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My name is Austin and I’m the Whovian, and these are my sons Corbin and Tripp and we’re the noobs!

This is the podcast that introduces a whole new generation to Doctor Who by watching an episode each week and discussing it from the perspective of a dad who’s seen it before, and two sons who haven’t.

Welcome to Episode 124 covering the Series 8 episode 9: Flatline 

This is the one where the Doctor and Clara help a grumpy old man with no imagination fight graffiti in the most sci-fi way possible!

Production notes

* Story # 250* Originally aired October 18 2014 to 6.71 million viewers * Written by: Jamie Mathieson* He pitched the idea for this story two year earlier and was tasked with scripting the episode. After several drafts, he was then told he had to lock the Doctor up somewhere due to scheduling issues. So it was kind of like a Doctor Lite episode.* Directed by: Douglas Mackinnon

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Checklist

* Name of the episode spoken in dialogue?* Creature of the week* The Boneless* Jiggery Pokery* TARDIS * It’s smaller on the outside!* You mean it’s lighter? It’s always lighter. If it landed on the earth with its true weight, it would fracture the planet.* Something is leaching off the external dimensions* Psychic paper* Clara got to use it* Corbin wondered if you tell someone the psychic paper is blank, what will they see?* The one guy saw a blank page – It takes quite a lack of imagination to stop a psychic paper! * Needless sacrificial death* Rigsy tried to sacrifice himself, Clara wouldn’t let him. And he would’ve died for nothing!

Other stuff we noticed 

* I don’t mean edible pie, I mean circular pi. Which I understand would also mean edible pie.* The way 22 went out was amazing! He looked like he was just standing there, but he was graffiti.* The train was number A113

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Who’s Who?

* Who is Rigsy? * How did he know all the numbers of the people that died? Also he didn’t seem to be as smart as he was cracked up to be.* Who is Danny Pink? * Who is Clara?* She’s still hiding things from Danny and the Doctor.* She’s the Doctor!* She’s got the sonic, the psychic paper, and a companion!* He’s coaching her. A leader is about to emerge in your little group, make sure it’s you.* What would the Doctor do now? No, what would I do now?* He said she was good and made a great Doctor.* Rule 1 of being the Doctor: Use your enemy’s power against them.* I thought it was “The Doctor lies!”* She saved the world! Again.* You were an exceptional Doctor. Goodness had nothing to do with it.* Who is the Doctor?* Can you not just let me enjoy this moment of NOT knowing something. It happens so rarely.* I am determined to play my role: The man who stops monsters.

Classic Who Connection

* The TARDIS has shrunk before. We talked about the miniscope before from Carnival of Monsters (the miniscope holds a miniaturized world) and the TARDIS was miniaturi...