#Pyramids of Mars

[shewolfofvilnius]

Doctor Who since the 2023, specials

(Edit: Note i posted this originally before the finale)

[paulgadzikowski]

I'm seeing a few posts out there talking about how unsettling it is about The Legend of Ruby Sunday that the TARDIS is taken over by Sutekh when the TARDIS is the safe space. And it occurs to me that in the beginning of episode one of Pyramids of Mars when the image of Sutekh's mask is projected into the TARDIS console room (and only Sarah sees it, and the Doctor doesn't believe it can have happened) was the first time a serial's bad guy breached the TARDIS.

Some of the reaction to the Sutekh reveal has been along the lines of "ho hum, villain from one serial fifty years ago, nothing special". But he was the first villain to breach the security of the TARDIS. And the Doctor kept describing him as so powerful, unstoppable, and malicious that it took seven hundred and forty of his fellow Osirians to trap him and even the power of the Time Lords couldn't stand against him if he got loose.

And now he's loose.

[paintedcrows]

Watched Pyramids of Mars and... yeah I'm obsessed with this guy

[cameron-possibly]

His name has been Set. And Seth. And Sithifer. And his one true name forevermore is...

SUTEKH

[dandelionjack]

russell t slayvies cooking with gas again. taking a story from the 70s with orientalist undertones and recontextualising it to partially be about the perils of reckless colonial plunder. from the point of view of a Black Doctor.

he was a different man back then because the Doctor is synonymous with the show itself, and it was a different show back then — progressive, yes, but not exactly anti-imperialist. the narrative is no longer sympathetic to scarman the looting “archaeologist”. the Doctor’s changed faces and the tides of history have turned.

[thelvadams]

PYRAMIDS OF MARS (1975) THE LEGEND OF RUBY SUNDAY (2024)

[just-a-twinge-of-cosmic-angst]

Serious contender for Classic Who's Stupidest Death

[upslapmeal]

"but Pyramids of Mars established that Sut-" my friend this is the three-separate-explanations-for-Atlantis show, as far as I'm concerned they can have a free-for-all when it comes to real-world mythology

"but they're ruining the canon!!" buddy I got good news for you, Doctor Who canon is a buffet and you don't have to eat anything you don't want to

[causalityparadoxes]

Tales of the TARDIS: Pyramids of Mars

[raineszramski]

Sketchbook stuff today: Sunday with Sutekh.

[peyotebritta]

What are people's take on this? The pyramids in the background seem to support the Sutekh theory or are they just mountains?. Triad = Pyramids. Sue's Tech = Sutekh ( a stretch, I know but the Osirans do have advanced tech to rival the time lords). Maybe Susan is a (unwitting) servant of Sutekh like this guy in Pyramid of Mars whose face we never saw:

Looking at the promo pictures, it struck me how similar this image is to Sutekh's time corridor:

Additionally, we see this sand/dust cloud in the trailer. Sutekh wanted to turn all existence to dust:

We know an ancient evil will be awoken from within UNIT using TRIAD technology. Sutekh has been trapped since ancient antiquity but almost escaped in 1911 from a time corridor in UNIT's basement. but the Doctor forced him to age 7000s years, presumably killing him. But if not, he could certainly qualify as The One Who Waits.

We also know S Triad = TARDIS which seems to suggest time lord technology or something similar. If she used a prototype that went wrong, it could have scattered her across time without her knowing and she's experiencing her other lives as dreams.

We also have the matter of the Doctor's TARDIS acting strange, perhaps TRIAD Technology is siphoning energy or life from the Doctor's TARDIS In order to work

Additionally thoughts:

we have a new Tales of Tardis episode airing the day before the finale that will feature Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. I'm assuming they will be in the Memory Tardis, which we know feeds on stories. which could link to the tv show / unreality theory. Is the Memory Tardis Triad Tech? Maybe she is selling it as a commercial experience to relive memories but it's a Ghost Machine Doomsday situation and she doesn't truly know what she's messing with or that her dreams are actually happening irl as a side effect of using the tech.

Empire of Death- Sutekh is the god of death

Tom Baker is the only Doctor to not appear in Tales of the TARDIS, so the new episode will likely be a Fourth Doctor story. Pyramids of Mars is my bet but are there any credible ideas?

But how to reconcile this with the 'tv show in a tv show' theory and Ruby's parentage? And this is complicated by this claim from RTD that the finale will link back to the Pertwee era, suggesting someone like Omega? Or maybe Susan worked for UNIT back in the 70s and has been building the technology for 50 years andh as only now succeeded with the influence of TOWW.

Every clue seems to raise more questions. I'd love to get people's thoughts as I may be spiraling here.

One thing I am sure of? Susan Triad is not the one in control

[head-wonk]

new fem goals: sarah jane in goregous white dress + cute period accurate rifle accesory

[peejy-like-a-squeegie]

Doctor Who Season 1 Memes (10/?) - Empire of Death

in which Sutekh was a very bad boy

Tales of the Tardis bonus meme:

[nkp1981]

The Original Sutekh Jackal Head

[bakedpolygon]

Miss Smith Doesn't Miss.

On purpose, I set this up at the correct size for a print that's 11" (27.94cm) x 17" (43.18cm) It's time that I start posting my best work.

[oingomyboingos]

NuWho Sutekh: big evil dog. made of smoke and darkness incarnate. eldritch being. will bite and mail and kill

OG sutekh: barbie hands. perfectly poised posture. very polite. please let him murder? 🥺he’ll bring some disco lights as a treat 🕺🏻🪩