#yaz in tsuranga also

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

my pet peeve is when they justify characters in stuff knowing smth bc they remember it from school. like 1) who remembers anything from school. and 2) there are Many Other Places Youve Been After School Where You Picked Up Stuff It Didnt Stop At School Sometimes You Just Hear Things

[leikeliscomet]

Honestly, Ryan wasn't even a bad companion he just wasn't utilised properly. His YouTube channel should've been a central part of his character. Maybe have him been the one to record everything. Maybe have him actually know Two Girls Roaming in Praxeus because he watched their videos or gets filming tips from them. His relationship with his dad should've been threaded throughout s11 so his appearance in Resolution stuck. Maybe he shouldn't have forgiven him in the person-forgives-neglectful-parent-because-family-can-do-no-wrong trope but chosen Graham as his new father figure so that 'call me grandad' actually hits harder. Maybe have Thirteen be his father figure instead, building on the way Ryan tends to follow her instructions the most out of the fam. His feelings about Grace should've been in the spotlight. Maybe have him find Grace in the alt universe. Maybe have him be the one to try and kill Tim Shaw. Maybe have him be the one dream about Grace in Can You Hear Me. Maybe take the Graham scenes and replace him with Ryan.. y'know.. Grace's whole grandson...? Maybe also address the fact his mum died and bc his dad left he was left all alone as a child??? And that should've been his Can You Hear Me nightmare instead of throwing in the dregs unprovoked?? His mechanic skills should've been a key trait too. Maybe have him fix the ship with Thirteen in Tsuranga instead of Yaz. Maybe have him, Tesla, and Thirteen talk about the joy of building and fixing things. Maybe have him go with Nevi and Silas in Orphan 55 to work together on mechanic stuff but also show Ryan's longing for a father-son relationship like theirs. (And make Yaz fight the dregs instead bc wasn't she the one with police training...).

His feelings for Yaz and Bella could've been sorted out properly. Maybe have Ryasmin for a few eps but stop bc space-time travel overcomplicates things or to set things up for Yaz' coming out and Thasmin. Maybe address the fact Bella likely died on Orphan 55 and have it cause tension between Ryan and Thirteen bc she refused to help her. And Ryan's Blackness. Maybe have Ryan be the one to disagree with the plan and try to help Rosa instead. Maybe have him explain who she is to the others instead of having the only Black guy in the cast not know who Rosa Parks is.

There was so much potential man. So so so so much...

[evviejo]

gifs masterpost // current main fandoms

in case you've wandered around these parts (a.k.a. my blog) in search of something you know i post (star trek, doctor who (the 13th doctor's era), or arcane), this might interest you

star trek

my trek gifs are divided by series/movie - some of these tags may be yet to be filled as i work my way through every episode/film in a random order, they will be updated with links as soon as i post anything in them:

the original series | the animated series | the motion picture | the wrath of khan | the search for spock | the voyage home | the final frontier | the undiscovered country | the next generation | generations | deep space nine | first contact | insurrection | voyager | enterprise | nemesis | star trek 2009 | star trek into darkness | star trek beyond | discovery | picard | lower decks | prodigy | strange new worlds | section 31

here are all the trek gifs and you may find gifs by character or by episode number by following through tags

doctor who (13th doctor's era)

my doctor who gifs are almost exclusively the chibnall era - there are some posts from other eras (with the notable exception of rtd2 - do not request it, i will not touch it with a 10-foot pole)

all doctor who gifsets

gifset series:

thirteen in all episodes | yaz in all episodes | thasmin in all episodes | thirteen’s era appreciation | every episode of the thirteenth doctor’s era | thirteen’s era relationships | the doctorification of yasmin khan | thirteen’s face appreciation | yaz’s face appreciation | space in thirteen’s era | all of thirteen’s looks ever | all of yaz’s looks ever | characters in the thirteenth doctor’s era | historical figures in the thirteenth doctor’s era

gifsets by episode:

the woman who fell to earth | the ghost monument | rosa | arachnids in the uk | the tsuranga conundrum | demons of the punjab | kerblam | the witchfinders | it takes you away | the battle of ranskoor av kolos | resolution | spyfall part one | spyfall part two | orphan 55 | nikola tesla’s night of terror | fugitive of the judoon | praxeus | can you hear me? | the haunting of villa diodati | ascension of the cybermen | the timeless children | revolution of the daleks | the halloween apocalypse | war of the sontarans | once upon time | village of the angels | survivors of the flux | the vanquishers | eve of the daleks | legend of the sea devils | the power of the doctor

gifsets by character/ship:

thirteen | yaz | ryan | graham | dan | jack | the master | fugitive doctor | thasmin

all requested gifsets | character + episode requests | costume gifsets | parallels

arcane

the gifs are divided by episodes, and you can click through for specific characters in the tags of individual posts (fyi, i do tag powder and jinx separately, there are two tags for her). there is a tag for parallels and one for gifsets of scenes set to songs from the soundtrack.

