This is the one where the Doctor and Clara chase after a psycho aka the girl in the shop aka the mistress aka the master… then robo zombies take over the world as the Doctor’s birthday present. Just for him to give it away.

Live from Master Closet Studios, you’re listening to the only podcast on the internet that’s held up by an invisible exoskeleton, it’s you, the listeners that hold up our dead rotting corpses: It’s the Noobs and the Whovian! 

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 126 covering the Series 8 episode 11: Dark Water and Death in Heaven 

Production notes

* Story # 252* Originally aired November 1 and November 8 to 7.4 million viewers and 7.6 million viewers * Written by: Steven Moffat* Directed by: Rachel Talalay

Misc Trivia 

* After the camera zoom on Clara’s face when she said “I’m the Doctor,” they put her eyes in the opening credits and placed Jenna Coleman’s name before Capaldi’s.* There was a fan theory that this was Clara last story. This was actually true for a while, before Jenna Coleman renewed her contract for Series 9.

Cast

* Missy – Michelle Gomez* She was born November 23, 1966* Clara’s birthday was given as November 23, 1986* Doctor Who premiered on November 23, 1963

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Checklist

* Name of the episode spoken in dialogue?* We call it dark water, only organic matter can be seen through it.* Creature of the week* Cybermen* Jiggery Pokery* TARDIS * It takes lava to destroy a TARDIS key. And there are what, only 7?* Psychic paper* Why is there so much swearing. * The Question/Doctor Who?* My heart is maintained by the Doctor. Doctor Who? DR. CHANG!!!!!

Other stuff we noticed 

* What’s so special about a volcano? It’s just like a leaky mountain.* Time can be rewritten, but with great care and precision. If I save him then you’ll never come here to ask me to save him. A paradox.* I’m sorry, didn’t Eleven do just that with the grenade thingy?* Go to hell. No seriously, we’re going to hell.* That last thing that happened to you, that really happened.* And it was literally the last thing that happened to him!* iPads? We have Steve Jobs!* Doctor Skarosa? Skaro?* It’s like I’m missing something obvious *elevator closes with mirrored 3W logos look just like Cybermen eyes

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Who’s Who?

* Who is Osgood?* We saw her in the 50th anniversary episode* She’s a companion that never was!* Who is Danny Pink? * His death was boring. It was ordinary. * Who is Clara?* She calls Danny and as soon as he answers she says “shut up!”* I love you – I’ll never say those words to anyone else for the rest of my life. Those words from me are yours now.* Don’t do that with the eyes, how DO you do that anyway? It’s like they inflate!* Speak for me again and I’ll detach something from you.* She’s the Doctor!