Series 5, Episode 11 - "The Lodger"

pixelburp

You know the drill by now people: Pixelburp gets bored in work on a Friday and starts a thread for tomorrow's episode.

Fairly ambivalent about this story - it's obviously the money-saving episode of the season, which is saying something (and a break from filming for Karen Gillen by the looks of things).

TooYoube Clips:

aidan_walsh

Oh for pity's sakes - World Cup season and I can't even get away from footie on Doctor Who.

Stark

Matt Smith getting to put his history as a would-be professional footballer to use I see. I've been looking forward to this episode for a while. The last print media adaptation we had worked out well and this is the kind of story that could really suit Matt Smith in particular.

Jessibelle

Looking forward to it I have to say, as Matt Smith really seems to shine as the Doctor with the quirks and all in the clips. I'll have to overcome my oversaturation of James Corden to love it though, he seems to be in everything at the moment!!!

RobitTV

Ahh i love Doctor who A Brilliant show Cant wait for Tonights episode Matt Plays some football i see Lol Cant wait!

Nevyn

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Oh for pity's sakes - World Cup season and I can't even get away from footie on Doctor Who.

Fúcking soccer

BaconZombie

Good episode and I like the few hidden easter eggs:

Van Gogh tickets and flyer on fridge.

Hand in the draw.

...

Does 96:17 mean anything ?

Daemos

Have to say that was much better than I thought it would be. As much as I like Moyles I was afraid he'd ham things up too much, so was glad to see that he didn't

BaconZombie wrote: »

Does 96:17 mean anything ?

Quote from the Bible maybe? Where'd you see that?

Killer_banana

Good episode. Was a nice filler and a bit different. Can someone explain why Craig and the woman (forget her name) saying I love you made the spaceship shut down? My mum was making noise so couldn't hear what the Doctor said.

Only thing that annoyed me was James Corden and the actress's lack of chemistry. Seriously there was none at all. For a one off episode though guess it doens't matter.

Like the references to the Doctor's past incarnations again. Also like that the Doctor has a key, it's nice when there's an apportunity for characters to return...even if they're not the most interesting.

The ending was brilliant, next week looks good.

River's back! Didn't think we'd see her for another series or two.

BaconZombie

On the digital alarm clock display on the Doctors low-tech Scanner.

DaPoolRulz wrote: »

Have to say that was much better than I thought it would be. As much as I like Moyles I was afraid he'd ham things up too much, so was glad to see that he didn't

Quote from the Bible maybe? Where'd you see that?

nicowa

The fridge magnet letters were nice, though the -s-a-d- made me wonder...

Killer_banana

DaPoolRulz wrote: »

Have to say that was much better than I thought it would be. As much as I like Moyles I was afraid he'd ham things up too much, so was glad to see that he didn't

Quote from the Bible maybe? Where'd you see that?

Was James Corden actually. Although now you've mentioned it they do look very alike....

Ginny

The ship was only attracted to people trying to escape....the people it lured in trying to escape the flat, the girl trying to escape her job, it only became attracted to her after she decided to leave. It was never attracted to Craig, as he never wanted to leave, so his need to stay stopped the ship, plus the girls want to stay when she found out Craig loved her helped.
hope that made sense.

It was a nice episode, I'm dying to see next week now though!

Daemos

Killer_banana wrote: »

Was James Corden actually. Although now you've mentioned it they do look very alike....

D'oh, that's who I meant to say

Killer_banana wrote: »

The ending was brilliant, next week looks good.

River's back! Didn't think we'd see her for another series or two.

Well at the end of "Flesh And Stone" she said he'd see her again when the Pandorica opens, and since next week's episode is called

"The Pandorica Opens"

, I'd have thought it would have been a safe assumption to make

Killer_banana

DaPoolRulz wrote: »

D'oh, that's who I meant to say

Well at the end of "Flesh And Stone" she said he'd see her again when the Pandorica opens, and since next week's episode is called

"The Pandorica Opens"

, I'd have thought it would have been a safe assumption to make

Well yeah but I didn't know that!

Can't wait to see it but the series ending is a bit sad. Went really fast...

Aids By Google

Enjoyed the episode.

Thats all I have to say really

angelll

Ok just watched it...I liked it! What's the story with Amy,does she remember rory now? I did read that

James Corden filmed two episodes

. What's the Pandorica??? Anyone care to make a guess? Is it Rory ? What was the battle going on? Was it the crusades?

Pittens

Dunno about Rory.

