SJ4 has raised a good point about The Monks and their powers.

Maybe their power is Hypnotic.

Perhaps this whole scenario is an illusion created in the minds of the Monks.

That would more easily explain them transporting a nuclear submarine over thousands of miles of dry land.

Maybe they are a group of Rogue Time Lords, the return of The Master a villain well known for using hypnotism lends weight to this theory.

What do you think?

 

I recorded it and will watch it later. I listened to it though and it sounded interesting.

I think you might be onto something there Photon - the Monks are very mystical  so mind control could explain a few things.

I am afraid that having watched more and more of the Classics - the Tenth Planet being the last - I do appreciate a solid story line which has some smattering of common sense and logic to it.

And is it just me or did the Doctor working out exactly the cause of the End of the World in, what three lines, seemed just a tad convenient in terms of wrapping up the story line so quickly as the episode hurtled towards its conclusion...I mean GM bugs getting loose - a bit pedestrian really.

Now wouldn't it have been far more fun if the real threat was an imminent alien invasion by a previously unknown race of beings which had been homing in on a long running SETI transmission caused by well meaning scientists with the Earth potentially in the cross hairs of the battle betwen the Monks and the other alien race. Now that would have been a real twist!! 

SarahJane4Ever at May 29, 2017 at 2:28 AM

I think you might be onto something there Photon - the Monks are very mystical  so mind control could explain a few things.

I am afraid that having watched more and more of the Classics - the Tenth Planet being the last - I do appreciate a solid story line which has some smattering of common sense and logic to it.

And is it just me or did the Doctor working out exactly the cause of the End of the World in, what three lines, seemed just a tad convenient in terms of wrapping up the story line so quickly as the episode hurtled towards its conclusion...I mean GM bugs getting loose - a bit pedestrian really.

Now wouldn't it have been far more fun if the real threat was an imminent alien invasion by a previously unknown race of beings which had been homing in on a long running SETI transmission caused by well meaning scientists with the Earth potentially in the cross hairs of the battle betwen the Monks and the other alien race. Now that would have been a real twist!! 

SarahJane4Ever at May 29, 2017 at 2:28 AM

I think you might be onto something there Photon - the Monks are very mystical  so mind control could explain a few things.

I am afraid that having watched more and more of the Classics - the Tenth Planet being the last - I do appreciate a solid story line which has some smattering of common sense and logic to it.

And is it just me or did the Doctor working out exactly the cause of the End of the World in, what three lines, seemed just a tad convenient in terms of wrapping up the story line so quickly as the episode hurtled towards its conclusion...I mean GM bugs getting loose - a bit pedestrian really.

Now wouldn't it have been far more fun if the real threat was an imminent alien invasion by a previously unknown race of beings which had been homing in on a long running SETI transmission caused by well meaning scientists with the Earth potentially in the cross hairs of the battle betwen the Monks and the other alien race. Now that would have been a real twist!! 

Hello SJ4.

I like your idea about aliens homing in on SETI transmissions reminds me of something that Stephen Hawking wrote a while back.

Great minds think alike! 

Bring on the Intergalactic Battle.  

Entish at May 29, 2017 at 1:30 AM

Could they still be in the simulation?

@abcwhovians at May 29, 2017 at 8:01 PM

I'm actually thinking that in order to "save" mankind from their awful fate The Monks have simply transferred everyone's consciousness into a different simulation- where the Monks rule the world- and in the meantime The Monks harvest the Earth of its useful resources.

Mmm. I like that idea SM. Smatterings of the Gallifreyian Hard Drive used to store the souls of the departed prior to their conversion into cybermen.

Photon at May 29, 2017 at 3:58 AM

SarahJane4Ever at May 29, 2017 at 2:28 AM

I think you might be onto something there Photon - the Monks are very mystical  so mind control could explain a few things.

I am afraid that having watched more and more of the Classics - the Tenth Planet being the last - I do appreciate a solid story line which has some smattering of common sense and logic to it.

