Podcast appearances and mentions of Arthur Darvill

May 2025 Book Club:  We're joining the Eleventh Doctor, Amy, and Rory as they try to survive the dangerous games of “Hunter's Moon,” by Paul Finch.  Originally published in April 2011, as part of the New Series Adventures range, it is still available digitally and as an audiobook read by Arthur Darvill.  Happy reading!   Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast!   BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social  Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com   Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub   Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub 

Join the Earth Station Who podcast as we dive into Amy's Choice, the mind-bending 11th Doctor adventure featuring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill. We explore the Dream Lord's mystery, Amy's pivotal decision, and the deeper themes of this Doctor Who classic. Tune in for Whovian insights, theories, and more! Subscribe now to Earth Station Who for more Doctor Who episode reviews, news, and discussions, and join the conversation with fellow fans! Who North America https://www.whona.com/ ESO Network Patreon https://patreon.com/esonetwork If you would like to leave feedback or comment, feel free to email us at feedback@earthstationwho.com DoctorWho #AmysChoice #11thDoctor #MattSmith #KarenGillan #ArthurDarvill #DreamLord #TARDIS #SciFiPodcast #Whovian #TimeTravel #EarthStationWho #DoctorWhoPodcast #WhoviansUnite #BBCDoctorWho #DoctorWhoFans #Gallifrey #PodcastReview #DoctorWhoEpisode #DoctorWhoCommunity

Join the Earth Station Who podcast as we dive into Amy's Choice, the mind-bending 11th Doctor adventure featuring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill. We explore the Dream Lord's mystery, Amy's pivotal decision, and the deeper themes of this Doctor Who classic. Tune in for Whovian insights, theories, and more! Subscribe now to Earth […] The post Amy's Choice – Earth Station Who Podcast Reviews the 11th Doctor's Mind-Bending Adventure appeared first on The ESO Network.

Doctor Who Holiday Specials- Ep 325: We take a visit with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future as well as the Ghosts of Doctor Who Past, Present, and Future as we take a look at a holiday special episode and the 50th Anniversary Special only on Normies Like Us! It's not Doctor When or Doctor Where... It's Doctor Who! @NormiesLikeUs https://www.instagram.com/normieslikeus/ @jacob https://www.instagram.com/jacob/ @MikeHasInsta https://www.instagram.com/mikehasinsta/ https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/ https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/

Charles Skaggs and Jesse Jackson discuss "Amy's Choice", the seventh episode from Doctor Who Series Five in 2010, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Toby Jones as the Dream Lord! Find us here:X/Twitter: @NextStopWho, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopWho@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

This Christmas in July, we are joined by Adam Richard on a sleigh ride that flies right past the Marvel Cinematic Universe and lands on Margot Kidder's rooftop in 1978. Which is, it turns out, not a bad place to be. It's The Return of Doctor Mysterio. Notes and links Steven Moffat's clear inspiration here is Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie (1978), an astonishingly well-made and entertaining superhero movie starring Christopher Reeve as Clark and the wonderful Margot Kidder as Lois. If you haven't seen it, put your phone down at once and go and find a copy. In Episode 271: Eels with Jazz Hands, we mentioned the previous life of director Ed Bazalgette as a member of 1980s one-hit wonder The Vapors. The one hit in question was called Turning Japanese, and it was a massive thing at the time. The CW superhero shows Peter mentions are collectively called the Arrowverse, which started just a few years before this episode aired, and which included shows like Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014), Supergirl (2015) and Legends of Tomorrow (2016), featuring our very own Arthur Darvill. Ang Lee's unloved film Hulk (2003) liberally used comic book panels to transition between scenes (in a way far more sophisticated than what's attempted in this Doctor Who episode). This brief video will give you the idea. It was Adam's job to watch Series 10 of Doctor Who as a regular on the ABC's Doctor Who aftershow Whovians, which covered Series 10 to 12 and screened a day or so after each episode aired. Brendan mentions the Matt Fleischer animated Superman films from the 1940s, particularly the kinds of villains this version of Superman routinely fought. In the second film, The Mechanical Monsters (1941), Superman confronts a group of giant robots who rob banks and museums and inspire artists and filmmakers for generations. Go and watch it at once. Attractive Coal Hill Academy student Ram loses a leg in the first episode of the Doctor Who spin-off Class, which screened over eight weeks leading up to the start of December 2016. And then no one ever mentioned it or even thought about it ever again. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) was an insanely popular television show in the 1990s, starring Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane and featuring the incredibly beautiful Dean Cain as Clark. (He's a horrid alt-right nutcase these days, which is a grim warning to all of us, I suppose.) Follow us Nathan is on X as @nathanbottomley, Brendan is @brandybongos, and Adam is @adamrichard. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. Adam Richard's daily Doctor Who podcast is called Adam Richard Has a Theory: it's the place to find Adam's hot-to-lukewarm takes and wild-to-really-quite-sensible theories about everything Doctor Who. You can follow Flight Through Entirety on Mastodon and Bluesky, as well as on X and Facebook. Our website is at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll sneak into your bedroom and torture your favourite stuffed toy. Wait, no we won't. That would be awful. Sorry. And more You can find links to all of the podcasts we're involved in on our podcasts page. But here's a summary of where we're up to right now. 500 Year Diary is our latest new Doctor Who podcast, going back through the history of the show and examining new themes and ideas. It's first season came out early this year, under the title New Beginnings. Check it out. It will be back for a second season early in 2025. The Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire has broadcast our hot takes on every new episode of Doctor Who since November last year, and it will be back again in 2025 for Season 2. There's also Startling Barbara Bain, our Space: 1999 commentary podcast. We've covered the first five episodes of Series 1; Episode 6 should be out in the next couple of weeks. The Three Handed Game is a podcast on The Avengers and The New Avengers. In the most recent episode, Brendan, Richard and Steven watched an episode from Diana Rigg's first series, Two's a Crowd. Brendan's gaming podcast is called The Bjay BJ Game Show, and in its most recent episode, Brendan and Bjay visited some tilt-shifted Minecraft-inspired holiday destinations in The Touryst. And finally there's our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. Last week, we visited the centre of the galaxy and met up with the Devil (who seemed nice) in an inexpensively produced episode of The Animated Series called The Magicks of Megas-Tu.

This week, the multi-Olivier Award nominated revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! arrived at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End for its limited run in the West End. This bold reinterpretation of the classic musical, directed by Daniel Fish, stars Arthur Darvill, Anoushka Lucas, Patrick Vaill, Georgina Onuorah, Liza Sadovy and more! Check out the new review for Mickey-Jo's thoughts on this polarising production... • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows both in New York, London, Hamburg, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre

Adam looks back at Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill's time on Doctor Who as companions Amy and Rory, and wonders if the energy of a previous Scots companion inspired Amy. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam continues Matt's Missive looking at Doctor Who Series 6 episodes 'Impossible Astronaut,' 'Day of the Moon,' 'Curse of the Black Spot,' and 'The Doctor's Wife' starring Matt Smith, Amy Gillan and Arthur Darvill. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Rob Brydon in this week's episode as he welcomes actor and musician Arthur Darvill to his podcast. Arthur tells Rob about growing up in a creative family, and the pair discuss their shared love for musicals. Arthur also reveals how he landed a role in Doctor Who, and why he chose to leave the series. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From the roundtables at NYCC are showrunner Phil Klemmer, and cast members Brandon Routh, Arthur Darvill , and Ciara Renée 

Tune in as Honer and Bruce (Drunk With Buds) drop by the program to discuss the Netflix series adaptation of The Sandman, the dark fantasy comic book by Neil Gaiman (Coraline, American Gods, Good Omens, The Graveyard Book). Its existential depth, the scrapped film adaptation that Gaiman himself had sabotaged, and the Audible version of The Sandman make up a few of the talking points on this episode. Developed by Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg, The Sandman stars Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, Vivienne Acheampong, Patton Oswalt, David Thewlis, Jenna Coleman, Gwendoline Christie, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Ferdinand Kingsley, Kyo Ra, Sandra James-Young, Razane Jammal, Jill Winternitz, Danny Kirrane, Kerry Shale, Stephen Fry, Mason Alexander Park, Melissanthi Mahut, Arthur Darvill, Charles Dance, and Mark Hamill. Spoilers start at 26:50 Good Word: • Honer: HBO Max's The Last of Us • Bruce: Lucifer • Arthur: The Prestige Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram: @two_centscritic Follow Arthur on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/144101970-arthur-howell --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arthur746/message

Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson are joined by special guest companion Holly Mac as they discuss "The Wedding of River Song", the 13th episode from Doctor Who Series Six in 2011, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Alex Kingston as River Song! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopWho, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW @HollyMac_79 Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopWho@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

Happy Monday! What a treat we have for you from this week's episode of The Graham Norton Radio Show Podcast with Waitrose.This week:Arthur Darvill is in the West End, playing Curly in Oklahoma!Irish stars Siobhan McSweeney and Mairead Tyers join us to talk about the brand new Disney+ comedy series, Extraordinary.Actor Jason Watkins tells us all about his new Channel 5 drama The CatchWe catch up with Freya Ridings as she joins us for our first Sunday Session of 2023 and we discuss her brand new single Weekends.Show Chef, Martha has 2 savoury dishes to cook up this WinterAnd Graham and Maria solve a couple Graham's Guide dilemmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another stellar episode of Stace & Barry In The Morning! This episode, Barry is very much on the Bear McCreary train thanks to the brilliant Rings of Power score, Stacey has gone turtley mad for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the pair enjoy a spot of The Sandman. Apologies in advance to Arthur Darvill... Grab some cereal and enjoy Stace & Barry as part of a balanced breakfast. Kakaaa!

Hosts Joe Dea and Joshua Noel give you the Doctor Who Companions ranked - top 5! The Doctor gets all of the attention, whether it's the first Doctor or the Twelfth Doctor, Tom Baker or Jodie Whittaker! Today, we focus instead on the companions! From Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, to Billy Piper as Rose Tyler, to Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan as Rory Williams and Amy Pond! Who is the most popular Doctor Who companion? Who was the longest companion on Doctor Who? Who were the other Time Lords who traveled with the Doctor? What are the characteristics of Biblical Manhood? What is masculinity in the Bible? What are characteristics of a real man and what does that really even mean? Let us know who your favorite Doctor Who companions are on our website: systematicgeekology.org

Returning for another trip in time & space, this time the boys take a look at Matt Smith's initial outing in the blue box! Teaming up with Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill the trio complete this new look Tardis team under new show runner Steven Moffat as a new era in 'new-Who' begins!

Hello there Two Shot pals. It's that new episode time of the week again and we have an absolute classic for you. It's a lovely long chat with actor Arthur Darvill. You might know Arthur from his television roles in Doctor Who, Broadchurch and Legends Of Tomorrow. Or from his myriad film and theatre appearances. In this episode, he and Craig sit down to discuss parental support, musicianship, posture, therapy and heros amongst a million other things. It's a fabulous chat with a fabulous actor which we're sure you'll love. This is season 9, episode 11 of the Two Shot Podcast with Arthur Darvill. If you've enjoyed listening to this episode then please click through to https://www.patreon.com/twoshotpod to make a donation to the running costs of the show. You'll get bonus pictures, video and audio in return. Nice one. Get in touch... Facebook- search 'Two Shot Podcast' Twitter- @twoshotpod Instagram- @twoshotpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick and Benji present… The Chat - Old Phrases… Good Review Guide: Worlds of Blake's 7: Avalon Volume 1 & Thunderbirds Terror from the Stars… Behind-the-scenes and Drama Tease: The Lone Centurion 2: Camelot - The Once and Future Nurse by Alfie Shaw … Also available: Bernice Summerfield - The Slender-Fingered Cats of Bubastis .

Celebrating Next Stop Everywhere's 7th anniversary, Charles Skaggs & Holly Mac discuss Jodie Whittaker & Chris Chibnall leaving Doctor Who, along with “Asylum of the Daleks”, the first episode from Doctor Who Series 7 in 2012, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Jenna Coleman as Oswin Oswald! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG, @CharlesSkaggs, @hollymac_79  Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

Dashing through the snow, in a one-shark open sleigh, past some pants we go, laughing all the way. (Ha-ha-ha.) Max and Peter sing, making spirits bright, and James and Nathan do their thing in Sardicktown tonight! Notes and links A Christmas Carol is the story where Michael Pickwoad takes over from Ed Thomas as Doctor Who's Production Designer. Here's an intervew with him from Doctor Who Magazine, which includes a photograph of the painting Max mentions, “The Birth of Sardicktown”. To help the UK get through the Christmas lockdown of 2010, Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill live-tweeted this episode at the hashtag #HalfwayOutOfTheDark. In this tweet, Steven Moffat describes Karen and Arthur's reaction to being sidelined in this episode, and in this tweet he mentions the line that he regrets cutting at the end of the episode. Follow us Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, James is @ohjamessellwood and Max is @maxpj__. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll travel back in time and just be terribly nice to you when you're feeling sad. See, not much of a threat, is it? And more You can find Jodie into Terror, our flashcast on the Whittaker Era of Doctor Who, at jodieintoterror.com, at @JodieIntoTerror on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever podcasts can be found. Our James Bond commentary podcast is called Bondfinger, and you can find that at bondfinger.com, at @bondfingercast on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else as well. In an unexpected development, yesterday we released a commentary on an episode of Batman starring Joan Collins. Which is a sentence that none of us ever expected to see in the shownotes.

Dashing through the snow, in a one-shark open sleigh, past some pants we go, laughing all the way. (Ha-ha-ha.) Max and Peter sing, making spirits bright, and James and Nathan do their thing in Sardicktown tonight! Notes and links A Christmas Carol is the story where Michael Pickwoad takes over from Ed Thomas as Doctor Who's Production Designer. Here's an intervew with him from Doctor Who Magazine, which includes a photograph of the painting Max mentions, “The Birth of Sardicktown”. To help the UK get through the Christmas lockdown of 2010, Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill live-tweeted this episode at the hashtag #HalfwayOutOfTheDark. In this tweet, Steven Moffat describes Karen and Arthur's reaction to being sidelined in this episode, and in this tweet he mentions the line that he regrets cutting at the end of the episode. Follow us Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, James is @ohjamessellwood and Max is @maxpj__. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll travel back in time and just be terribly nice to you when you're feeling sad. See, not much of a threat, is it? And more You can find Jodie into Terror, our flashcast on the Whittaker Era of Doctor Who, at jodieintoterror.com, at @JodieIntoTerror on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever podcasts can be found. Our James Bond commentary podcast is called Bondfinger, and you can find that at bondfinger.com, at @bondfingercast on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else as well. In an unexpected development, yesterday we released a commentary on an episode of Batman starring Joan Collins. Which is a sentence that none of us ever expected to see in the shownotes.

Dashing through the snow, in a one-shark open sleigh, past some pants we go, laughing all the way. (Ha-ha-ha.) Max and Peter sing, making spirits bright, and James and Nathan do their thing in Sardicktown tonight! Notes and links A Christmas Carol is the story where Michael Pickwoad takes over from Ed Thomas as Doctor Who's Production Designer. Here's an intervew with him from Doctor Who Magazine, which includes a photograph of the painting Max mentions, “The Birth of Sardicktown”. To help the UK get through the Christmas lockdown of 2010, Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill live-tweeted this episode at the hashtag #HalfwayOutOfTheDark. In this tweet, Steven Moffat describes Karen and Arthur's reaction to being sidelined in this episode, and in this tweet he mentions the line that he regrets cutting at the end of the episode. Follow us Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, James is @ohjamessellwood and Max is @maxpj__. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll travel back in time and just be terribly nice to you when you're feeling sad. See, not much of a threat, is it? And more You can find Jodie into Terror, our flashcast on the Whittaker Era of Doctor Who, at jodieintoterror.com, at @JodieIntoTerror on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever podcasts can be found. Our James Bond commentary podcast is called Bondfinger, and you can find that at bondfinger.com, at @bondfingercast on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else as well. In an unexpected development, yesterday we released a commentary on an episode of Batman starring Joan Collins. Which is a sentence that none of us ever expected to see in the shownotes.