also, this is a pro-caitlyn and pro-caitvi space.

all gifs

season 1: welcome to the playground | some mysteries are better left unsolved | the base violence necessary for change | happy progress day! | everybody wants to be my enemy | when these walls come tumbling down | the boy savior | oil and water | the monster you created

season 2: heavy is the crown | watch it all burn | finally got the name right | paint the town blue | blisters and bedrock | the message hidden within the pattern | pretend like it's the first time | killing is a cycle | dirt under your nails

parallels | arcane soundtrack shuffle

[presidentdisastraofgallifrey]

Rating Every Nu Who Episode: Season 11

The Woman Who Fell to Earth: 8/10 fantastic character intro, she's so hyper I love her. Having a disabled companion WITH DYSPRAXIA YES. The story is nonsensical but in like a fun way. Lost a point for immediately fridging Grace.

The Ghost Monument: 6/10 the plot is soooooo slow, it has some fun parts but mostly they just trudge through the desert. Gained two points just for the self lighting cigar thing.

Rosa: 9/10 I appreciate the head-on addressing of historical racism, and I always love a time traveling villain we haven't seen before.

Arachnids in the UK: 7/10 shallow episode but in a fun way.

The Tsuranga Conundrum: 7/10 I love everything about the characters and pace of this episode, and even the "villain" is fine, but the solution felt a bit rushed to me like the writers weren't sure how to solve it either.

Demons of the Punjab: 10/10 very sweet and lovely historical episode, also love it when the threatening aliens are not actually the bad guys.

Kerblam: 3/10 and that's after gaining a couple points for the interesting setting of space Amazon. Why did the episode set up the company as evil and horrible to humans...and then have the bad guys be the humans trying to stop it? Even if they were going to do that, why was there no solution at the end to either dismantle the company or improve the system. Just, what?

The Witchfinders: 5/10 it felt a little all over the place and didn't hold my attention.

It Takes You Away: 8/10 love the characters, love the message that you can't get lost in your grief to the exclusion of life, love the genuine regret with which Thirteen leaves her new friend, love having a blind character for whom that is never the issue.

The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos: 8/10 it was fun in a dark way.

Resolution: 4/10 the daleks are fine inside their shells, I don't need them coming out.

Bonus Character Ratings:

Thirteen: 10/10 no notes love her.

Yaz: 9/10 I like her dynamic with Ryan as having sort of known each other once but not being super close. She's clever and doesn't panic but also doesn't get lost in the thrill. Loses a point because she should have been a social worker not a cop.

Ryan: 10/10 love everything about him and his complicated, sometimes validly grumpy feelings. I love how compassionate he is without that being all he is.

Graham: 10/10 he provides a nice unique perspective as an older companion, and his arc with Ryan is very good.

[bambiesque]

New thread for Whittaker!Doctor.

Episode: The Woman Who Fell to Earth - Hi, Ryan, Yas, Graham! I love how Northern it is. Sonic Swiss Army Knife - thank you! The tooth monster is so horrible. I like that Ryan is the Doctor's favourite because he agrees with her, just like Five and Nyssa. Good start.

Episode: The Ghost Monument - I like the new credits more than Twelve's. Venusian aikido! Ohm, Ryan used a gun so he's no longer the Doctor's fave. Honestly, the Doctor running to greet the TARDIS was quite romantic. Love the new look.

Episode: Rosa - Great episode. Ryan especially is excellent - love that he keeps using Rosa Parks' and MLK's full names. A proper history episode, haven't had one of those in a long time.

Episode: Arachnids in the UK - Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. Silly fun, enjoyable but no thanks to the giant spiders.

Episode: The Tsuranga Conundrum - Nice to see Brett Goldstein. Bit of a mixed bag though. I liked Graham and Ryan's story better than Eve's. The Pting is very cute.

Episode: Demons of the Punjab - Another lovely historical episode. I do like that it's teaching us things. Graham is very wise. Once again, the Doctor has learnt nothing about taking companions to see their relatives.

Episode: Kerblam! - That robot delivery thing is horrible. Poor Kira, I liked her. It was a fine episode but nothing very exciting.

Episode: The Witchfinders - I love Alan Cumming. I'm surprised The Doctor hasn't been burnt at the stake for witchcraft before now tbh. The historical stuff has been really great this season.

