Who's afraid of the Bad Wolf? (Dr Who Spoilers)

[CalliArcale]

An exciting development for Doctor Who fans -- the BBC has unveiled their Bad Wolf website. It offers tantalizing hints about just what all of these Bad Wolf clues have been leading up to.<br /><br />www.badwolf.org.uk<br /><br />It's intriguing -- and maddeningly unspecific. It tells exactly where "Bad Wolf" appears in each episode to date, but doesn't explain why. It gives some theories as to who (or what) Bad Wolf might be, and talks a bit about bad wolves in Earth folklore (under "revelations"), suggesting that these are in fact further hints dropped by the Bad Wolf entity.<br /><br />So.....do any of the Whovians here have any theories of their own about the Bad Wolf? <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />By the way, as an unrelated spoiler, an upcoming episode will apparently feature "about a million" Daleks, according to an article in the Mirror. The Sun had a picture of Rose being held captive by "half a million" Daleks. So apparently the reports of their demise have been greatly exaggerated. Or something else is going on that the Doctor isn't even aware of. Perhaps the Bad Wolf is involved somehow?<br /><br />Note: next weeks' episode is titled "Bad Wolf" and is the first of a two-parter. The second part is titled "The Parting of the Ways" and will conclude the season. So the Daleks, if they're going to show up, will have to show up in one or both of those episodes. If the Daleks aren't really extinct, what about the Time Lords? And what does Bad Wolf have to do with this? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[CalliArcale]

An interesting update -- a friend of mine let me know that there's at least one hidden thing on the site. Go to the disclaimer. Select the blank area at the bottom of the page to see a message for Rose.<br /><br />This is getting very interesting. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[kane007]

Isn't he a time lord - capable of traveling back through time to when there were plenty of Darlics. Assumming time is linear of coarse. <br /><br />Plus liked last weeks revisit to Cardif and the Slytherian (I thought thats what they called this species - "Harry Potterish")

 

[CalliArcale]

They're called the Slytheen, and apparently that's actually just the name of her family, not her species name. It is kind of Potterish, but that's not really a surprise. It's also very Doctor Whoish, and that series has been around so long it undoubtedly influenced JK Rowling.<br /><br />The TARDIS can indeed travel back in time, but time is not entirely linear in Doctor Who. It seems to work differently for time travellers than for those who just go through time in the ordinary way. This is what prevents the Doctor from going into Gallifrey's past or future. No matter when he goes to Gallifrey, it's always his present, although this may be a limitation applied artificially to the TARDIS to enforce Gallifreyan law regarding time travel rather than a real barrier.<br /><br />Additionally, it seems that the war between Gallifrey and the Daleks was not an ordinary war. It was a Time War. This may have done more than simply end their timelines. It may have made it impossible to travel back in time to see them in the past, although clearly the mark they left on the universe is still present anyway. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[JonClarke]

The Time War affected more species than just the Daleks and the Time Lords. The Gelf, the gas creatures in the third episode, also said the were victims of the time war. However they turned out to be a nasty piece of work (of most of them), but there may be a connection there. <br /><br />Jon <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars</em>  Arthur Clarke</p> </div>

 

[CalliArcale]

I'm going to be finding out what the Bad Wolf is very soon -- possibly tonight. It depends on whether or not my supplier has the video ready for me.<br /><br />(Jeez, I'm starting to sound like a drug addict! Who-aholism!)<br /><br />That's a good point about the Gelf. I'd forgotten about them, and they were mentioned in last weekend's episode ("Boom Town") as well. (They weren't directly involved, but the rift they used *was* directly involved.) Things seem to be coming eerily together.<br /><br />I have a friend in Britain who says that "Bad Wolf" is a fantastic episode. For those who haven't seen it yet, this should be very exciting! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[JonClarke]

What do we want? SPOILERS! When do we want them? NOW!<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />Jon <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Whether we become a multi-planet species with unlimited horizons, or are forever confined to Earth will be decided in the twenty-first century amid the vast plains, rugged canyons and lofty mountains of Mars</em>  Arthur Clarke</p> </div>

 

[kane007]

Exceeded my bandwidth limit last month so only downloading at 5k/bs (******) until the 15th then broadband again. Got 50% of the episode so far - hopefully can watch the wole thing tommorrow - believe its a 2 parter.

 

[kane007]

Watched it last night - goooood episode - evolution of the reality shows, what would the future version of the Amazing race be like, for that matter how about Idol. Bad Wolf - I never realised all the hints - real Babylon 5ish. <br /><br />Can't wait for this weekends final. <br /><br />Hopefully squeeze all 13 episodes on 1 DVD (divX 5.1).

 

[dark_trooper]

the episode parting of the ways is the best!! the doctor sends rose back to her home because half a milion daleks are about to invade the game station or salilite 5<br />the doctor then must build a delta wave to destroy all the daleks there is only enogh time to build it but no time to refine it so he must make the desion to kill every living creature on the planet earth and the daleks or let them do it then just as he is about to die rose comes back in the tardis (because she looked in to the time vortex and told the tardis to take her back) then kills every dalek by spliting their atoms and then rose and the doctor kisses and the vortex is obsorbed in him he then regenerates in to the new doctor played by david tennant

 

[dark_trooper]

and the daleks survived though the empire of all daleks the rebult their armys by using the humans from earth priosoners refugees Etc

 

[CalliArcale]

And, of course, all the people supposedly killed in the futuristic reality series.<br /><br />The moment when the Doctor realizes he's on Big Brother is priceless.<br /><br />DAVINADROID: You are live on channel 44000. Please do not swear.<br />DOCTOR: You have <i>got</i> to be joking.<br /><br />The stuff with Jack on "What Not to Wear" was hilarious.<br /><br />And then there's the bit after he's just a tiny fraction of a moment too late to save Rose from the AnneDroid running "The Weakest Link". He believes she's been annhilated. All heck breaks out around them as guards come pouring in to subdue him, Jack, and Lynda. Jack's shouting, but you can't hear it very well; the Doctor isn't listening, consumed by grief. He is completely unresponsive as they haul him off for pictures and tell him what his sentence will be. Then, suddenly, he turns to Jack and says, "Let's do it." The Doctor's done grieving; now he's ready for action. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[yevaud]

"...and now we're going to cut off your head."<br />(Pulling out a small gun) "Ladies, I don't think so."<br />"Where did you hide *that*???"<br />"You *don't* want to know." <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[CalliArcale]

"And now it's time for the face off."<br />"What, you mean I get to meet the other contestants?"<br />"No." (The droid turns around to reveal the terrifying surgical implements attached to its arms.) "Face. Off." <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>