Spoilers Series 6, Episode 8 - "Lets Kill Hitler"

popebenny16 · 07-07-2011 03:38PM #1

I know, its a bit previous, but that wont stop me.

In the desperate search for Melody Pond, the TARDIS crash lands in 1930s Berlin, bringing the Doctor face to face with the greatest war criminal in the Universe. And Hitler. The Doctor must teach his adversaries that time travel has responsibilities -- and in so doing, learns a harsh lesson in the cruelest warfare of all.

there's two Amy's

River rides a motorbike Indiana Jones Style

Doctor DooM · 08-07-2011 10:10AM

::eek:

Poor pixelburp, that's all I'll say.

pixelburp · 09-07-2011 04:11PM

Doctor DooM wrote: »

::eek:

Poor pixelburp, that's all I'll say.

lol! Hey, I can't make all the episode threads you know, people might take me for granted :P

Yes, no harm starting the speculation good and early on this. For what it's worth I suspect the episode summary is being a bit cheeky. I suspect the

greatest war criminal in the Universe

is actually referring to River.

Tango One · 11-07-2011 07:36PM

When is this to be shown?, Myepisodes.com has no date for it yet.

popebenny16 · 12-07-2011 10:10AM

one rumour has it as first week september. from previous experiance - right up to miracle day - the BBC tend to be flexible in their schedules, and we may not know for sure until a month off, which is when the BBC do their press packs.

popebenny16 · 12-07-2011 10:11AM

Doctor DooM wrote: »

::eek:

Poor pixelburp, that's all I'll say.

ah I was being nostaligic, I hadn't started an episode thread in years

Keogg · 16-07-2011 03:00PM

pixelburp wrote: »

I suspect the
greatest war criminal in the Universe
is actually referring to River.

Or the Doctor himself?

popebenny16 · 28-07-2011 05:48PM

Karen Gillan: "We have this really cool robot villain that goes back and fixes history," she explained. "So it goes back in time and fixes people that have done [something] wrong in history."

So, for example

Hitler gets killed by the robot so the holocaust and WW2 does not happen, and the Doctor has to make sure that they do

jim-jam · 01-08-2011 07:35PM

popebenny16 wrote: »

Karen Gillan: "We have this really cool robot villain that goes back and fixes history," she explained. "So it goes back in time and fixes people that have done [something] wrong in history."

So, for example
Hitler gets killed by the robot so the holocaust and WW2 does not happen, and the Doctor has to make sure that they do

:eek::eek:

Sleepy · 15-08-2011 05:01PM

Any dates announced for this yet?

pixelburp · 15-08-2011 05:12PM

Sleepy wrote: »

Any dates announced for this yet?

Yeah, a few weeks back - it's August 27th America/UK - so 2 weeks hence

Sleepy · 15-08-2011 05:30PM

2 weeks

Saw the trailer on BBC over the weekend and all it had was "Coming Soon..."

aidan_walsh · 15-08-2011 06:17PM

Let's Kill Hitler Prequel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRqG64hDs4s

pixelburp · 18-08-2011 09:12PM

Two clips have appeared on the official website - one's kinda spoiler'y because

we meet a new character, called Mels. A new companion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9cuPQuDbD0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYaf6RFO2g8

MrVestek · 22-08-2011 12:43PM

It's nearly here. Can't waaaaaaaaait!

pixelburp · 27-08-2011 12:15PM

Well, 7.10 tonight, hope everyone's got their excuses in

27-08-2011 08:01PM

That was so much win!!

But was that not the first time River met the Doctor- aka the last time the Doctor meets her? o.O

Yahew · 27-08-2011 08:03PM

Deleted User wrote: »

That was so much win!!

But was that not the first time River met the Doctor- aka the last time the Doctor meets her? o.O

No. but the opposite is true of course as we have seen. It is true that the older river is going backwards in the doctor's time, but that seems to be something she choose to do - she can turn up anywhere in his timeline as can any time traveller.

Aldebaran · 27-08-2011 08:04PM

That episode just wrinkled my brain.

