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22 May 2017 at 15:20 #57862
@thane15 But if the Doctor wronged Missy, I think he’s paid enough for any mistake he made after all the trouble she’s been for him all their lives…
See the confession dial in Season 9 and at end of the Hell Bent two-er.
I see what you’re getting at about the former, but what about the ending of “Hell Bent” has to do with something he needs to make up to Missy? If anything, he should be angrier with her than ever for setting him on the path to ruin with Clara, one of the saddest relationships of his lives, and she’s very lucky he didn’t just let her fry (as Clara would have wanted)!
Also, it’s hard to imagine a satisfying “confession” he needs to make to her. It would probably be another damp squib like the reveal of who the Hybrid was (hybrids do not work that way!).
22 May 2017 at 13:32 #57859@thane15:
Many people wander about embellishing their lives with the ornate and the refined, but simple decency, anonymous actions without reward or respect are sometimes labelled trite and passé.
This is all too true. What you note as happening in your country is similar to what I’m seeing in mine, the me-first attitude. A lot of people are having a hard time in life, it would seem, and taking it out on others who are having a hard time by othering them; those who are well off pick on those who are not because there’s no gain in helping them. No one wants to help anyone else unless there’s something in it for them, and/or they don’t have to give anything — money, respect, kindness — to do it. The Twelfth Doctor’s efforts to be a good man, the Doctor, are so heartrending in this light.
Actually, why does he end “Extremis” in despair? He knows he’s doing the right things and truly being the Doctor, so he should be happy and optimistic, even with the consequences and dangers he has to deal with. He just has to keep being the Doctor and everything will be okay in the end…I think he needs to love himself more. Plenty of people love themselves with far less reason to do so. 😉
I would like to think that as this season ends, as he proves his mettle at the bottom of a pit (or black hole) it will end on a note of hope rather than despair, even though the regeneration is coming up.
21 May 2017 at 20:13 #57793@kharis Or was it? Seriously– Already I’m seeing comments elsewhere theorizing that even after this episode it is NOT Missy in the Vault after all. Did we see her sealed up? Did we go inside? No and no, so the theory goes that she’s elsewhere, but the Doctor can communicate with her from afar. And in the Vault? Well, more bonkers theorizing ahoy! 😀
21 May 2017 at 19:27 #5778821 May 2017 at 18:47 #57785I’m thinking of his lines in “Deep Breath” about all his bad years and the mistakes he’s made. He wants to be better than that, and trying so hard…so hard.
21 May 2017 at 16:55 #57782@thane15 Your points are good, they always are, but if he doesn’t trust Missy enough to ask for a sparkly cup of sugar as it were, why does he appear to be willing to let her out to get the help he needs to fight the Monks? She does seem to like the prospect of team-ups with other villains, going back to the Delgado days… 😉
Also, yeah, he’d need to recover from a regeneration, but especially if it’s voluntary, getting over the sickness might need just a few hours or a day at most. It’s rarely taken long for him to get back into the action. Come to think of it, the first thing the Tenth Doctor did after getting out of beddy-bye was foil the Sycorax at the eleventh hour (not the Eleventh Hour), and he didn’t have advance word on that invasion like Twelve does with the Monks!
But yes, if the problem is with his three-stemmed brain, he may be nervous about messing with it right now, and that would seem to be the situation, so point taken.
Which makes me think — he said he does sleep at length after big meals. If he can’t have those, all the better to guard the Vault, poor Twelve probably has had rotten Christmases for decades now! No stuffing and turkey for him… 😉
@wolfweed I agree that the Doctor doesn’t want to make Bill feel guilty about something that was HIS fault. Let’s face it though, Nardole isn’t exactly Mr. Sunshine.
21 May 2017 at 13:00 #57771@pedant Good point about the influence of women on the Doctor. I think Bill will be stepping up to the plate soon enough, going by the episode synopses. 😉
Yes, having this mostly be a simulation is gimmicky — but kind of understandable if only because the “mass suicides” premise did seem way too much of a downer for a family show. I’m among those interested in seeing what kind of complaints the Beeb will get over the episode as is!
