{"id":528,"date":"2015-09-27T17:54:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T21:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/?p=528"},"modified":"2015-09-27T17:54:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T21:54:45","slug":"the-witchs-familiar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who &#8220;The Witch&#8217;s Familiar&#8221; Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"662\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/vchiasson.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/09\\\/27\\\/the-witchs-familiar\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:90870268}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 662px; height: 188px;\" data-original-width=\"662\" data-original-height=\"188\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 188px;\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"188\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/tumblr_nv75j7ifys1qijoeyo2_540\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"327\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"184\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"530\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo2_540.gif\" data-orig-size=\"540,304\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo2_540\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo2_540-300x169.gif\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo2_540.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo2_540.gif?w=327&#038;h=184\" width=\"327\" height=\"184\" data-original-width=\"327\" data-original-height=\"184\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo2_540\" alt=\"http:\/\/doctorwho.tumblr.com\/post\/129952204271\/admit-davros-admit-the-creator\" style=\"width: 327px; height: 184px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> http:\/\/doctorwho.tumblr.com\/post\/129952204271\/admit-davros-admit-the-creator <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 188px;\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"188\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/tumblr_nv75j7ifys1qijoeyo5_540\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"327\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"184\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"529\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo5_540.gif\" data-orig-size=\"540,304\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo5_540\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo5_540-300x169.gif\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo5_540.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo5_540.gif?w=327&#038;h=184\" width=\"327\" height=\"184\" data-original-width=\"327\" data-original-height=\"184\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo5_540\" alt=\"tumblr_nv75j7ifYS1qijoeyo5_540\" style=\"width: 327px; height: 184px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>So much happier with last night&#8217;s episode! Finally picked up, and showed more depth with the characters. We also finally see more flawless acting on Michelle Gomez&#8217;s part, by her showing the true colours of The Master. MOREOVER we see Twelve display the Doctor&#8217;s Curse: compassion.<\/p>\n<p>In sum, this episode is the conclusion for the two-parter, which means it has to tie up in what the Doctor will do for young Davros in the battle-field. Does he kill the young child, or save him? In present time, the Doctor is shown comforting a dying Davros. Davros asks Twelve if he has been a good man (a common theme in <em>Doctor Who<\/em>). Was Davros a good man in creating the Daleks? The Doctor does not provide him with a solid answer, but shows compassion towards him in his final moments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"533\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/0x600\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1067,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0x600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600-800x450.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-533 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"0x600\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600-800x450.jpg 800w, http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600-445x250.jpg 445w, http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0x600.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Davros wishes to see the sun one last time, but cries out to the Doctor that he does not have enough strength to open his eyes. The Doctor feels sorry, so decides to use some of his regeneration power to fuel Davros. Needless to say, this has been Davros&#8217; trick all along, and traps the Doctor in transferring his regeneration power to rejuvenate Davros AND the Daleks.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that this series will focus heavily on the Daleks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-528\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-528\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So much happier with last night&#8217;s episode! Finally picked up, and showed more depth with the characters. We also finally see more flawless acting on Michelle Gomez&#8217;s part, by her showing the true colours of The Master. MOREOVER we see Twelve display the Doctor&#8217;s Curse: compassion. In sum, this episode is the conclusion for the&hellip;<a href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/\" class=\"button\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Doctor Who &#8220;The Witch&#8217;s Familiar&#8221; Recap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-528\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-528\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/the-witchs-familiar\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[25],"tags":[77,73],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p69hvu-8w","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":505,"url":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/21\/doctor-who-the-magicians-apprentice-recap\/","url_meta":{"origin":528,"position":0},"title":"Doctor Who \"The Magician's Apprentice\" Recap","date":"September 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cIf someone \u2026 pointed out a child to you, and told you that that child would \u2026 destroy millions of lives, could you then kill that child?\u201d Series Nine premiered on September 19th with \"The Magician's Apprentice.\" Title is a bit of a disconnect, and the phrase is said once\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Television&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/901_03121-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":605,"url":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/24\/doctor-who-the-girl-who-died-recap\/","url_meta":{"origin":528,"position":1},"title":"Doctor Who \"The Girl Who Died\" Recap","date":"October 24, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Let's all appreciate that we had a Ten flashback. 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Although some of the solutions were a bit reaching, the episode was well-scripted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Television&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"904_31405","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/904_31405-800x450.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":550,"url":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/06\/doctor-who-under-the-lake-recap\/","url_meta":{"origin":528,"position":3},"title":"Doctor Who \"Under the Lake\" Recap","date":"October 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"oooooh. Doctor Who returned to a good classic Who episode. Had my heart racing, hand to mouth, gasping and general feel of emotions. 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I am also thoroughly impressed by their cat\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Television&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"906_21631","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/906_21631-800x450.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":655,"url":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/02\/mr-robot-eps1-8m1rr0r1ng-qt\/","url_meta":{"origin":528,"position":5},"title":"Mr. Robot eps1.8m1rr0r1ng.qt","date":"November 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"More spoilers in this review. I suggest watching this amazing series before proceeding. ehhohhhhh calllled this from the beginning! Total Fight Club moment with Mr. Robot. 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