He's a bounty hunter. He's into DnD. He somehow doesn't know about cosplay or how to improv despite this. He CAN dance. He fell for the Doctor so hard the only coherent thought in his head under stress was proposing to them. Within the hour he'd kissed them, sacrificed himself, and said "find me" after making them catch a goddamn marriage bouquet. He's a nerd. He's socially awkward. He listens to Kylie Minogue. He's a sweetheart. He's a Killer. He's engaged to the Doctor. He is the moment. He is the Rogue.
space babies (babies in space) with a bogeyman made of bogeys that are saved by the power of farts
a musical episode where music comes to life and they’re a drag queen
one of the most intense doctor who episodes where the doctor stands on a landmine in a fifty-first century anglican war and everything around him keeps getting worse also the real enemy was capitalism
the doctor disappeared for twenty years and ruby assassinates the prime minister in an emotional study on fear of rejection or something
everybody dies because of systemic racism
alien bridgerton LARP where the doctor finally kisses men again
is there any other show with such a wide range of ridiculous settings that are all part of one connected, serious plot?
so i know this is probably all ramping up to the doctor being part of the pantheon/from outside the universe, with their function being to fix, heal, and improve (“doctor”)- but they also said “where i come from, everyone goes by titles”…. not true! gallifreyan renegades & exiles went by titles, with some complicated exceptions (like drax, valeyard) -but i think it’s funny that all of these powerful mysterious new beings are going by work-related titles and the doctor isn’t the least bit suspicious like…. girl i know you can hear the non-diegetic music but can you see the foreshadowing
things i love about the new doctor who episode
-the doctor commenting on rogue's brooding technique
-the doctor finding out that rogue got his name from dnd
->rogue saying "roll for insight" when the doctor asks about it
-the doctor calling ruby his best friend
-rogue not knowing about homophobia
-libertango by astor piazzolla playing while rogue and the doctor dance
-the doctor telling rogue to "say anything" when they're making a scene and rogue GETS DOWN ON ONE KNEE AND PROPOSES
-the doctor not realizing that ruby's telling the truth at first when she says that she's ACTUALLY ruby and her apologizing for acting
-the doctor shaking his head when rogue asks if he could sacrifice the world for ruby
-rogue saying "find me" to the doctor right before he gets transferred off
-the doctor instantly trying to ignore his loss but ruby says he doesnt have to do that and they hug
-the doctor keeping the ring rogue gave to him and putting it on his pinky
ruby cutting off 15's "everything's fine i'm perfectly ok and energetic let's move on" bs and just hugging him letting him finally be open and feel loss for the first time this season is such a sweet moment