I’ve  watched a lot of this season several times -Rogue was fabulous as was the penultimate episode @whohar but no, I didn’t get the reference myself -funnily enough I’m no proper fan of Sci Fi: Blake’s 7  I tried once or twice. Though I DID catch Foundation (big fan of books and 2021-24 series).
@cathannabel indeed. I welcome the Garnett.

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I’m just hoping there is something else, and those options seem to be the best bet (to me anyway). Although, if Alf is extraordinary, then RTD has just ripped off the Rey story from the Star Wars sequels.

My fear is that, after the let down that was EoD, I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if the hooded one, and Ruby’s father, are never…[Read more]

@miapatrick @cathannabel

He couldn’t see her, therefore he feared her, as a potential ‘rogue’ element that could sabotage his plan.

True, but in the population of Earth, let alone in the universe as a whole, how many people are mysteries to themselves and others, so why was it Ruby alone whom Sutekh couldn’t see?  Was it the additional fact that s…[Read more]

@cathannabel @devilishrobby  I did indeed think about Thanos’ big Snap from Avengers. 

Thanos vs Sutekh – Sutekh would presumably win, as Thanos *only* wanted to depopulate the universe by half, not slaughter everyone.

It also made me think about Torchwood: Miracle Day when Jack Harkness’ blood is used to abolish death on earth (with p…[Read more]

Hallooo Puro here! I’m on Son’s new address. I did have some of this post saved in word doc…  This post addresses the musical concepts, in general, of current investigations into Time Windows, in relation to fractals in music and the interconnectedness of the universe and music. So many posters have written extensively on the importance of…[Read more]

@cathannabel Wasn’t Stranger Things wonderful? The sheer power of music in the most recent season to transform & invigorate characters and to create a channel to more effectively beat the Big Bad was impressive, demonstrating how music is natural: endowed with a necessity and power to act as transformative, cosmically, across culture and  time, in…[Read more]

@mudlark @janetteb @juniperfish @ps1l0v3y0u @blenkinsopthebrave @cathannabel @thane16

@scaryb @devilishrobby @dentarthurdent @krathoon @miapatrick @cookgroom @bunface @orionhunt @fozzyb @bobbyfatv2 @spacedmunkee @Craig

Thought I’d do a recap ahead of the two-part finale.

What needs clearing up:

1. Who is Ruby’s mother / mysterious woman wh…

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And still think music may be important.

and

the Doctor crying

Cry me a River….

@whohar @mudlark @janetteB @juniperfish @ps1l0v3y0u @blenkinsopthebrave @cathannabel

yes! I also think it’s an altered reality. I was rewatching Church on RR  & saw STRIAD (Tardis) -I’ve been slow on that front. Also an early episode actually mentioned the doctor’s granddaughter which I don’t think has happened in decades?

But on the issue of…[Read more]

@cathannabel

So rather than the Doctor turning the tears on, for whatever purpose (cf @bunface), could they be an involuntary response to something he knows but doesn’t know he knows (presumably relating to the Toymaker and his machinations)? 

Oh yes, I like that. Makes me want to review all the crying to see whether he looks like he doesn’t kno…[Read more]

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Good to hear from you!

Absolutely agree with the idea that many young ones aren’t as attached to social media as many others assume.

Just from our perspective only, The Son and many of his mates have virtually no socials with most working 2 jobs & at university/college. There is less time, less disposable income and as @JanetteB m…[Read more]

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Yes, completely agree with this. I don’t think it’s anything spooky Ruby says, it’s just what she is. And what is that, exactly? Tbh I’d be surprised if my theory is right, but I just think RTD is likely to go with an explanation that’s rooted in her abandonment. I can imagine him starting with the idea of Ruby having this primal wo…[Read more]

@bunface

so maybe the fact Ruby Sunday (I mean, the name!) is so very reminiscent of Rose/Amy/Clara is because she’s full on alien, even in the world of Who. That is, she isn’t just alien, she’s a supernatural/fairy tale/Disney character.

Which makes me wonder, is she even real to the Doctor, only he doesn’t know it yet?

Yessssss – and therefor…[Read more]

Final thoughts (for now) – So far we’ve had 2 seemingly completely unrelated scenes at the start of episodes – the Isaac Newton one (Wild Blue Yonder) and the butterfly effect in Space Babies.

Are these clues to wider arcs? As @juniperfish says – they both suggest alternate timelines, and presumably (or maybe not) we need to get out of the mavity…[Read more]

@cathannabel – indeed, it’s still very much a might. But he finds things interesting, he just wants to help – I don’t remember seeing any reactions from him when the Doctor talked to him at admittedly a stressful point. I think he would have tried.

Hello @cathannabel

which makes me sad that Whitaker got such a raw deal with both the quality of scripts and stories, and the pandemic disrupting her run

Yes a discussion for another thread, but heartily agree (I think there were some banger one-off scripts but a timidity about the first female Doctor when there should have been a swagger – if…[Read more]

@cathannabel Hi and nice to see you. I agree. Witchy ruby has a almost hypnotic effect on people. I don’t think there is anything she could say that would make Ruby’s mother run from her like that.

cheers

Janette

Well, yes, that was actually a fun episode. I agree with all the wise comments above (but only the wise comments).

Have just finished it, so perhaps more thoughts later. Except for this:

As I watched it I could not help but be struck by the weird connection with a fabulous Japanese film I watched last night called “Beyond the Infinite Two…[Read more]

HNY everyone.

I was delighted that Yaz’s romantic feelings for the Doc were acknowledged in text.

It’s really, deeply meaningful for gender non-conforming and LGBTQ+ fans to have watched the Doctor become gender-fluid by way of regenerations and now, in the Doc’s awkward fashion, perhaps romantically, fond of certain humans regardless of…[Read more]

Thanks @Jimthefish for remembering me back into existance!

RL has been having a massive impact on my online DW life; ironically for life in a pandemic with lockdown etc I got really busy, and mostly been having to watch on catch up (sometimes several at a time). Also, with less scope for bonkers theorising in the last 2 seasons maybe some of the…[Read more]