He coped pretty well in the moment (we have established that if he and I are snuggled up under the Protective Quilt then it's all much easier to handle) but was holding onto my hand quite tight for most of it! Afterwards he said that that was Max Scariness, at 400 (400 what? I do not know), and any more scary would be Too Scary.
Interestingly he copes better when it's broadcast rather than when we're watching old episodes on iPlayer, & is less likely to suggest stopping it halfway through, despite the fact that we *could* still stop the broadcast and catch up later on iPlayer.
(But in fact I think that esp with a show like Doctor Who which tends to resolve things fairly tidily, stopping is sometimes worse than getting through it, because then you don't get to the resolution. I did warn him ahead of time that this one was a two-parter so we should expect a cliffhanger. I am REALLY hoping we're not going to lose a companion next week though :/ :/ )
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Interestingly he copes better when it's broadcast rather than when we're watching old episodes on iPlayer, & is less likely to suggest stopping it halfway through, despite the fact that we *could* still stop the broadcast and catch up later on iPlayer.
(But in fact I think that esp with a show like Doctor Who which tends to resolve things fairly tidily, stopping is sometimes worse than getting through it, because then you don't get to the resolution. I did warn him ahead of time that this one was a two-parter so we should expect a cliffhanger. I am REALLY hoping we're not going to lose a companion next week though :/ :/ )