Episode: It Takes You Away - Yas wanting to reverse the polarity was a highlight. Sad but lovely. And Ryan calling Graham grandad was very touching.

Episode: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos - Not a great series end but also not terrible. I enjoyed it on the whole. I love the whole TARDIS team.

Episode: Resolution - Your standard Dalek story but it was very enjoyable. Like the extended fam. I love how Yorkshire Whittaker!Doctor is.

Episode: Spyfall 1/2 - Great introduction for Dhawan!Master. (I still miss Missy though). Everyone looks fantastic in their tuxes. Fab Bond episode to start and then a nice historical ep with Ada Lovelace and Noor Inayar Khan. Love the Doctor's eyerolling over the Master's theatrics and then they go to the Eiffel Tower for a date. Bless. Aaand then Gallifrey is destroyed again. *sigh*

Episode: Orphan 55 - Nice exciting episode. Loved all the characters and the very tight plot. One of the best.

Episode: Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror - I do enjoy the historical episodes and the little educational asides. Good but not one of my favourites.

Episode: Fugitive of the Judoon - Jack! I like Ruth. A very exciting episode, a good mystery and lots of interesting things going on. Whittaker!Doctor is brilliant.

Episode: Praxeus - I liked everyone getting to go off and do their own thing. Too many creepy birds though. Some nice educational moments.

Episode: Can You Hear Me? - Love Whittaker!Doctor talking to herself and forgetting she's alone. Love how awkward she is when Graham is trying to talk to her. Yaz's story made me cry.

Episode: The Haunting of Villa Diodati - Gorgeous, creepy, funny. A perfect episode.

Episode: Ascension of the Cybermen/The Timeless Children - I don't hate the Doctor's history reveal. I think destroying Gallifrey again was stupid and I don't understand why we're still associating The Master and the Cybermen this closely.

Episode: Revolution of the Daleks - Harriet Walter! Jack! I like that Ryan and Graham decide to leave and aren't forced out traumatically like all the other New!Who companions. It's just a continuation of Resolution and the Dalek story isn't as good as that one.

Episode: The Halloween Apocalypse - I like the way everything is set up for the whole season. It makes an interesting change. Not sure how I feel about Dan yet.

Episode: War of the Sontarans - Yay Mary Seacole! I do like Sontarans but I don't like the makeup this time. Swarm and Azure's makeup however is amazing.

Episode: Once, Upon Time - I love Bel. I think her and Vinder's story is the most interesting this season. I'm still not really invested in Dan.

Episode: Village of the Angels - A good episode but I didn't really like the ending. I do love a good weeping angel episode though.

Episode: Survivors of the Flux - Yaz looks fantastic in all her 1904 outfits. I don't really care about the Flux or Division - I don't think more mysterious secret organisations were needed. Kate!!!!

Episode: The Vanquishers - Oh there's two Whittaker!Doctors in the same place at the same time. Yaz is having so many impure thoughts. Poor Jericho.

Episode: Eve of the Daleks - Time Loop! My favourite trope. I loved it. And yay to Dan for giving a few home truths to the Doctor and listening to Yaz.

Episode: Legend of the Sea Devils - Pirates, beautiful ships, swordfights, Whittaker!Doctor being brave and honest with Yaz. Lovely ending.

Episode: The Power of the Doctor - This episode is going to make me cry isn't it? Oh yes, the regenerating Cybermen. Ugh. ACE!!! TEGAN MY LOVE!!! Bye, Dan. I'm so pleased they all made their own choice to leave. "Your Master awaits." But what do they mean by that? Really? KATE!!! She did not sign up for this drama. The Master is looking good like a professor. "How did you escape from Gallifrey?" How does he escape from anything, Doctor? FFS. Love a bunker. Lava pools seem to be Whittaker!Doctor's quarry. Poor UNIT. Dear lord, just ask her on a date, you idiot. It's not really regeneration, so much as a body swap. Oh Tegan <3 Lol at the Master wearing a bit of every Doctor. All the Doctors. I'm crying. Yaz is awesome. I love Tegan so much. I love Ace. I love the Master's emo hood. Brave heart, Tegan. *crying forever* "All children leave home!" *yeah I'm never going to stop crying* Graham! Oh Kate <3 The only thing I like about the regenerating Cybermen is the beautiful Galifreyan swirlies. Oh poor Master. He needs some hugs and some therapy. Him and his bisexual TARDIS. I do love that there's five women here and one man. And the Cloister bell. Oh Yaz <3 Jo!!!!!!! My darling, Jo. Ian! Mel! Tag, you're it! Incredible. Hello (again) David.