And is it just me or did the Doctor working out exactly the cause of the End of the World in, what three lines, seemed just a tad convenient in terms of wrapping up the story line so quickly as the episode hurtled towards its conclusion...I mean GM bugs getting loose - a bit pedestrian really.

Now wouldn't it have been far more fun if the real threat was an imminent alien invasion by a previously unknown race of beings which had been homing in on a long running SETI transmission caused by well meaning scientists with the Earth potentially in the cross hairs of the battle betwen the Monks and the other alien race. Now that would have been a real twist!! 

Hello SJ4.

I like your idea about aliens homing in on SETI transmissions reminds me of something that Stephen Hawking wrote a while back.

Great minds think alike! 

Bring on the Intergalactic Battle.  

Me and Stephen Hawking....I wish!

(apart from the ALS and the fact he is now, what 75, obviously..)

@abcwhovians at May 29, 2017 at 8:01 PM

I'm actually thinking that in order to "save" mankind from their awful fate The Monks have simply transferred everyone's consciousness into a different simulation- where the Monks rule the world- and in the meantime The Monks harvest the Earth of its useful resources.

 I like that as a theory, SM !. Although if we get to the stage of having simulations within simulations - I will need to have a lie down :-)

And the latest odds on the new Doctor are;

 

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the new even-money favourite to be the next Doctor Who, following a flurry of bets on Monday evening placed on the Fleabag and Broadchurch star.

 

Having been considered an 8/1 outsider last night, she’s now ahead of long-time favourite Kris Marshall, whose odds have drifted slightly from 6/4 to 3/1 overnight.

 

Waller-Bridge finds herself on the BAFTA Breakthrough Talent shortlist, which helps explain why so many have lumped on her to succeed outgoing Time Lord Peter Capaldi.

 

This is just the latest twist in a market which has so far had several frontrunners – both male and female – although this is the shortest price any female has been to get the role.

 

And she’s well ahead of Broadchurch pal Olivia Colman who, despite being as short as 4/1 back in February, is now a 12/1 shot.

 

Tilda Swinton has also headed this market at one stage, although she’s been on the drift of late too, and now finds herself out at 10/1.

 

That means Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s nearest rivals are Kris Marshall and David Harewood (5/1)

 

Ladbrokes Latest Betting

 

Next Doctor Who

 

Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Evens

 

Kris Marshall – 3/1

 

David Harewood – 5/1

 

Tilda Swinton – 10/1

 

Olivia Colman – 12/1

 

Maxine Peake – 12/1

 

Andrew Buchan – 16/1

^^ Yes but at odds of more than 20 to 1 sohe did not make the cut for the most heavily backed but these odds change daily so he might be in the list tomorrow...

I thought Andrew Buchan would make a good Doctor after seeing him in 'The Last Dragonslayer' (based on the Jasper Fforde book). Completely different to his character in Broadchurch.

Well not long to go now before Sunday nights episode - I hope it draws all of the threads together and makes some kind of sense!

Meanwhile I am on the hunt for some genuine Dr Who memorabilia to add to my small but slowly growing collection. I understand there are some good websites in the UK so might try those - anything from Tom Bakers era would do nicely...

SarahJane4Ever at June 1, 2017 at 8:21 PM

Well not long to go now before Sunday nights episode - I hope it draws all of the threads together and makes some kind of sense!

Meanwhile I am on the hunt for some genuine Dr Who memorabilia to add to my small but slowly growing collection. I understand there are some good websites in the UK so might try those - anything from Tom Bakers era would do nicely...

You can get a pattern for Tom's scarf online. You could knit one for yourself SarahJane4ever.

Well as it turns out I already have one...my Mother knitted me one when I was about 12...still have it in the closet somewhere..:)

Nope, I think I might build a full size version of the Tardis and put that in the garden instead. It will make a nice talking point for the neighbours.