Capaldi, Capaldi, & more Capaldi

[Bruce Banner]

Seems to me they're setting her up to leave the show. But from the episode "Listen" I suspect there's more to the guy than we are led to believe.
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Yeah, that's the impression I got, too. Seems certain that they're planning some grand revelation concerning Clara's boyfriend later in the season.

[johnnystorm]

Ugh. Too many grand revelations. Can't just be she meets someone and leaves, good enough exit for Jo Grant & Susan, right?

[Mikey]

Mel had the best exit - it was like they made it up as they went along

[Gorn Captain]

Sorry to see her go. I feel she's a great match with Capaldi, better than with Matt Smith.

[fallensaviour]

Maybe they are setting him up to be the new companion..?

[Mikey]

I'd like to see the next companion be more of a throw-away unimportant --- like Mickey

[Mikey]

Capaldi is boring - there, I said it !!!

The guy has NO personality and can't speak English to save his life.

I say kill-off this hapless boob and regenerate into CLEMSO !!!

[Gorn Captain]

Capaldi is boring - there, I said it !!!

The guy has NO personality and can't speak English to save his life.

You're in luck. Sylvester Stallone has volunteered to redub all of Capaldi's lines!

[palitoy]

If you find the Doctor that unpleasant, you should stop watching the show.

[Bruce Banner]

Tonight's episode was kind of mediocre. Really sick of the whole Clara's boyfriend thing now.
But Capaldi is still great.

[fallensaviour]

If you find the Doctor that unpleasant, you should stop watching the show.

Definitely!!!....There I said it...lol
Don't worry Mikey he'll regenerate in a season or two or three.

[johnnystorm]

Fun episode tonight, despite the gruffness ( or perhaps because of it) this Doctor has a lot of humorous moments. I loved the bit with him liking the bow tie guy over Pinky.
Say, if Pinky becomes a companion, and the Doctor is the "Brains" of the group, are you thinking what I'm thinking? Narf!

[Earth 2 Chris]

Okay, so now is the girl going to be a companion? They keep showing her a lot. I think Clem and the girl should be the new companions!

Cindy and I were talking about Capaldi. I think I know why I like him: he's gruff, think's he's smarter than everybody else, abrasive, can be rude...but deep down has a lot of heart and compassion for the human race.

He's Batman!!!

Chris

[Gorn Captain]

Yeah, pretty much a "filler" episode. Not that much of a story, more of a showcase for Doctor-Clara banter. It's fun too watch the verbal sparring, but that's about it.
I wonder why the Doctor is so harsh on Pink for being a soldier. He has had a long association with UNIT, people like Leela were warriors/soldiers, and he himself fought in the Time War. His resentment is a bit misplaced.
Can't say I'm very fond of Pink and the whole boyfriend thing.

[palitoy]

I won't be watching that one twice

By now, I think we've established Danny Pink already. I like the character and where they are going with this, so hopefully we can now move forward.

The Doctor has always been an outspoken critic of soldiers (especially the Brigadier) so it's not like it's out of the blue, but they're definitely playing it up here to make Clara's decision hard.