Anyone think that there was ( I may be showing my geek side here) a Star Trek reference in this episode , the hologram and "Please State the nature of the emergency"

i think that this resolution will be like the final Star Terk episode where by trying to fix something, the star trek team caused a problem. Timey Wimey wibbly wobbly.

dmcg90

Great little episode, for the annual low budget ep it was surprisingly enjoyable. Funny, heart-warming and it kept my attention. But oh my days next week looks truly amazing... cant wait. Part of me thinks

the doctor is going to jump through time solving all the cracks he/Amy have left to solve it all, leaving him with a moral dilemma because he has made things better in the end up for everyone once he left them.

angelll

Pittens wrote: »

Dunno about Rory.

Anyone think that there was ( I may be showing my geek side here) a Star Trek reference in this episode , the hologram and "Please State the nature of the emergency"

i think that this resolution will be like the final Star Terk episode where by trying to fix something, the star trek team caused a problem. Timey Wimey wibbly wobbly.

Is it the note that will cause a problem? They made a point of the doctor saying to write the note and to do it in red pen...

Re the star trek reference...maybe. Or I-Robot? And din't they do it in stargate too? (also big geek )

Daemos

angelll wrote: »

Is it the note that will cause a problem? They made a point of the doctor saying to write the note and to do it in red pen...

I doubt it has anything to do with the note, that was just so he'd know whose house to go to when the Tardis was stuck, remember he said that's how he found it?

angelll

Oh i know,but was wondering if they were making a point with the note or it was just continuation...Prob overthinking it,lol.

Killer_banana

angelll wrote: »

Oh i know,but was wondering if they were making a point with the note or it was just continuation...Prob overthinking it,lol.

Think the point of mentioning the note again was so Amy would have an excuse to look in his jacket (for the pen) so she'd find the ring.

angelll

Killer_banana wrote: »

Think the point of mentioning the note again was so Amy would have an excuse to look in his jacket (for the pen) so she'd find the ring.

Oh yeah! God i only finished watching ten mins ago,you'd think i'd remember...

Ricosruffneck

Bowties are cool..

Stark

Loved it. One of the best episodes of the season I reckon.

angell wrote:

I did read that

James Corden filmed two episodes

By the looks of it, himself and Sophie were swallowed up by the crack at the end of the episode so the Doctor will probably end up resurrecting him in the next episode or so

Killer Banana wrote:

Only thing that annoyed me was James Corden and the actress's lack of chemistry. Seriously there was none at all. For a one off episode though guess it doens't matter.

The slightly disconcerting thing is he seemed to have more chemistry with the Doctor. There were a few close up faces moments where I thought he was going to plant one. Although James Corden always comes across as ambiguous, you could say the same thing about himself and Matthew Horne.

angelll

D'ya think? I have it on sky plus,must rewind and watch that bit again. Have to say it was one of the funniest doctor who episodes so far as well.

Banjo Fella

Good episode, a lot better than I thought it would be! As insufferable as the World Cup might be for some, I still really enjoyed seeing the 11th Doctor tear it up on the pitch! Also, saving the Earth from sinister aliens using a towel and a toothbrush.

Next episode looks crazy good. Can't wait!

Did anybody else notice that the cracks seemed to open wider as Amy opened the box to her wedding ring? Maybe that little red box is actually the Pandorica, rather than the contraption seen in the trailer? Probably not, but it's definitely going to be very significant. I wonder what's going through Amy's mind right now... does she think the Doctor wants to propose to her, or has she managed to remember Rory?

BlitzKrieg

this episode cements that matt smith simply does funny confusing mad man very well.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Thought it was fantastic for a "filler episode"... Great comedy in it...

Doctor DooM

BaconZombie wrote: »

Does 96:17 mean anything ?

96 was the year of the McGann movie?

Also Starring LeVar Burton

^and 17th is where McGann ranks as people who've played the Doctor... hahaha

pixelburp

A good filler episode all right & as previously said it cements Smith's personality of the Doctor perfectly - "here, have some rent"

Perhaps it's no wonder some people are railing against the new season, both the tone and the Doctor are so dialled-back compared to the Tennant years. The plots are far more grounded & less melodramatic, and so is the the Doc: if people were used to Tennant's gritted teeth & shouting, it's easy to see how this funny, bizarre & innsecure version could grate.

Anyway - next week looks intriguing, though the prospect of having nearly all the Doctor's enemies appear seems ... suspiciously RTD.

Wibbs

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

this episode cements that matt smith simply does funny confusing mad man very well.

Yea I liked him in this. Reminded me of Tom Baker for some reason. maybe the alien awkwardness bit. Tennant would have made a more normal tenant(I'll get my coat:o:)). I still prefer Tennant mind. I found him more believable outside the ranty stuff. Smith cant do brooding nearly so well.

