Talk:The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)

Ghosts

Should there be made note of the ghostly characters and the very lively skeleton in this episode? These aspects of the episode seem to have been very much overlooked. --DCLM ☎ 07:46, February 18, 2020 (UTC)

The skeleton is very clearly the Cyberium's actions, IIRC. But yes, the ghosts is another thing entirely, and if you think they're not currently given sufficient coverage on the page, there's an edit button to remedy just such a situation. I'm unsure why you brought this to the talk page. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎ 10:58, February 18, 2020 (UTC)

No, I meant on the Internet in general. Articles, such as those from CultBox and Radio Times, usually cover everything. But nothing online seems to be talking about them. At all. --DCLM ☎ 11:00, February 18, 2020 (UTC)

I'm sure it's just me being paranoid, but it seems like you're a little bit after me whenever I say something. Again, it's surely just me. --DCLM ☎ 11:03, February 18, 2020 (UTC)

Production Error? Joke? Oddity?

At the end of the cold open, Lord Byron opens the door to the villa to reveal Team TARDIS and the Doctor instead of the feared "infernal beast".

All 8 characters scream and react in shock at the "sudden appearance"... Except, the doors Byron open clearly have windows.

Granted, it is dark outside. But it wasn't THAT much brighter inside, meaning everyone would have been able to see, most likely.

Would this be a production error? Or is it just me being mildly annoyed at the hammy overreactions?

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ErraticDragon ☎ 04:01, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

First episode of a three-parter? Really?

At some point after the airing of The Power of the Doctor, someone went back and edited all of the story numbers to indicate that The Haunting of Villa Diodati is the first episode in a three-parter. Was there a discussion on this topic that I missed? I haven't seen the episode referred to as such in any official sources. BigRockCola ☎ 06:49, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Chibnall might have made an offhand comment about it, can't recall off the top of my head, but it definitely should have been discussed. The user in question was causing a lot of problems with their edits and was blocked, so that tracks. Good catch! Najawin ☎ 07:01, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Ah, found it. DWM 577. So it does exist but it's contentious - I recall there being substantial discussion about PotD being 300 when it aired. Let's have the discussion. I think Tellymustard's edits were correct but should have been discussed. Najawin ☎ 07:20, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

I think this is correct as well. However, I also agree this can be discussed. I tried starting a discussion back in the day on Talk:List of Doctor Who television stories, but it was unsuccessful. I think this should be a topic once the Forums come back, but in any case there’s a good chance the next TV story in 2023 might cheekily clear it up in a similar way Planet of the Dead did. —Danniesen ☎ 10:13, 29 November 2022 (UTC)