Talk:Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)

Valeyard???

Where did the rumor about the Valeyard appearing in this episode come from? Has anyone else heard about this?

I believe that was just someone's conclusion from Bill Nighy's appearnace. To me, he appears to be a perfect candidate for being the Valeyard too (and he supposedly plays "the doctor of art"... remember what the Valeyard meant?) But it's still just a speculation, and most likely very false one. 109.243.23.78 13:41, April 1, 2010 (UTC)

It's not Bill Nighy's appearance, it's Tim Jones. He has the exact same clothes as the Doctor, but he looks, well, different. I think he will be in "Amy's Choice" personally, as Steven Moffat talked of a "Dream Master" to appear in it.

Reason for suicide

The Van Gogh story is set in Provence, ie historically within the last 2 years of Van Gogh's life prior to him fatally shooting himself after experiencing severe undiagnosed depression / mental illness. During this period he did works for the 'Decoration of the Yellow House', and the Curtis rumour is that in the episode Van Gogh attacks a yellow monster. Any connection? Also, is this hinting at a possible explanation here for contributory factors to his suicide? 86.26.137.154 08:04, April 14, 2010 (UTC)

This was my thought as well, as it appears set at the end of his life - the description of him being a 'sad and lonely painter' I suppose indicates they are not going to try and be overly revisionist and provide a complete explanation of his suicide to avoid or gloss the 'messy business' of mental illness thats not often dealt with openly enough in tv etc - though it is a family adventure program, so who knows? DreamSong 06:51, May 19, 2010 (UTC)

Doctor-Lite Episode?

I've heared that The Lodger is the Amy-lite epeisode, so reason tells me that Vincent and the Doctor is the Doctor-lite one. Is this true? I mean, I've seen clips of the Doctor from this episode, but the synopis seems to comfirm that it is at least from Amy's point of view. Any ideas? MidnightCat 17:12, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

I don't think this episode is a Doctor-lite, I don't think season has one this season. I've seen clips of this from the trailer and it shows alot of the doctor being involved. :) -- Michael Downey 17:45, May 18, 2010 (UTC)

The Coming Soon montage at the end op ep 1 has clips from many episodes. Amy is seen wearing her scarf and outfit she wears in other stills released for this episode; she is seen wearing them as a semi wrecked Cyberman advances on her.

The alien of the episode

I don't know what to expect from this episode, alien-wise, but I'm expecting a cerberus-like creature. (For those who don't know, a cerberus is a three-headed dog, like Fluffy from Harry Potter). By the Doctor's words: "Could you breathe a little quieter please?" I think the creature must have phenomenal hearing. Meta-Levia, 16:37, May 30, 2010 (GMT)

I think it looks a bit like a nimon. TorchwoodGuy05 14:52, May 31, 2010 (UTC)

when the doc says he thinks he has seen the face before that could mean it is a old/oldish and the only clue we have got to that is a possible raxacorricofallapatorian apperence named timoreen (most rax familys end in een slithEEN blavarEEN) and the gray foot looks like a rax foot and when the "tail" sweeps that could be the arm for the arm is very long

Drwhoworld 09:32, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

"The episode was incorrectly entitled, Lend Me Your Ear"

Where did this assertion come from? MarcRS 23:25, May 30, 2010 (UTC)

• A Google search for it along with Doctor Who, only comes up with a fan claiming to be a worker for the BBC giving out names of episodes. A few are correct, but it's obvious he isn't from the bbc. "look im from the BBC and im here to tell you the names of the episode, the 1st one will be called the eleventh hour, the 2nd,meddling Monks, the 3rd, The Dalek Tea party,the 4th, time of the angels, the 5th, flesh and stone, the 6th, vampires of venice, the 7th, title unknown, the 8th, cold blood, the 9th, warm planet, the 10th, lend me your ear, the 11th, title unknown, the 12th, silver sentence (may feature cybermen) the 13th, Cyberwar(will feature cybermen) the christmas special, a crack in time(the doctor cathes a cold and turns into a GIRL)season 6 episode 1, title unknown the 2nd, the house of nothing. THERE WILL BE A DR WHO MOVIE COMING OUT IN CINEMAS ON THE 23/11/11 AND GUESS WHO’S BACK??? DAVID TENNANT!!!!!" You heard it here first, a Doctor Who Movie due for release 23/11/11. The Thirteenth Doctor 00:01, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
• wow, what a prick..... anyway, does anything remotely similar appear on the real painting, because I personally havn't been able to make out a monster in it. Lu-igi board