MrVestek · 27-08-2011 08:04PM

Deleted User wrote: »

That was so much win!!

But was that not the first time River met the Doctor- aka the last time the Doctor meets her? o.O

That indeed was awesome. Omg definately one of the better episodes. At least it answers the question of

why River didn't just regenerate when she met the 10th Doctor in Silence of the Library.

I also loved the fact that they

referenced Rose Tyler, Martha Jones and Donna Noble...

IrishKnight · 27-08-2011 08:05PM

Deleted User wrote: »

But was that not the first time River met the Doctor- aka the last time the Doctor meets her? o.O

She wasn't River really, she didn't know who River was, so perhaps River has yet to become well, River...

Yahew · 27-08-2011 08:05PM

Hitler wasn't killed.

Yahew · 27-08-2011 08:18PM

IrishKnight wrote: »

She wasn't River really, she didn't know who River was, so perhaps River has yet to become well, River...

well, she was really. River was her future self, she has no more regenerations. So is her now.

Basq · 27-08-2011 08:21PM

Think that episode needs a rewatch later... there was a lot to take in!

Both Alex Kingston and Matt Smith put in absolutely stellar performances.

Some truly fantastic moments, mixed with a couple of questionable lines of dialogue (did we really need the "Doctor Who?" line? ** cringe **).

Real lack of Hitler and / or death too!

mach1982 · 27-08-2011 08:29PM

Achilles wrote: »

That indeed was awesome. Omg definately one of the better episodes. At least it answers the question of
why River didn't just regenerate when she met the 10th Doctor in Silence of the Library.

I watch that scene , The doctor said he survive , River says that neither he would or she . Rule 1 the Doctor lies
what it dose explain is why it always the same version of River .

Oh at it was was an awesome episode ,

Doctor DooM · 27-08-2011 08:31PM

A very enjoyable episode, but I don't think young kids could follow that.

I mean I am down with it if that's where Moffat wants it to go, but the Mel-Melanie-who's River-you're River and so on was veeery complicated.

mach1982 · 27-08-2011 08:53PM

Ok , if River Kills the doctor , when she as kid wouldn't she remember it?

That mean that Mel would not have to kill the Doctor

Also at the end we see her starting her studies as an archaeologist , but we know that she will be imprison for killing a great man . Unless it is this version of Melody/River it space suit. Or may the Doctor and River have kids , and it is them as River says in "good man goes to war" it a long time since she saw the cot .

It would be funny if Amy turned out to be River and the Doctors daughter, a bit like Fry in the Futuraram .

I'll stop know as this starting to sound like episode of Jerry Springer .

Yahew · 27-08-2011 08:58PM

mach1982 wrote: »

Ok , if River Kills the doctor , when she as kid wouldn't she remember it?
That mean that Mel would not have to kill the Doctor

Who said she was a kid when she killed the doctor, if she did. It seems like it is the future adult River, which may be why she is in prison. ( Although my guess is the whole prison thing is probably misdirection).

Also at the end we see her starting her studies as an archaeologist , but we know that she will be imprison for killing a great man . Unless it is this version of Melody/River it space suit. Or may the Doctor and River have kids , and it is them as River says in "good man goes to war" it a long time since she saw the cot .

I dont fully understand that. There is only one version of River Song.

It would be funny if Amy turned out to be River and the Doctors daughter, a bit like Fry in the Futuraram

Um, no. :-)

Yahew · 27-08-2011 09:24PM

I noticed, watching again that the place he is killed is Lake Silencio. References to David Lynch?

MrVestek · 27-08-2011 09:38PM

Or lake 'The Silence' ;-)

Manach · 27-08-2011 09:51PM

I enjoyed it, though a bit of a head wrecker, not unusual where River Song is concern. My one non-spoilier history-nerd niggle, is why the wehrmacht and not the SS were guarding Hitler.

**Spoilers** Series 6, Episode 8 - "Lets Kill Hitler"

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Spoilers Series 6, Episode 8 - "Lets Kill Hitler"