One spoilery complaint about "Listen"

[dbskyler]

Okay, it's a silly thing to be obsessing about, but I can't get over how the TARDIS was able to land on Gallifrey without all the alarms going off and guards showing up that we used to get.

For example, this scene from Deadly Assassin (start at 1:10).

Also, can the Doctor just go land in Gallifrey's past whenever he wants now? I thought it was still Timelocked / in another universe or something?

Comments

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but when the TARDIS lands in Deadly Assassin, it lands *in the Citadel* where there's massive security. Don't see any reason for the Doctor's family home to have that kind of security, not least when it's on an entirely different continent to the Citadel.

And the TARDIS being able to land on Gallifrey in the past is something I'm just going to overlook as one of those little irksome things that don't in any way detract from my overall enjoyment of the episode. I do the same with the little irksome things in Blink - and for me, this episode was as good as Blink. I liked the way that the episode shows up so many of Clara's strengths, and also the relationship between Clara and Twelve - her calling him a stick insect, and him boasting of his "dad skills" just because he sent Rupert to sleep (which contrasted nicely with Clara's genuine mothering skills).

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know it all magically disappeared due to the needs of the episode (as did the transduction barrier), but it still irks me. I think it's an issue because I've always loved having Gallifrey be the one place in the universe where the Doctor can't just land unannounced. Besides, it just makes sense that Time Lords would be the one species who can track the arrival of a TARDIS.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Well that's typical of Who - continuity be damned and everything else too, if the plot requires *this* to happen.

And I agree it does make sense... It just doesn't bother me that much.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. And actually, it's not even that I'm overly bothered myself -- I think I just like the alarms, so I missed them.

I agree that for the most part, this was a very strong episode. Clara was great in it.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! I loved seeing Clara's parenting skills in action - actually MORE useful than Twelve's "dad skills"!!