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May 10, 2025 03:49AM
This one is a bit tricky to unravel. I have a feeling that this is one that will only grow in power with repeated viewings. There’s a lot going on, a lot that hints and teases at things The Doctor has done and been involved with, and there’s a lot of questions that don’t get resolved. There’s even some fourth wall acknowledgment and breaking in very subtle ways, even a tease that The Doctor and the Marvel Universe coexist within one another, but then all that is tossed aside with a casual comment. Stories within stories that are themselves within stories. A complex labyrinth of misdirection, and you need a map to find your way through.
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Really enjoyed this one, but it needs time to gestate.
That may be my favorite so far this season, and that’s saying something! Continue to be impressed with the storytelling this season. And I think Ncuti has really settled into being the Doctor. Belinda didn’t have much to do in this one, unfortunately. That’s a shame.
Gosh, who'd have thought that the episode with the least amount of season arc baggage would be the best of the bunch...?Really well written, solid cast, beautiful to look at, and manages to juggle so many ideas, without getting too cute or too cluttered.
And of course I loved that cameo.
only gripe, is they didn't reference the 'Mind Robber' and the land of fiction.
Travis wrote: "… only gripe, is they didn't reference the 'Mind Robber' and the land of fiction."That would have been nice.
Rick wrote: "Travis wrote: "… only gripe, is they didn't reference the 'Mind Robber' and the land of fiction."That would have been nice."
I mean, I'm head cannoning a connection in anyway, but it would have been nice if the show did it.
Did notice Troughton was the first Doctor they showed during that montage of images...
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A YouTuber said they wanted this story to be a two parter, and while I don't think that would work, I would not mind a return visit.It could become Ncuti's Paternoster Gang.
Or it could be the next spin off, after the time hotel!
This film has some interesting connections to this particular episode. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12300964...
