DW 9.02. The Witch's Familiar

[elisi]

Less than 24 hours before the next episode... I'm all for openers that function like finales, but my goodness, they take some work. As always, with endless thanks to promethia_tenk without whom I couldn't do this, I don't think.

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[purplefringe]

We saw a similar furious & single-minded attachment in 'Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS’

I always *love* those moments when the Doctor gets REALLY ANGRILY DETERMINED to save his companion. They give me chills. Nine and Ten had their fair share as well <33

Also nice differentiating between Cybermen & Daleks. And how Danny became the former, and Clara the latter.

Oooh, could you unpack this a little for me? I love the mirroring with Dalek!Clara and Cyber!Danny (lol as you know from the Pompeii emails) but I’d love to know your thoughts in more detail.

(I can’t even. And where DID he get the tea?)

That was hilarious, and also reminded me v strongly of the milk thing in Asylum.

Which makes Clara's bridging of the Pond & Twelve eras extra interesting. She has both the 'crones' of the 'verse advising her: the fairy godmother and the wicked stepmother. Or rather - they are linked. Literally. River and Clara were psychically linked. Missy and Clara were linked by vortex manipulators.This is so interesting. I *love* Missy as Wicked

[elisi]

I always *love* those moments when the Doctor gets REALLY ANGRILY DETERMINED to save his companion. They give me chills. Nine and Ten had their fair share as well <33
<3 <3 <3

Oooh, could you unpack this a little for me? I love the mirroring with Dalek!Clara and Cyber!Danny (lol as you know from the Pompeii emails) but I’d love to know your thoughts in more detail.
sea_thoughts went and wrote about it beautifully in the comments above (I have the best readers!):

The comparison with the Hanged Man is interesting. I know a bit about tarot and the Hanged Man often stands for sacrifice. Now, Clara at the end of S7 did exactly this - she jumped into the Doctor's time stream (if you look up the tarot card image of The Fool, you'll see the similarity) and sacrificed herself for the greater good, saving the Doctor, the universe and causality itself. But at the end of S8, it was not Clara who sacrificed herself for the greater good - Clara was so wounded by grief that she would have thrown the TARDIS keys into a volcano to get Danny back, she would

[enevarim]

Also, the cup of tea - apparently my brain is only grasping bits around the edge of this, though I very much enjoyed reading the whole thing - reminded me of a differently-explained moment in Battlefield:

DOCTOR: Ace, things may get dangerous, so I want you to have this.

ACE: It looks like a piece of chalk.

DOCTOR: It is. I got it from the dartboard. But it will protect you against Morgaine's sorcery.

The fact that he “got it from the dartboard” totally fails to explain how it appeared in his hand when he raised his hand in a certain way...

[elisi]

Also, the cup of tea - apparently my brain is only grasping bits around the edge of this, though I very much enjoyed reading the whole thing - reminded me of a differently-explained moment in Battlefield:
Have I mentioned lately how much I like you?

[enevarim]

It absolutely works both ways.

(Now I have to go back to avoiding the internet for about another twelve hours until my subscription catches up to episode three. More, as ever, later!)

[elisi]

♥ ♥ ♥

And see you... tomorrow? (Am off to bed now.)

[rustydragonfly]

All I can say is that Missy is delightful in a terrible way.

And I laughed so much! At everything! Which was a good thing! This story hit the perfect balance between horrifying and funny.

Anyone for dodgems?

[elisi]

All I can say is that Missy is delightful in a terrible way.
This, exactly.

And I laughed so much! At everything! Which was a good thing! This story hit the perfect balance between horrifying and funny.
It was just plain wonderful. :)

Anyone for dodgems?
*dies again*

[rustydragonfly]

And don't forget the only chair on Skaro!

[elisi]

Who could forget the Chair Agenda?

[elisi]

Thank you!!! ♥

(This show is SO RICH!)