Adam, Nat, Claire, Big Rachel, Margaret McIver, Catherine Cranston AND a sexy Centurion ghost who may or may not resemble Arthur Darvill? It's getting pretty crowded on this, the first-ever episode of Shared History: Under The Kilt. Join us as we take on three exceptional Glaswegian women. Well, not actually ‘take them on,' they're rather intimidating, tbh. But, we are learning about them, thanks to our lovely guest, author and screenwriter, CS Duffy. More on Claire: Claire Duffy, aka CS Duffy (@CSDuffyWriter), is a Glasgow-based author and screenwriter, but she's kind of from all over? She's the author of Glasgow Kiss series of crime thrillers and The Stranger for Storytel. Her new book, Before Again, an urban fantasy/adventure set in Glasgow is available for preorder and is currently being serialised for free via her website here. It features both Rachel and Kate and I'm sure Maggie will make an appearance at some point in the series! Big Rachel & her pipe Maggie McIver, queen of the barras Catherine Cranston, queen of tea The Glasgow Barras today Glasgow Barras circa 1920s Barrowland Ballroom exterior circa 1935 Inside Barrowland Ballroom (modern) Inside the Willow Tea Rooms Willow Tea Room lower level SOURCES: Great Glasgow Stories compiled by John Burrowes, Wiki & others @csduffywriter on Facebook, Twitter and InstagramPlug would be my urban fantasy/adventure Before Again which is on preorder (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Again-CS-Duffy-ebook/dp/B0968NLSXR) or is being serialised for free via my website (http://www.csduffywriter.com/start-here/). It features both Rachel and Kate and I'm sure Maggie will make an appearance at some point in the series! SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram CREDITS: Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man” Additional Music: Garreth Spinn Original Art: Sarah Cruz Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com

Adam, Nat, Claire, Big Rachel, Margaret McIver, Catherine Cranston AND a sexy Centurion ghost who may or may not resemble Arthur Darvill? It's getting pretty crowded on this, the first-ever episode of Shared History: Under The Kilt. Join us as we take on three exceptional Glaswegian women. Well, not actually ‘take them on,' they're rather intimidating, tbh. But, we are learning about them, thanks to our lovely guest, author and screenwriter, CS Duffy.More on Claire:Claire Duffy, aka CS Duffy (@CSDuffyWriter), is a Glasgow-based author and screenwriter, but she's kind of from all over? She's the author of Glasgow Kiss series of crime thrillers and The Stranger for Storytel. Her new book, Before Again, an urban fantasy/adventure set in Glasgow is available for preorder and is currently being serialised for free via her website here. It features both Rachel and Kate and I'm sure Maggie will make an appearance at some point in the series!SOURCES:Great Glasgow Stories compiled by John Burrowes, Wiki & others@csduffywriter on Facebook, Twitter and InstagramPlug would be my urban fantasy/adventure Before Again which is on preorder (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Again-CS-Duffy-ebook/dp/B0968NLSXR) or is being serialised for free via my website (http://www.csduffywriter.com/start-here/). It features both Rachel and Kate and I'm sure Maggie will make an appearance at some point in the series!SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram SUPPORT: Our network, Arcade Audio, is on Patreon. Support them and gain access to loads of bonus content from Shared History and all other Arcade podcasts: patreon.com/arcadeaudio CREDITS:Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”Additional Music: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzProducer: Kathleen Mueller MasonSPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com

Charles Skaggs is joined by special guest companion DJ Nik from The Fandom Zone Podcast to discuss "The Vampires of Venice", the sixth episode from Doctor Who Series Five in 2010, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Helen McCrory as Rosanna Calvierri! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW @HIDarknesspod Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

From 2016, the actor who was Rip Hunter talks about bringing these heroes together.

Nick and Benji present… Reviews: Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious - The Enemy of My Enemy… Behind-the-scenes: The Lone Centurion 1 and Master! … Drama Tease: 4th Doctor Adventures - The Dalek Protocol .

From 2016, is Legends Of Tomorow's Arthur Darvill who plays Rip Hunter. Staying in the DC Universe is Gaius Charles who voices Bat Wing in Batman Bad Blood.

Nick and Benji present… Reviews: Shadow of the Daleks … In Conversation with Carolyn Seymour Preview… Drama Tease: The Lone Centurion 1 .

This week The TV Boys sit down to discuss David Tennant. He travelled space and time into each of our hearts in “Dr. Who” and then went on to lend his voice to Scrooge McDuck, owner of a gold filled pool, truly living the ultimate dream.

In a previously recorded live Q&A for Legends of Tomorrow, Victor Garber "Dr. Martin Stein", Arthur Darvill "Rip Hunter", Tala Ashe "Zari Tomaz", Matt Ryan "John Constantine" all answer fan questions.Originally aired live on September 27, 2020.

In a previously recorded live Q&A for Doctor Who, Arthur Darvill "Rory Williams" and Catherine Tate "Donna Noble" answer fan questions.Originally aired live on October 17, 2020

Nirjay Mahindru is joined by Che Walker.Che Walker studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and has worked with Edward Bond, Philip Ridley, Mark Ravenhill, Stellan Skarsgaard, Chris Penn and Robert David Mc Donald.His first play BEEN SO LONG premiered at the Royal Court theatre in 1998, starring Sophie Okonedo, and was runner-up for The John Whiting Award and the Meyer-Whitworth Award, and has subsequently been translated and produced worldwide.FLESHWOUND premiered at the Royal Court in 2003 and won the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright, and The Arts Council Young Writer of the Future Award.CRAZY LOVE was produced by Paines Plough theatre company ('a brilliant piece of dramatic poetry- the scotsman" 'brilliantly buzzy..poignant'- the guardian) and, along with it's sister piece, BURNT-UP LOVE,  won the Mark Marvin Peter Brook Award.In 2008, his play THE FRONTLINE made English Theatre history ,becoming the first contemporary-set new play to perform at Shakespeare's Globe theatre since MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. An enormous critical success, THE FRONTLINE was revived in 2009.His musical adaptation of his first play 'Been So Long' - a collaboration with composer Arthur Darvill, premiered at The Young Vic Theatre in 2009, before playing The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, and Latitude Rock Festival. 'Been So Long' was nominated for the Evening Standard Best Musical Award. Walker's former student, Naana Agyei-Ampadu was also nominated for Best Newcomer for her role as Yvonne in 'Been So Long'.He has received commissions from Regent's Park Theatre, English Touring Theatre  amongst others.  As he teacher, Che has taught acting at RADA, Arts Ed, E15, and has taught at Central, Oxford, Identity Drama School, and was Head of Drama for the Weekend Arts College for over ten years.  This interview was recorded in June 2020 during the period of the lockdown.  Support the show (https://www.interactstrokesupport.org)

And so it's revealed that Elena is sired to Damon. Maybe now Stefan will stop trying to do what he thinks she needs and...who are we kidding? He's going to keep trying to cure her so he can like her again. Krista is very mad at him.A note on the music at the end: I always pick a song used in the episode we're covering. This time, there was a string version of one of my favorite songs, Falling Slowly from the musical Once. For our end music, I chose a live version of it from the London production starring one of my dreamboats, Arthur Darvill from Doctor Who. His voice is gorgeous. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

And so it's revealed that Elena is sired to Damon. Maybe now Stefan will stop trying to do what he thinks she needs and...who are we kidding? He's going to keep trying to cure her so he can like her again. Krista is very mad at him.A note on the music at the end: I always pick a song used in the episode we're covering. This time, there was a string version of one of my favorite songs, Falling Slowly from the musical Once. For our end music, I chose a live version of it from the London production starring one of my dreamboats, Arthur Darvill from Doctor Who. His voice is gorgeous. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Many Doctor Who podcasters trace their roots back to the early days of Doctor Who: Podshock. From the early days of Podshock, Cultdom in Audio, the Random Vortex, West Hubbard labels himself a Whovian. Then, at Pensacon 2018, his and Discussing Who's timelines align when he interviewed Arthur Darvill. We welcome West as our special guest on Episode 108! Join us as we take a walk down memory lane, discuss my question to Rory Williams, and much more. This episode is hosted by Kyle Jones.

Many Doctor Who podcasters trace their roots back to the early days of Doctor Who: Podshock. From the early days of Podshock, Cultdom in Audio, the Random Vortex, West Hubbard has been a part of it all. Then, at Pensacon 2018, his and Discussing Who's timelines align when he interviewed Arthur Darvill. We welcome West as our special guest on Episode 108! Join us as we take a walk down memory lane, discuss my question to Rory Williams, and much more. This episode is hosted by Kyle Jones. About the Show Want more Discussing Who? Become a Patreon Supporter! By becoming a Patreon, you can support the show while receiving exclusive perks made available for Patreon Supporters.  Visit Patreon.com/DiscussingWho for more information and to join the fun! Join the fun by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, find us on Instagram, and more! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, PlayerFM, Stitcher, and others! Help others discover us by giving star ratings and/or recommending us on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Let us know what you think! Send your feedback via email to discussingwho@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail message on the Discussing Who Call Line. Simply dial (805)850-DWHO (3946). (Airtime and/or long distance rates apply, if applicable.) Already following us on Facebook? Simply send a message on there. Like the show? Want to contribute?  Send us your feedback!  We want to hear from you! This episode of Discussing Who is brought to you by Audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/DiscussingWho.  Check out over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Our Hosts on Other Shows Want more from the Discussing Who co-hosts? Our hosts can be found on the following: Doctor Who: Podshock (Kyle & Lee) The TechPedition Podcast (Clarence) The Relativity Podcast (Lee) Discussing Trek: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast (Clarence & Kyle) Upcoming Events & Additional Information Discussing Who will be making our first appearance at Con Kasterborous in 2018!  Alabama's Doctor Who Convention will be held on June 09 & 10, 2018. For more information, visit: https://conkasterborous.com/ Interested in more Doctor Who Comics? Visit our friends at Titan Comics. Titan publishes comics featuring the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors. They also publish comics featuring Sherlock, Penny Dreadful, and more! Check them out and tell them that Discussing Who sent you. Like us on Facebook at https://facebook.com/discussingwho Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/discussingwho Artwork for Doctor Who Podshock by Louis Trapani. Artwork f

Many Doctor Who podcasters trace their roots back to the early days of Doctor Who: Podshock. From the early days of Podshock, Cultdom in Audio, the Random Vortex, West Hubbard labels himself a Whovian. Then, at Pensacon 2018, his and Discussing Who's timelines align when he interviewed Arthur Darvill. We welcome West as our special guest on Episode 108! Join us as we take a walk down memory lane, discuss my question to Rory Williams, and much more. This episode is hosted by Kyle Jones.

Our hosts, along with the DiceJunkies Podcast & YouTube Crew, travel to Florida for Pensacon 2018.  Who did we meet? Is the Black Panther still breaking records at the box office? And, what secrets are within the orange folder? Find out in our discussion of all things Pensacon!  Plus, we introduce our new theme music composed and arranged by Kary Brown. Hosted by Clarence Brown and Kyle Jones.

Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Land of the Lost (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST162 Episode: “Land of the Lost” [Season 2 Episode 13] Air Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Director: Ralph Hemecker http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0375973/?ref_=tt_ov_dr 25x Once Upon a Time | 2x Legends | 5x Flash | 1x Vampire Diaries | 1x X-Files Writers: Keto Shimizu http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2582956/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 5x Legends | 11x Arrow | 1x Flash | 3x Being Human | 7x The Cape Ray Utarnachitt http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1234711/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6 6x Legends | 1x Flash | 4 Tomorrow People | 2x Person of Interest Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/new-extended-promo-for-legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-episode-13-land-of-the-lost-a149141 Arrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94 10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68 11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91 12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61 13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66 14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54 15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60 16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53 17 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38 18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 1.55 19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17 20 Underneath 3-May-17 21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17 22 Missing 17-May-17 23 Lian Yu 24-May-17 Legends Of Tomorrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01 02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83 03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71 04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75 05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77 06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85 07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39 08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00 09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74 10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78 11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89 12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64 13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54 14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34 15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17 1.72 16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 1.59 17 Aruba 4-Apr-17 1.52 Supergirl Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06 02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66 03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65 04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22 05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47 06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35 07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61 08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53 09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65 10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35 11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4 12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52 13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24 14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17 15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16 16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 2.07 17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 2.21 18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17 THE FLASH Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date / Rating 01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17 02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80 03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67 04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80 05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77 06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01 07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95 08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15 09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14 10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68 11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06 12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94 13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78 14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87 15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52 16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39 17 Duet 21-Mar-17 2.71 18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 2.39 19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17 20 I Know Who You Are 2-May-17 • What was the overall theme for this episode? What was the link to the episodes name? o Cretaceous Period - time of Dinosaurs o Rip was lost in his own mind • Fight scenes and stunts o Sara-on-Sara fight  Equal match; Jaz shoots o Sara v. “Ray” and “Mick”  Hallway fight; bracelet destroyed o Jax v. Firestorm; Sara v. Sara  Sara kicks fake Sara's neck  Jax opens cargo door to get rid of Firestorm o Rip takes care of “evil” team • Time travel o Cretaceous Period - 69,997,983 million years ago  Crash  Ray's destination from Rip's time scatter  Ray's home for 6 months o 1970 - NASA  Apollo 13 - Thawne • Sara Lance / White Canary o Goes into Rip's head o Finds Gideon hot o Rate her as a Captain: • Ray Palmer / The Atom o A little happy to be back o Search for time delineator o Gertrude - Ray ate one of her eggs o Ray made team action figures o Warns Nate about Amaya's future • Mick Rory / Heat Wave o Reminds others that Time Masters entered his head o Beer o I had a partner too; treat Jax like a partner, Professor o Liked Evil Rip • Martin Stein / Firestorm o Operates cognitive intrusion o Push red button; electric shock o Faith in Jax • Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm o Shut down ship to reboot o Chief Engineer o Goes into Rip's head o Finds Gideon o Shocks Sara • Nate Heywood / Steel o Worried about grandfather o Could he end up with Amaya and be the father of her kids? • Amaya Jiwe / Vixen o Communes with all animals o Flirts with Nate o Becomes T-Rex and communes with Gertrude • Rip Hunter o Of course he has secret commands o Destroys medallion o Cognitive intrusion o Mind is his ship  Demons from past  Defense - Sara; “evil” versions of team  Rip in corner of brig  Has “powers”  Sara gets Rip going  Doesn't know who he is  Mind collapses when sees truth  Kisses Gideon  Back to old self o Who's captain? • Gideon o Has to obey Rip o Spaniel, broad, tricycle o Spectrum protocol - self destruct o See her in Rip's mind o Guided Rip o Remembers kiss • Legion of Doom o Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash o Damien Darhk o Malcolm Merlyn • Justice Society of America o Rex Tyler/Hourman - o Obsidian - o Commander Steel - Last piece of Spear with him o Dr. Mid-Nite - o Stargirl - GENERAL DC TV NEWS 1. Emmy-Winner Michael Emerson Boards Arrow for S6 (Date: 22 July 2017) a. Emmy Award-winner Michael Emerson has joined the cast of Arrow for the series' sixth season, as revealed at a panel for the DC Comics-based series at Comic-Con International in San Diego. The Lost alum will board the series in a recurring capacity; he will play a member of a villainous cabal. Additionally, it was confirmed David Nykl (who plays Oliver Queen's friend/mentor/nemesis, Anatoly Knyazev) will return to the series. b. http://www.cbr.com/michael-emerson-cast-arrow-season-6/ 2. Arrow Showrunner Addresses Olicity In Season 6 (Date: 24 July 2017) a. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim said during an interview at Comic Con International with Comicbook, “I'm going to give a very unsatisfying answer to the Olicity fans,which is that we sort of set Oliver and Felicity on a certain trajectory starting with 520, and you saw a little bit of it in 523. We're continuing it. I will say that the events of the finale did throw a little bit of a wrench into their slow rekindling of their relationship.” b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/24/arrow-olicity-season-6/ 3. Spoiler Room: Scoop on Game of Thrones, Arrow, Westworld, and more (Date: 20 July 2017) a. Do you have any scoop on the new villain (or villains) on Arrow next season? — Here's a little teaser: “As usual, every season we want to try to up the stakes and do something different,” EP Wendy Mericle tells me. “This will be something we've never seen before. The villain will be hopefully as dynamic and as interesting as the ones we've had in the past. These people, or this person, won't just be somebody that's a thorn in Oliver's side, but it'll effect the whole team personally and very directly.” Could Cayden James and Helix be the culprits she speaks of? “You never know,” Mericle says. “They are still in the wind. We don't like to leave those threads dangling.” b. http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/20/spoiler-room-game-thrones-arrow-westworld/ 4. One Fan-Favorite Arrow Character Will Receive Flashbacks In Season 6 (Date: 26 July 2017) a. Marc Guggenheim has revealed that a fan-favorite character will receive flashbacks for the very first time in Season 6. In an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, Guggenheim had this to say about Season 6, “You're gonna still see flashbacks. It won't be every episode and it won't be serialized. They'll be character specific and I'll give you one example... as you saw in the trailer Manu Bennett is back for the season premiere and he's also coming back for a special two-part episode in the first half of the season where we're really going to be focusing hard on his character, post everything he's experienced on the show and we intend to do a Slade Wilson flashback story.” b. http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1685200/one-fan-favorite-arrow-character-will-receive-flashbacks-in-season-6 5. ARROW Season 6 SDCC '17 Trailer Finds Oliver Queen In A Brand New Role (Date: 22 July 2017) a. The Arrow season 6 trailer reveals that Slade made it off Lian Yu before Prometheus' trap could blast him to smithereens. But what about Diggle, Felicity and the rest of Team Arrow? There's was no sign of any of the regulars Arrow fans have come to know and love over the course of five seasons. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-season-6-sdcc-17-trailer-finds-oliver-queen-in-a-brand-new-role-a152758 6. Arrow Showrunner Says Richard Dragon Will Be Grounded Crime Lord (Date: 25 July 2017) a. Richard Dragon, one of the last major Green Arrow villains yet to appear on Arrow, is coming in season six -- and he will be different from the series' other big bads, according to series executive producer Marc Guggenheim. "You know, what I really like about our interpretation of Richard is, he's very grounded," Guggenheim said. "He's not a flamboyant big bad, he doesn't wear a costume, he really is a crimelord sort of in the Tobias Church model. For Tobias we only really saw him for about five episodes, so we were excited about th prospect of doing a cool, gritty crime lord, but for a longer period of time. We've never really done that on the show before, so it's different." b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/25/arrow-showrunner-says-richard-dragon-will-be-grounded-crime-lord/ GENERAL DC TV NEWS 1. Legends of Tomorrow: Sara's Season 3 Love Interest is a New Character (Date: 25 July 2017) a. Love is in the air for Waverider captain Sara Lance. When the character returns in Legends of Tomorrow Season 3, she will find herself embroiled in a new romance. On Twitter, executive producer Marc Guggenheim revealed that this romance will be with a new character. Guggenheim and fellow executive producer Phil Klemmer revealed that Sara will get a new love interest at Comic-Con International's Legends of Tomorrow panel. “It's definitely time for Sara to settle down, or at least have a relationship that's more than a roll in the hay. It's hard when you're travelling through time,” Klemmer announced. “It's definitely been a priority of ours to re-establish Sara's bisexuality in Season 3,” Guggenheim added. “It's a big, important thing for us this year.” b. http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-sara-love-interest-new-character/ 2. The Flash: Tom Felton not returning as series regular (Date 25 July 2017) a. At the close of season 3, Julian was still a member of Team Flash, but with Barry now trapped in the Speed Force, and the show jumping ahead at least six months, it appears that Julian has left the team. The character was missing from the new season 4 footage in the recently released trailer, which was shown at Comic-Con, an event the Harry Potter alum also didn't attend. As of yet, Felton has not booked a return to the show, but as with all actors in the Berlanti-verse, there's a chance we could see Felton again if it makes sense for the story and his scheduling permits it. b. http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/25/flash-tom-felton-not-returning-season-4/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter 3. THE FLASH Season 4 Casts The Thinker; Danny Trejo And More Join As Key DC Comics Characters (Date 23 July 2017) a. Neil Sandilands (The 100) is set to take on the role of Clifford Devoe/The Thinker, a metahuman with a mega mind who embarks on a season-long battle with The Flash that pits the "fastest man alive" against the "fastest mind alive." Danny Trejo (Machete) is Breacher, a feared bounty hunter from Earth-19 and the imposing father of inter-dimensional bounty hunter Gypsy. His mission is to prevent any inter-dimensional traveller from threatening life on his planet — especially his daughter's. Kim Engelbrecht (Dominion) is The Mechanic, a highly intelligent engineer who designs devices for Devoe. As Devoe's right hand, she's the truest of true believers who'll stop at nothing to help him implement his plan to fix humanity. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-season-4-casts-the-thinker-danny-trejo-and-more-join-as-key-dc-comics-characters-a152752 4. The Flash Gets a New Suit in Season 4 Set Photo (Date 29 July 2017) a. Set photos captured by YVRShoots.com show Gustin on set during July 28th, wearing what appears to be a new Flash suit. This comes after Gustin shared a photo of part of the suit on Instagram, and spoke about his desire for a new costume during an interview with ComicBook.com at San Diego Comic-Con. Interestingly, the suit is appears to be almost identical to the suit worn by the 2024 version of Barry Allen, which was briefly seen in last season's 'The Once and Future Flash'. b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/29/the-flash-season-4-new-suit-barry-allen-grant-gustin/ 5. SUPERGIRL Season 3 Trailer Released; Calista Flockhart Set To Recur & Four New Cast Additions Announced (Date 22 July 2017) a. The CW has confirmed that Calista Flockhart will return for Supergirl season three and it sounds like she'll be popping in a lot more frequently this time around as she's secured recurring status. She'll first appear in the season premiere on October 9. Additionally, Adrian Pasdar, Carl Lumbly, Yael Grobglas, and Emma Tremblay have all joined the cast. Pasdar will play Morgan Edge, a ruthless real estate developer who will find himself at odds with Lena Luthor. Lumbly will play J'onn's father M'yrnn J'onzz, a pacifist religious leader on Mars. Grobglas will play Psi, a psychic villain who uses people's minds against them. Tremblay will play Ruby, a smart kid who's fascination with Supergirl lands her in serious trouble. The official season three trailer gives us our first look at Odette Annable as Reign and Erica Durance as Alura Zor-El. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/supergirl/supergirl-season-3-trailer-released-calista-flockhart-set-to-recur-four-new-cast-additions-announced-a152739 6. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW Season 3 Trailer Released; Both Captain Cold & Damien Darhk Will Return (Date 22 July 2017) a. The CW announced today that both Wentworth Miller and Neal McDonough will reprise their roles as Captain Cold and Damien Darhk, respectively, on the upcoming third season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Miller will actually return in a recurring capacity, but he won't exactly be the Leonard Snart we came to know and love in seasons one and two. He'll instead be playing a brand new version of fan-favorite character, which should lead to some interesting interactions between him and Mick. During the panel, executive producer Phil Klemmer teased, “Mick Rory needs his pal, but unfortunately he's not going to get the version of his pal that he remembers.” Meanwhile, McDonough will be upped to a series regular and will also come with his own, more dangerous, changes. "We'll be meeting a new version of Damien Darhk, a little less silly, a little more formidable." Arthur Darvill will also be back as Rip Hunter, but in a recurring role, and it sounds like he'll be coming into conflict with his former teammates. “Last season, the Legends were the only game in town,” Klemmer said. “Now they're competing with the best and brightest. Rip Hunter has reconstituted what the Time Masters were, so the existential question for the Legends is where do we fit into this universe?” As for new additions, a new villain will arise in the form of Kuasa, Vixen's granddaughter. Tala Ashe will also join the Waverider crew as Zari Adrianna Tomaz, a Muslim-American woman from 2030. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-trailer-released-both-captain-cold-damien-darhk-will-return-a152743 7. Spoiler Room: Scoop on Supergirl, Once Upon a Time, Defenders, and more (Date 27 July 2017) a. Is there any chance Alura is actually still alive on Supergirl? — With Erica Durance joining the show in a recast of Alura, EW pressed new showrunners Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner for answers at Comic-Con. “Shrouded in mystery, those questions,” Queller said coyly. Rovner added: “We wanted to keep Alura's presence on the show because it really connects Kara to Krypton and her roots and what it meant to see her family and her planet destroyed. It's an emotional grounding that's always important.” However, there's a good chance Mon-El ended up in the Phantom Zone — you know, the same Kryptonian prison that Alura had a hand in sending criminals to, so what if she escaped the destruction of Krypton and ended up there herself? Another dodge from the EPs: “Where Mon-El is and how he comes back is the central mystery of our season,” Queller said. “But the theme of this season is what does it mean to be human? Kara is going to be especially grappling with that, and all of the characters are. The loss of her family and Krypton impacts that a lot. The mother-daughter relationship is something we still want to explore in whatever fashion.” b. http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/27/spoiler-room-supergirl-once-upon-time-defenders/ 8. THE FLASH Star Grant Gustin Says It's The Show's Goal To Adapt CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (Date 25 July 2017) a. Speaking to ComicBook at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, Grant Gustin confirmed that while it's still a long time from happening, it's been the goal to eventually adapt Crisis on Infinite Earths on the show . "We don't really talk about it on a yearly basis but it was mentioned early on and that's a goal. Obviously we'd have to go I think ten years to reach that, so there's a possibility for sure. It'll be fun to get there." The massive multiverse event saw the collapse of multiple parallel universes, along with the "death" of The Flash himself. The story has been hinted at since the pilot episode of the show, where the Reverse Flash views a newspaper headline from the future stating that The Flash has "vanished in a crisis". Showrunner Todd Helbing also spoke to CB about the upcoming season 4, which he promised will be "fun" again after the "doom and gloom" of season 3. "Last year, once we showed Iris die in the future, to keep up that doom and gloom, it becomes a burden, and not just on us writing-wise, on the show and it just sort of had this pall over the season that I think we didn't expect to be so heavy;” there is “a conscious effort of ours to really go back to everybody enjoyed being on this team and with each other, and make The Flash have fun again.” b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-star-grant-gustin-says-its-the-shows-goal-to-adapt-crisis-on-infinite-earths-a152832 9. THE FLASH Is Reborn In The Official Comic-Con Trailer For The Upcoming Fourth Season (Date 22 July 2017) a. For the first time since the series' inception, a new character is taking on the voiceover and she doesn't sound quite like her usual hopeful self as the months without Barry have taken a serious toll on her. The new trailer also teases new villains, including a very interesting looking Samurai and a few returning faces. b. