The Doctor Who Thread

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I really didn't mind the red lining.

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R.I.P. the Rani

R.I.P. ‘Dynasty’ And ‘Doctor Who’ Actress Kate O’Mara

British actress Kate O’Mara, who was known to many Americans during the 1980s as Joan Collins’ sister Cassandra Morell on ABC‘s Dynasty, died in Sussex, England this morning. She was 74. A TV vet since the 1960s with credits that included such cult British shows as The Saint and The Avengers, O’Mara was coveted for her portrayal of alluring, pungent personalities, such as The Rani in Doctor Who from 1985-86 and the ruthless businesswoman Laura Wilde in the BBC drama Howards’ Way. Born in Leicester, UK, O’Mara was the daughter of actress Hazel Bainbridge (The Family Way) and John Carroll. Originally, O’Mara pursued a career as a speech therapist, but she caught the acting bug and made her stage debut at 24 in a production of The Merchant of Venice. After breaking in TV, O’Mara caught the attention of Hammer Studios which cast her in the 1970 films The Horror of Frankenstein and The Vampire Lovers. She also made an appearance on Absolutely Fabulous as Jackie Stone. O’Mara founded The British Actor’s Theatre Company and wrote four books: two autobiographies Vamp Until Ready and Game Plan: A Woman’s Survival Kit as well as two fiction titles, When She Was Bad and Good Time Girl.

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Sad moment.

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Indeed.

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I gotta get back to this show.

Got about halfway through the Eccleston season and haven't finished.

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Halfway through the Eccleston season is where most people stop watching. But it gets better. Much, much better.

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So I hear the new season starts in August.

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So I hear the new season starts in August.

Just in time for everyone to forget the new Doctor.

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Yep. I think this is going to be another shit series, maybe even worse than series 6. Yay. Have they even officially announced any classic monsters of villains yet?

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Not that I've heard. I'll hold my criticism until after the first two episodes. I have heard that 11 calls Clara and reassures her.

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Exactly. That's one of the many bad things about this. Plus I never liked 11 anyway. That's not what I call reassurance.

Oh, looks what I found on the web and yes this is genuine.

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Bleeding Cool reveals a guest star and the return of a classic enemy here.

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That's very interesting. I was kind of hoping it was the Rani.

And hey you stole my thing.

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I did?

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I was wondering when this was going to pop up.

I've heard that this is the finale and if that's true, it can only mean good things! I hope the whole episode will be devoted to the cybermen though, I do so get tired of Moffat having big team ups all the time.

Personally I really wanted Valeyard for the main villain of the series or possibly Master, so the Cybermen was unexpected, but I'll still take it! Better than another feeble lacklustre finale from Moffat. Unless of course we'll just see the Cybermen for a tiny bit and they're one of the Valeyard's or Master's tools. I'd rather this just be an earlier episode and have one of the timelords I mentioned as the main villain.

At least there's finally a classic monster confirmed though, I remember the abortion that was series 6 having next to no classic monsters or villains. Worst series ever!