...I said above in my initial 4:30 half awake ramblings that I thought that 'Saibra' my have been 'Liz 10' from the 'The Beast Below' episode of DW and the 'Star Whale'... and that it was David Tennant as The Doctor... well it wasn't David Tennant that was The Doctor in that episode... it was Matt Smith... also... it was... 'Sophie Okonedo' that played... 'Liz 10' in that episode and it was 'Pippa Bennett-Warner' that played 'Saibra' in the episode... here are the two ladies I'm talking about...
...in looks there isn't much difference between the two at all is there?... (well to me at least anyway lol!)... anyhow... onto the story...
...the phone rings on The Tardis... he answers it... "It's just a phone Clara!"... hmmmmm!... I knew that something was going to happen there
but not that!... lol!... 'Memory Worms' make their re-appearance again!... (this time without Strax inadvertently using it lol!)... The Doctor and Clara are... 'zapped' to a room with a couple of others... Saibra and Psi... Saibra is a shape-shifter and Psi a half cyborg/human... they all get a replayed message of them all saying... "I agree to this memory wipe"... which is soooo similar as to what they had to do in the 'Beast Below' episode way back before... (probably what is made me think that they were the same actress too?)...
...talk about a... "if you take this mission the tape will self destruct in 10 seconds'..."Mission Impossible' moment or what?... lolol!... I love it!!!... after last weeks intense episode they must've had fun making this one lol!...
...wow!... they do a slow motion walking shot of the assembled team walking into the 'Galaxy Bank'... (like the 'Galaxy Library... "who turned out the lights"... a story arc perhaps?)... using your breath to get access into the bank is a different idea isn't it?... (too bad if you ate a strong Vindaloos Curry beforehand... how would it pick up your normal breath?)...
...I've always loved 'shape-shifters' since my 'Star Trek' days... they're always fun to watch... the creature with two penises on it's head was a tad bit 'Star Wars' wasn't it?... (I'm sure that it would've fit in quite well in the famous 'Cantina' scene in one of the Star Wars movies lol!)... is this episode a tribute to all action adventure movies of the past?... lol!... if they have to out-run a rolling boulder it will make my day lololol!...
...a change in direction for Doctor Who?... what is with all of the 'above-looking-down' shots?... there's been a few of them in this episode...
..."Basically... it's the eyebrows!"... was The Doctors response to Psi when asking what it is that puts The Doctor in charge of the mission lol!... that 'Dimensional Shift Bomb' or whatever it was called was a nifty little idea... it leaves his 'Sonic Screwdriver' for dead... (hmmmmm!... that hasn't made this episode this time methinks!)...
..."how did you get these cases into here?"... (into the Galaxy's most secure Bank)... asks Clara...
..."by breaking into the Bank in advance to breaking into the Bank!"... was The Doctors reply!... hahahaha... flawless!...
...okay... I do have to ask the obvious question... it's supposed to be the Galaxies most secure Bank right?... how come there are air-duct's big enough for people to walk through from one section to another then?... just asking... that's such an obvious flaw in security!!!!...
...that guy with the flat head... he could put a bowl of nibblies on his head to eat out of!... they'd fit nice and snug... something like this as a matter of fact... just saying... (yet again)...
...The Doctor just gave Psi a serve... I'm loving the 'angrier' Doctor... as I say... very 'Hartnell' at times... I can't
not think of 2 penises on the head of that 'The Teller' (or whatever he's called)... every time I see it!... lol!... I'm soooo tempted to do a Photoshop of it but I won't!)...
...is it me or was The Doctor being really cold-hearted when Clara told him that Psi just died?... I mean he didn't even bat an eyelid at the news!... I just fell in... The Doctor is the 'The Architect' that planned it from the beginning!... (hence the cases being there prior to their arrivals!)... clever... it took me all that time to pick it up... I usually clue up to these things earlier in the piece...
...my god those glasses on that woman's face are
HUGE!!!!!... it's good to see that Psi and Saibra are still alive after all.. (I don't mind these two)... I hope that they make appearances in the future like the Paternoster Gang...
...hahaha!... why hire staff when you can just clone yourself to do it!!!.... at least you wouldn't have to pay them wages lolol!... The Doctor declares that he hates 'The Architect'!... he hates himself?... The Doctor gesturing... "call me!"... I love it!... yeah... I
had to do it lol!...
...does 'The Teller' with the penises have the same type of spacesuit that The Doctor wears?... is there a story arc of some kind there perhaps?... I liked this shot as they dropped those creatures off on their home planet...
...the phone call was from an old Madame Karabraxos... what a twist!... so as usual... everything makes sense in the end... them all eating take-way food in The Tardis is a nice touch... I cannot recall ever seeing any people at all actually
eating food in The Tardis if memory serves me... lol!...
...my final thoughts on this episode?... it is a total romp-fest after last weeks high tensile show... I never saw the rolling boulder chasing them though lol!... when Saibra lightly hits him on the arm and he rubs it after... funny as!... Peter Capaldi ran this show this week more so than in the last couple of weeks... those episodes seemed like Clara was 'in charge' to me... I think that The doctor has now fully recovered from his last regeneration and is full-on from now on as himself at last...
It is sunny and lovely in Melbourne. 