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/the_flash/the-flash-is-reborn-in-the-official-comic-con-trailer-for-the-upcoming-fourth-season-a152748 10. The Flash's Grant Gustin Says Speed Force Will Change Barry (Date 25 July 2017) a. “We're not necessarily going to see Barry's experience in the Speed Force. We'll see kind of the effects that the Speed Force has had on Barry, and he's been in there six months real-time,” Gustin started. “I suspect the Speed Force is kind of nonlinear with time, so Barry has experienced his entire life from star to end infinity times over since he's been in there. It's almost like a fresh start for me as an actor.” b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/25/the-flash-speed-force-grant-gustin/ 11. Legends of Tomorrow Announces Tracy Ifeachor as S3 Villain (Date 26 July 2017) a. DC's Legends of Tomorrow will get mighty personal for Vixen in Season 3. During the show's panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Kuasa — the sister of Mari McCabe's Vixen — was announced as a villain for the upcoming season. Now, we can put a face to the name. Quantico star Tracy Ifeachor will play the character. Since Kuasa is Mari's sister, that also makes her the granddaughter of Amaya, who is slated to be a main character in Legends Season 3. At SDCC, executive producer Marc Guggenheim confirmed that the two will cross paths at some point this season, saying, “We're looking forward to the inevitable confrontation between Maisie [Richardson-Sellers]'s character and her granddaughter.” b. http://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-kuasa-tracy-ifeachor/ 12. The Flash Season 4 Set Photos Show New Female Villain (Date 29 July 2017) a. YVRShoots.com recently shared pictures of The Flash's newest foe, who will reportedly appear the third episode of the season, entitled 'Luck Me a Lady.' In one set of photos, an actress is robbing a bank in a red dress, while other photos show the same actress running after a bus in a rather noteworthy casino outfit. Fans were quick to recognize the casino dealer outfit as that belonging to the DC Comics villain Becky Sharpe, a.k.a. Hazard. Hazard has appeared throughout the DC Comics mythos as a member of the Injustice Society, and was the granddaughter of the original Gambler. The antagonist is bestowed with psionic powers, which allow her to cause good or bad "accidents" to her foes. b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/29/the-flash-set-photos-show-new-female-villain/ ARROW CAST AND CREW INTERVIEWS 1. Arrow: David Ramsey Says Diggle Will Lose Things In Season 6 (Date: 25 July 2017) a. While at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Comicbook.com had a chance to sit down with Amell and Ramsey (and other Arrow cast members) to talk about the upcoming season, and according to Ramsey, the fallout of the Prometheus storyline will have major impact on Diggle - and not in a good way. b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/25/arrow-season-6-diggle-david-ramsey 2. Candice Patton Is Hoping For A Wedding In The Flash Season 4 (Date: 25 July 2017) a. The cast of the Flash spoke with ComicBook.com about the new season during San Diego Comic-Con and were asked to tease some of the future developments with there characters. Check it out in the clip above! b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/24/the-flash-wedding-iris-west-candice-patton-sdcc/ 3. Arrow Season 6 To Explore Black Siren's Backstory According To Katie Cassidy (Date: 29 July 2017) a. Black Siren is the Earth 2 version of Laurel Lance, and as Cassidy revealed to ComicBook.com's Russ Burlingame at San Diego Comic-Con, there will be more revealed about her history in the coming months. b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/29/arrow-season-6-katie-cassidy-black-sirens-backstory/ 4. Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards And Echo Kellum Explain Sexy Threats (Date: 28 July 2017) a. During a Comic Con Interview with Arrow's leading lady Emily Bett Rickards, we were joined by series regular Echo Kellum, who brought out Rickards's playful side. Rather than trying to finish our interview with Rickards and pull one or both of them back on track, we went with the more entertaining option of egging them on, asking among other things: "Can you tell me more about 'sexy threats?'" b. http://comicbook.com/2017/07/28/arrows-emily-bett-rickards-and-echo-kellum-explain-sexy-threats/ NEXT EPISODE Link to Promo: (Date: 08 March 2017) https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-new-extended-promo-for-season-2-episode-14-moonshot-a149472 Episode: “Moonshot” [Season 2 Episode 14] Air Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Summary: The Legends learn where the last fragment of the Spear of Destiny is hidden when they track Commander Steel to NASA Headquarters in 1970. Director: Kevin Mock Writer: Grainne Godfree IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6231884/?ref_=ttep_ep14 Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Sunday afternoons 6:00 PM eastern or 5:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. 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Starling Tribune – Season 5.5 Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Compromised (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #147   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Compromised” [Season 2  Episode 5] Air Date:           Thursday, November 10, 2016 Director:      David Geddes                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311454/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                    2x Legends                    Writers:       Keto Shimizu                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2582956/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 4x Legends | 11x Arrow | 1x Flash | 7x The Cape   Grainne Godfree                    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3113826/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6 6x Legends | 6x Flash | 4x The Tomorrow People Promo:https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/legends_of_tomorrow/new-extended-promo-for-legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-episode-5-compromised-a146519     Weekly Ratings   Arrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89 02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94 03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79 04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87 05 Human Target 2-Nov-16 1.61 06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16 1.95 07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16 1.86 08 Invasion 30-Nov-16 3.55 09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16 1.94 10 Who Are You 25-Jan-17 1.68 11 Second Chances 1-Feb-17 1.91 12 Bratva 8-Feb-17 1.61 13 Spectre Of The Gun 15-Feb-17 1.66 14 The Sin-Eater 22-Feb-17 1.54 15 Fighting Fire with Fire 1-Mar-17 1.60 16 Checkmate 15-Mar-17 1.53 17 Kapiushon 22-Mar-17 1.38 18 Disbanded 29-Mar-17 1.55 19 Dangerous Liaisons 26-Apr-17 20 Underneath 3-May-17 21 Honor Thy Fathers 10-May-17 22 Missing 17-May-17 23 TBD 24-May-17   Legends Of Tomorrow Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Out Of Time 13-Oct-2016 3.01 02 Justice Society of America 20-Oct-2016 2.83 03 Shogun 27-Oct-2016 2.71 04 Abominations 3-Nov-2016 1.75 05 Compromised 10-Nov-2016 1.77 06 Outlaw Country 17-Nov-2016 1.85 07 Invasion 1-Dec-2016 3.39 08 The Chicago Way 8-Dec-2016 2.00 09 Raiders Of The Lost Art 24-Jan-2016 1.74 10 The Legion Of Doom 31-Jan-2017 1.78 11 Turncoat 7-Feb-17 1.89 12 Camelot/3000 21-Feb-17 1.64 13 Land Of The Lost 7-Mar-17 1.54 14 Moonshoot 14-Mar-17 1.34 15 Fellowship of the Spear 21-Mar-17 1.72 16 Doomworld 28-Mar-17 1.59 17 Aruba 4-Apr-17 1.52   Supergirl Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Adventures of Supergirl 10-Oct-16 3.06 02 The Last Children of Krypton 17-Oct-16 2.66 03 Welcome to Earth 24-Oct-16 2.65 04 Survivors 31-Oct-16 2.22 05 Crossfire 7-Nov-16 2.47 06 Changing 14-Nov-16 2.35 07 The Darkest Place 21-Nov-16 2.61 08 Medusa 28-Nov-16 3.53 09 Supergirl Lives 23-Jan-17 2.65 10 We Can Be Heroes 30-Jan-17 2.35 11 The Martian Chronicles 6-Feb-17 2.4 12 Luthors 13-Feb-17 2.52 13 Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk 20-Feb-17 2.24 14 Homecoming 27-Feb-17 2.17 15 Exodus 6-Mar-17 2.16 16 Star-Crossed 20-Mar-17 2.07 17 Distant Sun 27-Mar-17 2.21 18 Ace Reporter 24-Apr-17   THE FLASH Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Flashpoint 4-Oct-16 3.17 02 Paradox 11-Oct-16 2.80 03 Magenta 18-Oct-16 2.67 04 The New Rogues 25-Oct-16 2.80 05 Monster 1-Nov-16 2.77 06 Shade 15-Nov-16 3.01 07 Killer Frost 22-Nov-16 2.95 08 Invasion! 29-Nov-16 4.15 09 The Present 6-Dec-16 3.14 10 Borrowing Problems From The Future 24-Jan-17 2.68 11 Dead Or Alive 31-Jan-17 3.06 12 Untouchable 7-Feb-17 2.94 13 Attack on Gorilla City 21-Feb-17 2.78 14 Attack On Central City 28-Feb-17 2.87 15 The Wrath of Savitar 7-Mar-17 2.52 16 Into The Speed Force 14-Mar-17 2.39 17 Duet 21-Mar-17 2.71 18 Abra Kadabra 28-Mar-17 2.39 19 The Once And Future Flash 25-Apr-17   What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Sara's tempted to kill Darhk, which would compromise time Darhk infiltrated the Reagan administration, compromising US history Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts DEA bust in Miami - Thawne swoops in and kills everyone before Darhk can get off a shot Worst White House infiltration of all time Sara pulls knife, spotted Firestorm stops bullets Rory and Ray cross the streams; things go boom! White House fight - best slow walk to “Danger Zone” ever Obsidian, Firestorm, Vixen, Steel, and Sara vs. Russians and Darhk's men Sara takes down the tall henchman Sara spares Darhk Time Travel: Share your thoughts 1987 Miami Darhk in “Miami Vice” finest outfit - to him it's been 45 years since he's seen Thawne Darhk becomes part of Reagan administration, causing a time quake Young Stein's career taken him to White House and not meetings; missing dinner on wife's birthday; Older Stein lectures Young Stein about ignoring Clarissa Sara spares Darhk's life by telling him his future - doesn't this violate the rules of time travel? Darhk demands to work with Thawne and change his destiny; Thawne agrees Sara Lance / White Canary   Still struggling with being Captain and her need for revenge against Darhk Gets called out by Jax - not okay for him to correct history, but okay for her to do it Her need for vengeance makes her slip up during first White House fight Ray Palmer / The Atom Struggling with finding out who he is without the suit Becomes Mick's partner; tries to be cool, wears Snart's jacket, wants to improve gun Brings snacks to stakeout Sciences his way to a solution to disarm the bomb Mick Rory / Heat Wave Tries to make Ray his partner; gives Ray Snart's cold gun Realizes his mistake; tells Ray, “You're Ray Palmer, you can science your way out of anything” Martin Stein / Firestorm Supportive of Sara's journey to accepting she is a worthy Captain Surprised to see his younger self, especially when his younger self goes to Darhk Gets injured when Young Stein stabbed Lectures younger self about ignoring Clarissa Dances with his wife Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm Wants to make small changes to history; Stein tells him that even small changes could send ripples across time Nate Heywood / Steel With Amaya to reach out to JSA Amaya Jiwe / Vixen Thinks women and men are equal by the 1980s - we wish Feels guilty that the JSA is no more and failed a mission in 1956 Was going to leave the JSA with Rex after the war Asks Todd/Obsidian for help getting into the state dinner Rip Hunter MIA Gideon Maker of amazing 80s fashion Healer of Young Stein Justice Society of America (JSA) Rex Tyler/Hourman - Obsidian - Shocked to see Amaya; helps team; not trusted to go on mission in 1956 because of misbelief that gay men could not be trusted; has a man to go home to in the present Commander Steel - Dr. Mid-Nite - Stargirl - Legion of Doom Damien Darhk Drug deal for 1st century ax that belonged to Nero's bodyguard Recognizes Sara - Lazarus pit? Lost item got from Russians - item was for Thawne Demands to time travel with Thawne Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash Wanted Darhk to get certain item Agrees to bring Darhk into operation Malcolm Merlyn   ARROW NEWS Arrow Boss: Oliver/Felicity-Centric Episode Will Offer 'Full-On Exploration' of Why Season 4 Breakup Happened (Date: 03 April 2017) Amell first teased the “Olicity”-centric episode last month, tweeting that he was filming the “first episode EVER where the same actor shares every single one of my scenes with me. Going to be great.” He added, “And by my scenes I mean our scenes. By definition. Super cool episode.” Amell was referring to Season 5, Episode 20, which is titled “Underneath,” airs during May sweeps and will revisit, in depth, Felicity's termination of their wedding engagement after learning that Oliver 1) had a son, 2) didn't tell her, and 3) then didn't include his bride-to-be in the decision to send young William and his mother away, to safety. Link:http://tvline.com/2017/04/03/arrow-season-5-olicity-episode-20-breakup-answers/        American Ninja Warrior Announces Celeb Edition with Stephen Amell, Derek Hough (Date: 05 April 2017) American Nina Warrior announced its first ever celebrity edition Wednesday, and the cast is pretty nuts. Arrow's Stephen Amell will trade in his salmon ladder for the floating steps and compete against Dancing with the Stars' Derek Hough, Parenthood's Erika Christensen, Today's Natalie Morales, comedian Nikki Glaser, actress Mena Suvari, former Yankees player Nick Swisher, comedian Jeff Dye and Olympic decathlon and heptathon champion Ashton Eaton. The special episode will kick off the night on Thursday, May 25 at 8/7c on NBC. Link:http://www.tvguide.com/news/american-ninja-warrior-celeb-edition-stephen-amell-derek-hough/?ftag=TVG_Twitter    Arrow: Dangerous Liaisons Synopsis Released (Date: 06 April 2017) The CW has released the official synopsis for "Dangerous Liaisons," the next episode of Arrow season 5. Oliver (Stephen Amell), Team Arrow, ARGUS and the SCPD kick off a citywide manhunt for Adrian Chase (Josh Segurra).  Helix tells Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) they have a way to find Chase but they will need something big, and illegal, from her in return.  Joel Novoa directed the episode written by Speed Weed & Elizabeth Kim. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/04/06/arrow-dangerous-liaisons-synopsis-released/    GENERAL DC TV NEWS Legends of Tomorrow EP Klemmer Compares Season 3 To Game of Thrones (Date: 03 April 2017) Executive producer Phil Klemmer suggested that fans should get used to losses and that they're committed to going the full Game of Thrones in season 3 so that fans never have the comfort of assuming that anyone is safe. “It's always been a rule since the Hawkman death [in the pilot], Greg [Berlanti] said it before the show was even a show about how his mission was to make this not like network TV, that no one would be bulletproof, that it was more like the Ned Stark idea of anybody could lose their head at any time. As we've been roughly breaking out next season, we're more committed to that than ever. Again, that's a really bittersweet thing because we think the dynamic of the characters have is so special and wonderful, and at the same time, you don't want the audience to become too comfortable on the show. It is supposed to be a wild ride. You need that real consequences and real bloodshed to counterbalance the fluffiness and the silliness of the show. Otherwise it would just float off into space.” Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/04/03/legends-of-tomorrow-showrunner-compares-season-3-to-game-of-thro/      How The Supergirl Effects Team Brought Parasite To Life (Date: 04 April 2017) The CW has released this video showing the visual effects for the Parasite episode of Supergirl from earlier this season. The episode was called Changing, the sixth of the season, and featured scientist Rudy Jones becoming the classic DC villain. It also showed us both Mon-El and Guardian in action after Supergirl and J'onn J'onzz were drained by Parasite. There's no dialogue in the video, but you can see from the different effects shots how many different layers are needed for some of what look like simple scenes and how much of the shots are practical compared to computer generated. Link:https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/04/04/supergirl-effects-team-brought-parasite-life/    TVLine Items: Legends Star's Status, People's Choice Moves to E! and More (Date: 06 April 2017) At least one of Legends of Tomorrow‘s season-ending mysteries has been solved. As the CW drama's sophomore run came to a close this week, Rip Hunter (played by original cast member Arthur Darvill) quietly packed a bag and bid the Waverider and its new captain, Sara, adieu. That, however, does not mean viewers have seen the last of the Brit. “We've got plans for Rip for next year,” Legends showrunner Marc Guggenheim told Entertainment Weekly Radio on Thursday. “It's just in a different capacity than him being a member of the team.” As for another burning Q — whether sister series such as Arrow and The Flash will reflect the weird reality on hand when the Legends crash-landed in 2017 Los Angeles — Guggenheim in a word said no. “We never want television to feel like a homework assignment,” where viewers of one #DCTV show must track all of them. “That said… there will be an explanation in Season 3 as to why you're not seeing dinosaurs run through Central City.” Link:https://tvline.com/2017/04/06/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-rip-hunter-returns/      The Once And Future Flash Synopsis Released Online (Date: 06 April 2017) Barry (Grant Gustin) travels to the future to find out Savitar's still unknown identity in the hopes of saving Iris (Candice Patton).  Upon his arrival in 2024, Barry encounters future versions of his Team Flash friends, who, following the death of Iris, have become very different people, profoundly impacted by their showdown with Savitar.  It will be up to Barry to infuse a sense of hope back into the team, as he proves to be hero his future friends have been waiting for. Meanwhile, back in 2017, the hunt for Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker) continues.  Tom Cavanagh directed the episode written by Carina Adly MacKenzie. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/04/06/the-once-and-future-flash-synopsis-released-online/    iZombie's Rahul Kohli Comes to Supergirl in "Ace Reporter" Synopsis (Date: 06 April 2017) Lena's (guest star Katie McGarth) ex-boyfriend, Jack Spheer (guest star Rahul Kohli), comes to National City to unveil his big breakthrough in nano-technology, which has the potential to eradicate all diseases. Lena asks Kara to attend Jack's conference with her for support. When Kara sees Snapper (guest Star Ian Gomez) in attendance she's inspired to tap back into her reporter skills and questions Jack on his discovery, which ultimately leads to a bigger investigation that puts everyone in danger. Armen V. Kevorkian directed the episode written by Paula Yoo & Caitlin Parrish. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/04/06/izombies-rahul-kohli-comes-to-supergirl-in-ace-reporter-synopsis/      ABRA KADABRA Summoned for CW's THE FLASH (Date: 06 March 2017) Actor David Dastmalchian has been cast as the villainous Abra Kadabra for the current season of the CW's The Flash. In comic books, Abra Kadabra is a time-traveling villain and sometimes Rogue who uses his future technology to simulate magic powers in pursuit of criminal gain. As for Dastmalchian, the actor is a comic book TV and movie veteran, having appeared on Gotham, and in the films Ant-Man and The Dark Knight. Link:http://www.newsarama.com/33467-abra-kadabra-cast-for-flash.htmlNeil Kevin Smith Returning to Supergirl For Another Season 2 Episode (Date: 18 Jan 2017) Smith told ComicBook.com that he will return for a second episode this season -- the as-yet-untitled seventeenth episode of the season. Smith said that midway through the episode “Supergirl Lives”, producers started feeling out his schedule. Ultimately, they offered him episode 17, which he described as "sweet," saying that it was nice that producers liked the job he was doing enough to bring him back within the season. Link:http://comicbook.com/2017/01/18/kevin-smith-returning-to-supergirl-for-another-season-2-episode/?utm_source=Comicbook.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=170118_180220_Comicbook.com%20Daily%20Newsletter&utm_content=Link       NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week's: Episode - “Outlaw Country” (Date: 10 Nov 2016) Article:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6LbxC2B_dg   Episode:   “Outlaw Country” [Season 2 Episode 6] Air Date:        Thursday, November 17, 2016 Summary:      The Legends find Jonah Hex in trouble with his arch-nemesis Quentin Turnbull when they arrive in the Old West. Director:         Cherie Nowlan Writers:          Matthew Maala and Chris Fedak IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584106/?ref_=ttep_ep6     Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com   This podcast was recorded Thursday April 6th, 2017.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!   Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.  

