@nick Yeah, if anything he’s actually moving forward on his relationship with Missy by letting her out of the Vault and onto his TARDIS, and certainly being honest with her about his misgivings.  If anything he was avoiding the matter by keeping her in the Vault, the “safe” but static choice.

I do put a little stock into the theory that he may b…[Read more]

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@pedant  Poor Doctor’s headed for tragedy.  Hope is a terrible thing on the scaffold, and he’ll be on it soon.  Be brave, be brave!  😉

This was a lovely episode, probably the best overall since “Extremis” wrapped up the season’s first half.  And the ending is a nice lead into next week’s vale of sorrows.

@ichabod Exactly.  It — or she, if one likes — knows what must be, and what must be for him.  She knows his sorrows and that they must be, but also his joys and that they must be.  Footprints in the sand…

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This is somewhat old news, but I think it’s still relevant — if unusual.

Some here may be familiar with Mystery Science Theater 3000, the show that made poking fun at B-movies an art form in the 1990s.  It was recently revived with a new cast on Netflix, but the original show’s performers are still out and about with side projects such as R…[Read more]

@ichabod, Yes, sadly it is impossible, and I think that will be how the Doctor “falls” — he fails to redeem her and blames himself for it in the end, perhaps.

But there is someone else who “knows all about him, understands his background and experience, can talk with him as a knowledgeable equal”, remember.

It’s the TARDIS!

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