Despite the whackiness of the special effects, there were a lot of dark themes thrown about in this episode, but none - I think - were darker than the conversation the Doctor had with who he thought was Donna.
The fact she baits him by using the information she's learned from his mind, that she lets him think the DoctorDonna showed her everything that happened with Flux and the Doctor's own mysterious origins. And it kills me because the Doctor hasn't been able to talk to anyone about this. Not in depth. Not at all. And they're finally in a body that can say stuff like love and hug with abandon, facing one of their best friends and she knows everything, the Doctor thinks, so for just a second the walls go down and he steps forward and he's about to unleash it all.
And then the mask comes off. And it's not Donna at all, but he's still stood there with everything on the tip of his toungue with no choice but to swallow it down again. To yell and kick and scream where no one can hear him. Just like it's always been.
This was exactly how I was hoping they'd incorporate Flux and The Timeless Child into the story. I'm really wishing they'll stick to these themes going forward, with the Doctor's guilt and anger finally bubbling up, because so much could be done with it.
Nobody wants to address it but The Timeless Children arc sort of gives a Spider-Man-esque inclusivity to Doctor Who. Like any Doctor regeneration oc’s or self inserts you’ve ever made are plausibly canon bc of the lifetimes that the Doctor has forgotten.
Isn’t that fun??? Like cmon you can’t tell me that’s not an incredible (probably unintentional) byproduct of that storyline!!!
Is anybody else's relationship with Doctor Who currently all over the place like a rollercoaster at the moment, or is it just me?
I do love this show and what it has done to me and the friends and opportunities I've had through it and I will always be thankful for it making the person I am today, but I just feel like the last few years it has not been as it should be in terms of writing and quality control? I don't know how else to describe it.
I have been doing my best to completely ignore the bits of Doctor Who that I don't like and focus on the areas that I do like, and I really want to get back into the expanded universe / classic series again, I think.
I've taken a step back from the fandom recently and been trying to dive into other stuff, but maybe I should try and just pick up a random doctor who books or audios to get me into the spirit of things again.
I was having a hard time getting used to Amelia's charge-based moveset over Asaru's mobile and fluid combos, and then I remembered I had a parry button.
non so se mi piacerebbe, probabilmente non sarebbe una idea buona di farlo in tv, però sto guardando wild blue yonder e la cosa con la cravatta e 15 chi non porta mai lo stesso vestito e chi dice "non sono neanche dottore!" e sto pensando e se non era
watched The Church on Ruby Road and i really really loved it. both Millie Gibson and Ncuti Gatwa hit it out of the fucking ballpark. i haven't felt that much genuine joy and whimsy in a Doctor Who episode since season 5 of new who (and maybe a bit of season 10) and i'm obsessed with it.
(i would also say if you took a break from the specials because of the RTD nostalgia of it all, i feel you and would definitely recommend checking back in if you want because this episode felt totally fresh and new.)
I'm glad you are writing again! Can you pls share a snippet of that chapter?
thank you anon!! ♡ i am too... it's like i've come home after being away for so long
and share a snippet?? you needn't ask twice, i'd love to. here you go, something small:
[Alastair's] main excuse is to escape the unfortunate reality of his sister and James being glued to each other’s sides, and engaging in what he refers to as an “unhealthy amount of canoodling”.
‘This is what happens when the Herondales are the hosts, I suppose,’ Alastair stated in dire tones late one night, completed with a fabulous scowl. ‘They allow for inappropriate acts to be performed under their noses.’
‘And what of the noses of my parents?’ Thomas rebutted. ‘Imagine their faces upon discovering the polite and charming Alastair Carstairs sneaking about in the night and taking residence in their son’s bedroom. I daresay Cordelia is not the only Carstairs performing inappropriate acts.’
He had gotten a swat on his arm for the comment, and they needed to stifle their laughs in fear of waking everyone up. They have yet to be caught, though Thomas imagines there is a very low chance of it happening, least of all by Sophie and Gideon Lightwood. Not when their attention is elsewhere, for obvious reasons.
the full chapter will be posted this weekend because guess what? i actually finished it!?
literally obsessed with that one stupid page about the 4 samsara cycles by the narzissenkreuz ordo and the concept of descenders. what exactly are the "remains" of the third descender? does that mean their physical form or something else entirely?