Starling Tribune - Season 4.5 Special Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Last Refuge (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Episode:            “Last Refuge” [Season 1 Episode 12] Air Date:           April 21st, 2016 Transcript:         http://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=557&t=26768   IMDB:               http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4952750/?ref_=tt_ep_nx   Director:           Rachel Talalay Late in the season the showrunners are breaking out a seasoned director, who has over 55 directing credits to her name, including an upcoming episode of BBC's Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch in 2017                         http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003080/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         LoT: 1x Director Other Director Credits: 1x Flash | 4x Doctor Who | 1x Reign | 1x Supernatural | 2x Haven | 4x Ally McBeal | 1x Boston Legal … the movie Tank Girl and many others!                         Writers:             Chris Fedak Chris is credited as Executive Producer for 15 episodes of Legends of Tomorrow, but this only his second writing credit, although is he credited with a couple “Story By” and “Teleplay By” later in the season. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6                         Executive Producer credits: 15x EP LoT | 21x EP Forever | 27x EP Chuck | Other Chuck credits: 91x “Created by” | 16x “Written by”   Matthew Maala Well, they don't get any greener than this folks - this is Matthew's first and only writing credit so far … and, uh, he has a couple of other credits... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5279759/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6                         Legends of Tomorrow: 1x writer Other credits: 1x Jessica Jones (Writer's Assistant) | 5x The Mob Doctor (Assistant to Rob Wright - showrunner)   Weekly Ratings   Rating: Episode 11 - 1.78 (April 21st, 2016) Down two-tenths of a point…   Arrow: On break until April 27th the following week The Flash:  April 19th - “Versus Zoom” (Ep.2.18) - 03 (Hunter Zolomon's Back Story) Supergirl: April 18th - “Better Angels” (Ep.1.20) - 11 (Season Finale) Links for Other Shows Arrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arrow_episodes#Season_4_.282015.E2.80.9316.29 Flash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Flash_episodes#Season_2_.282015.E2.80.9316.29 Supergirl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)#Episodes   Episode # Episode Title Episode Air Date Rating 1 Pilot, Part 1 21-Jan-16 3.21 2 Pilot, Part 2 28-Jan-16 2.89 3 Blood Ties 4-Feb-16 2.32 4 White Knights 7-Feb-16 2.39 5 Fail-Safe 18-Feb-16 2.25 6 Star City 2046 25-Feb-16 2.47 7 Marooned 3-Mar-16 2.28 8 Night of the Hawk 10-Mar-16 2.01 9 Left Behind 31-Mar-16 1.97 10 Progeny 7-Apr-16 1.88 11 The Magnificent Eight 12-Apr-16 1.98 12 Last Refuge 21-Apr-16 1.78 13 Leviathan 28-Apr-16 1.86 14 River of Time 5-May-16 1.63 15 Destiny 12-May-16 1.89 16 Legendary 19-May-16 1.85 What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name “Last Refuge” The home of Rip's adoptive mother Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Kendra and Sara spar Pilgrim attacks police station (Another Terminator reference?) ..no paperwork on this attack? Sara one-on-one with Pilgrim; +Mick steps in w/his gun Ends with usual team fight; Pilgrim surprised by young Rip w/knife Fun cgi with Pilgrim hit from all sides Time Travel: Share your thoughts Rip - kidnap younger selves to save them from Pilgrim, but... If younger selves are left out of timeline too long, people will forget about them, and… They really shouldn't interact with younger selves because of paradox Rip says this about Stein wanting to hold his baby-self, but Stein talked to Stein in the 1970s What are the rules? Amnesia pills are optional Palmer's injuries Rip Hunter His plan actually works! His real name is Michael; he was taken by Time Masters when he was an orphan on the streets trying to survive Offers self to Pilgrim. Without him, there is no team. Stein tries to remind all about how dangerous it is to remove a Time Master from the timeline, something Rip told him at the start of show Rate The Captain on a scale of 1 (Captain Crunch) to 10 (Captain Picard) Vandal Savage Not in episode! Mentioned at end because they remember their mission The Atom - Ray Palmer “Come with me if you want to live” - has always wanted to say that Existential crisis - “Could I be dead and not know it?” 2007 self gets beat up, bruises show up on present Ray Asks Kendra to marry him. Then doubt drama. Then a “Yes.” White Canary - Sara Lance Fights Pilgrim Spares with Kendra - tries to get Kendra to tell Ray the truth 2007 self - take daughter to work day with Dad Younger self is not a ninja Hawkgirl - Kendra Saunders Because of reincarnation powers, can't be killed by Pilgrim (so Pilgrim can't go back to Ancient Egypt before meteor hit? Of course, if she did, then there would be no show) Relationship drama with Ray (snore), but agrees to marry Ray Captain Cold - Leonard Snart 1972, Central City - Baby Snart is adorable, but a handful Keeps needling Rip because they don't know about Rip's past Heatwave - Mick Rory Younger self, 1990, Central City, is Pilgrim's first target Played with fire and killed family; didn't wake them, ran instead Younger self tells Mick he sounds like their father Present Mick tells younger Mick that he was angry at him for something not in his control and tells him to be better than present Mick Firestorm - Professor Martin Stein 1950 - born in back of car Surprised his father just gave him to strangers Ignores the rules and gives Jefferson a chance to meet his father Firestorm - Jefferson Jackson Born in 1993 in Central City Father died serving country; Jax never met father Has a conversation in hospital; father says he is proud of his son Jax doesn't stop father Pilgrim kidnaps father; after saved, Jax talks to father; tries to warn father Did he change things? Rip does say that maybe time wants Jax to be with father Waverider/Gideon Helps track Pilgrim When loses track of Pilgrim, Rip forms abduction plan The Pilgrim Cool Matrix-like powers Has authority to kill anyone in order to save the timeline Kidnaps team's loved ones in order to get team to give themselves up Has only one shot to kill them Time Masters Council Not the sort of folks you want to hang around the watercooler with Mary Xavier (Rip Hunter's “Mother”) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408309/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t13 The Highlander's (Connor's) First Wife in 1986 film Star War's Fighter Pilot Bridget Jones' Diary Alum Captain Lance In his golden age   EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS:   Season 1 Episode 12 “Last Refuge” (Date: 22 Apr 2016) Article:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/04/22/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-things-you-might-have-missed-in-last-ref/1 Obvious Ones: Cities mentioned - Star City, Central City, Hub City, Ivy Town; Appearances by Quentin Lance (Sara's father), Lisa Snart/Golden Glider (Leonard's sister, and Anna Loring (Ray's fiancee. On Arrow, Anna was an attorney who worked for Oliver Queen's mother, but in the comics, Jean Loring was Ray Palmer's wife prior to her killing another superhero's wife) Disappearing from History: The visual effects used to represent the man executed by the Time Masters at the start of the episode are the same ones used in last year's finale for The Flash, when Eddie Thawne committed suicide in order to kill his descendant, Eobard/The Reverse Flash “Come with me if you want to live”: Line is from The Terminator. Booster Gold once made a similar remark during his time-travel adventures written by Legends executive producers Geoff Johns Marty McFly: Younger Rory is wearing a red vest/jean jacket outfit reminiscent of Marty McFly's Back to the Future outfit. Arrow bits: “If he ever lost me…” young Sara says of her father. Date of Ray's attack is December 19, 2014, and Arrow was on hiatus at that time Fruit Brute: Fruit Brute is one of the “monster” cereals like Count Chocula and Frankenberry. The fact that Rip has a collection of vintage cereals makes total sense because in the Booster Gold comics, we were told once that Rip has a fridge full of vintage Coca Cola Ma Hunkel: Ma Hunkel's Red Tornado is seen in Rip's time lab Rip Hunter's Mother: In the comics, we never learn the name of Rip's mother, so as to not lock his father, Booster Gold, into a future relationship Michael?: Rip Hunter's father in the comics is Michael Jon Carter, aka Booster Gold, so the name “Michael” might be a nod to his comic book parentage.   ARROW NEWS:   Where Team Arrow Stands when Season 5 Begins  (Date: 16 Aug 2016) IGN: Executive producers Wendy Mericle & Marc Guggenheim preview what's ahead: *Season 5 deals with legacy, it deals with the past. The challenge for Oliver this year is how do you evolve and move forward when the past keeps grabbing at you, trying to pull you back. Oliver: building team with Felicity, Curtis (who is going to become Mr. Terrific), and newcomers Evelyn Sharp and Wild Dog while trying to be mayor. Tries to optimistic, but forces will try to pull him into the darkness. Relationship with Felicity should be closer to what it was during season 1.                         * Diggle: He is to have his own story in the army trying to get his morality back.                      * Thea: Going to be Oliver's chief of staff and is good at it. Link:http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/16/where-team-arrow-stands-when-season-5-begins Stephen Amell was kicked in the face during and Arrow fight scene, see the picture (Date: 15 Aug 2016) * CinemaBlend: Stephen Amell posted a photo on his Facebook page showing the results of him taking a foot to the face during shooting a fight scene. Stephen is fine, just has a tissue up his nose and some swelling. Link:https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1545720/stephen-amell-was-kicked-in-the-face-during-an-arrow-fight-scene-see-the-picture Was Hayley Atwell around? ~SP Producers confirm flashbacks continue after S05, but will change (Date: 11 Aug 2016) * after producers told the TCAs that Arrow would ditch the flashbacks after S05, showrunner Marc Guggenheim told IGN that it isn't quite that simple. * “in Season 6, what we'll end up doing is we'll do some episodes without any sort of flashbacks. We've also established over the four seasons that we can do flashback stories that don't involve the island narrative” * "We still want to make that part of our storytelling, because we do like them. We like when those non-island flashbacks sort of illuminate what's going on in the present day," Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/11/silly-rabbit-of-course-the-arrow-flashbacks-will-never-end/ Can it really be Arrow with a Flashback/Flashforward? ~SP Daredevil and Game Of Thrones series name drop by showrunner Wendy Mericle ~SP Arrow meets Legends meets Flash meets Supergirl: A Crossover Supercut! (Date: 16 Aug 2016) *TV Line presents a montage of meet-ups between the characters of Arrow, The Flash, Legends, and Supergirl. Also news of the release of the latest seasons on DVD/Blu-ray: Supergirl season 1 is out now, Legends season 1 releases Aug. 23, Arrow season 4 releases Aug 30, and The Flash season 2 releases Sept. 6   Link: http://tvline.com/2016/08/16/arrow-flash-supergirl-legends-crossover-supercut-video/ Could we get more Tommy with Flashpoint?? (Date: 14 Aug 2016) * Colin Donnell did an interview with TV Line * “I can't tell you how many people I've talked to about the possibility and how it could possibly happen. It's not out of the realm of possibility.” * Neil comment: I hate to bring this up… but does anybody still care? That was Season 1?! I mean I like the guy but I think we've moved on? Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/14/tommy-merlyn-could-possibly-return-on-arrow-due-to-flashpoint/ If John Barrowman ever has to leave the series I could see them brining Tommy back. But I doubt that will happen through season 7 (Stephen Amell is on contract through season 7, right? ~SP No Immediate Plans for Roy to Return (Date: 17 Aug 2016) * This follows up on a news article from prior weeks where Colton Haynes was spotted on the set of Arrow, which kick started speculation that he was returning to the series * In a TVLine interview Wendy Mericle stated that Colton Haynes was just visiting the set and was not scheduled to appear * Colton is busy filming Scream Queens Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/sorry-arrow-fans-colton-haynes-is-not-returning-yet Colton, you are always welcome back to Arrow from the fans on Starling Tribune. ~SP   GENERAL DC TV NEWS   Legends: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2: Arthur Darvill and Maisie Richardson-Sellers Interview  (Date: 16 Aug 2016) * (Showbiz Junkies). Arthur Darvill (Rip Hunter) and Maisie Richardson-Sellers (Vixen/Amaya Jiwe) discuss season two. Both promise a little conflict in the team because everyone has a similar goal, but they have their own way of doing things and that there will be good fights. Link:http://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/interviews/legends-of-tomorrow-arthur-darvill-maisie-richardson-sellers-interview/ I'd love to see Arthur Darvil rate Captain Rip Hunter each episode on a scale of 1-10. ~SP Opinion: How the CW's DC universe became one of TV's most inclusive (Date:16 Aug 2016) *Not really news, but is a good look at how Greg Berlanti's DC comic book shows for the CW are building a universe populated with characters who have been casts as African-American even though the characters are white in the comics (Iris West, Jimmy Olson) and who are LGBT (Sara, Nyssa, Curtis) Link:http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/supergirl/43010/how-the-cws-dc-universe-became-one-of-tvs-most-inclusive Legends: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2: EP Subtly confirms Matt Ryan's John Constantine cameo (Date: 15 Aug 2016) * Movie News Guide: Legends executive producer Phil Klemmer subtly confirmed Matt Ryan's appearance in a recent interview, telling Zap2it, “If this show goes as many seasons as I hope it does, it would be a crime for him not to appear in our universe.” A photo on Marc Guggenheim's twitter shows a table read with an actor's face blurred out. Link: http://www.movienewsguide.com/legends-tomorrow-john-constantine/263618 ...BUT does this article from a couple days before contradict it with a quote from Greg Berlanti? LINK:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/the-cw-has-no-plans-for-constantine-at-this-time * The takeaway is that I guess they're doing a pretty good job keeping us guessing at this point Legends: Guggenheim tweets pic of Samurai ATOM suit (Date: 18 Aug 2016) * Ray is riding a horse in the ATOM suit with a samurai helmet * Guggenheim's tweet was “Legends of Tomorrow: This show is insane...” Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/legends-of-tomorrows-atom-dons-new-samurai-style-armor-in-new-photo Legends: Lance Henricksen cast as Obsidian  (Date: 11 Aug 2016) * Late news out of the TCAs that week that didn't make it into our news rundown * Henriksen joins the ranks of the Justice Society of America, which already includes Patrick J. Adams as Hourman, Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Vixen, Matthew MacCaull as Commander Steel and Sarah Grey as Star Girl. * The son of the Golden Age Green Lantern, Obsidian was introduced in 1983's "All-Star Squadron" #25, and joined a modern incarnation of the Justice Society in 2007. He can merge with his own shadow, allowing him to fly and pass through solid objects, and possess the shadows of others. * Henriksen's lengthy list of film and television credits is dotted with memorable sci-fi and horror roles, from "The Terminator" and the "Alien" franchise to "Near Dark" and "Millennium." Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/legends-of-tomorrow-casts-lance-henriksen-as-obsidian Flash: Grant Gustin spills the beans on a little Easter Egg  (Date: 18 Aug 2016) * Grant Gustin admits that the cast and crew have snuck a rubber duckie into every scene in the police station… because why not. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/18/grant-gustin-reveals-the-flash-easter-egg-that-no-one-has-notice/ Flash: Barry's heading to Gorilla Island! (Date: 11 Aug 2016) * Two part episode with the return of Grodd Confirmed (late news out of the TCAs last week) * At the end of his S02 episode, Grodd was transported to Earth-2 and abandoned in Gorilla City, a setting from the DC Comics Universe. * Unless Grodd somehow finds his way back to Earth-1 and finds its version of Gorilla City, it seems likely that the two-episode mini-arc will take place on Earth-2 Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/11/gorilla-grodd-returns-in-the-flash-season-3/ Flash: Producer explains how S03 Dark Speedster is ‘not at all' like the dark speedster villains from S01 and S02 who wanted to steal Barry's Speed (Date: 17 Aug 2016) * Todd Helbing (Executive Producer) gave an interview to IGN * “If you have another speedster, like Zoom, or Reverse Flash, you need somebody on an equal level to provide that threat” * “Savitar is more of a psychological villain in a weird way” * “Everything about this guy is different. I can't go into super detail, but he's not like Zoom or Reverse Flash” Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/18/the-flash-executive-producer-explains-how-savitar-is-different-f/ Supergirl: Kevin Smith says something and the media covers it (hehe) (Date: 18 Aug 2016) * Actually, there's a cool linkage to the old superman script titles “Superman Lives” he wrote * Kevin Smith announced that the title of the Supergirl episode he's directing is “Supergirl Lives” thanks to Andy Kriesberg * Actually a pretty cool quote from Kevin Smith in the article... Link:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/supergirl/kevin-smith-ecstatically-reveals-the-title-of-the-supergirl-season-2-a144591 Supergirl: Discussion on whether the Legion of Superheroes will join the DC TV Universe (Date: 13 Aug 2016) * We've seen Legion flight rings in both Flash (Speed Force Flashbacks) and Supergirl (in the Fortress of Solitude) * Mon-El is linked with the Legion of Superheroes, so there's a natural linkage * Other Supergirl characters have ties * long discussion article Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/14/is-the-legion-of-super-heroes-coming-to-the-cws-dc-tv-universe-/ Supergirl: Project Cadmus set to be S02 “Big Bad”  (Date: 12 Aug 2016) * Exec Producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed that Project Cadmus is the "big bad" of at least the first half of the season * "It's dedicated to eradicating alien life on Earth. They're fanatics. They're true believers," * in the comics and Young Justice, Project Cadmus has taken an interest in Kryptonians before as the creators of Superboy, a partial-clone of Superman Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/08/12/supergirl-season-2-new-details-on-project-cadmus-revealed/   GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS   New Form Factor from #Funko: Pint Size Heroes! (Date: 16 Aug 2016) Funko is introducing a new line of collectible vinyl figures - Pint Size Heroes! Taken favorite parts of Pop! and Dorbz and made them into an even smaller package - and all at a new low price! The first series will focus on the Batman universe - Batman, Robin, Catwoman, etc. Figures are 1.5” tall. Check out GameStop and Hot Topic for special exclusive characters. Start your collection in September! Link:http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/new-form-factor-from-funko-pint-size-heroes-dccomics-marvel-and-more/ DC Comic's Rebirth dominates July's top 20 sales positions (Date: 15 Aug 2016) CBR: Scroll down and look at the charts - DC is the top publisher, and 18 of the top 20 comics are from DC. The other two are from Marvel - Civil War II Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dc-comics-rebirth-dominates-julys-top-20-sales-positions Green Arrow (Rebirth) Issue #5 dropped this week (Date: 18 Aug 2016) * “The Death and Life of Oliver Queen” part five! It's Green Arrow and Black Canary versus Shado and the Ninth Circle in the belly of the Inferno. * Ends the first arc * Written by Benjamin Percy * Pencils, Inks, Colours and Cover by Juan E. Ferreyra Link:https://www.comixology.com/Green-Arrow-2016-5/digital-comic/384559?ref=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC9jb20uY29taXhvbG9neS5kY2NvbWljczMvZGVza3RvcC9zbGlkZXJMaXN0LzEyNjk4 Toy News International Does a review of the new Arrow S03 figures (Date: 17 Aug 2016) * 7" Season 3 Arrow & Laurel Lance Black Canary Figures from DC Collectibles. * Basic figures, but if you're a hardcore fan… Link: http://toynewsi.com/news.php?itemid=27007 Video: https://youtu.be/_2T9udgjdo4 NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Legends Of Tomorrow - “Leviathan” Article:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-season-1-episode-13-promo-leviathan-a139828 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFHhMFQskxw     Episode:            “Leviathan” [Season 1 Episode 13] Air Date:           Thursday, April 28th, 2016 Summary:         Rip takes the team to London in the year 2166, three days before his family is killed. He believes this to be their final opportunity to take out Savage who is, unfortunately, at the height of his power. However, the team discovers two key elements to defeating him - Savage's daughter and the means to kill Savage once and for all. Director:           Gregory Smith http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808376/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1 Writers: Sarah Nicole Jones and Ray Utarnachitt IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4952746/?ref_=tt_ep_nx   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." 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Starling Tribune - Season 4.5 Special Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow Fail Safe (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast)   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   Transcript:         http://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=557&t=25277 Episode:            “Fail Safe” [Season 1 Episode 5] Air Date:           Thursday, February 18th, 2016   Director:           Dermott Downs 20 titles with lots of CW genre TV credits             http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236173/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1             3x Legends of Tomorrow | 2x Arrow | 2x The Originals | 4x The Flash | 3x Supergirl | 1x Blindspot | 1x CSI:Cyber | 1x iZombie | 1x Gotham | 4x The Tomorrow People             Writers: Beth Schwartz http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2584087/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5             Arrow: 23x executive story editor | 17x writer | 2x story editor | 23x Co-producer 2x LoT | 1x Heart of Dixie             Grainne Godfree http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3113826/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6             Flash: 23x Exec. story editor | 5x writer | 8x Exec story editor | 1x Story by 3x Legends of Tomorrow | 1x Arrow (Teleplay) | 4x Tomorrow People             IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4845364/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Videos: https://youtu.be/XgHHpgqw8Ko?list=PL6abPzY300GW5bNkU8x5kh2ocfnU8OaCD   Weekly Ratings   Rating: Episode 5 - 2.25 Drop from the prior week of 2.39 Arrow “Code of Silence” S.04 E.14 Directed by James “Bam Bam” Bamford that same week brought 2.44, which was the same as the prior week. The Flash “Escape from Earth-2” S.02 Ep.14  that same week brought 3.90, which was down 0.06 from the prior week. Supergirl “Truth, Justice and the American Way” S.01 Ep.14 that same week brought 7.25, down from 7.96 the prior week (the prior week was “for the girl who has everything, which was the adaptation of a classic Superman storyline, which may account for the huge numbers)   Episode # Episode Title Episode Air Date Rating 1 Pilot, Part 1 21-Jan-16 3.21 2 Pilot, Part 2 28-Jan-16 2.89 3 Blood Ties 4-Feb-16 2.32 4 White Knights 7-Feb-16 2.39 5 Fail-Safe 18-Feb-16 2.25 6 Star City 2046 25-Feb-16 2.47 7 Marooned 3-Mar-16 2.28 8 Night of the Hawk 10-Mar-16 2.01 9 Left Behind 31-Mar-16 1.97 10 Progeny 7-Apr-16 1.88 11 The Magnificent Eight 12-Apr-16 1.98 12 Last Refuge 21-Apr-16 1.78 13 Leviathan 28-Apr-16 1.86 14 River of Time 5-May-16 1.63 15 Destiny 12-May-16 1.89 16 Legendary 19-May-16 1.85   What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name “Fail-safe” (Chris start us off) Link to Sara as a contingency plan, or “fail-safe” in case things went sideways Name of a cold-war nuclear thriller (see easter eggs) I was trying to find some way to link Fail Safe into the fact that Brandon Routh, Dominic Purcell and Arthur Darvill all went shirtless, breaking a new Berlantiverse record :P Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts (Michelle first then Neil) Sara takes out 6 guys; Rip and Snart can't take out 1 Team fight in prison yard Time Travel: Share your thoughts (Neil then Chris) Still in 1986 USSR And what the 80's mean is that the Russians are allowed to be the badguys At end - crash in 2046 Star City Key component is watching the timeline: The probability of the United States losing the Cold War has risen to 99%. Star City, the seat of the resistance, is predicted to fall in 2003. Sara's knowledge of the Bratva via Ollie allows her to know who to contact in the current time. Intro scene - for a second I thought it was either timetravel or a flashback, but only for a split second… then I was like “Hey… waaiiiiit a second” Rip Hunter Captaining skills this episode, scale of 1-10 Still learning how to be a captain Needs Kendra and Jackson to convince him to join fight Ray Palmer Mr. Nice Guy in prison - doesn't work Takes a beating for Mick Good time to make a reference to the “your mom” joke, and make draw a parallel to the recurring “Stephen's Mom” jokes in the GonnaGeek Official podcast - lol Sara Lance Doesn't take the shot -- humanity returning? Ninja throwing stars - sweet Kicks ass with the bratva Hawkgirl - Kendra Saunders Reminds Jackson of two-way communication w/Stein Comes up with plan to help team Did she mention being a barista in this episode? Captain Cold - Leonard Snart Priorities - his crew first, then the plan Thinks it's cold for Rip and Sara to possibly kill Stein - the whole “look him in the eye” speech. Heatwave - Mick Rory Risks Snart's plan b/c Ray took beating for him Mick's actions in this episode really define the relationship later on, even after the Chronos reveal Willing to die for the perfect score Professor Martin Stein With the probabilities of the timeline shifting, would he have caved? Smart enough to detect the “fake” reality at the start with the “Almost Cisco” Jefferson Jackson Cuts himself to communicate with Stein Runs on w/hurt knee Without his ability to appeal to Stein, who was inherently stronger than evil Russian Dr., the Russian Firestorm would have become a reality. Waverunner/Gideon Crashes in 2046 - but can still cloak Dr. Valentina Vostock Inspired by Stein's speech about collapse of USSR Doesn't listen to Stein about becoming Firestorm...goes boom! Did she really just go outside and start killing prisoners for no good reason? Guess we're not getting the Negative Woman (Doom Patrol) or White Queen (head of Checkmate) from the DC cannon   EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS:   Season 1 Episode 5 “Fail-Safe” (Date: 18 Feb 2016) Article:http://comicbook.com/2016/02/19/legends-of-tomorrow-easter-eggs-and-dc-comics-references-in-fail/ Fail-Safe: Movie about a cold War-era conflict and a President of the United States trying to recall a bomber Cisco Ramon: Guest appearance by Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon Beautiful Mind: Savage makes a reference about not hurting Stein's “beautiful Mind”. Maybe a reference to the Russell Crowe movie. Wentworth Miller: “This isn't my First Prison Break”: Bratva Reference: Has been mentioned in Arrow with Ollie's Russian connections and tattoo Killing martin Stein - really a stretch - reference to a time travel trope. Yuri The Bear - Bratva agent isn't a DC character, but is a children's character. Shirtless hanging torture - this is a CW trope, including Arrow… Barry Allen Who? - Shout out to flash Vandal Savage “Vibes” - His sensing of Hawkgirl looks like how Cisco vibes Jax' Drinking Age revisited - Kinda a reversal on the first episode Star City as the seat of the resistance in the future modeled with the Russian Firestorm - recurring thread in DC Partners? - Jax & Stein saying “partners” feels like Ollie & Barry Connor Hawke - Sneak peek at Star City 2046 hints at Connor from the comics.    ARROW NEWS:   A “Long Absent” character from S.02 will be returning  (Date: 24 June 2016) The article goes over a few different choices - let's run them down: 1. Deathstroke 2. Huntress 3. Sin 4. China White 5.Count Vertigo 6. Cyrus Gold (Back as Solomon Grundy?) 7. Anatoly Knyazev Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/which-long-absent-arrow-character-is-returning-in-season-5/view=all Curtis Holt will find a groove in Season 5  (Date: 27 June 2016) "Essentially, if [Felicity] is software, he's hardware," Mericle said. "As he evolves into becoming Mr. Terrific in Season 5, one of the things we're really exploring is differentiating them by having Curtis be more like Cisco on 'The Flash.' Link: http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/arrows-curtis-holt-will-evolve-in-season-5 Tyler Ritter joins the SCPD for Season 5  (Date: 28 June 2016) Tyler Ritter is the son of late actor John Ritter, and has acted in guest roles on series including Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy, and most recently on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and two NCIS series in a crossover. He top-lined The McCarthys on CBS, as well. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/06/28/tyler-ritter-added-to-arrow-season-5-cast/ Carly Pope (Tomorrow People, Suits) joins Arrow Season 5  (Date: 29 June 2016) Joins the cast of Arrow in S.05 as Susan Williams. Williams is a journalist from Coast City, and in the comics is the wife of Jim Jordan, who is the younger brother of Hal Jordan, better known as Green Lantern.  Pope will debut in episode three. Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/06/29/carly-pope-cast-on-arrow-season-5-as-existing-dc-comics-characte/ Update on whether Kevin Smith will direct an Ep of Arrow  (Date: 30 June 2016) During a recent Facebook Live, Arrow star Stephen Amell was asked about the possibility of this  unless things change, which they always can, and they already have, so please try to interpret that the best way you can." Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/06/30/stephen-amell-comments-on-chances-of-kevin-smith-directing-an-ep/ Stephen Amell wants Roy Harper to return  (Date: 30 June 2016) In a recent chat on Facebook, Amell confessed that he'd like to see Roy Harper return to Arrow. On Facebook Live Stephen was asked by a fan, “Would you like to have Nightwing on the show?” Amell paused for only a moment, stumbling over his words slightly as he admitted, “You know, I feel like I'm good with Roy Harper. Let's get Roy Harper back.” Link:http://comicbook.com/2016/06/30/stephen-amell-wants-roy-harper-to-return-to-arrow/      GENERAL DC TV NEWS   Interview with Caity Lotz; Sara might get a girlfriend in LoT S.2  (Date: 28 June 2016) "I think Sara might get a new girlfriend!" Caity Lotz teased. She also said she hopes that Katrina Law, who plays Nyssa al Ghul can make a guest appearance despite her own new series. "She worked it in her deal so that she could come and see us!" Link: http://www.moviefone.com/2016/06/27/legends-of-tomorrow-caity-lotz-interview/ New Justice League Action carton adds Green Arrow  (Date: 27 June 2016) On top of the trinity of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, the new cartoon poster features Green Arrow, Plastic Man, Firestorm and Space Cabbie?! (...yeah… Space Cabbie… WTF?) Link:http://screenrant.com/justice-league-action-series-poster/ Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) joins the Flash as season regular  (Date: 30 June 2016) "The Flash" just got a touch more magical. "Harry Potter" star Tom Felton has joined the hit CW show as series regular character Julian Dorn, as a fellow CSI at the Central City Police Department who suspects there's more to Barry Allen than just his good guy reputation. Link:http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/the-flash-adds-harry-potter-star-tom-felton-as-series-regular GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS   More SDCC Exclusives - Arrow S.02 Paperweight from Icon  (Date: 24 June 2016) Hood and sleeves… just for Chris.  Standing approximately 8 inches tall, cast in high-quality resin and expertly painted, this statue paperweight features the iconic costume Stephen Amell's Oliver Queen wore in season 2 Link: http://toynewsi.com/news.php?itemid=26680     NEXT EPISODE   Promo for Next Week: Legends Of Tomorrow - “Star City 2046” Article:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/legends_of_tomorrow/new-extended-promo-for-legends-of-tomorrow-season-1-a131214   Episode:            “Star City 2046” [Season 1 Episode 6] Air Date:           Thursday, February 25th, 2016 Summary:         A malfunction sends the Waverider to 2046 Star City where the team faces a future in which they fail to stop Savage and return home… Old Man Ollie and the Goatee!!! Director:           Steve Shill Writers: Marc Guggenheim & Ray Utarnachitt IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4857194/?ref_=tt_ep_nx If you missed us live catch us next time and chime in yourself! Plus you won't miss out on our live post-show conversations.   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at gonnageek.com/live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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At Portland Comic Con, I had a chance to interview the Doctor’s wife and a Time Master- Alex Kingston and Arthur Darvill! They each shared how they got into acting, what Doctor Who has meant to them and shared some hilarious stories about Matt Smith, Steven Moffat and others. Arthur also gave us a little …