I was wondering

doesn't he say something about the time machine being a tardis near the end? The design was kinda similar. Plus it had a chameleon circuit thingy going on. Given he's tootling around in the only tardis left you would think more would have been said about what the hell another similar device was doing hanging around? Who was its pilot/creator?

Stark

Do we have to use spoiler tags for episodes already aired? All the other spoilered bits in this thread are for future episodes

Wibbs wrote:

doesn't he say something about the time machine being a tardis near the end? The design was kinda similar. Plus it had a chameleon circuit thingy going on. Given he's tootling around in the only tardis left you would think more would have been said about what the hell another similar device was doing hanging around? Who was its pilot/creator?

It was an attempt to create a TARDIS replica. Similar replicas have been created by villains in the past. Hopefully it will form part of a future storyline

Wibbs

Yea it defo deserves more of a storyline alright. I just dropped the spolier tags in case people were watching the repeat for the first time or

Feck off! :D

aidan_walsh

Loved the few references I picked up in this one. I enjoyed that the spaceship looked like a larger version of the McGann Console Room.

Thought I did think that the Doctor originally introduced himself as Troy Tempest of International Rescue, such was the Gerry Anderson geekout.

K-9

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Loved the few references I picked up in this one. I enjoyed that the spaceship looked like a larger version of the McGann Console Room.

Thought I did think that the Doctor originally introduced himself as Troy Tempest of International Rescue, such was the Gerry Anderson geekout.

Ah , that's why it was familiar. My wee fella picked up on it, but didn't know which Doctor. I'll tell him that.

Overall, thought it was a good episode, probably the funniest so far. Not a fan of James Corden, but he inter acted well here with the Doctor. The bit on Confidential about the football and the Football Focus part was great craic. Think most of us can relate to the jealousy of the star player! The part where Amy tells them, "there is no upstairs" was hilarious, oh and the cat!

campo

Best episode of the series imho but I am a big fan of James Corden
really looking forward to next week but again it is based on Earth this is the only issue I have had with this series not enough episodes based in other planets or even in the future,

The Recliner

Liked this one a lot

James Corden thankfully managed to restrain himself from being himself and was grand in it

Liked all The Doctor's eccentricities and general roommate weirdness

All in all a decent filler episode with lots of nice references in it

Sleepy

Looking at the preview with

all the bits of cybermen, daleks etc. around it

I can't help but wonder if it's actually containing

a future incarnation of the doctor / something along those lines...

Doctor DooM

Sleepy wrote: »

Looking at the preview with

all the bits of cybermen, daleks etc. around it

I can't help but wonder if it's actually containing

a future incarnation of the doctor / something along those lines...

I'd say it's more likely a play on pandora's box- all the worst monsters in the universe appear when it is opened.

Doctor DooM

Doctor DooM wrote: »

I'd say it's more likely a play on pandora's box- all the worst monsters in the universe appear when it is opened.

Yeah, but, to continue that metaphor, what will the last thing to come out be? Also I got the impression that the Daleks, Cybermen, etc, all came because the Pandorica is being opened rather than because it had been opened.

angelll

So in The who universe,what's the worst thing? I've only seen new who but from what i've read could it be something like the nightmare child? Must go onto gallifrey base and read some theories

amen

So in The who universe,what's the worst thing?

the Doctor obvioulsy. After all he destoryed both the Daleks and the TimeLords.

and he has manged to stop/thwart numerous other races.

Pittens

Good job he likes humans.

monkeyfudge

What was the deal with this?



It looks like Nick Cave gone wrong. It was odd how it was so obviously framed in the shot.

Doctor DooM

amen wrote: »

the Doctor obvioulsy. After all he destoryed both the Daleks and the TimeLords.

and he has manged to stop/thwart numerous other races.

I thought this too, immediately.

monkeyfudge wrote: »

What was the deal with this?



It looks like Nick Cave gone wrong. It was odd how it was so obviously framed in the shot.

He looks kinda gobliny. I was expecting his eyes to start moving and for the Doctor to be looking through the wall or something.

norrie rugger

Doctor DooM wrote: »

I thought this too, immediately.



He looks kinda gobliny. I was expecting his eyes to start moving and for the Doctor to be looking through the wall or something.

Yeah, all I could pay attention to was that picture.
Freaky

pixelburp

Anyone know or read about who it's supposed to be? It seems way to pointed and obvious to be just incidental. At first I thought it was the portrait of the 2nd floor resident, but it wasn't that. So who is he?

Doctor DooM

pixelburp wrote: »

Anyone know or read about who it's supposed to be? It seems way to pointed and obvious to be just incidental. At first I thought it was the portrait of the 2nd floor resident, but it wasn't that. So who is he?

It actually looks familiar. Like book cover art or something.