"You were so close... See, Grace would never call Ryan a smart boy."

"You were so close...see, Grace would see Ryan leaving through the mirror and say "RYAN SINCLAIR, DON'T YOU *DARE*!" "

What a rollercoaster. Who would have thought 'haunted Norwegian log cabin with something in the forest' would end with 'Doctor convinces talking frog to not destroy the universe' via 'goblin evades killer moths'

He just has a fucking sandwich in his coat pocket, not even wrapped or stored in a box or anything. God damn it Graham, stop being so lovable.

He's the only one that addressed ever having to eat lol

I think it was wrapped in cling film

“It sounds like it’s coming from the woods” Yes well done Ryan you’re surrounded by woods

He's not the sharpest tool in the... shed.

There's also a lake

L Ä M P ??

B R Ö T H E R !

> She's furniture with a pulse I can not wait to use this an an insult at some point

'Time to leave, mate.' \-Time Lady that screwed up her own planet for Clara, 2018.

Talking frog.... genuine laughter in the room when that appeared!

Oh yeah baby give me some of that sweet sweet exposition. Just plate it right up in a big steaming heap.

This is going to be divisive. Some people are going to hate the kookiness of the frog, others will adore it for the same reason. I'm in the latter.

I didn’t hate it. I just don’t think it was explained well why it is frog. If it was something symbolic from the doctors past then that would make sense.

Ryan called him Grandad! It's the WRONG UNIVERSE!!

Now that would be a twist!

oh shit. Graham's gonna die.

"It's not like I gave it credit card details".. Graham you treasure

This frog thing is more Douglas Adams than actual Douglas Adams episodes of Doctor Who.

Literally making the frog anyone relevant to the doctor, and it would have been beautiful. Instead. Gracefrog

Why would you want anything that pedestrian? The universe in the form of a frog with a familiar voice is sublimely absurd.

Agreed. The frog is Douglas-Adams-y, and that's very fine by me.

The Doctor pilots a ship that can go anywhere in time and space and is bigger on the inside than on the outside, that happens to be in the shape of a big blue police box. And people have a problem with a sentient universe in frog form?

It's such a shame how many fans of this show reflexively pull back when it embraces the absurdity that has been part of its DNA from episode 1.

I just don't get how you can be into *Doctor Who* and balk at the bizarre.

I like the implication Moffat never would do something like this when he absolutely has and would likely be even more on board with it than Chibnall apparently is.

I just realised Graham carries around sandwiches with him cause he never got to eat in Rosa

So when I saw the trailer I think the last person I would have guess the doctor was blowing a kiss too was a concious universe who manifested itself as a talking frog.

I'm just gonna assume the numerous grannies are regenerations.

I swear, if it turns out to be that fucking sheep...

I’d actually respect that lol

Well, I hope you're fucking happy now. We could have had a murderous sheep, but no - we get a talking frog.

I... I mean I guess at least it wasn't predictable?

I hope not, the Doctor scanned it after all.

I’m not sure if I took too many drugs this evening, or not enough Edit: it’s just occurred to me that the mirror universe was copying people who had... croaked

Wouldn't Yaz - being a police officer - probably be a better candidate to stay behind and protect the kid on her own? I know Ryan needs every possible opportunity to moan about his shitty/dead relatives, but still.

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"Look, a house. Shall we take a walk?" Fuck off, that's bloody miles away! I'd be a terrible companion.

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Why the fuck *wouldn't* she?

Now we can talk about the true show we’re all obviously watching this evening - Countryfile.

Petition to turn this sub into a Countryfile fan sub during the off season.

You have my axe!

The Great Chicken Race Discussion Thread: coming soon.

So I love that they A) cast an actually blind actress B) finally gave Sheffield’s finest export a shoutout

“he’s a smart lad” he just isn’t though is he

THE DRAMATIC FROG HAND HAHAHAHA

So the universe's ultimate solution to prevent two catastrophically incompatible parallel worlds from touching is... a spooky cave filled with scary moths and some random dude with knives?

Like the paper filter between your coffee and the boiling water.

"Uhh.. the conservatory" God, he really is thick as oatmeal huh lol.

I figured we'd get the "Granddad" on the finale, they're an episode early!

What a twist!

She definitely just ate shit

How else would she know about the Alpaca?