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia224 – "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"Doctor Who episodeCastDoctor    Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor)ProductionWriter     Steven MoffatDirector     Farren Blackburn[1]Executive producer(s)         Steven Moffat    Piers Wenger    Caroline Skinner[2]Series     Specials (2011)Length     60 minOriginally broadcast     25 December 2011[3]Chronology← Preceded by     Followed by →"The Wedding of River Song"     Series 7"The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which the Doctor visits Earth and an alien forest. The episode was shown in the United Kingdom on Christmas Day on BBC One,[4] BBC America in the United States[5] Space in Canada,[6] and on ABC1 in Australia.[7] It is the seventh Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005.The episode features Claire Skinner, Bill Bailey, Arabella Weir and Alexander Armstrong. A sneak preview was aired on 18 November 2011 for Children in Need.[8]Contents [hide]     1 Plot        1.1 Prequel        1.2 Episode        1.3 Continuity    2 Production        2.1 Cast notes    3 References    4 External links[edit] Plot[edit] PrequelOn 6 December, a prequel to the episode was released online.[9] The Doctor is seen on a spaceship holding a red button which, when he lets go, will cause the space ship to explode. While holding the button, he has phoned the TARDIS to speak to Amy Pond asking her to rescue him, although he does not have his co-ordinates. Amy cannot fly the TARDIS, and she is not on the TARDIS. The Doctor wishes Amy a Merry Christmas before letting go of the button, and the spaceship explodes.[10][edit] EpisodeDuring the Christmas season of 1938, the Doctor finds himself on a damaged alien spacecraft in Earth's orbit. He escapes the exploding ship and the fall to Earth by rapidly donning an impact space suit, though in his haste, the helmet is put on backwards. On crashing to Earth, he is found by Madge Arwell, wife of Reg and mother of two children, Lily and Cyril. She helps the Doctor, stuck and unable to see while in the impact suit, to his TARDIS, and the Doctor promises to repay her for her kindness.Three years later, during World War II, Reg is reported killed in action when the Lancaster Bomber he was piloting disappeared over the English Channel. Madge is told this via telegraph just before Christmas, but decides not to tell her children, hoping to keep their spirits up through the holiday. Madge and the children evacuate London to a relative's house in Dorset, where they are greeted by the Doctor, calling himself "the Caretaker"; Madge does not recognise him from their previous encounter.The Doctor has prepared the house specially for the children and the holiday; though the children are pleased, Madge privately explains about Reg's death to the Doctor and insists he not overindulge the children. During the first night, Cyril is lured into opening a large glowing present under the Christmas tree, revealing a time portal to a snow-covered forest. The Doctor shortly discovers Cyril's absence and follows him with Lily; the two eventually track Cyril down to a strange lighthouse-like structure. Madge, finding her children missing, soon follows them into the forest, but is met by three miners in space suits from the planet Androzani Major.At the lighthouse, Cyril is met by a humanoid creature made of wood; it places a simple band of metal around his head like a crown. Lily and the Doctor arrive, followed by another wood creature, but find that they have rejected Cyril as he is "weak", as is the Doctor. The Doctor concludes that the life forces of the trees in the forest are trying to escape through a living creature, the crown acting as an interface. Meanwhile, Madge, holding the miners at gunpoint, is taken back to their excavation walker and told that the forest of the planet they are on is scheduled to be melted by acid rain within minutes, killing anything within it. The miners are teleported away safely before the rain starts after helping Madge to locate where her children are.Madge, using the little knowledge she knows of flying a plane from Reg, directs the walker to the lighthouse and safely reunites with her children as the acid rain starts. The wood creatures identify her as "strong", and the Doctor realises they consider her the "mothership", able to carry the life force safely. Donning the band, Madge absorbs the life force of the forest, allowing her to direct the top of the lighthouse as an escape pod away from the acid rain and into the time vortex. To get them home, the Doctor directs her to think of memories of home, allowing Madge to revisit her fond memories of Reg, shown on screens within the pod. She realises that she will have to recall the moment of Reg's death, but the Doctor forces her to continue to do so; Lily and Cyril come to learn the truth as they witness his last moments aboard the Lancaster bomber.Soon, the escape pod safely leaves the time vortex, landing just outside the house in Dorset, and the life force of the forest have converted themselves to ethereal beings within the time vortex. The Doctor steps outside while Madge starts to explain Reg's death to Lily and Cyril, but he returns to interrupt her and to tell her to come outside. There stands Reg and his Lancaster; he had followed the bright light of the escape pod into the time vortex and came out safely along with the pod at Dorset. The family has a tearful reunion as the Doctor watches.As Madge and her family turns to celebrate Christmas, the Doctor attempts to slip away, but Madge catches him, and as she sees the TARDIS realises that he is the man in the space suit from three years back. She insists on him staying for Christmas dinner, but when the Doctor reveals he has other friends out there that believe he is dead, Madge convinces him to go to see them at Christmas. The Doctor offers Madge his help if she ever needs it again.Later, the Doctor arrives outside Amy and Rory's home, two years since he left them there. Amy pretends to be angry at him for leaving them the way he did, but explains that River Song told them about his faked death, and Rory reveals that they have been setting a place for him at their Christmas dinner table every year. Having remarked earlier in the episode how "humany-wumany" it is to cry because of happiness, the Doctor finds himself shedding a tear of happiness in reaction to Rory's remark, and grins in wonder, and then steps inside to join them for dinner.[edit] Continuity    The three tree harvesters are from Androzani Major in the year 5345, a planet already featured in the serial The Caves of Androzani.    The Doctor also mentions the Forest of Cheem, which appeared in the Ninth Doctor episode The End of the World. He also mentioned that one of them fancied him, which was Jabe Ceth Ceth Jafe, who sacrificed her life for him.    Amy Pond tells the Doctor that two years have passed since Lake Silencio ("The Impossible Astronaut"/"The Wedding of River Song").[edit] ProductionThe Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre's preserved Lancaster bomber Just Jane, used in the programmeThe BBC announced in September 2011 that production had started for the special and filming was due to be complete by mid October 2011.[11] However, filming was disrupted on 30 September due to a 24-hour protest at BBC Wales because of compulsory redundancies.[12] The story is partly inspired by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (from The Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis.[13] C. S. Lewis died the day before the very first episode of classic Doctor Who aired. Filming of some scenes involving Alexander Armstrong took place in and around the Lancaster bomber 'Just Jane' at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre on 3 October 2011.[14] External footage of the lighthouse building took place in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.[15][edit] Cast notesAlexander Armstrong previously appeared in Doctor Who episodes "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" as the voice of Mr Smith, an alien computer, his character from The Sarah Jane Adventures.Arabella Weir previously appeared as an alternate incarnation of the Third Doctor in the Doctor Who Unbound audio drama Exile.[16]Claire Skinner is placed in the opening titles instead of Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, whose appearance in the episode was not reported before broadcast. Gillan and Darvill are, however, credited above Skinner in the episode's end credits.[edit] References    ^ Golder, Dave (21 September 2011). "UPDATE: Doctor Who Christmas Special Director Revealed". SFX. Retrieved 15 December 2011.    ^ "Steven Moffat on the New Exec". BBC. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.    ^ Seale, Jack (29 November 2011). "Christmas TV: scheduling confirmed for Doctor Who, Strictly and Downton". Radio Times. Immediate Media. Retrieved 29 November 2011.    ^ "Doctor Who: Christmas Day at 7:00pm". BBC. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.    ^ "Doctor Who Christmas Special" (Press release). BBC America. Retrieved 15 December 2011.    ^ "Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe - December 25th at 9pm ET!". Space. Retrieved 28 December 2011.    ^ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/doctorwho/christmas2011/    ^ Golder, Dave (27 October 2011). "Doctor Who Christmas Special Clip During Children in Need". SFX. Retrieved 29 October 2011.    ^ "Adventure Calendar 2011". BBC. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.    ^ "The Prequel to The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe" (Video). BBC. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.    ^ "Christmas Special: The Stars! The Story!". BBC. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.    ^ Jeffery, Morgan (30 September 2011). "'Doctor Who' Christmas special filming disrupted by BBC Wales strike". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 September 2011.    ^ "Doctor Who Christmas special cast to include Bill Bailey and Claire Skinner". Metro. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.    ^ "Doctor Who Christmas Special role for Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre". Skegness Standard. Retrieved 30 November 2011.    ^ who "Look what's landed for Dr Who Xmas special!". The Forester. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.    ^ "Doctor Who Unbound — Exile". Big Finish. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Girl Who Waited and The God Complex, the end of Torchwood: Miracle Day, Arthur Darvill’s Doctor Faustus, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:12 — Welcome! […]

