#bill - 10x01

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BILL: That's different sky? Is it made of something different? What is sky made of?

DOCTOR: Lemon drops.

BILL: Really?

DOCTOR: No, but wouldn't that be nice?

[ineffableuser]

Just watched dw 10x01 and

Bill 👏

Just

She’s great

She’s my baby

She’s everything

Love her already

[not-looking-for-happy]

10x01: Pilot - Banter Moments Perfect Trio = 2 Members Bantering + 1 Member Encouraging the Banter

[dwoutfitss]

bill potts in 10x04

[karasdanvcrs-archive]

So this is... somewhere else? This is a different planet? Not Earth, a different one? That's the general idea.

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[samnotsammy12]

So the first time I watched Doctor Who series 10 I skipped over Knock Knock (10x04) for some reason and I finally watched it and OMFG I REGRET SKIPPING IT

I love Bill and Twelve in this episode so much

And she calls him Grandfather and THE SUSAN PARALLELS

I AM OBSESSED WITH THEM

That paired with 10x01 when he’s debating whether to take her as a companion and tells the pictures of River and Susan to shut up LIKE

The PARALLELS

she’s his kid now and I LOVE IT

[isagrimorie]

[initial reactions] Doctor Who 10x01 - The Pilot

Thing 1: I actually really liked that, I actually really liked the Doctor here, and that’s not a thing I can often say about Capaldi’s run!

Moffat finally found the way to write Capaldi!Doctor... and it’s his final run of the season. 

Thing 2: I really really really like the episode because it’s Bill Potts’ story and it’s about connection and I now wish Bill Potts  and Jodi Whittaker!Doctor will meet! 

I really love the direction of the episode.

Thing 3: The Doctor casually walking around the ruins of wrought by the Time War. 

Thing 4: Bill Potts is wonderful and I want more of her!

[bellaschinchilla]

bill potts icons | the pilot (10x01)

[jamesleechubb]

Tribute to series 10′s opening episode ‘The Pilot’ for ‘Twelve Countdown’ with glimpses of the rest of the latest series too

[addictedtostorytelling]

Hello! Your in-depth analysis of Grissom x Sara is awesome. I have been reading your essays and watching the episodes again. It has given me a new perspective on every CSI Episodes with GSR verbal or non-verbal interactions ( Been on the GSR Ship since Scuba Doobie-Doo S02E05) I have a question about the CSI Vegas S01E01 where Sara Sidle chased Bill Dwyer on the street. Sara took a tumble and almost got hit by a car. Do you think Sara Sidle would have told Gil Grissom about her almost accident chasing a convicted felon given their 6/7 years or marriage? It's weird that it was never mention in the show again but Sara admitted to Grissom that she met Anson Wix. Grissom's reaction was alarmed by what happened her meeting with Anson Wix. Hope you can give your insight about this matter. Thank you.

hi, @hiei29!

thank you for your kind words! i'm glad to know that you enjoy my analyses.

re: your question:

i think sara does most likely tell grissom about her close call with the car for three main reasons:

because, as you note, by this point in their marriage, grissom and sara seem to be in the habit of telling each other everything, as we see when grissom reveals his landsickness to sara in episode 01x03 "under the skin" and when sara tells grissom about her run-in with anson wix in episode 01x08 "pipe cleaner," as well as when grissom makes a direct comment to chris park in episode 01x07 "in the blood" stating that he doesn't even try to keep secrets from his wife anymore (and sara smiles knowingly).

because if sara didn't tell grissom how she came by her photo of bill dwyer's license plate, she would have had a very hard time explaining to grissom the chain of events that led to dwyer's arrest, the discovery of the storage locker, the incrimination of david hodges, etc. otherwise; her chasing dwyer down and id'ing his vehicle was a crucial step in the way the rest of the case unfolded leading up to grissom's own arrival in vegas. (to the same point: the information would almost certainly be in the case report.)

because she's probably still a little sore/bruised when grissom arrives in vegas, and, again, she'd have a hard time explaining wherefore she was so without mentioning that she did a barrel roll across fremont street.

as for when she might tell grissom about her run-in, we can't be sure.

the timeline and logistics for grissom's arrival in vegas honestly doesn't make any sense per real-world logic—how does grissom supposedly make it from san diego to panama to peru to vegas in just a few days' time? and especially when the first two legs of the journey take place by boat? the flight from lima to vegas alone should have taken him at least twelve hours, and yet he seems to arrive in vegas fairly instantaneously once hodges is accused—so trying to pin down exactly when he hops on the plane to vegas relative to the phone call we see between him and sara in episode 01x01 "legacy" is an exercise in futility.

while sara may tell him about what happened over the phone sometime while he's still in south america, it's just as possible that he doesn't get the rundown until after he arrives in sin city.

as for how he reacts to this news, since he's only getting it ex post facto and sara obviously survived (albeit a bit worse for the wear, given the road rash), i'm sure that while he's retroactively afraid for her and probably a little bit alarmed that she would do something so dangerous—seriously, why is it that ever since they've been married, whenever sara comes back to vegas for a visit, she almost immediately ends up in a life-or-death situation of some kind (see episode 10x01 "family affair")?!—he's mostly just glad that she's okay and somewhat grateful that at least she did come up with a new lead in the case for her troubles.

he knows who he's married to; wouldn't be his wife if she weren't being stupidly brave about something.

he might scold her a bit for her recklessness—especially because she wasn't armed at the time of the chase—but he also probably shows her some sympathy/tlc for her sore arm.

anyway.

those are my two cents.

thanks for the question! please feel welcome to send another any time!

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BILL: Why me?

DOCTOR: Why you what?

BILL: Well, plenty of people come to your lectures that aren't supposed to. Why pick on me?

DOCTOR: Well, I noticed you.

BILL: Yeah, but why?

DOCTOR: Well, most people when don' t understand something, they frown. You smile

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Favorite TARDIS Reactions [2/3]

Bonus: Nardole explaining to Bill how to make a TARDIS

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Cinematography in tv shows Doctor Who:The Pilot (10x01)

[diablodancer]

Well most people when they don’t understand something, they frown. You smile.

aka an excuse for a Bill Potts’ smile appreciation post