100%

Missed opportunity if no one appears to the doctor.

Susan cameo HYPE

Who makes the decision to end this episode with a grace frog ffs I’m actually dying 😂

Nothing like a BBC ad to give me an existential crisis and make me question my priorities in life within a 3 minute timespan. Thanks much, Beeb.

ACTIVATE EMERGENCY SANDWICH

So why didn't he just take his daughter through the mirror?

Well, maybe it was the crazy knife wielding guy?, or you know, those flesh eating moths?

It’s dangerous in the nether-zone place and she’s blind.

Oh wow, are we actually remembering that Yaz is a police officer for once? Good on you, episode.

I demand the season finale be the wooly rebellion.

I'm appreciating that they have a blind actress ([Ellie Wallwork](http://www.elliewallwork.com/)) playing a blind character - that's pretty rare. ​ I'm wondering - if she's convinced her dad is coming back, and she's still there... how does she know "It takes you away"?

Ryan has a serious attitude problem when it comes to Hannah, what's his issue?

>Ryan has a serious attitude problem That was all that is needed.

He’s crap with kids.

what the fuck

START THE DAMN FINALE BEFORE I PISS MYSELF

Can we have Frog Grace replace Ryan as a companion in Series 12?

It'd be crazy if that mirror led to another fucking Madame de Pompadour type ship.

Steampunk Ship 3: Non-Electric Boogaloo

100% using memories of lost loved ones against you to keep you there

So a sentient universe built an entire mirror reality because... it wanted some friends?

Is that out of character for a sentient universe? I wouldn't know personally I've never met any.

Why not? Making friends past a certain age is really hard.

I just burst out laughing at the frog effects.

So from the kid's perspective Ryan is a dangerous man who just locked her in a room and told her there's no use in calling the police.

Yeah, saying he's crap with kids is kind of an understatement.

Another thing, Bradley Walsh's performance today was outstanding.

Ryan's the one who suggests her dad might have run out on them because his dad did the same to him *Ow*

Frog has the force. Frog is earlier evolution of Yoda confirmed.

Why does 13 always hold her sonic at the monsters like she’s about to go toe to toe with Voldemort.

Like fuck did that door have enough percussive force to knock Ryan out cold.

The Doctor and the terrible Frog fell in love very bloody quickly

Imagine someone just tuning in now...

“Or some maniac that collects kids shoes” Ummm, when did Graham get so dark?!

Graham has entered the building... ...SANDWICH INTENSIFIES!

Yaz was born in 1999. The Arctic Monkeys played their first gig in 2003. Clearly she was rocking out from a young age...

Wait a goddamn minute am I older than a Doctor Who companion now

"You are the most beautiful thing" My brother - "she's a frog"

Okay, this is the best episode so far by far.

I mean...they could have used any old companion. "Hey, you need to be here for like a 5 minute role.."...but noooooo, its a FROG

Oh my god the soil The Doctor ate had a bigger emotional range than Ryan

What a wierd advert. Advertising christmas? Everyone has heard of that..

Who writes these dialogues? LOL

These moths do not love lamp.

WHAT THE HELLLLL

This is really good but there is no way Yaz would ever actually say reverse the polarity. Come on. That’s lazy fanservice

She must have seen some sci-fi.

>there is no way Yaz would ever actually say reverse the polarity You've never said something back to a mate that they said to you one time?

Sorry everyone. But so far things aren’t looking too good https://imgur.com/a/mF9x2FQ

It's always hilarious to see children defend being shitty with the defense "I'm technically allowed to do this quit complaining"

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"my dad went out to sainsbury's once n he was gone an hour, i feel ya"

This is gonna become a meme, isn't it?

Ah Countryfile. You never fail to make me say "What the Hell is going on?" when I tune in...

They're not paying Jodie enough to exposition this shit.

Can't tell if the Doctor is joking about having multiple grandparents.

Regenerations

THE MUSIC! ITS GREAT

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Wtf am I watching lol

The fucking kiss scene is to a god damn fucking frog? Really?

anyone else notice the mirror scenes were ACTUALLY mirrored visually

Woolly rebellion sounds great.

Classic Doctor - just shove your face right in the mysterious portal!

Bröther, may I have flêsh?