"The Doctor's Wife" is the fourth episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series , which was broadcast on 14 May 2011, written by . Contents [] [] Plot [] Synopsis While in deep space, the Doctor, Amy and Rory receive a hypercube containing a distress call from a . Tracing the source of the call to a rift leading outside the universe, the Doctor deletes part of his to generate enough energy to cross through the rift. After landing in a junkyard on a solitary asteroid, the TARDIS shuts down and its matrix suddenly disappears. The three explore, and meet the strange inhabitants, Uncle, Auntie, a green eyed called Nephew and an excited young woman named Idris who fawns all over, and then bites, the Doctor. While Uncle and Auntie lock up Idris, and Amy and Rory return to the TARDIS, the Doctor follows the distress signal and finds a cabinet containing a large number of hypercubes. Upon further investigation of Uncle and Auntie, he finds they are constructed of body parts from other beings, including Time Lords. They are controlled by the asteroid, called House, which is sentient and able to interface with other technology around it. House led the Doctor there and ripped out the TARDIS' matrix, initially in order to consume its Artron energy, but upon learning that the Doctor is the last Time Lord and that no more TARDISes will ever arrive, decides to transfer itself into the TARDIS and escape from the rift. Amy and Rory are trapped inside as the House-controlled TARDIS dematerialises. The Doctor learns that Idris contains the personality of the TARDIS' matrix. Idris, as the TARDIS, and the Doctor come to realise they selected each other hundreds of years prior when the Doctor fled , and have a personal chat. Without House's support, Uncle and Auntie die. Idris reveals that House had stranded many TARDISes before on the planet, and that this universe only has hours left before it collapses, and that Idris' body only has a short time before it also will fail. The Doctor and Idris work together to construct a makeshift TARDIS from scraps, and then pursue House. Aboard the Doctor's TARDIS, House threatens to kill Amy and Rory. He plays with their senses as they try to flee through the corridors, then sends Nephew after them. Idris makes a psychic connection with Rory to give him directions to a secondary control room, where he and Amy are able to lower the TARDIS shields without House's interference. This allows the Doctor to land the makeshift console in the secondary control room, which atomises Nephew. House deletes the secondary control room as he prepares to break through the rift, which the Doctor anticipates. The TARDIS safety protocols transfer them to the main control room, where the dying Idris releases the TARDIS matrix back to where it belongs, deleting House from the TARDIS machine. As the Doctor, Amy, and Rory recover, a remnant of the TARDIS matrix, still in Idris' body, sadly comments she will not be able to communicate with the Doctor after this but will be there for him. Idris' body disappears as the TARDIS matrix is fully restored. The Doctor installs a security field around the matrix to prevent it from being compromised in the future. Rory asks the Doctor about some of Idris' final words—"The only water in the forest is the river"—but the Doctor doesn't understand. After Amy and Rory leave to find a new bedroom, their original purged by House, the Doctor talks to the TARDIS, and, in response, a nearby lever moves on its own, sending the TARDIS to its next destination. [] Continuity This section may contain of published material that conveys ideas not to the original sources. See the for details. (May 2011) This section describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily style. Please to . (May 2011) "The Doctor's Wife" revisits many mythology elements regarding the Doctor and the TARDIS established from the original run of the show and continued into the new series. Idris, as the TARDIS, affirms that the Doctor left with her, a type 40 TARDIS, to flee Gallifrey more than 700 years ago, and the TARDIS' history of unreliability is explained as her taking the Doctor not where he wants to go, but where he needs to go. The Doctor has mentioned that the TARDIS is alive in previous episodes, including in , and has referred to 'her' as "old girl" many times, and as "sexy" occasionally in his Eleventh incarnation, both of which Idris indicates she likes. The Doctor refers to altering the control room's appearance as changing the , as the does in "". Like the in , the Doctor and Idris operate a TARDIS control panel outside of an outer TARDIS shell. The Doctor also jettisons TARDIS rooms to create thrust, as in and . The TARDIS is mentioned to have retained an archive of previous control rooms unbeknownst to the Doctor, including many he has yet to create; the one shown in this episode is the design featured between "" and "", used by the and Doctors. When speaking of his fellow Time Lord the Corsair, the Doctor implies that Time Lords can change gender on regeneration. The Doctor admits he killed all of the Time Lords, alluding to the events of the and . In , the contacted the Time Lords using a cube similar to those seen in this episode. The Doctor suggests visiting the Eye of Orion, which is seen in . The Doctor again refers to himself as "a madman with a box", reprising Amy's and his own description of himself in "The Eleventh Hour". The Ood "Nephew" displays green eyes (indicating, as with the green-lit TARDIS, that he is possessed by House); Oodkind's eyes also changed colour in "" / "" and "". Alluding to the Ood controlled by the Beast in the former episodes, the Doctor refers to Nephew as "another Ood I failed to save." The Doctor states that the Corsair always put a tattoo of a on each of his new bodies; the tattoo is on the left arm of his final body, being worn by Auntie. The 's body came complete with a snake tattoo on his left arm, as shown when he showers in . [] Production [] Writing "The Doctor's Wife" is Neil Gaiman's (pictured) first contribution to Doctor Who. The episode was written by Neil Gaiman. After replaced as the showrunner of Doctor Who, being a fan of Gaiman's blog, Moffat met with Gaiman and Gaiman asked to write an episode. In an interview Gaiman stated "I came up with something that was one of those things where you thought that nobody's done that before." The episode was originally titled "The House of Nothing". Gaiman suggested they make an episode which centres on the TARDIS itself, which was not done before for the entire series since it began in 1963. The central idea was a "what if" scenario to see what would happen if the Doctor and the TARDIS got to talk together. Head writer liked the idea of featuring the TARDIS as a woman, believing this to be the "ultimate love story" for the Doctor. Gaiman began writing the episode before Matt Smith was even cast as the Eleventh Doctor; Gaiman envisaged 's performance in the first draft, knowing Smith would play the Doctor differently. Despite this he had no issue writing the dialogue. The episode was originally slated for the eleventh episode of the . However, it was delayed to the sixth because of budget issues; the eleventh episode would be replaced with "". Even so, Gaiman was forced to operate with less money than he would have liked; for instance, he had to scrap a scene set in the TARDIS' . The move to the sixth series also meant Gaiman had to include Rory, who ceased to exist in the original slot in the fifth series. With Rory included, Gaiman had to "reshape" much of the second half of the episode, featuring Amy being on the run in the TARDIS. In the original draft where Amy was the only companion, Gaiman added a "heartbreaking monologue" by the character, further stating "you get to see what it's like to be the companion from the companion's point of view, and she got to talk about essentially in that version how sad it is, in some ways. One day something will happen to her, she'll get married, she'll get eaten by monsters, she'll die, she'll get sick of this, but he'll go on forever." At a certain point, Gaiman had tired of re-writing drafts and asked Steven Moffat for help. Moffat wrote in what Gaiman called "several of [the episode's] best lines" and rapidly rewrote several scenes when budget problems harmed filming locations. [] Casting In September 2010, Suranne Jones announced she was cast a guest spot on Doctor Who as Idris for an episode of the sixth series of Doctor Who. Jones previously played Mona Lisa in episode . Sometime after appearing on The Sarah Jane Adventures, Jones was contacted to appear on Doctor Who at Gaiman's request, because they were looking for an actress who "is odd; beautiful but strange looking, and quite funny." Moffat meanwhile described Idris as "sexy plus motherly plus utterly mad plus serene." During a read-through of the script, the producers asked her to "neutralise [her] a bit," because they did not want Jones to "be a Northerner" or have a standard accent, but to act "kinda like the Doctor." Later, in March 2011, Gaiman confirmed Michael Sheen would also guest star in the episode to voice a character. Adrian Schiller previously appeared in the audio drama where he played Zanith. [] Filming It was planned as the third episode in the 2011 series but the order was changed during the production process. Filming took place in August 2010, although during a 10 October 2010 appearance on , guest star Suranne Jones stated that she had been filming special effects only the night before. The scenes where Amy and Rory are on the run allowed the audience to explore the TARDIS outside the control room, something the producers had wanted to do for a while. A series of corridors was constructed and retained for future use. The episode also featured the return of the older TARDIS control room from the and David Tennant era. Gaiman had originally wanted to reconstruct a console room from the original series, but the cost proved prohibitive. The set was retained after filming for "The Eleventh Hour", but has since been removed. Arthur Darvill noted the floor of the older set had a -like quality to it, so when the scene called for the cast to fall on it, they found it uncomfortable to stay down for a long period of time. "The Doctor's Wife" features a make-shift TARDIS console, which was piloted by the Doctor and Idris. The console was designed by Susannah Leah, a schoolgirl from , who won a competition on , a children's creative arts program, that challenged its viewers to imagine a TARDIS console based on household objects. Leah's design was selected by Moffat, Edward Thomas, a production designer for Doctor Who, and Tim Levell, a Blue Peter editor, along with final input amoung the three age-group winners from Smith. Michael Pickward, the production designer for the series, commented that Leah's design captured the nature of "bits and pieces" of what TARDIS consoles have been in the past, as well as the nature of the makeshift console needed for this episode. The drawing was redesigned faithfully by the production team into the prop for the show, including the use of a coat hanger to start the makeshift TARDIS. Leah was brought by Blue Peter to see both the set under construction and on location during filming of the makeshift TARDIS scenes, meeting Smith and the other actors and production crew. will release a toy playset based on Leah's console later in 2011. The House planetoid in the pocket universe was filmed on location at a quarry outside . [] Broadcast and reception After its original broadcast, "The Doctor's Wife" received overnight figures of 6.09 million viewers, with a 29.5 per cent audience share. It became the third highest broadcast of the night, behind on , and the , which was shown later on BBC One. The episode recieved a final BARB rating of 7.97 million with an audience share of 34.7%. The episode was positively received. 's Dan Martin said: "With so many wild ideas at play, this would have been so easy to get wrong...yet in every sense it was pitched perfectly". gave the episode a score of "A", saying it was a "pretty terrific [episode]...a brisk, scary, inventive adventure filled with clever concepts and witty dialogue. And a lot of heart when in the way it deals with an important relationship rarely addressed on the series". [] References . BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2011. . . 4 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011. . BBC. Retrieved 2011-05-18. ^ Brew, Simon (9 May 2011). . Den of Geek. Retrieved 16 May 2011. ^ Masters, Tim (24 May 2010). . BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2011. ^ "Bigger on the Inside". . . . 14 May 2011. No. 4, series 6. Martin, Dan (14 May 2010). (in ). . Retrieved 15 May 2011. . Neil Gaiman. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-21. Jeffery, Morgan (23 September 2010). . . Retrieved 15 May 2011. ^ Martin, Will (14 May 2011). . Cult Box. Retrieved 20 May 2011. James, Richard (21 March 2011). . (). 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The crew, following a distress call, lands aboard a 17th-century pirate ship stranded in the middle of the ocean due to the lack of wind. Its captain, , and what is left of its crew fear a seductive -like creature that marks those injured with a black spot on the palm of their hands, then appears and apparently destroys them. In a tussle with the crew, Rory receives a cut on his hand, and also receives a similar black mark. The Doctor orders everyone inside the ship, believing them to be safe away from open water, but the siren appears through seeped water and takes another crew member. The Doctor, Amy, Rory, Captain Avery and the remaining crew secure themselves in the ship's dry . There, they discover Captain Avery's son, Toby, who had stowed away aboard the ship, unaware of his father's illicit deeds. Though uninjured, Toby has come down with a fever, and shares a similar black mark on his palm. The Doctor and Captain Avery, after a brief conflict over who is in charge, leave the others to try to bring the TARDIS to them. They make it inside safely, but the Doctor finds the TARDIS is acting haphazardly and they are forced to evacuate it before it dematerializes to an unknown location. As they return to the others, the Doctor realizes that the siren is using reflections to appear to them, such as that created by still water. They race back to warn the others, and destroy any reflective surface on the ship. A storm begins, and Captain Avery has Amy, Rory, and the Doctor help him to hoist the sails to allow them to leave. In the chaos, Toby, while trying to bring his father his coat, drops a polished crown from it. The siren emerges from it and appears to disintegrate Toby. Soon, Rory falls into the ocean, and the Doctor rationalises that the siren has shown intelligence and will likely get to Rory before he drowns. The Doctor convinces Amy and Captain Avery to prick themselves to allow the siren to take them as well so they can negotiate with it. They soon find themselves aboard an alien spaceship, its crew long dead from exposure to an Earth virus. The Doctor surmises the spaceship, the source of the distress signal, is trapped at the same time-space coordinates as Captain Avery's ship. Furthermore, the siren uses mirror-like portals to travel between the two ships. Further exploration reveals a bay where all of Avery's men, including Toby and Rory, are in medical care, along with the TARDIS; they were taken by the siren, the black spot being a tissue sample for reference. When they try to rescue them, the siren appears and turns violent on them. The Doctor realises the siren is a medical program, seeking to heal the injured crew. The Doctor and Amy convince the siren to turn Rory over to their care, while Avery decides to stay with his son and his crew in the ship, unable to go back to England himself while the ship will care for his crew. Using Rory's nursing knowledge, Amy and the Doctor are able to revive Rory after he is removed from life support. The Doctor teaches Captain Avery enough of the spaceship's controls to allow him, Toby, and his crew to explore the stars. In the epilogue, the Doctor and Amy talk about mutual trust; Amy confides to Rory that they still cannot talk to the Doctor about his future death, while the Doctor secretly finds his pregnancy scan on Amy remains unresolved. [] Continuity "Eye Patch Lady" () appears for the second time in this episode. Similar to her first appearance in , she appears to be looking through the other side of a small sliding window in a door despite the fact that the window is actually in the solid timbers of the ship and disappears when it is closed. [] Production [] Writing and casting Lily Cole was cast as the Sea Siren in the episode. The episode was written by . The producers wished to develop a Doctor Who episode set on "the high seas." The episode was also made to allow the Doctor and his companions to "kick back and have some fun." As the episode was pirate-themed, the producers wanted to fit in as many elements from pirate fiction into it, including , , a stowaway boy, , storms, swords and pirates with a "good heart" and "not really evil." However, Arthur Darvill noticed that a was not included. "The Curse of the Black Spot" was originally planned to be ninth in the series but the order was changed during the production process. plays Captain Avery. Matt Smith and Karen Gillan described Bonneville as "great fun." Bonneville previously played and in the audio drama . was cast as the Sea Siren. The producers were looking for an actress who is "beautiful," "striking," and yet somewhat "spooky." Cole came early into suggestions, and she accepted the role. [] Filming and effects Filming took place primarily in and the in Wales. The exterior of the pirate ship was filmed at a dock in Cornwall, while the lower decks were built from a set at the studio. The principal challenge to film at the dock was to ensure the audience would not see it. The crew set up smoke machines to simulate . To create the storm the crew used wind and rain machines, the latter of which went through 15,000 litres. The loud noise from the wind machines caused communication difficulties during takes. Anticipating they would get soaked, the cast present on the deck wore dry suits underneath their clothes. Before filming the storm sequences began, Darvill heard that he would perform the stunt where he is thrown into the sea, and was willing to perform it. However, the stunt would later be performed by a double. The scenes in which Cole appeared on the ship was done by using a harness as if she was flying. Because the actress wore green dress and makeup, the conventional greenscreen was replaced by bluescreens in the studio. Cole felt it was fun to fly on the harness, but found it painful after a few hours. Gillan was allowed to perform several of her own stunts in the episode. She was excited to learn that her character would fight pirates with swords, and was taught how to handle one with basic moves. Gillan was also allowed to swing across the ship. However, a stunt double was required to film the sequence where Amy is thrown across the deck by the Siren. [] References . BBC. . Retrieved 15 April 2011.  BBC. . Press release. . Retrieved 22 April 2011.  ^ "Ship Ahoy!". . . . 7 May 2011. No. 3, series 6. "Episodes shuffle for the 2011 series...". (430): 7. 9 Feb 2011 (cover date).  . . .  . Hugh Bonneville online. .  . This is Croydon Today. 21 April 2011. . Retrieved 28 April 2011.  at the

