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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#46626: May 28th 2013 at 1:43:06 PM

I think that Alex Kingston and the character she plays are smokin'. Who cares if she is fifty? She is still beautiful, and I love her voice.

kalel94 Rascal King from Dragonstone Since: Feb, 2011
Rascal King
#46627: May 28th 2013 at 2:46:50 PM

[up] Moffat? When'd you join tv tropes?

The last hurrah? Nah, I'd do it again.
Colonial1.1 Purveyor of Obscurity from The Marvelous River City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Purveyor of Obscurity
#46628: May 28th 2013 at 3:00:31 PM

^^ Agreed. I couldn't even tell she was 50 before now.

Oh dear. I don't believe we'll be seeing him again...

Wack'd: Alright. So what about the non-gothic horror eps like The Sun-Makers?

edited 28th May '13 3:01:15 PM by Colonial1.1

"He could not know it. For it was not all a joke."
TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#46629: May 28th 2013 at 3:01:45 PM

[up][up]The only thing I share with Moffat is that we are both Scots.

kalel94 Rascal King from Dragonstone Since: Feb, 2011
Rascal King
#46630: May 28th 2013 at 3:14:25 PM

[up] ;)

[up][up] John Simm is literally the greatest actor I've ever seen. It's a shame he won't come on Who again.

The last hurrah? Nah, I'd do it again.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#46631: May 28th 2013 at 3:14:52 PM

Eh, he's okay.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
kalel94 Rascal King from Dragonstone Since: Feb, 2011
Rascal King
#46632: May 28th 2013 at 3:17:06 PM

Not necessarily on DW, but my god, in other stuff, he's amazingly versatile and is one of those people who can act better than most with just his facial expressions.

edited 28th May '13 3:17:26 PM by kalel94

The last hurrah? Nah, I'd do it again.
Zam Since: Jun, 2009
#46633: May 28th 2013 at 3:18:30 PM

Certain Fans need to learn about a little thing we call boundaries. You can ask for an autograph but not when the actor/ actress is shopping with the kids.

LMage Since: May, 2011
#46634: May 28th 2013 at 3:28:30 PM

I'm gay and I still think Alex looks freakin amazing.

edited 28th May '13 3:28:54 PM by LMage

Zam Since: Jun, 2009
kalel94 Rascal King from Dragonstone Since: Feb, 2011
Rascal King
#46636: May 28th 2013 at 3:34:59 PM

She's okay.

The last hurrah? Nah, I'd do it again.
maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
Mad Scientist Wannabe
#46637: May 28th 2013 at 3:40:24 PM

She's kinda spaghetti-haired.

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
resetlocksley Shut up! from Alone in the dark Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
Shut up!
#46638: May 28th 2013 at 4:10:55 PM

"You mean the one with the enormous head?"

"It's HAIR!"

Fear is a superpower.
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#46640: May 28th 2013 at 4:44:10 PM

That lizard thing would be really clever if it wasn't for the fact that Rose is going to be 10's companion in the 50th, not Martha.

Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#46641: May 28th 2013 at 6:54:35 PM

Martha was Rose the whole time.

"We're home, Chewie."
maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
Mad Scientist Wannabe
#46642: May 28th 2013 at 7:02:30 PM

[up][up][up][up]Please tell me someone says that to River at some point.

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
Fusionman Since: Nov, 2009
#46643: May 28th 2013 at 7:17:39 PM

Strax says she has an enormous head in Name.

Sadly not to her face IIRC.

maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
Mad Scientist Wannabe
#46644: May 28th 2013 at 7:25:42 PM

[up]Good thing, too, because if River had heard him say that, she'd just use that same tired potato jokes, only somehow they'd be more meaningful or something because River said them.

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#46645: May 28th 2013 at 7:36:23 PM

She might have just stared at him. She didn't really have anything witty to say when Strax revealed that he didn't know she was female.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
Mad Scientist Wannabe
#46646: May 28th 2013 at 7:38:05 PM

[up]I don't trust Moffat that much.

True, he held back there, but that's a natural thing for a Sontaran to be confused over. Being a clone race, they have no concept of gender as we know it.

edited 28th May '13 7:39:31 PM by maxwellelvis

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#46647: May 28th 2013 at 7:38:09 PM

Nah, the Doc's probably bragged to River about how good his Strax-is-a-potato jokes were, so she would know to be more original. Probably a comment on his baldness, due to the hair comment.

...I just analyzed a hypothetical bald joke made by a time traveler. And I'm completely okay with that.

"We're home, Chewie."
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#46648: May 28th 2013 at 7:39:58 PM

[up][up] <presents example of a time when River had nothing to say> <BLUR BLUR MOFFAT>

Yes, this seems like a reasonable belief to hold.

Edit: True, he held back there, but that's a natural thing for a Sontaran to be confused over. Being a bald race... etc etc

edited 28th May '13 7:40:41 PM by Bocaj

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
Mad Scientist Wannabe
#46649: May 28th 2013 at 7:40:31 PM

[up][up]Eh, that would feel like a step down from potato jokes, honestly, and River doesn't do ANYTHING a step down from how the Doctor does it.

edited 28th May '13 7:40:50 PM by maxwellelvis

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#46650: May 28th 2013 at 7:42:39 PM

Of course, she kinda doesn't like or go along with his childishness all the time either. She doesn't try to outdo his hat fetish with, say, a sombrero.

She also normally doesn't insult people that aren't him.

edited 28th May '13 7:43:07 PM by unnoun


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