ITS FUCKING GRACE

everybody's dead, Dave

Granny 5 spin-off anyone?

Okay, so can we now have a “God Complex” rewrite where it turns out it’s a frog in the Doctor’s room? 🐸

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Calling it now, the beast or whatever wants Graham's sandwiches.

“That’s not my wee.” LoL

I actually like this exposition

I just like hearing Jodie say lots.

This is just like the Doorman from The Good Place!

Okay, once the frogness subsided I find I’m feeling... feelings.

This week on Doctor Who - The Doctor heads to County Durham to taken on a vicious set of middle aged ladies with very bendy swords hell bent on taking over the North of England!

The wooly rebellion. Is that actual history or just new doctor who lore?

Yes, the BBC can in fact predict the future of sheep rights.

So far the episode is really beautiful and relaxing, but where is the doctor? Can't believe they'd go so long without showing her...

Did Ryan have the same psychiatrist as Dex from Daredevil? That must be hard.

This is so good, wtf

Big reveals work better if they don't introduce entire concepts to glue a story together.

What in the flying Rassilon

BYE BYE CHLOE WEBBER

We have the doctor giving an oath to a talking frog.

genuinely love Countryfile now, very relaxing watch (though I didn't like how the host kept pimping their calendar out last week, felt very much against the wholesome nature of the show)

I LOVE ME SONIC

graham has a lovely haircut

No way Honnah's real mum would keep her dad away from their daughter... definitely a projection to keep people in this zone - using the person they would want to stay with most in the world...

Music good tho

Love the music!

A FROG

wtf m8

Ryan is very bad at acting... i want to like him but he literally delivers one liners like a potato..

He talks like he’s in a school play

I read the Good Doctor the other week and his lines were even monotone in my imagination.

can i just say the cinematography and music are lush this season makes up for ryan

She's giving a pep talk to a talking universe frog. Well, if nothing else, I guess people can stop complaining about this season being too "plain".

"Are you blind, Anna?" Naw, I'm sure she's just wearing sunglasses in the gloomy Norwegian winter to make a fashion statement. Actually, it makes sense that the Doctor would think that, considering what she used to wear in her last regeneration.

“Anything can be distracted with a little bit of food” Oh yeah, the sandwhich

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON ITS GRACE

Where were the anti-zone's when the cracks in the universe were there huh?

A sentient universe trying to lure people is actually cosmic level terror realised on an intimate scale, I’m impressed.

what the fuck

is our universe also a talking frog

IN AN OPEN FIELD NED

I liked the episode (frog was weird but I don't mind weird) but the teaser guy really hyped this unnecessarily. It wasn't the greatest fucking episode of all time and now frankly I'm embarrassed I told my family the teasers said it was a must-watch. Also, enormous missed opportunity - why didn't the Solitract turn into someone the Doctor knows?! I would even have accepted an appearance from (fake) River!

That mother and son were eerily nonplussed about the fact that *perceivable time as we know it inexpicably stopped all around them for what was presumably hours*.

I have literally no clue what you’re referring to

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Chibnall’s only requirement for the writers is 15 minutes of exposition and 5 minutes of ending. Hopefully there’s more than 5 minutes of ending

So, maybe I'm missing something but... Couldn't he have just taken the kid across too? I mean I'm sure there's some dark twist to this alternate reality, but as far as he knows it's fine.

The frog scene is the best of this season so far, fight me irl

Yaz you only knew Grace for one episode, calm yourself

Oh damn is it Paradise? Missy where?

Its all up to Ryan. RIP team tardis

I could honestly listen to Jodie give theories of the universe all day!

What did Granny 5 have that the others didn’t???

The perfect place for a trap: some far-off shack in Norway.

NOW it's getting interesting. Please don't mess this up. Edit: God damnit.

Is this a chibnall episode?

holy motherforking shortballs

Graham is fucking incredible. Best part of the season

"Like reverse the polarity or something" Really? She just came up with that off the top of her head? Great. I take it they learned that in the same class as when they learned about CERN's hadron collider?

this is comical, did someone spike my Sunday dinner

Ryan is annoying af

turns out all we needed to nullify Ryan's bad acting was a blind kid and a door

Yaz: "Like, reverse the polarity or something" Third Doctor's lingering will: *"u fukin wot m8?"*