"The Impossible Astronaut" is the first episode of the of the British . Written by show runner , and directed by , the episode was first broadcast on 23 April 2011 in the , as well as the and . It will also air in on 30 April 2011. The episode is the first of a two part story, which will conclude with "". The episode was seen by 6.52 million viewers in the United Kingdom, the lowest rating for an opening episode since the show's revival, but received positive reviews from critics. This episode was dedicated to who played 's former companion , who died of earlier in the week of broadcast. Contents [] Plot An astronaut from the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. A replica of this suit was created for the episode. and , not having seen the Doctor for two months but aware of his recent exploits in history, receive a "TARDIS blue" coloured envelope. The envelope contains a date and time along with a set of physical coordinates that lead the couple to Utah, where they rendezvous with the Doctor and . From the Doctor's perspective, it has been nearly two centuries since his last adventure with Amy and Rory (he left them when he was aged 908 and is now 1103). The Doctor now carries a diary identical to the one carried by River Song, and it is apparent that River and the Doctor have shared many adventures together as the two time travellers compare notes at a diner. The Doctor takes the group on a picnic at a nearby lake where he tells them he is taking them on a trip to "Space 1969". There, Amy sees a mysterious figure in the distance, but it then vanishes and Amy appears to immediately forget what she saw. The picnickers are soon joined by an older man named Canton Everett Delaware III, who had also received an envelope. Suddenly, a figure in a space suit emerges from the lake, and the Doctor warns the others to stay back and not interfere while he goes forward to talk. The Doctor appears to recognize the person in the suit when it raises its visor. They talk for a while, after which the Doctor stands still, his head bowed. Before anyone can react, the astronaut raises an energy weapon and twice shoots the Doctor, who begins to . A third shot disrupts the regeneration process and kills the Doctor. The astronaut then retreats back into the lake, leaving the Doctor's companions stunned and horrified. Assured the Doctor is dead, they give the Doctor a using a can of gasoline Delaware brought. Regrouping at the diner Amy, Rory, and River discuss the sender of the envelopes when the Doctor—a younger version of himself now aged 909—emerges from the restroom, revealing he also was given an envelope. Hesitant to tell the Doctor of his pending death, they explain the situation so far, and the Doctor uses Delaware's name and "Space 1969" in the TARDIS, ending up at the of the White House in 1969. They watch as takes a call from a mysterious young girl named "Jefferson Adams Hamilton" asking for help while a younger Delaware looks on. The Doctor reveals himself and gains Delaware's trust, convincing Nixon to give him a few minutes to locate the child. While he works out her location, Amy again sees a mysterious figure, and excuses herself to the restroom. There the figure, a , waits for her, and destroys an innocent woman despite Amy's pleas. Amy realizes the alien figure is wiping her memory of her encounter when she looks away, and takes a photo of the alien on her mobile phone. By the time she returns to the Oval Office, having no recall of the events, the Doctor has found the girl's location —a building near , Florida at the intersection of streets named Jefferson, Adams, and Hamilton. The Doctor and his companions leave in the TARDIS, followed closely by a curious Delaware. In the building, they find pieces of a space suit as well as ancient alien technology. Alone, River warns Amy that though they may encounter the astronaut that killed the future Doctor, attempting to stop the astronaut now may create a time paradox. River and Rory explore a vast network of tunnels under the building and spreading throughout the planet, encountering and forgetting other Silence. They eventually come on a control room similar to the one seen in "", unaware that they are being surrounded by more Silence. Behind Rory, there is a flashing similar to the flashing a Silent had made as it was killing the woman in the bathroom near the Oval Office. River turns to see him, and shouts his name. We do not see what has happened. Above ground, the Doctor, Amy, and Delaware hear the cries of a girl. Delaware gives chase, but Amy, suddenly in pain, realizes she must tell the Doctor something as they follow. They find Delaware nearby, unconscious, and Amy finally lets the Doctor know that she is pregnant. Before they can react, the astronaut appears. Amy reaches for Delaware's gun, while the astronaut lifts its helmet, revealing the face of a young girl. Before she can stop herself, Amy fires upon the astronaut. Continuity The envelopes each contain the date 22 April 2011 (the day prior to the first broadcast of this episode), and coordinates (). River Song tells Rory that she and the Doctor are travelling through time "in opposite directions." She comments that a day is coming when "he'll look into my eyes, and not have the faintest idea who I am. And I think it's going to kill me." In the episode "", the meets River for the first time (from his perspective); at the conclusion of that story, River is killed saving people trapped inside the Library's core. The control panel River Song and Rory find in the underground tunnels is the same control panel that was found in the upstairs flat in the episode "".[] The TARDIS had been previously turned invisible in the story . When Canton first leaves the TARDIS, the Doctor remarks, "Brave heart, Canton." This is a reference to the 's recurrent statement to , "Brave heart, Tegan." The older Doctor is seen with a diary similar to River Song's at the beginning of the episode, swapping notes with River. Outside references In Amy and Rory's home, Rory is watching the film . The Doctor then runs up and waves at the camera. In the White House toilets scene, Joy believes the alien to be something from . River notes that the were created in the Doctor's honour, laughing and talking about Jim the Fish. The Doctor calls River Song Mrs. Robinson. That is a reference to a book called from 1963 by . In the film from 1967 plays the older Mrs. Robinson. She seduces the young . Prequel On 25 March 2011, a short exclusive scene serving as a prequel for the first episode was released on the show's official website. The prequel depicts () receiving a recorded phone call of a girl's voice while sitting in the . The girl, whose voice the president appears to recognize from a previous call, begs him to "look behind you", warning him that there is something there. The president angrily refuses and the line goes dead; the camera then pans around him to show an out-of-focus, inhuman figure standing to the president's right. Production Writing Show runner and episode writer Steven Moffat (pictured) created the Silence to compete with other creatures in the past in terms of "scariness." The episode was written by , who took charge as show runner since 2010. Having also written the following episode, "", Moffat wanted the 2011 season to start with a two-part story in an attempt to begin with more gravity and a wider scope in plot. In the episode following the broadcast of "The Impossible Astronaut", Moffat states it was one of the darker episodes of the series, but it still maintained the same level of humour. The inclusion of the Doctor getting killed felt like a series ender for some of the producers, but was actually there to "kick it off." In writing the death scene of the future Doctor, Moffat wanted to acknowledge to the audience that are not invincible, and could still die permanently if killed before regeneration, a fact the series previously acknowledged in . In creating the Silence, the alien antagonists of the episode, Moffat wanted them to challenge other monsters in past in terms of "scariness." He felt these creatures are a "much bigger deal." Amy Pond's pregnancy will be involved in a story arc as the series progresses. Cast notes In October 2010, it was announced that , who appeared in other past science fiction series including , and , would make a guest appearance on the series. Sheppard described playing Canton as a "dream job," and wished to appear in another of Moffat's works, including . Even though Sheppard is an English actor, it was his first appearance on British television. For the scene depicting the older Canton Delaware, it was planned that Sheppard would appear older using makeup effects; he successfully suggested instead that his father, , play the role. American actor Stuart Milligan was cast as President Nixon, which he found exciting, having played other presidents in the past including . Prosthetic pieces were applied on his cheeks, nose and ears to resemble Nixon as much as possible. He also practiced how Nixon would speak, but initially found it difficult since he had to wear fake teeth. Milligan previously appeared in the animated special as the voice of Colonel Stark. Filming and effects Karen Gillan (centre) was genuinely upset filming the death scene of the future Doctor. This pair of episodes marks the first time that Doctor Who has filmed principal photography footage within the ; the American-produced of 1996 was filmed in Canada. Some second-unit establishing shots of New York and the Statue of Liberty were filmed on Liberty Island for the episode "", but none of the cast of the episode were involved in the shoot. Filming took place in the state of . For the opening shot for the location, director wanted it to be epic so that the audience could recognise where the episode was set. The crew wanted to add as many American icons as they could into those shots, including a hat, a 1950s and a yellow . Moffat, having enjoyed writing episodes featuring River Song, wanted to give her an impressive entrance. Haynes had Alex Kingston block the Sun light from the camera angle and blowing smoke from her revolver. The scenes involving the picnic and the future-Doctor dying took place on the shore of . The suit worn by the future-Doctor's killer was a fabricated replica of an Apollo space suit. It was waterproofed as the killer came out of the water, and in real life space suits were not designed to be used in water. In filming the death scene the filming crew noticed that Karen Gillan was genuinely upset and "was acting her heart out." In filming the "Viking funeral" scene, Haynes wished to film it during the . However, the sun set over the desert, so was instead filmed during , as the sun rose over the water. Kingston had to genuinely slap Matt Smith several times in a scene because it was difficult to fake. Kingston recalled that after a few takes, Smith got red cheeked and grew frustrated at having to do the sequence over and over again. The Oval Office set was constructed at in South . Because the production crew had access to several pictures and plans of the real office, they were able to replicate it in almost every detail. The main problem for building the set was the plastering; the crew normally plaster one wall at a time for normal rooms, but because the Oval Office was round, they had to do the entire set at once. The American-style diner scene when the companions reunite with the Doctor in this episode is actually located in . The film the Doctor intruded was done by Smith dancing in front of . The episode opens with a still-caption tribute to actress , who died from on 19 April 2011. Sladen had previously appeared in the series as companion , and as the same character on the spin-off series . Broadcast and reception Broadcast and ratings "The Impossible Astronaut" was first broadcast on in the on 23 April 2011 at 6 pm. The episode also aired on in the United States and in on the same day. It aired on in on 30 April. After its original broadcast in the United Kingdom, "The Impossible Astronaut" received preliminary overnight ratings of 6.52 million viewers, a 36.7% audience share in its timeslot. Despite winning its timeslot, ratings were down by 1.2 million from the previous series premiere "", meaning it has the lowest ratings of all the opening episodes of the series since the shows revival in 2005. The episode became the second highest rated programme of the night, behind , which attracted 8.99 million on . Critical reception The episode was met with positive reviews from television critics. Dan Martin of reacted positively towards the episode, believing the cast performed better than the previous . He stated "Steven Moffat has thrown away the rule book and made Doctor Who as, you imagine, he's pictured it should be his whole life. Killing the Doctor leaves the shape of the series mapped out, raises the bar so that no one is safe, and sees Amy, Rory and River facing a terrible dilemma." Martin liked that "Amy's numbed horror ramps things up to a series-finale level on intensity from the off," and then switches "into an Oval Office comedy of manners," and "morphs into gothic horror and finally flings you to the ground with its cinematic cliffhanger." He was also positive towards the American setting, and "our eccentric British foursome bumbling through it," believing the series raised its game with this." With regards to the Silence, Martin believed it was "a standard Moffat psychological trick, but the most refined to date." Morgan Jeffery of called the episode "a fantastic launch for the sixth series," adding "the Doctor Who team's US location shooting has certainly paid off, lending these early scenes a grand scale that the series could scarcely have expected to achieve in 2005, let alone in 1963." Commenting on the future-Doctor's death, Jeffery said "seven minutes in, a nation's collective jaw dropped as The Doctor — this show's lead — is mercilessly gunned down. This plot twist is simply stunning, and it's difficult to imagine even casual viewers not sitting up to pay attention at this point." Jeffery also believed that the series regulars were on "top form," adding "the more abrasive aspects of Amy Pond's personality seem to have been toned down this year, and Karen Gillan responds with her best, most sympathetic performance to date. Arthur Darvill also lives up to his recent promotion to full-time companion. His comic timing is simply superb, but he excels too in the episode's darker moments." Jeffery rated the episode five stars out of five. Gavin Fuller of believed it was "a cracking start to the first part of the 2011 series, with the shocking ending of Amy seemingly shooting a girl making one keen wait for the conclusion next week to see how it all resolves itself," as well as enjoying the concept of the Silence. Rick Marshall of believed that "Steven Moffat and the Doctor Who crew offer up yet another great episode," but also said the "big cliffhanger will likely cause more than a few fans' heads to explode." In addition, Marshall believed the alien antagonists "give the a run for their money in scare factor." Simon Brew of Den of Geek thought the episode was "a triumphant return for Doctor Who, bubbling with confidence and throwing down story strands that hint at an engrossing series." Brew liked Sheppard's performance as Delaware and Darvill's increasing presence as Rory. Brew also complimented Haynes' work in the United States, saying it was an improvement from "", which featured British actors attempting to play with American accents. Tom Phillips of said the 1969 US setting were "beautifully used," and enjoyed the "spookiness" of the Silence. However Phillips felt the episode would be "a bit hard to get into" for new viewers.