This was still a fascinating episode, and a good setup for the next two weeks. While I was hoping for something more esoteric in the Vault, the gradual reveal of why it was Missy — and, as the AV Club’s review noted, what it says about the Doctor that he would spare her life no matter the cost to him — was deeply moving.
But it does leave at least a few questions I hope get answered in coming weeks:
While I understand why the Doctor has accepted the long task of guarding the Vault — he is, once again, accepting the consequences and responsibilities that come with his actions — why on Earth has he placed it on, well, Earth? Isn’t there a safe, peaceful place for him to wait out 1,000 years, where Missy getting out won’t be dangerous to others?
As many are now asking elsewhere, how does the main plot of “The Return of Doctor Mysterio” fit into this timeline? If the execution is happening shortly after the Doctor bade goodbye to River, and this is the start of his and Nardole’s team effort, how do they fit in the undoing of Harmony Shoal with his vault duties, especially since his grief over River still seems fresh at this point? I say main plot because the Doctor’s encounters with young Grant seem to take place between “Hell Bent” and THORS, given the Doctor’s wardrobe is his “scruffy” look in those scenes. The expanded universe has set quite a few comics between those two stories, too.
Why does the episode end with him mourning his blindness in the face of the Monks’ imminent invasion when he could just get it fixed?
- Why not consult the Time Lords if they’re they only ones who can fix his eyes? On the one hand, the last time they saw him things didn’t work out too well, and they may not be too happy to hear he didn’t execute Missy and is now watching over her. On the other, he can always bring up the insanity defense for himself…and for her, even.
- What is the deal with him being apparently afraid to try healing himself with his regeneration energy, if not going whole hog with a regeneration? If he’s not a century into guarding the vault, he’s going to wear thin at some point anyway. Why not get an intentional regeneration over with as soon as possible, for the good of the planet and the Vault? Also, those locks on the Vault seem mighty strong if she hasn’t already escaped. Come to think of it, how come she doesn’t try escaping when the Doctor goes in/out?
- Why not ask Missy for some regeneration energy? After all, she kind of owes him one, and if the Monks conquer the planet, she can’t! 😉 But that would go against the “Without hope, without witness, without reward” thing — which is going to carry through to the season finale; that quote turned up in the Moff’s synopsis of “The Doctor Falls” — so I can see why he wouldn’t. <3
20 May 2017 at 16:40 #57701Looking forward to this (though I have to wait till tomorrow morning). Something dark, but ending on a note of hope and strength, I would imagine….
19 May 2017 at 20:02 #57666I see that the advance spoiler-free “Extremis” reviews have been strong, saying that this is a dark episode in terms of the content and tone. One critic argued that it’s the darkest the show’s been since “Dark Water”. Good news for those who feel Series 10’s been a bit lightweight so far…and it apparently sets up very big things for the second half of the season.
19 May 2017 at 15:50 #57662In the meantime, I was thinking forward to this year’s Christmas special/finale for Twelve, and I think it should either be titled “No More” (to go with “The Doctor Falls”) or “The Dawn of the Doctor”, since they already used day, night, time, and name. “The Space of the Doctor” doesn’t roll off the tongue. 😉
At TVTropes it’s been pointed out that the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor’s finales used the word time in their titles, so maybe this one will follow suit? Or will it be too redundant after “World Enough and Time”? 😀
Also, assuming that Bill and Nardole are not carrying over to Series 11 and thus will be written out in “The Doctor Falls” — having Twelve’s finale also be theirs would dilute the focus — will that episode be a companion-free turn for the Twelfth Doctor? Hmmmm…
19 May 2017 at 14:31 #57661@missy Yes, it’s possible that Missy will be the one to restore the Doctor’s sight, especially since there’s been that fake-out regeneration for him in the trailers.