Whittaker!Doctor Era Roundup

I love Jodie. I love the fam. I love how Yorkshire it is. I don't really have a strong opinion about the Timeless Child revelation, but I do think getting rid of Gallifrey again was a mistake. I hope we can dispense with the Master & Cybermen connection now too. Overall, I love how Whittaker!Doctor was brave, excitable, full of nervous energy and a little bit steampunk!

Favourite Companion: Yaz

Least Favourite Companion: Dan

Favourite Episode: The Haunting of Villa Diodati / The Power of the Doctor

Least Favourite Episode: Revolution of the Daleks

Final Doctor Rankings:

Smith

Davison

Pertwee

Tennant

Capaldi

Whittaker

TBaker

CBaker

McCoy

Troughton

McGann

Eccleston

Hartnell

Top 10 Companions: (Yaz goes in at 13, Kate at 16, Ryan at 20, Graham at 21, Dan at 41)

Jo Grant

Amy Pond

Tegan Jovanka

Rory Williams

Barbara Wright

Vislor Turlough

Clara Oswald

Sarah Jane Smith

Martha Jones

Donna Noble

Top 5 Masters:

Gomez

Delgado

Simm

Dhawan

Ainley

[roseposts-stuff]

doctor who rankings series 11 edition!!! we've reached the series that inspired this series because basically i think it is NOT that bad. anyway, just my opinions that i will probably disagree with in a moment, so feel free to disagree as well

1. Resolution (11x0) - it's peak i fear... i think chibnall actually understands the daleks unlike moffat. the dalek is overconfident, extremely cruel and sadistic and distinctly evil by nature. the resolution is good and actually creative, and i like that they explored ryan's character a bit more. i don't really have any complaints about this episode, there are slight questions about how the dalek stayed alive like that etc. but it can be overlooked VERY easily, suspension of disbelief is an important thing to keep in mind. can i say that this is currently one of my favourite dalek stories in new who or will i be executed

2. Demons of the Punjab (11x6) - i love it. i love prem. i love the wedding. i love that the aliens weren't evil. i love this episode so much, and also man am i glad to get HISTORICALS THAT AREN'T SET IN EUROPE OR NORTH AMERICA, yeah i really really like this episode and i've literally got no complaints

3. The Witchfinders (11x8) - i really like the historicals of this series!! i like the whole theme, it's interesting and i like the story, alan cumming is brilliant as king james, and it's just pretty good doctor who, i think. it might've been better as a pure historical, but i do like the aliens too, so i'm not mad about it

4. The Woman Who Fell to Earth (11x1) - i think it's an alright introduction to a new doctor. it's very tell not show, but there are some cool scenes and i think it establishes her pretty well, the villain doesn't take too big of a role etc., but honestly, there were a bit too many new characters in it

5. Rosa (11x3) - (as a white person) i think this is such an important episode to have on doctor who, and i'm glad chibnall got a black woman to co write it (russell t davies, take notes), and i'm really glad they actually paid attention to the racism and didn't have it just be one moment, it's a constant in the background and you're a bit scared for ryan and yaz. it makes you uncomfortable and it should, because racism should make everyone uncomfortable. plot is okay and though the dialogue is pretty stiff (which is common for this era), i think it's an alright episode. this episode also has some great jokes balancing it, i love the jokes as well they're actually pretty funny

6. Arachnids in the UK (11x4) - i won't actually tolerate any slander against this episode, it was far better than i remembered, and i enjoyed it a lot. the ending is weirdly out of character for the doctor and her being so against killing the big spider is stupid when she was going to do the same thing except slowly, but other than the ending it's really enjoyable and fun

7. The Tsuranga Conundrum (11x5) - it's not exactly anything special, but still enjoyable and a fun ride in my opinion. the pting is a funny looking little guy, and i actually kinda liked the side characters tbh

8. The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos (11x10) - it's surprisingly good for a first draft i'm not going to lie. it is not good, and it being a first draft shows, but i actually do think there's some good and creative stuff happening, and i can appreciate that. i like the way it's resolved with the psychic powers and i like the idea of a planet affecting people's minds, but it's far from being as good as it could've been because it is a first draft

9. The Ghost Monument (11x2) - i don't hate it but it's a bit boring at places and very tell not show to the point that it's just annoying, it's a problem with especially the first few episode of the series. still, i really liked the opening, it was really good, and the scene with the floating cloth things is GORGEOUS and really cool. also, i think the ending is nice and i like the introduction to the TARDIS

