Night of the Doctor (Semi-spoilery)

[wshaffer]

So, say what you want about Steven Moffat, but there's no denying that he is an old-school Who fan, and when he wants to, he can lay on the old-school fanservice thick. In just under 7 minutes, we've got a glimpse of the Time War, an appearance by the Sisterhood of Karn, an unambiguous nod to the Big Finish audios, and a proper regeneration sequence for Eight. Not to mention another plausible excuse to completely ignore the 12 regeneration limit - if Eight was technically *dead* before taking the Sisterhood's elixir, who's to say that it didn't kick off a whole new regeneration cycle?

I am curious about whether this mini-Episode has any resonance with people who primarily identify as new series fans. (Not that it needs to - that's why it's a web episode. But I'm still curious.)

Comments

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

That's a good summation of Eleven. My feeling on him is that he's too young for the role -- which was weird the first time I caught myself thinking that, because it was, among other things, a sign that I was not so young as I used to be . . . .

But yes, good range on McGann, as evidenced by how much of it he packs into six minutes here. I might be interested in borrowing an audio play or two and seeing what I think of them.