jedd_kenobi
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she doesn't die though, the Doctor gives her the modified sonic screwdriver that records and plugs her into that library computer.
More references to older Who eps to come. "It's what I do instead of fun" says Steven.
Oh, and a new companion! Yes, confirmed by @steven_moffat tonight!
The Guardian reports an interesting detail in the trailer at the end of Let's Kill Hitler:
Steven Moffat lied.
If you want something less cryptic:
I think the Daleks may be back. O_O
Preview clips of rest of season include a Dalek! ?It?s almost like I lie sometimes!? says Steven.
(Onion AV Club quote)
Did you watch Doctor Who?s mid-series finale ?A Good Man Goes To War? and sense some serious spin-off potential in Victorian lady-lizard Madame Vastra and her katana-twirling maidservant Jenny?
You weren?t alone.
?I instantly pitched it to Ben Stephenson [Controller, Drama Commissioning],? showrunner Steven Moffat exclusively tells SFX. ?He just said ??Yes!?. And then I said ?I obviously don?t have time to do this?? [laughs].?
But our screens may not have seen the last of the sapphically-charged 19th Century investigators.
?I think I might revisit them,? reveals Moffat. ?They were great fun to write. Obviously the first person to think about a spin-off was me, when I was writing ?A Good Man Goes To War?? A Victorian Silurian? Her lesbian maid? Come on!
?I was pleased by the reaction to them, but not surprised. They really cut through as characters, given how little screentime they had. I certainly wouldn?t be averse to them returning. It?s just a thing that worked, isn?t it? I love that Victorian setting, and having kicked it out of Sherlock Holmes I can always kick it in somewhere else!?
Digging out an old post of mine (this one^)
Because I've found an article on the subject.
http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/07/22/madame-vastra-spin-off/
An intrepid traveller through time and space and the last of the powerful Time Lords, the Doctor is armed only with his incredible intelligence and his sonic screwdriver. Join him and his human companion, Amy Pond, as they race to save an innocent family attacked by a rogue Dalek and hurtled into the depths of history. Your journey will take you from ancient Incan temples, to the frozen tombs of Telos and a stunning finale on a Dalek ship. Defeat your favourite enemies, solve devious puzzles, and restore peace throughout time