Okay so now it's aired... I hated the Doctor literally torturing a dude with 0 buildup to lead to it. Sure, they used the death of Gallifrey as his motivation *afterwards* but it felt completely out of place? And then Belinda barely even commented or called him out? Nah. Felt so forced #DoctorWho - ThreadSky

docvillier.bsky.social • 10 days ago

Okay so now it's aired...

I hated the Doctor literally torturing a dude with 0 buildup to lead to it. Sure, they used the death of Gallifrey as his motivation *afterwards* but it felt completely out of place? And then Belinda barely even commented or called him out? Nah. Felt so forced

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I have enjoyed basically every second of this season of Doctor Who... Icl? That episode was going so well until it all went fucking awful 😭😭😭

I won't say until after the live broadcast but there were moments in the plot that I disliked... And a certain thing at the end I hated

Sorry not sorry

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docvillier.bsky.social•10 days ago

The other thing I hated was Mrs Flood/the Rani bigenerating 💀

The 14/15 bigeneration was okay imo because it was a one off... But using it again cheapens it and doesn't make it as 'rare' as it was proclaimed to be. Honestly so disappointed

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amyb24.bsky.social•10 days ago

I think that second point can be explained through the gods stuff tbf. I doubt it'll continue past RTD 2

At least, I hope

docvillier.bsky.social•10 days ago

Hopefully. It's gonna become so old so quick otherwise

justonesandzeros.bsky.social•10 days ago

This episode did the same thing I hated about Kerblam where they take a serious real world issue but then distract from that issue by making it about a victim who is "protesting in the wrong way" so we don't feel bad when the doctor kills/tourtures them and does nothing to address the actual problem

docvillier.bsky.social•10 days ago

Exactly this. There was an attempt to make a meaningful episode but it fails the moment that they go for the approach they use

amyb24.bsky.social•10 days ago

It would've made more sense if those people had actually died tbh

docvillier.bsky.social•10 days ago

Exactly this omg

amyb24.bsky.social•10 days ago

Or at least if The Doctor witnessed him push the button - the Doctor doesn't always give second chances, but he should've been there to be able to give him A CHANCE.

docvillier.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah for sure. It just felt like a lazy way to make 15 darker in time with the finale... which does make me wonder if it was in the original script or if RTD asked for it to be added for season arc purposes

amyb24.bsky.social•10 days ago

Sadly, there were some easy fixes, which would've still allowed for a darker doctor

If they HAD died after The Doctor was unable to stop Kid, and he came to a (temporary) realisation that hurting him would do nothing to bring them back, it could've set him up to be less forgiving against The Rani

docvillier.bsky.social•10 days ago

It would've been easy to fit in for sure. But honestly? Even then, it still would've been the doctor punishing a genocide survivor for lashing out which... Still doesn't sit right with me entirely

nicktheponderer.bsky.social•10 days ago

“0 buildup?”

I feel like the episode makes it preeeeetty clear prior to that scene where the Doctor’s rage levels are.

docvillier.bsky.social•10 days ago

Okay, it shows his rage levels... But what about this event specifically sets off that rage? What makes it different to any other time he's faced mass death? What triggered him specifically to see Gallifrey in the crowds of a song contest? There's no depth. And it still doesn't explain Belinda

docvillier.bsky.social•10 days ago

That darker side of 15 has been just below the surface for a few different episodes and I've been waiting to see it surface... But this wasn't the moment. There was no big build to make him crack, it happened in a second and was explained with one line. Would've made more sense in the finale imo

cliffchapman.bsky.social•10 days ago

He thinks Belinda's dead. And he's just seen hundreds of people who are literally just there for a night out sucked in to the vacuum of space, by someone more interested in sadism and revenge than any useful, intelligent political act.

docvillier.bsky.social•10 days ago

And how is that different to every other catastrophe he's ever faced? It's not the first time he's faced the prospect of losing a companion and it's not the first time he's watched thousands of people die

cliffchapman.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's probably why. It gets wearing. And RTD has a theme of the Doctor needing a companion around to remind him not to lose it & become his enemies because he's always a hairs breadth from it otherwise, after all he's experienced. It's not perhaps the only interpretation of the Doctor, but it's his

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