This is the one where Doctor Disco and Clara stop a war between the Zygons and Humans for like the 15th time.

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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 135, covering series 9 episodes 7 & 8: The Zygon Invasion and The Zygon Inversion.

Production notes

* Story #258* Originally aired October 31 & November 7, 2015 to 5.76 & 6.03 million viewers* Written by: Peter Harness & Steven Mofatt* Directed by: Daniel Nettheim

Cast

* Osgood – Ingrid Oliver* Played in the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels reboot, The Hustle with Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway

Checklist

* Name of the episode spoken in dialogue?* Creature of the week* Zygons* Osgoods – they were both human and Zygon simultaneously* Jiggery Pokery* TARDIS * Totally And Radically Driving In Space* Sonic* Sonic specs? Isn’t that a bit pointless, like a visual hearing aid?* What’s wrong with pointless? I once invented an invisible watch. Spot the design flaw.* Setting 137* Psychic paper* Random * Jibberty Jabberty* It’s a control computer. You operate it by titivating the frons

Other stuff we noticed 

* The UNIT safe house had a painting of One on the stairwell* He left us with an impossible situation. Yes I know, it’s called “peace.”* The Black Archive had a Mire helmet* Thinking is just a fancy word for changing your mind. I’m not changing my mind. Then you will die stupid!* You can tell this was small when erasing the memories of like 3 people makes it as if it never happened* The buttons said truth or consequences

Who’s Who?

* Who is Clara?* She’s either on the tube or in outer space!* She’s Bonnie! * If she’s got the ponytail, she’s Bonnie* That’s the mind of Clara Oswald, she might never get out.* She’s a baller. She’s casually sitting on the couch reading a paper that ONLY HAS GIBBERISH ON IT… and Bonnie CAN’T SEE HER!* Who is the Doctor?* Doctor Disco? Doctor Funkenstein? Dr. John Disco? Dr. Puntastic?* Planet!* He’s got question mark underpants* My name is… well… you can call me the Doctor.* He speaks nonsense to distract companions from the danger* His smile is dazzling* He’s spend a lot of time in London getting kidnapped, shot at, and exterminated, doesn’t mean I like it.* Why does peacekeeping always involve killing* Clara being dead for five minutes was the longest month of his life. * He’ll be the judge of time

Can we talk about the interrogation

* Why did Bonnie have to interrogate Clara?

Can we talk about Osgood?

* Who is Osgood?* She is amazing!* The question marks are an interesting touch. She already had the scarf.* You want to know what I am. I am the peace. Human and Zygon.* Like a hybrid?* The age-old debate: Is she a companion?* Her first name is Petronella* The Doctor’s first name is definitely NOT Basil* She needs to guard a couple of boxes, and a world to keep safe* So, which Osgood was killed by Missy?