119 Time Heist

Live from Master Closet Studios, you’re listening to the only podcast on the internet that can never eat soup again: It’s the Noobs and the Whovian!  My name is Austin and I’m the Whovian, and these are my sons Corbin and Tripp and we’re the noobs! This is the podcast that introduces a whole new generation to Doctor Who by watching an episode each week and discussing it from the perspective of a dad who’s seen it before, and two sons who haven’t.  Welcome to Episode 119 covering the Series 8 episode 5: Time Heist  This is the one where the Doctor and Clara and a mutant human and an augmented human break into an impregnable bank protected by a psychic slugbull and managed by Lara Croft! Production notes Story # 246Originally aired September 20 2014 to 6.99 million Written by: Steve Thompson and Steven MoffatDirected by: Douglas Mackinnon Cast Madame Karabraxos/Ms. Delphox – Keeley HawesShe has been the voice of Lara Croft in more games than any other voice actorPsi – Jonathan BaileyAppeared alongside David Tennant and Jodie Whittaker in BroadchurchSaibra – Pippa Bennett-WarnerAppeared in Johnny English, so that’s two in a row! Noobs and the Whovian is brought to you by R5 Website Management. Get world-class hosting, domain registration, and security at a great price. Use the code “noobs” at checkout for 15% off your entire order. Checklist Name of the episode spoken in dialogue?ALMOST! Time travel heistCreature of the weekThe return of the memory worm!The TellerJiggery PokeryTARDIS That sign definitely glows Needless sacrificial deathPSI didn’t really die for nothing, his sacrificial death actually worked! It saved Clara.Oh and he didn’t die Other stuff we noticed  The woman in the shopI like the idea that they stripped everyone of motive, background, everything but their raw skill and said “break into this bank!”What happens if your BRAIN runs out of batteries!?!? Who’s Who? Who is Clara?Don’t rob any banks, what? Don’t rob any banks without me.Who is the Doctor?Why is your face all colored in? Are you taller?Being in charge is his super powerThat, and it’s basically the eyebrowsHe hates not knowingIs that why you call yourself the Doctor? The professional detachment? She wanted to be normal. Everyone has a weakness.Shut up, everybody just…. Just shut up.Do you like the new look? I was hoping for minimalism, but I think I ended up with magician. Classic Who Connection  When Psi was visualizing notorious criminals in order to lure the Teller from Clara, we saw three Classic Who baddies. A Sensorite from the serial The Sensorites in 1964. A Terileptil from the serial The Visitation and an Ice Warrior. Overall impressions Overall rating out of 10 – Jared – 8 useless TARDIAustin – 8.5 eyes looking at each otherCorbin – 7.5 sluggeyed minotaursTripp – 8 3 way blinks Creep Level – out of 500Jared – 100Austin – 125Corbin – 25Tripp –  35 Theories Thoughts on Missy and Heaven?Corbin & Tripp – The Half-faced man didn’t actually die but was put into a new body of some kind. That’s not Heaven, though it could be the Promised Land. Tripp – Missy is NOT a robot, perhaps a creator.Corbin – Missy is the bad guy. Lt. Redshirt was a robot! Missy is the lady in the shop The Game Plan Next week we cover our 13th Timey Wimey story – Bill & Ted: Face the Music. Closing Noobs and the Whovian is a production of Master Closet Studios, where it’s always smaller on the inside. Your Senior Producer is Austin Reason. Our Audio Engineer is Tripp Reason. Corbin Reason is our Production Editor. Special thanks to tardis.wikia.com for the trivia, and to Jared for the Classic Who Connection. Shout outs to Victor, Jared, and James for their Patreon support. You can find us at facebook.com/noobsandthewhovian or twitter.com/noobswhovian and email us at [email protected]. Consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/noobsandthewhovian. Please subscribe and leave a rating wherever you found us, and share us with a friend not because we’re a great show but because we watch one. The post 119 Time Heist appeared first on Noobs & the Whovian.