10. Kerblam! (11x7) - thing is, it's actually a pretty well written episode. but it is SO out of character for the doctor. the doctor would NEVER side with the big corporation my guy is basically a socialist, their every-day activity is hating rich people and siding with the workers, so why on EARTH is the doctor saying the systems aren't the problem??? why on EARTH would you make an episode for doctor who that's trying to convince people, especially kids, that the systems want their best when they absolutely DO NOT??? thank you for coming to my TED talk

11. It Takes You Away (11x9) - it's got a brilliant premise and it's such a good idea, but it just falls flat. there's so much completely unnecessary stuff that takes away from the ACTUALLY IMPORTANT THINGS OF THE EPISODE, like it should've used way less time having a completely unnecessary adventure between the universes and way less time trying to find the NON-EXISTENT MONSTER and we would've needed way more time with solitract-grace and graham because everything in the solitract universe felt rushed and didn't really have an impact because of that. i like the frog tho, but again, the scene with it and the doctor was way too short and had no impact

there we are then, thank you!!!

[esonetwork]

Timestamp #287: The Tsuranga Conundrum

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Timestamp #287: The Tsuranga Conundrum

Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum (1 episode, s11e05, 2018)

Stitch, Roy Kent, and a safe sacrifice.

Our heroes are hanging out in a junk galaxy. On Seffilun 27, one of the planets in this refuse-filled wasteland, the travelers are hunting for spare parts to patch up the TARDIS. As they dig, the Doctor uncovers an active sonic mine. When it detonates, everyone is knocked out and awakens in a hospital. The nurse, Astos, mentions that scavenger bots brought them to Tsuranga, which sets the Doctor off and motivates her to find the TARDIS.

As they search for the exit, the travelers meet Eve Cicero – over whom the Doctor fangirls – her brother Durkas, and her android consort Ronan. Eve is a fan of the Doctor, recognizing her name in the Book of Celebrants. The travelers move on and find a pregnant man named Yoss Inkl – a Giftan, a species of which both genders can give birth, but only to their own gender – before the Doctor succumbs to her injuries and collapses.

Also, the Tsuranga isn’t a building. It’s a rescue starship.

The Doctor picks herself up and tries to find the control room. Unfortunately, the ship is completely automated, crewed by nurses Astos and Mabli. Overriding the automatic systems would be seen as an act of hostility, and the Doctor finally relents when she realizes that she’s in the wrong.

Astos reveals that the ship is in an asteroid field close to Constant Division, a disputed territory, and both of them are startled by an alarm warning of a fast-approaching object and a subsequent hull breach. They track something moving around inside the shields, and Astos provides the Doctor with a communication unit as they investigate. Meanwhile, Ronan asks Mabli for some adrenaline blockers while Durkas attempts to hack into Eve’s medical records. Graham finds Durkas and they discuss how loved ones can sometimes hide bad news, which Graham attributes to keeping people from pain. Durkas says that Eve is being treated for Corden Fever, but her distance makes him think there’s more to the story than an easily treated disease.

As Astos and the Doctor track the disturbance, they find that the port escape pod has been jettisoned. Astos investigates the starboard escape pod but is trapped inside when it engages. He says a cryptic farewell to Mabli over the comms before the pod explodes. When the Doctor arrives at the pod door, she finds a small, angry creature snacking on various metal components. As Mabli, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham join the party, the Doctor tries to scan the creature but it bites the sonic screwdriver, spits it out, and dives into a nearby hole.

Everyone regroups in the ship’s control hub. Mabli mourns Astos’s death as she digs into the computer databanks. They soon find out that the creature is a Pting, a highly dangerous, toxic-to-touch, very hard-to-kill eating machine.

Fun.

The Doctor tasks her companions with gathering everyone in the assessment area while she and Mabli develop an attack plan. Ryan and Yaz have a touching discussion with Yoss that stirs up childhood memories for Ryan, including how he found his mother dead from a heart attack when he was thirteen. Meanwhile, the ship detects the Pting and activates a sequence to prevent the creature from reaching Resus One, the Tsuranga‘s home port. The Doctor can postpone the sequence three times, but after that, the ship will self-destruct to save the station.

The Doctor briefs everyone in the assessment area on the situation. The ship’s main power goes out, leaving them on backups as heat and oxygen become premiums. Ryan and Graham end up acting as Yoss’s doulas as he goes into labor, and Mabli suggests that the Doctor scan Eve for more information on her condition. Eve has experience with a Pting – it decimated an entire fleet – and coordinates with the Doctor, Durka, and Ronan as they work on the antimatter drive. Yaz and Ronan stand guard duty over the drive as the Doctor, Eve, and Durka work on the computer.