@winston You make an excellent point, I think. There is something up with Bill, it has to do with her mum, and I think the penny will drop on that soon. Does she see ghosts/spirits? Does she have a mental health condition? The mind boggles…
19 May 2017 at 13:59 #57660Also, while on this topic: this would be a good place to post this short, for those who haven’t seen it:
19 May 2017 at 13:56 #57658@mccottonthedoctorfan There are no Big Finish Productions featuring the Twelfth Doctor yet — so far, the only new series Doctors to have been featured are the War Doctor and the Tenth Doctor.
There are also some audio plays in which secondary characters from the new series are the central characters; perhaps look into the UNIT audios about Kate Stewart, Osgood, and the rest?
The Twelfth Doctor has been the subject of BBC Audio short stories — like books on tape, read by a single performer (different secondary performers from the new series), just without the “book” part. Each is about an hour long. I haven’t listened to any myself, but they are available through iBooks and the like. They’ve been produced in sets of four (so there have been eight to date), and the sets are thematically linked.
19 May 2017 at 13:41 #57657@conchobarre I do have all the books. I thought the plot of Dr. Twelfth was pretty straightforward myself, but I’ll send you a message to explain it. Don’t want to spoil it for others. 😉
19 May 2017 at 13:35 #57656@janetteb Oh no, your ideas aren’t too bonkers. I have wondered myself if the Doctor’s promise relates to Bill, especially as the season finale will involve “someone he has pledged to protect” dying and his attempting to right the wrong, driven by friendship. From the sounds of things, the candidates for that are either Missy or Bill.
Also I have wondered if it’s Bill’s mum in the Vault. But see, there’s the question of the identity of the woman in the photos. The Doctor took these.
What if they aren’t actually of Bill’s mother? After all, Bill never knew her, so how would she know?
What if the Doctor is hiding the true identity of Bill’s mother from her, for some reason? Whom might she be the daughter of? Susan Foreman? Clara Oswald? A Claricle? (Which is not as out there as it seems. The Doctor Who Magazine comic “Blood and Ice” revealed that all Claricles have their own lives and families, and not all of them died in the service of helping the Doctor.) River Song? Missy?
18 May 2017 at 19:26 #57636Am I the only one here who’s read the Doctor Who-Mr. Men mashup books that started coming out last month? Because they’re pretty great. 🙂
18 May 2017 at 19:19 #57635Hmm, it might just be an illustration from the new book, rather than “Extremis”-related. Still interesting.
18 May 2017 at 18:06 #57629@janetteb @nerys I think, given the BBC synopsis for “The Lie of the Land”, the penny will soon drop on what’s up with Bill. A delusion so powerful it affects humanity and the Doctor…but not her? Something’s up.
The Moff has said that Orson Pink was not a direct descendant of Danny, much less Clara, but remember Rule 1. And yes, I think Bill’s “reveal” will have to do with her mum/motherhood, it’s been a strong motif this year.
18 May 2017 at 17:24 #57627BBC synopsis for “The Lie of the Land” has been released!
http://www.doctorwho247.co.uk/latest-news/the-lie-of-the-land-official-synopsis
Who wants to take bets on what Bill will do in this pickle? 😉
18 May 2017 at 15:52 #5762618 May 2017 at 15:17 #57624@thane15 It’s not the same old choon Puro, but I understand you seeing it as such. 😉 I was working in hypotheticals in this case, thinking back on his arc so far this season. I debate things in my head all the time, trying to see different points of view, and I was expressing the “devil’s advocate” POV there.
I was trying to say that it would seem on the surface that the Doctor’s been royally screwing up what was apparently a pretty sweet, simple gig for 50+ years by not just keeping on keeping on with it instead of heading out on adventures with Bill, as he’s not only risking their lives but the safety of Earth, given what has been revealed about the Vault thus far. Certainly Nardole seems to think so!
But whatever the Doctor’s promise is, he cannot hold himself to it so much that he would hurt Bill by giving her the mind wipe, or resist the call to other adventures — and helping others — forever, especially now that he has an “audience” for them again in Bill! And I think I know why.
Guarding the Vault is a duty, right? The last time he got wrapped up in a particular duty — his duty of care to Clara — it ultimately kept him from being his best self to everyone else. I think the Doctor’s realized, with a little “urging” from River, Susan, and even the TARDIS, that once again he just can’t be the Doctor, at least not fully, if he holds himself to this One Thing.