::OMG! A Doctor Who movie! Can't wait. Ha. Just kidding. I know it's a hoax. ☆The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)}☆ 11:18, May 31, 2010 (UTC)

I don't think that's the original source - it's dated March 23rd and those titles were up on sylvestermccoy.com long before that - some of the admin here obviously read that site too, because they've used it's info as well. Most of what's there has now been changed to their proper titles, the parts from "a crack in time" onwards are still visible. At the top of the page it carries this warning: "Additional note. The following information has been assembled from various speculations from news reports, agencies, fans "in the know" and forums. Most of this is NOT confirmed. Please enjoy these possible spoilers while waiting for the real news!"I think that poster must have just got carried away - don't like the BBC imitation though..... so id guess Sylvy's site was the source you are looking for.Personally I like the " Lend me your ear" title better than "Vincent and the Doctor"Baziel 18:18, June 1, 2010 (UTC)

References to paintings

The clips indicate this episode will be similar to the Unicorn and the Wasp by alluding to several of Van Gogh's paintings, so a list of these should be added. So far the list should include the Church at Arles plus others seen in the Musee d'Orsay in what will presumably be the pre credits intro, then in the main body of the episode self portrait Summer 1887, Bedroom in Arles, Wheatfield with Crows, the Church at Auvers, Sunflowers in general, Cafe Terrace at Night, and probably Portrait of Dr Gachet, and The Night Cafe. 86.26.137.154 07:13, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

• I agree, but think that perhaps it should wait until after the episode airs and be put in a 'culture' or 'references' subsection. Some of these paintings also don't (as yet) directly appear but are alluded to in the set design and shots (ie. I think the episode is set in Auvers rather than Arles, though the bedroom and terrace scene from the trailer are dressed to look like the paintings made in Arles) DreamSong 08:01, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, and just to clarify, the clips I'm referring to are the 4 clips on the official site as well as the preview and next time clips previously made available, and between them all, indicate the dates and settings for the episode will be 3-fold, 1888 Arles, 1890 Auvers and 2010 Paris 86.26.137.154 09:20, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

New spoilers

On Combom's blog, he merged together two batches of teasers (from Teen Today and SFX) for easy reading pleasure. Here they are:

01. “Arcadia, The Trojan Gardens, now this?”.

02. “He’s drunk, he’s mad and he never pays his bills.” Vincent is a popular chap.

03. The Doctor doesn’t know three things and one of them is about Miss Pond.

04. Speaking of Miss Pond, she’s from Holland you know.

05. It’s not very good news when a murder occurs.

06. “What is it with you and the ****c*?”

07. That useless, embarrassing present from a godmother with two heads and bad breath is actually quite useful.

08. It’s a parrot. No wait, it’s a polar bear. Is it?

09. Vincent can hear the song of Amy’s sadness.

10. “If there is one thing I can’t stand it’s an unpunctual ****n *t****.”

11. Sssh. You need to whisper in the confessions box.

12. That song may just make you shed a tear or two.

13. Just who or what could be The Ultimate Ging.

14 In some ways it’s the most unusual Doctor Who ever episode ever – never has the show been less plot-lead and more character-led

15 It’s very, very emotional at times

16 Anyone expecting an out-and-out comedy from Richard Curtis will be surprised. This is about Van Gogh – it doesn’t shy away from depression and suicide. If anything, the episode is quite melancholy.

17 The opening scene is a blinder.

18 An ongoing gag about the TARDIS’s abilities won’t make any sense to people who don’t know the show inside-out.

19 Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.

20 There’s a glorious visual reference to the painting “Starry Night”.

21 The Doctor makes a slip of the tongue.

22 There’s some mutual sartorial appreciation going on.

23 There’s a major story element that some will decry as a massive plot hole and others will embrace on a metaphorical level.

24 The TARDIS is redecorated.

25 Two former Doctors make an unexpected appearance (for one of them it’s their third appearance this year).

And now for the speculation. :) --Falcotron 16:24, June 3, 2010 (UTC)