User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-1293767-20151029072618/@comment-183721-20160106040532

So just to clarify where I myself stand about this stuff:


 * Are TBC cards automatic two-parters? My answer: no. TBC (in my opinion) just means that some story elements will continue into the next episode, not that the current story extends into another episode.
 * Are return cards automatic two-parters? My answer: no. That rule leads to just bizarre conclusions, such as Last Christmas being the beginning of a three-parter with The Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar.
 * How should certain oddities like TGWD/TWWL and FTR/HS/HB be handled? A simple and objective method I have suggested above is that if different episodes are written by different people, then they should be considered different stories. If anyone has any other ideas about this, then I would love to hear it.