The Doctor doesn’t mind wipe (anymore). And that’s who he wants to be, so he doesn’t. And from there he decides to start freeing himself from the obligation to the Vault, and to whomever he made the Promise to. He decides to fully be the Doctor again, not just the careful professor he’s been for so long.
So he has to get out there and make mistakes. He’s the idiot that passes through, helps out, and learns, and on his best days he’s who he wants to be, the Doctor. And now for effectively the first time in this incarnation, he is teaching too, to his eager pupil Bill — someone who to the outside world wouldn’t appear to be much, but whom he sees great things in, those wonderful traits you mentioned. Missy once said the Doctor would go to Hell for Clara if she asked, and that was very true, but it’s clear that he would do the same for Bill. In fact, he’ll go first, and be there on the other side, waiting for her to cross…
Yes, it does mean trouble and consequences, but as I put it at the end, it’s better for him that he (and Bill) experiences these things not only because so many others will benefit, but because he will be stronger for his hardships and secure in the knowledge that he will never be cruel and never be cowardly (and if he ever is he’ll make amends). I think this arc (and the Twelfth Doctor era) is going to come to a very powerful conclusion if he can see this inner strength through.
It’s sad, but beautiful.
And as for recognition/appreciation, I have to admit that if his monologue to the miners in “Oxygen” is any indication, he no longer cares about that. He’ll leave those he helps to wonder why he did so. So you’re right, he’ll be okay in that respect. 😉
Thanks for writing!
18 May 2017 at 11:34 #57617That’s a pretty cool idea @thane15. I’ve wondered if it’s something like that myself. It stares into you when you stare into it! 😀
But here’s another thought — Moff’s Radio Times synopsis of “World Enough and Time”, the first half of the season finale, notes that the story’s setting is right next to “the event horizon of a black hole”. “The Doctor Falls” into that, I wonder? 😉
18 May 2017 at 10:37 #57615@janetteb Yes, it does make sense for there to be lasting consequences sometimes.
I was thinking about this, and realized something important: one could argue that the Doctor was reckless when he didn’t hold himself to his promise, do the right thing, and mind wipe Bill. That gave him the chance to rethink his relationship with her, and he decided what the hey, make her a companion, show her the universe. And look at all the trouble that’s led to for him.
If the Vault, his mission, and his promise are that important to keep secret, if the whole Earth will be in danger if the prisoner is freed…well, isn’t holding himself to his vow far more important than whether a young woman with few prospects in life has some nice dreams for a change? True, a mind wipe is not the nice choice to make, but in this context it’s the right one. He took one when the time came, she could too. And if the Vault, his mission, and his promise are all so important, then why didn’t he make sure he’d come out of “Oxygen” okay? Why make sure she survived at the cost of his sight? Wouldn’t a single death be an acceptable loss if the fate of the Earth is at stake due to that prisoner?
He must learn to see the forest not the trees. Or does he?
The Doctor sees himself as a prisoner. Working from this season’s theme, then he must be in the thrall of possibly evil forces who have forced him to guard the Vault. Perhaps it’s better for him to take the risks — and, yes, consequences — that come with traveling again, reaching out to others, holding himself to his duty of care to his companions, than to be a slave who meekly obeys orders and puts some vague “duty” to “the many” above the needs of “the ones”. He will be a better man, a free man…if a blind man…we’ll see where this goes. 😉
EDIT: Also, if the TARDIS wanted him to be held to the promise more than freedom, she wouldn’t have let him know there was a distressed space station in the first place, or at least refused to take him there for now. It takes him where he needs to go… 😉
17 May 2017 at 16:02 #57595@thane15
Soon all will be revealed.
To quote Futurama, “That’s not soon enough!” 😉 And somehow I don’t think all will be revealed right away.