The Doctor discovers that Eve has Pilot’s Heart, a condition among neuro-pilots that causes heart failure when adrenaline spikes. Durkas finds out as he tells the women that he’s rigged a primitive holographic interface to pilot the ship, and Eve decides that she will be the one to use it.

The Pting breaks through to the drive room. Ronan stuns it and Yaz wraps it in a medical blanket and punts it down the corridor. Meanwhile, as Eve is hooked up to the interface, the Doctor realizes that the Pting is hungry for energy, not for killing people, and races for Yaz and Ronan after postponing the ship’s autodestruct for the last time.

The Doctor’s sonic screwdriver reboots in time to help find the bomb built into the antimatter drive. She extracts the bomb and leaves Ronan to stand guard over the drive. Yaz accompanies the Doctor to the airlock and lures the Pting to them by speeding up the timer. The Pting takes the bait and the Doctor ejects it into space as the bomb explodes. The creature absorbs the entire blast and contently drifts into the asteroid field.

Eve pilots the ship out of danger and expresses her love for Durkas before she dies. Durkas takes control of the ship and pilots it to Resus One.

During all of this, Ryan and Graham bond over Yoss’s labor and delivery. Ryan channels his anger and grief into counseling for Yoss. Yoss doesn’t have to be perfect… he just has to be there for his new son. Yoss names his son Avocado after the legendary Earth hero Avocado Pear, which is a humorous misreading of Earth history.

When all is said and done, Mabli has arranged for the Doctor and her team to be taken back to the TARDIS. The collected survivors are buoyed by hope and their shared grief, and they all say farewell to Eve in a traditional ceremony.

This episode presents another case of interesting ideas being bogged down by questionable writing. The idea of the Pting is the typical no-win scenario trope found throughout science fiction, especially when coupled with a medical emergency that would drive urgency in a typical by-the-numbers script. But the urgency isn’t present because the medical expertise exists to deliver a baby without fancy technology. Humans have been doing it successfully for 200,000 years or so, and one can assume that Gifftans have done so as well.

So, instead of a medical emergency driving the urgency, we get an automated system that inexplicably allows three chances to override it. Instead of transmitting the data to the station and permitting the on-board medical attendants to explain the situation, a system is used to wipe out the problem without context. It becomes a sterile logic problem: A threat exists, eliminate the threat. Black and white, ignoring shades of gray.

I can get on board with this, but this time it comes with a major problem. We’ve seen systems like this before in Doctor Who, but we also take the time to discuss them and paint the allegorical picture for audiences to explain why they don’t work. There’s none of that here. The questionable writing is evident in a lack of follow-through. The plot ideas are seeded but are then promptly forgotten, which is a problem that plagues Chris Chibnall’s work on this show.

It also shows with the Doctor’s injuries, which nearly crippled her at the beginning of the story. They are virtually non-existent once the Pting arrives except for a bit of lip service paid in one or two exchanges, but she’s miraculously cured when the credits roll.

That said, we have a lot of excellent character development for Ryan and Graham as they grow closer. The rift isn’t quite sealed yet, but it’s getting there. The treatment of anti-matter is also well-researched.

It’s hard to not draw a connection between this story and Flesh and Stone, which also traps the Doctor, the companions, and the dangerous creatures in the same dramatic bottle. In that story, the energy was used to defeat the Weeping Angels, but here it merely gives the Pting a snack as it is removed from the ship to go kill bother someone else.

It’s also not hard to draw the connection between Pting and Disney’s Stitch. Cute, small, and dangerous? This is the second time that I have seen the episode and I can’t not make the comparison.

Finally, there’s the Ted Lasso connection. The show about footballers wasn’t around in 2018, but I nearly leaped off my seat this time when Roy (F’in) Kent appeared as a nurse. It was quite the surprise and was nice to see him in a somewhat more lighthearted role.

To sum up, this episode is merely okay. The drama of the threat fails because the hand is tipped well before the final round. Eve and Astos have to die because the story demands heroic sacrifices, but everyone else is safe and happy in the end.

That’s exactly what this story is. It’s just safe science fiction.

Rating: 3/5 – “Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow.”

UP NEXT – Doctor Who: Demons of the Punjab

The Timestamps Project is an adventure through the televised universe of Doctor Who, story by story, from the beginning of the franchise. For more reviews like this one, please visit the project’s page at Creative Criticality.

[quantumshade]

[id: a tumblr reply from user @dougielombax. it reads: Clarify please. I mean I probably already know (being a doctor who fan myself) but still. end id.]

in a 2018 interview with digital spy, producer matt strevens said this about series 11:

“Since the show came back in 2005, I think Doctor Who has been amazing at blurring the edges of sexuality and being quite gender fluid about the characters and relationships.

