being added, so it looks like being a hectic three quarters of an hour.
Our friend Friendsofderek will most likely to the review for this episode, so I'm looking forward to read what he has to say about it. And remember, from straight after broadcast, you can tell us as well what you think, on the forum.
One final thing before I sign off for the weekend, folks, and that is you may have become aware of a couple of bogus blogs and twitter accounts claiming to be me. Well, they're not, and, apart from upsetting my kids, I'm not sure what the point is of them. So, if you come across them, and some of the stuff they're coming out with, please ignore them. You'll get me here, here and on Twitter both on @outpost_skaro and @ed_at_motherwel, but no where else. Sorry for the confusion, but there's little I can do about them, and the guy clearly has a problem with me, which is a shame. I'm not going to start a flame war with anyone. Life is way too short.
Anyway, have a great weekend, a fabulous Doctor Who Day and I'll be around bright and early next week with Spooks, Merlin and The Fades to bore you all with.
Happy times and Places
Ed
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