Gavin WintersNov 23, 2022

I’m probably mad for attempting this again but… time to embark on ‘The Pilgrimage’ once more, with a year-long #DoctorWho marathon leading up to the 60th.

Last time I did this was from the 49th to 50th anniversary. Quite a few more seasons added since then of course! Can I squeeze them all in? Let’s find out! #DoctorWhoDay

Show threadGavin WintersNov 23, 2022
I don’t know if I necessarily agree with it, but I’m quite fond of the fan-theory about the cavemen in An Unearthly Child:
We don’t know it’s prehistoric Earth, it could be an alien planet.
Kal says he was a leader of another tribe.
The novelisation says his tribe was the other side of the mountains (now where else in #DoctorWho have we seen two tribes separated by a mountain range…?)
And the kicker: if he was the leader then that would make them the ‘Kal-led’ tribe…
Show threadGavin WintersNov 25, 2022
Continuing the marathon and these bad boys have arrived. Hope they don’t turn out to be trouble. #DoctorWho
Show threadGavin WintersNov 25, 2022
The argument between Ian and the Doctor over the morality of getting the Thals to fight for them still packs a punch all these years later. And Ian is *so* right. Well, at first anyway. Not once he blackmails them by threatening to take Dyoni to the Daleks. #DoctorWho
Show threadGavin WintersNov 26, 2022

PUNCH HIS LIGHTS OUT IAN

#DoctorWho

Show threadGavin WintersNov 27, 2022

The Edge Of Destruction: such a bonkers story. Probably a bit early to be doing something so weird and experimental and potentially off-putting for the audience.

“His heart’s alright” says Ian, checking the unconscious Doctor. Cue years of speculation that he only had one heart at this point, but of course Ian wouldn’t know to check for another one so there’s no contradiction as far as I’m concerned. #DoctorWho

Show threadJuicy Cake Of FigsNov 27, 2022

@gavinwinters And he's not a doctor- he night not recognize the difference between a single and a double heartbeat.

Martha did, of course.

Show threadJuicy Cake Of Figs
@gavinwinters Actually, that bothered me a bit - none of the OTHER Doctors at Royal Hope noticed? Martha can't have been the first to examine him.
Nov 27, 2022 at 7:09pmWeb
Show threadGavin WintersNov 27, 2022

@datadivajf Maybe he can switch one heart off when needed, and forgot to do it again when Martha examined him?

Or he was just trolling her. 😜

Show threadJuicy Cake Of FigsNov 27, 2022
@gavinwinters Thought of that too. But Eleven was in terrible pain with only one working heart.
Show threadGavin WintersNov 27, 2022
@datadivajf Actually yeah, and Ten in The Shakespeare Code too.