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Russell T Davies Says Doctor Who's Big Finale Reveal Was a Response to Rise of Skywalker
  • Just as the words "Life Star" popped out of my mouth, I realized that already existed: https://hartfordhospital.org/services/life-star

  • Russell T Davies Says Doctor Who's Big Finale Reveal Was a Response to Rise of Skywalker
  • *I liked the reveal of Ruby’s mother being a normal woman. *

    Yeah! There's a lot of ideas in Last Jedi that I really enjoyed and looked forward to being explored, and Rey's parents being "nobody", suggesting that you didn't have to be in a special "Jedi/Sith destiny" club to be important was one of my favorite ones. It was optimistic. Hopeful. Anyone can be the hero. That's powerful stuff.

    Absolutely foolish that they dumped that whole idea in the next film. (Then again there's so much wrong with Ep9 that it might as well be decanonzed.)

  • Episode Discussion | Doctor Who | 1x08 "Empire of Death"
  • …threw him into the time vortex again, but this time it’s permanent, I guess precisely because he’d done it once before. Okay, fine, I guess.

    It's not terribly satisfying outcome, admittedly. I mean, it was fun to watch in the moment, sure, but it's not exactly a clever resolution... 🤷

  • Episode Discussion | Doctor Who | 1x07 "The Legend of Ruby Sunday"
  • Wild ep. Looked great, too.

    But man, calling something "S TRIAD" is such an awkward, RTD thing to do...

  • Doctor Who showrunner was "wary" of Dot and Bubble ending
  • Much of her lousy behavior I immediately just chalked up to being a childish brat. And I figured her being nicer to Ruby because she’s easier to identify with as a young, hip, pretty girl. (I was so close to the truth…) Everything else past, including irritating with The Doctor, I just lumped into the unfolding insanity that started as soon as he first showed up.

    The only part I wasn’t immediately sure about Ricky/“white Doctor” and how he fit into the whole story. I guess I expected some kind of eventual betrayal, just… not in the way it happened…

    Man… I’ll be thinking about this one for quite a long time, I think. :)