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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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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The novels, audios and other expanded media are just as valid a part of Doctor Who as the TV show.

Every Doctor Who story 'happened'.
The Doctor is 'The Other', 'The Timeless Child', Loomed, Half-human, a human from the 49th century and any number of other possibilities.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

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If you're one of these Doctor Who fans who are obsessive about continuity and need everything to fit neatly together (first of all, even if you only stick to the TV show and nothing else, you're fighting a losing battle): If you only ever read one Doctor Who novel I strongly suggest 'Unnatural History', the plot literally makes fun of this.

It changed the way I look at Doctor Who and fiction in general to be honest.

Don't be Griffin.

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