@blenkinsopthebrave I agree that the Valeyard is a rather obscure villain to be referenced in the new series. Kind of like how there were people theorizing/hoping that Missy was the Rani back in Series 8. And as I’ve noted elsewhere, the changes the revival’s made to the nature and number of the Doctor’s regenerations means that penny already should have been spent.
Also, the Valeyard wouldn’t be much of a foil to the Twelfth Doctor because Twelve is a melancholy, broody, fearsome figure, and his darker side has been well-explored by now. Part of why Missy is the way she is is that her false jolliness and charm contrasts so strongly to his broody grumpiness and lack of social finesse, especially in Series 8. If the revival is ever to use the Valeyard, he should be pit against a lighter-toned Doctor.
I agree that there should be a really big surprise in store for us, along the lines of what you’re suggesting. I think Moffat tried for that last year with the Hybrid mystery, but the reveal there (it’s two people…who were doing just fine and only doing good until everybody else ruined it…also, that’s not a hybrid) was a damp squib. I would have preferred it to be just the Doctor, if only because it would have revived the mystery of his true nature.
But back to this episode, I wonder how much time passes between this one and the next in-universe, and whether the Doctor tries to get some medical help. Can’t imagine the TARDIS wouldn’t be willing to get him to a good sawbones and back before the kettle boils!
17 May 2017 at 02:01 #57573@alexwho This would be a good explanation of the Vault situation — especially as no actor was ever announced as playing the Valeyard; in this case they wouldn’t have to! The main drawback is that the relevant trailer scene apparently comes from the three-parter that starts shortly, and its storyline (from the synopses at the Radio Times) seems packed enough without bringing the Valeyard into the mix. Also — why would the Valeyard have the same face as Twelve?
16 May 2017 at 17:54 #57567@zeyra I think we’ll be getting answers to a few of your questions shortly. The Doctor will find a way to work around, or even with, his disability — and he will have help! He has taught Bill so well so far…
16 May 2017 at 14:48 #57564I’ve read in several places thoughtful analyses of this episode, pointing out the Doctor’s true heroism here: He not only showed his true face to the universe by saving who he could on the station, but by making sure Nardole and Bill came out of it more-or-less-okay given that it was his idea to travel to the station and investigate and they would have rather turned back. Shouldering the consequences that come with being a hero…
But for me, that just makes the ending sadder. And with the next few episodes looking to be more downer stuff, it’s hard to see his story as inspiring us to be heroes…which we need more of in this world! Well, let’s hope for the best.
16 May 2017 at 14:19 #57563@pedant, Ah, I see. And yes, it would make sense for the psychic paper to go next (especially since it can alert him to trouble with the Vault).
@janetteb Yeah, it would be repetitive for him to be cut off from the TARDIS again. (I still don’t get why he didn’t “call” it to Gallifrey once he got out of the dial, it would have made his escape plan with Clara much easier!) He’s so often cut off from it short-term anyway. 🙂
16 May 2017 at 12:31 #57559@pedant He may have lost his eyesight and sonic but hello Sonic White Cane! 😀
As for loss issues though, perhaps it’s an issue less of what he loses but what he gains for his troubles?
Twelve’s lost a lot so far: he lost Clara, his memories of her (and right to grieve), his people and home world assuming they haven’t extended forgiveness to him, River, and now to an extent his freedom to travel when and where he pleases. Who made him the other prisoner of the Vault? And now he can’t see.
At this point what does he have left to lose in this incarnation? And what has he to gain?
16 May 2017 at 10:52 #57558@countscarlioni You’re welcome. Found it out on Tumblr oddly enough. Also, I’m inclined to think we’ll see something like you’re predicting in the coming weeks.
16 May 2017 at 10:47 #57557@tardigrade and @janetteb Oh yeah, the bonkers stuff is just too much fun! I’m still hoping against hope it’s The Hybrid in the Vault. You know, the REAL one Twelve just couldn’t spill the beans on, not just to save Clara but to keep it and the universe safe. 😉
(I still prefer to think the Hybrid wasn’t the Doctor and Clara as the Moff has said, but just the Doctor. Long story…)
16 May 2017 at 04:38 #57549@tardigrade I don’t think he’s out of energy/regenerations, because Moffat already spent that penny with Eleven’s finale and it would be really weird for the Time Lords to restore his energy two regeneration stories in a row. We know there’s going to be a Thirteenth Doctor, too.
