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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌜Jun 8, 2024

There were things in the episode I enjoyed:

* The Doctor and Rogue were fantastic and so very, very gay 🏳️‍🌈, loved every scene involving the two
* The setting
* Shalka Doctor aaah

To be honest though I think the monsters left a lot to be desired. The line "We're going to cosplay this planet to death" made me roll my eyes pretty hard. I saw the fake-out with Ruby's 'death' and her friend being one of the monsters coming a mile off.

As much as I loved 15/Rogue I've gotta say the fact they went from meeting for the first time to 'Marry me' in the space of less than an hour is a little unrealistic and rushed, feels like an arc that should've developed over time...

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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌜Jun 8, 2024

As someone who's never watched Bridgerton I didn't like that they leaned into it so hard (though I guess that did tie into the plot somewhat). Not a single Pride and Prejudice reference? There's more regency-era media than just Bridgerton 🙄.

So yeah not the best of the season but far from the worst (that honor still goes to Space Babies).

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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌜Jun 8, 2024

What I think/hope the inclusion of the Shalka Doctor signifies is the relaxing of the rules of 'canon', which have always been tumultuous and frankly unnecessary in a fictional universe like Doctor Who where all manner of complex temporal shenanigans take place.

I seems like RTD has been throwing nods to expanded media all through this season and I think that's fantastic. We seriously need to ease up on this strict adherence to neat continuity, in fiction in general but especially in Doctor Who. It's creatively limiting and it kind of de-legitimizes some really great stories and pieces of lore just because they don't 'fit'...

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Katy Swain

@dfstarshine #DoctorWho's history is a treasure trove, but in the wrong hands it's a ball and chain.

Once you get the basic premise (crazy alien & friends having adventures in space & time), you should not have to do any prior research to enjoy any story. It's not soap opera.

You can watch School Reunion without having seen any 70s Who, and it will make perfect sense. Without the fangirl "squee"s, it's a bit thin, but a fun romp.