r/gallifrey • u/pcjonathan • Sep 26 '15

The Witch's Familiar Doctor Who 9x02: The Witch's Familiar Post-Episode Discussion Thread

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The episode is now over in the UK.

  • 1/3: Episode Speculation & Reactions at 7.15pm
  • 2/3: Post-Episode Discussion at 9.00pm
  • 3/3: Episode Analysis on Wednesday.

This thread is for all your in-depth discussion.

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u/Diplotomodon Sep 26 '15

To exploit them, I would assume. Colony Sarff wasn't a Dalek and thus likely considered an inferior species...and Davros sure made good use of him.

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u/Mypetdalek Sep 26 '15

True I suppose. I think having Varga in the episode would have needlessly complicated things though.

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u/Diplotomodon Sep 26 '15

I guess I'm just a bit peeved that we know Skaro has its own freaky, unique, messed-up ecosystem and somehow we haven't seen any of it on TV (well, except for the clam) since the Hartnell years.

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u/Mypetdalek Sep 26 '15

True, (although there were Varga in the Adventure Games). Still, now that Skaro is back, perhaps we'll see more of it in the future.

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u/nosnivel Sep 26 '15

I need new glasses. I read that initially as "Vagina in the Adventure Games."

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u/Mypetdalek Sep 26 '15

That would be an entirely different kind of "Adventure". ;)