Howling:Series 7 Arc possibilities

The Howling → Series 7 Arc possibilities

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Okay so has anyone noticed any continuing themes among the episodes? So far I've got Christmas references and The Doctor claiming he's part of the song being played. Anyone seen anything else? Cory Jaynes ☎ 01:42, September 12, 2012 (UTC)

The arcs are never just small things like that. Or, are you forgetting the "highly important" red phones and eyes from season 5? Christmas is the Doctor's favorite holiday, and the Christmas special will be important, but apart from that there is no importance to the Doctor's references to the holiday. I doubt that the Doctor claiming to be part of the song being played is important at all. I'm sure the Silence arc will be continued at some point, but there doesn't seem to be any reference to that. So far, the closest thing there seems to be to an arc is that the Doctor is no longer as well known as he has been in the past. The Daleks have forgotten him, and Solomon's computer failed to realize how valuable he was. This obviously references his "death" at the end of season 6, and how he wants to be more inconspicous than he has been in the past.Icecreamdif ☎ 15:38, September 12, 2012 (UTC)

Let's not forget, either, that Series 7 is billed (by the Beeb) as being much less "arc-heavy" than Series 6 was. And before anyone says "but Moffat lies", he lies about what's going to happen in episodes, not about the kind of show he's giving us. --89.241.73.93^{talk to me} 21:58, September 12, 2012 (UTC)

Much less arc-heavy does not necessarily mean that there will be no arcs. More likely, it will be more like the first five seasons of the new series that have small arcs in the background of the episodes, that don't really become important until the finale, as opposed to Season 6, which had about half the episodes directly connected to the major story arc of the season. Still, Cory Jaynes' suggestions aren't really arcs, but small references that could constitute a running joke at most.Icecreamdif ☎ 01:37, September 13, 2012 (UTC)

well, for more small, more stylistically than story related things, the name of the episode has been said in story for both the past stories. let's see if this trend continues. Imamadmad ☎ 06:28, September 13, 2012 (UTC)

I'm not really sure that that's an arc, but it is kind of interesting. Of course, there have been plenty of episodes where the name of the episode has been said in story (Dalek, The War Games, The Mark of the Rani, etc.), so the fact that that has happenned in two episodes in a row is hardly enough to say that it is a trend. However, based on the trailers, the fact that the town is called Mercy in A Town Called Mercy is thematically important, so there might be a namedrop in that episode too. The Angels Take Manhattan and The Power of Three both sound a bit awkward for the Doctor or another character to just use in conversation, but its possible.Icecreamdif ☎ 16:34, September 13, 2012 (UTC)

Not that awkward. "If <such-and-such happens>, the Angels take Manhattan," is a perfectly possible line -- especially for an American character, since it's more a US idiom than a UK one. "The Power of Three" would be easy enough to put in if there were a bit of maths involved. That kind of namedropping is perfectly possible. It's not what many folk would think of as a story arc, though. A gimmick, maybe, but not a story arc. --89.242.73.225^{talk to me} 22:46, September 13, 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, it's definetly possible to fit those name drops in. They've gotten weirder ones in before, and it can't be much worse than the Master saying "The mark of the Rani" every five minutes.Icecreamdif ☎ 03:15, September 15, 2012 (UTC)

I'd not say that was weird. I'd say it was crass. Dropping the name is one thing. Beating the audience over the head with it is another. --89.241.70.57^{talk to me} 08:06, September 15, 2012 (UTC)

For what it's worth, the Doctor mentions Christmas (indeed, his Christmas list) again in A Town Called Mercy. --78.146.185.135^{talk to me} 21:05, September 15, 2012 (UTC)

Most likely that's just a reference to the previous episode when he said that he had a Christmas list. Still, it's possible that Christmas references will continue to be some kind of running joke.Icecreamdif ☎ 02:12, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

Anybody interested in another possible arc should probably check out my discussion about flickering light bulbs... 94.72.192.2^{talk to me} 21:38, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

I've seen that & it strikes me as a better candidate than any of the ones mentioned here so far. Note that "a better candidate" doesn't necessarily mean it actually is tied in to a story arc for Series 7. It does mean it's more likely to be than anything else I've encountered up to now. --89.240.254.19^{talk to me} 00:40, September 17, 2012 (UTC)

We're three for three on Christmas. Asylum: "At long last, it's Christmas, here I am!"; Dinosaurs: "Dad, I'm 31, I don't have a Christmas list anymore."; Mercy: "Has someone been peeking at my Christmas list?". All before the titles, too. At worst, it's some pretty unsubtle marketing. Wibbly-Wobbly ☎ 06:01, September 17, 2012 (UTC)

Are you sure Christmas was mentioned before the opening titles in episode 2? 94.72.192.2^{talk to me} 15:38, September 17, 2012 (UTC)

Oops. Pocket trowel, beach scene, sorry... Wibbly-Wobbly ☎ 20:50, September 17, 2012 (UTC)

Big non-verbal Christmas reference in Power of Three, even though it was a natural result of a yearlong stay. Wibbly-Wobbly ☎ 19:55, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

I can't see how they'll fit a Christmas reference into "The Angels Take Manhattan" but I'm sure they'll find a way. 94.72.194.203^{talk to me} 20:55, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

I can see how they could fit a Christmas reference into "The Angels Take Manhattan".

Example 1: Neon signs all over the place -- "All lit up like a Christmas tree."

Example 2: Foldable gardening tool in shop window -- "That's the sort of thing your [Rory's] dad would like for Christmas."

And so on...

Trouble is, I can see so many different possible ways that I've no idea whatever how they'll actually do it (if they do). --78.146.189.73^{talk to me} 09:00, September 24, 2012 (UTC)