The BBC blurb for this episode reads: "Something ghastly is afoot in Victorian Yorkshire, as bodies are found with their skin a waxy, glowing red." Sounds terrifying, but I am more intrigued by the vision of Clara in Victorian garb again. Will the mystery of Clara take any steps forward this week? Plus, this episode we get to see the brilliant Strax again, with his disdain for humans and lack of social etiquette. It should be a good one.

119 responses

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:26

    Evening (anyone).

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:27

    Hey hey.

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:28

    Where/how is Clara going to die/come close to death this time out?

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:28

    Hi Whovians.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:29

    Looking forward to the return of Strax

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:30

    Yorkshire, 1983 - painted on a building :)

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:30

    Creepy lady.

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:31

    hi all

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:31

    hi all

    with christine bakc do you need us to explain things to you today? ;)

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:31

    Too much Victorian sunbed.

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:31

    with christine bakc do you need us to explain things to you today? ;)

    i should be okay :)

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:31

    Madame Vastra, woohooooo

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:32

    Good god, *faints* - she's not that shocking?!

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:33

    Good god, *faints* - she's not that shocking?!

    In Victorian London? Not so many walking talking lizards, I believe.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:33

    Good god, *faints* - she's not that shocking?!

    bit unVictorian!

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:33

    potato man :D

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:33

    potato man :D

    He's awesome :)

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:33

    He's awesome :)

    good ol' straxy

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:34

    good ol' straxy

    One of the best deliverers of a line :)

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:34

    Ooooh, good name

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:35

    Ooooh, good name

    Reminds me of Bournville. #Cadbury

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:35

    Run towards danger, find the doctor.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:36

    That sign didn't look very well centrally aligned

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:36

    He's a fainter :)

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:37

    No actual sighting of the Dr yet

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:37

    Victorian people are so easily faintable

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:37

    No actual sighting of the Dr yet

    This doesn't feel like a Dr Who episode yet

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:37

    80% is a good target :)

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:37

    This doesn't feel like a Dr Who episode yet

    Spin off? First Torchwood, now these 3 - new series?

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:37

    Spin off? First Torchwood, now these 3 - new series?

    Just what I was thinking/hoping :)

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:38

    This doesn't feel like a Dr Who episode yet

    #needsmoreclara

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:39

    awesome fake factory!

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:39

    #needsmoreclara

    I don't remember there being much of her in the trailers from last week, perhaps an assistant-less episode (like the diamond planet one way back with Donna).

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:39

    I don't remember there being much of her in the trailers from last week, perhaps an assistant-less episode (like the diamond planet one way back with Donna).

    WHAT?

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:39

    This is how danny boyle hid his industrial era rehearsals for the olympics

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:40

    WHAT?

    Just thinking back to last week, there weren't (m)any shots of her in the preview... we shall see what's been cooked up.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:41

    Slurping is so rude

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:41

    Saying all that Mrs^ has just found a pic of her in the TV guide.

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:41

    Saying all that Mrs^ has just found a pic of her in the TV guide.

    #phew

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:41

    #phew

    Doctor Phew

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:41

    :)

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:41

    #phew

    They are both missing.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:42

    It's all gone broadchurch

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:43

    oh my

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:43

    oh my

    Indeed.

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:44

    Clara?

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:46

    Is he going for a steam clean?

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:46

    Maybe he saw a blue tanning booth facing upwards and got confused

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:46

    Phew!

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:46

    Yay!

  • Lynchie04/05/2013 at 17:47

    Thought Matts acting was a bit wooden there...

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:47

    Oooh, fancy filter,

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:47

    Oooh, fancy filter,

    This is beyond Instagram!

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:48

    Loving the organ-grinderesque music :)

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:48

    See, the Doctor likes the name.

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:48

    she's been tango'd.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:48

    Mrs Smith!

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:48

    Another use for Smith

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:48

    Excellent accent.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:49

    And the Doctor is from oop north again like Ecclestone ;)

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:50

    That gloop looks like a good strawberry coulis :)

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:51

    Oh my word

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:52

    See, she's dead already

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:52

    Clara's dead isn't she?

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:52

    DAMN YOU HORSE!

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:52

    Awesome gun!

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:52

    Who knew the victorians has child GPS?

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:53

    Loving little-urchin-nav

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:53

    Thomas thomas the tank tank engine engine

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:53

    thomas-thomas

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:53

    Tom-Tom!

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:53

    Tom-Tom!

    Ohhh I get it.

    Oh dear.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:55

    Heeeeh.

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:55

    Dr's eyes say pwoar!

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:55

    Strax to the rescue :)

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:55

    chaaaarrrrgge

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:56

    why doesn't Strax have his own programme

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 17:56

    why doesn't Strax have his own programme

    He's so cool. I want a Strax.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 17:57

    She's a lizard.

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:57

    Listen to Clara.

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 17:59

    poison looks like a space hopper.

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 17:59

    How very Bond villain

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:01

    I'm gonna put money on Mr Sweet being the great intelligence

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:02

    Or maybe not

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:02

    Ewww now i wish it was

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:02

    Euwwwww - that's one severe chest infection.

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 18:03

    Is it wrong to think if potato man looked up too high, he might fall over backwards like a penguin?

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:03

    She's creating a Great Work, Great, she's got Sim City working

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:05

    chairs always work

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:05

    Using a chair, is this now WWE?

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:05

    Is it wrong to think if potato man looked up too high, he might fall over backwards like a penguin?

    He didn't fall back!

    Damn...

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 18:05

    Damn...

    :)

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:05

    Ohhh, poor blind lady :(

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:06

    Manual launch is still a possibilty, time for running

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:08

    Well that was ambitious

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:09

    Mr Sweet scares me...

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:09

    Thanks Ada

  • Mr C04/05/2013 at 18:09

    rage!

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:09

    Mr Sweet scares me...

    I thought it looked all poor an helpless on the floor there.

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 18:10

    I don't like Clara's hair like this.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:10

    I like how he's not called the doctor, he's called the monster

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:11

    Ada is like the 11th's version of Joan Redfern

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 18:11

    FAinter!

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:11

    She has a red laptop!

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:12

    Oh dear oh dear!

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:12

    That onr really isn't her

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 18:12

    Oooh!

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:13

    Neil Gaiman next week!! :D

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:13

    Cybers

  • Christine04/05/2013 at 18:14

    Next week looks goood.

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:15

    Next week looks goood.

    but it's the last one :(

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:15

    but it's the last one :(

    WHAT?!

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:15

    WHAT?!

    Last week is the final one until the anniversary

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:15

    Not #7?!

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:15

    Next week, even

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:17

    Wiki says there is one on the 18th (dunno if the 50th) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_(series_7)

    warning, reading that page reveals #SPOILERS

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:20

    50th is slated for Nov 23rd

  • Lukeh04/05/2013 at 18:25

    Wiki says there is one on the 18th (dunno if the 50th) en.wikipedia.org/…or_Who_(series_7)

    ah! good news then :)

  • Will^04/05/2013 at 18:26

    ah! good news then :)

    Indeed, 2 more eps. To be fair there aren't any real spoilers, none that won't be shown at the end of next week anyway.