“I’m not going to say if any of our characters are or are not at this point. But it is part, I think, of the DNA that Russell T Davies re-imbued into the show…There will be characters from across the spectrum.”

and then soon after, series 11 started airing, and as it turned out, “inclusivity across the spectrum” really meant

a character who mentions having a dead wife

a character who says she’s the trump guy’s niece’s wife, and then is killed by spiders in her next scene

a character who, in one shot, mentions having a boyfriend, and in the very next shot, we see his dead body being dragged across the floor

there’s a couple of half-examples that I don’t really count, like the pregnant man in tsuranga conundrum, but he is explicitly cisgender and the idea of a man being pregnant is treated as something hilarious and alien and not. something that happens in real life.

series 12 was slightly better, with that married couple in praxeus who have a happy ending, but one of them is a cop and also the writers pull a whole bury your gays fakeout with them just so they can suck their own dicks about how progressive they are.

there’s also yaz, and we can argue in circles forever about whether or not she was intended from the beginning to be queer, or if thasmin was being set up from the beginning, but i really don’t think it was. the line in arachnids is nothing. it’s cancelled out by yaz’s mother asking the same question of ryan like five minutes later. it’s clearly meant as a “haha aren’t moms embarrassing!!” joke. in any case, she’s not confirmed to be queer until her last couple of episodes, and it’s done in the most cowardly and homophobic way possible. also she’s a cop.

the point is, for an era that promised “lgbt representation across the spectrum”, there’s really not that much of it, is there? and there’s certainly no trans people. compare this with rtd, who, while by no means a perfect writer, nearly got in trouble with his first era for making it “too gay”. and now in his second, has already cast three transfeminine actresses in the upcoming series, as well as a queer man as the doctor.

again, rtd is no perfect angel. he’s just a middle aged white guy who got lucky enough to write for doctor who. twice. it’s possible that the new era will suck and these characters will be treated poorly. i might end up eating my words, i’ve done it before. we don’t know yet. maybe it’ll suck! but, then again, maybe it won’t. at least trans people exist in rtd who.

matt strevens when the era after his has "lgbt representation across the spectrum" and they're not minor characters who die after thirty seconds or have dead spouses

[genderqueerspacewives]

rewatching the tsuranga conundrum and am reminded how much i love the pting <333

[thirteenstardisfam]

her facial expressions are a gift

[ginger-cheekbones]

A badly drawn recreation of the ( s q u i s h ) scene in the tsuranga conundrum *pat* *pat* *pat*

[taecasadilla]

I just watched 'Arachnids in the UK'. It has made me realize why I don't really like this series so far. It's trying to be a drama more than it's trying to be sci-fi. And the sci-fi series chosen is Doctor Who, the weird sci-fi show.

I liked meeting Yaz's family that was fun, but I'm with the rest of the family why are you storing trash in your apartment? Especially after finding out it's radioactive. I liked a couple jokes in the episode. I don't remember what else I like because I have so much more I need to just talk about.

THEY DIDN'T SUFFOCATE THE SPIDERS. The spider grew too big and it couldn't sustain itself. And then they just leave all of the spiders? and the episode just ends?

Najia, please stop asking how your daughter knows The Doctor while you are all in mortal danger. I get that you want to know but you can wait. But also Yaz and The Doctor are also in the wrong just dismissing her so much. Especially when Yaz just takes off with no intention to explain to her Mum.

I don't care if it is realistic with how they portrayed the business owner being so damn incompetent. Like how do you not know anything about what's going on? Like nothing? You're that out of the loop?

Why is everyone incompetent, how did the scientific group just choose some random 3rd party disposal company that also did disposal for the business owner? Why would you not just hire a disposal company that all scientific groups use? And then you send a spider that isn't dead? Ugh. I hope they lose funding, especially with how they modified spiders. Why did the disposal company cut so many corners, especially when they were handling stuff from science experiments and waste that needed to be handled in specific ways?

Is this seriously the episode that started The Doctor and Yaz ship? That's not when I was expecting it. Didn't know when. Just not in an episode about mutant spiders in the UK. I guess it had to start somewhere.

I don't know what else I have to say about this episode I guess onto 'The Tsuranga Conundrum'

Rating: 2/5

For Christmas, I got the Box Set for Jodie Whittaker's run as The Doctor so I'll finally be giving her run a go. I don't know much about what happens other than 'The Timeless Child' and 'Flux' but other than that it'll mostly be new to it. I'll be giving my thoughts on each episode that appears in the 10-disc box set.