Or maybe he IS out but Missy gives him her regenerations out of friendship? Or Bill steps in to help? The other shoe hasn’t dropped as to her destiny yet. 😉
Personally, with all that’s been released about the 3-parter that starts Saturday, I think some of these issues (I.e. blindness) will be resolved in “The Lie of the Land”.
15 May 2017 at 18:00 #57523@ichabod When Bill finds out what happened to his eyes she’ll be so sad…but perhaps she will be the one who heals him!
Remember the story of “Rapunzel”? Maybe it will be like that. 😉
15 May 2017 at 13:29 #57514@janetteb I agree, there’s more to the Doctor’s prisoner than he’s letting on. We’ll find out soon enough! 😉
While it would be interesting to see the Doctor get sicker and sicker over the remainder of the season and the Xmas show, I think it would be too much of a downer. The Series 10’s trailers hints don’t help.
15 May 2017 at 13:00 #57510@wolfweed Awwww, Moffat! 😀
I just thought of this last night: The poor Doctor — he showed his true face to the universe and did the right thing…and he ended up blind for it. Poked in the eyes if you will! 😀
15 May 2017 at 12:57 #57509Pretty interesting ideas there @thane15. A lot of people suspect it’s a Doctor incarnation, with a lot of votes for the Valeyard. But I think adding him to the story that starts next week would be overegging the pudding. 😉
Of course the Master/Missy could cause a big crack. If it hadn’t been for Missy, the Doctor would never have met Clara, and there would be no Gallifrey, no Twelfth Doctor, etc. Maybe the Vault has to do with the switchover from Saxon to Missy, which is why the Doctor has to be ready when it opens. That they have to be loosed for a while…
@tardigrade Yeah, he seems touchy about regenerating at this point. It could be because there’s a Doctor in the Vault, possibly a bad one. It could be because he has to fulfill his duty to the Vault first. It could be because he hasn’t saved Gallifrey yet! (He didn’t do it right away, after all, when he regenerated into this form.) But the starts must align at some point before he can do the Thing.
Still, why stay blind?
15 May 2017 at 04:17 #57498@tardigrade A lot of fans seem to think that the blindness and the regeneration energy seen in the trailers (and apparently from the upcoming three-parter) are linked. It could be help from Missy.
@devilishrobby Now now, it’s been a hundred years or so in the Doctor’s timeline since “Hell Bent”. That whole business is water under the bridge, and besides, surely Ohila knows he wasn’t in his right mind due to all that torture. And when he tells her he lost his sight to save an innocent human life….
Another theory I’ve seen floated as to why the Doctor can’t find a good surgeon by the time of “Extremis” is that his eyes are actually functioning, but his brain is damaged thanks to the lack of oxygen and that’s why he’s blind. And the only doctors who could help the Doctor (heh) in that situation would be on Gallifrey, which he isn’t on the best terms with now. But again, it’s been a while, he can use the telepathic circuits on the TARDIS to get there, and who wouldn’t want to help a war hero, torture victim, and now-disabled man who let himself be maimed for the sake of an innocent woman? 😉
Or maybe it will be Bill who figures out how to save his sight…turnabout is fair play!
14 May 2017 at 18:27 #57467@blenkinsopthebrave I was wondering about that myself. Your theory seems sound. 🙂
I’m definitely going to be in a lather of nerves these next few weeks as this ball of wool starts unspooling! My autistic brain is happy for distractions from the woes of the real world, but sometimes it’s one kind of stress traded for another. Let me be brave… 😉
14 May 2017 at 17:47 #57464@morpho Hmm. If the Doctor needs to be ready when that door opens, then that suggests the Vault has been placed on Earth to open itself and release its prisoner at a certain time. The Doctor, perhaps, is the mediator between the prisoner and humanity?…But that’s for next week! 😉
14 May 2017 at 16:03 #57458Actually, thinking about the blindness issue: Why doesn’t the Doctor just get back in the TARDIS and look up intergalactic hospitals? Because the TARDIS takes him where he needs to go, and he needs to see, it will get him to a hospital that can fix his eyes and back again before there’s any (more) trouble with the Vault!
Also, Elixir of Life might cure his blindness — why not stop off at Karn? I imagine he could cash in his debts regarding that whole “stopping the Time War” thing.
14 May 2017 at 14:56 #57456@miapatrick: Yes, the path of good intentions may not lead to Hell, but it is easily as perilous! Perhaps it leads to Heaven, but that might also just prove the Doctor’s theory that “Hell is just Heaven for bad people.” 😉
14 May 2017 at 13:38 #57453@miapatrick, Excellent points. The Doctor has a bad case of “chronic hero syndrome”, as TVTropes calls it — and once again, he paid for it. But I’d rather have someone with good intentions in their heart than indifference, someone who’d shoulder all the blame…
14 May 2017 at 13:22 #57452@morpho and others interested, here’s a Radio Times article relating some theories about what will happen to the Doctor post-“Oxygen”.
14 May 2017 at 13:16 #57451@morpho, This is just online and Radio Times speculation I’ve seen. I’ll post the article on the latter in the BBC Approved Spoilers thread, though.
14 May 2017 at 11:00 #57447@thane15 Point taken (again), lots of people have been there for the Doctor. The eternal question is who will be there for him next! It’s a passing of the baton! 😀
@whisht I think I understand what you’re saying — that his blindness won’t be played as something that keeps him from doing good, and/or has to be cured in order to solve a crisis. There’s a fair deal of speculation that it will be resolved by the end of the multi-Master arc, rather than something that presumably disappears with the regeneration, but hopefully it will just be a “side effect” of some other development if that’s the case. Or maybe he’ll just put in some lizard eyes! 😉
He better hope the Veritas is available in Braille, though! I doubt he can access the book on tape or would ask that someone read it to him…. 😉
And what will Bill do if/when she finds out he’s still blind because he saved her? He would never ask to be repaid, but…
14 May 2017 at 09:26 #57442@countscarlioni, Mathieson has already gone on record as saying he hasn’t been asked to come back for Series 11, as yet, and doubts he will be. According to him “My understanding is that Chris is sticking with a team he’s got used to working with on Broadchurch.” :/
14 May 2017 at 09:13 #57441@ichabod Exactly. People with guns to their heads can’t mourn!
Twelve especially doesn’t regard himself as a good man, but rather an idiot who’s still learning. But more than he has in a while, he is willing to accept that he can’t always be nice, that his good intentions sometimes have bad consequences he has to cope with, and that he can’t be selfish and must put others first (these themes also appear in Into the Woods). He tries, and that’s the important thing. 😉
14 May 2017 at 05:58 #57437@winston Yes indeed Twelve has had it rough and rougher. I sense a major theme of this season, if not his tenuer, is how much he’s willing to risk (himself, those he loves, even Earth) for others, no matter how “insignificant” they may seem. All the way back to “Deep Breath” — “They’re never small to me!”
So…who will risk it all for the Twelfth Doctor? Who will see how precious his life is/lives are and give up their good health and happiness for his?
Last season, no one was there for him in his darkest hour; no one who knew his suffering loved him enough to set him free of the confession dial. But the Drylanders and soldiers of Gallifrey stood up for him once he was free, even though that only went so far with regards to the sorrows that gripped him. (I don’t count Clara because he had to bring her back from the grave and everybody treated that as a bad thing.)
Who will be there for him this year, when the finale looms?
14 May 2017 at 04:15 #57432@winston Of course it’s sad but beautiful. That’s practically a theme of Capaldi’s tenure… 😉
14 May 2017 at 03:56 #57430Hey, wait a minute — why can’t the Doctor’s blindness be cured? Shouldn’t his healing factor have kicked in? And, as I mentioned at the AV Club comment’s section, he doesn’t look to be going off-world again for a few episodes, so who on Earth can help him?
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