And the first episode is, 'Twice Upon a Time'? That was a surprise to see as I double-checked and it's also in the Capaldi Box Set. I'm just confused because my other Box Sets for Doctor Runs don't have this. The Eccleston and Tennant Box Set (They were both put in the same one) doesn't have the TV movie, Matt Smith doesn't have Tennant's last episode two-parter and Capaldi's doesn't have Matt Smith's last episode. Since it's in the set I'm going to talk about it quickly since it isn't a Jodie Whittaker Episode.

I enjoyed this episode. I don't know if it's that I've stopped watching creators who are always negative about things. But I've been enjoying media more. You can talk about how the First Doctor makes comments we don't say anymore because they're misogynistic and such, but that stops about halfway through the episode, and with my first viewing of the First Doctor, he does say a bunch of them. He is there to show how much not only the character has changed but the show and society have changed.

It was a fun episode to watch and if you poke at it too much it falls apart a bit, but the places they and how they're connected is fun. I'd say this episode is very much Doctor Who, the characters, settings, and dynamics are great but not always the plot. And that's ok. The worst Doctor Who episodes are usually the ones with bad characterization and relationships.

So on to 'The Woman Who Fell To Earth'.

Rating: 3/5

[evviejo]

just a friendly reminder that i always want to make more gifsets of particular characters in particular episodes of the thirteenth doctor's era, especially having made well over a thousand 13s era gifsets, so in case you wanna know what i've done and what i have yet to gif, here's my tag for those that have been requested or you can see the list under the cut

the woman who fell to earth - yaz

the ghost monument - angstrom & epzo

rosa - graham

arachnids in the uk - doctor

the tsuranga conundrum

demons of the punjab

kerblam - doctor

the witchfinders

it takes you away - doctor & solitract

the battle of ranskoor av kolos

resolution - ryan

spyfall part one - yaz

spyfall part two - yaz

orphan 55 - ryan

nikola tesla's night of terror

fugitive of the judoon - yaz

praxeus - ryan

can you hear me - yaz & sonya, yaz

the haunting of villa diodati

ascension of the cybermen

the timeless children - doctor & master

revolution of the daleks

the halloween apocalypse

war of the sontarans - doctor

once upon time - fugitive doctor, yaz

village of the angels - dan, claire, jericho

survivors of the flux - tecteun, grand serpent

the vanquishers - doctor

eve of the daleks

legend of the sea devils - dan

the power of the doctor - kate, yaz, ace, vinder

also:

yaz & ryan in spyfall, bel in the flux, the master vs. his o persona spyfall, hologram doctors in tpotd,

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

half a thought but it’s kinda special that for a while (at least all of new who i’d say) regeneration has been very much about dying whereas for 13 the focus shifts to the rebirth

and maybe thats just bc she hasnt died yet. maybe sunday she will use those exact same words for what happens. but i think it’s interesting that the focus is so much more on rebirth and change than on death and endings. even though we do feel that “im running to you before you fade from me” in how she relates to the fam i think, it still feels more like it’s about the pain of change than only about loss. change is loss but you know what i mean.

ryan grows up, graham “i was wrong, we do get aliens in sheffield”, yazs....Everything. i think thasmin too bc it’s all so new. yes fine it’s a companion love story we’ve seen many but it’s never been like this. for the doctor.

the change is shown as a good thing for all of them i think but the doctor struggles with it. bc it’s never been like this. it has always been endings, it’s been deaths. doesnt like endings, doesnt say goodbye, just abandons it all. and 13 doesnt do that. she sees things through through the death to the continuation of life. she sticks around for grace. she prays for the pilot in tsuranga. even this?

MABLI: They, er... they say quarantine scanning and craft detox should take no more than three hours, then they'll admit us to the facility. They're booking your teleport to Seffilun, as soon as you've spoken to the investigators. DOCTOR: Thank you, Mabli. I'll be sure to tell them how brilliant you were.

gonna talk to the police?? for real?? and she does the weddings in demons. and that little exchange with yaz at the end: “she made it out right? she lived?” “she made it out.” yaz herself is like the entire continuation of life after that death that happened.

and erik in it takes you away saying theyre going back to oslo after having processed the death of his wife. 13 doesnt end with the death. theres always more life on the other side.

and like i said maybe when it’s time she will still say it’s a death. and it will be. but it’s also new life. and i think it will feel like that. if only bc yaz will live with the memories.

[my-ghost-monument]

DW Positivity Drive

Saw @jolivira doing this - a drive to share what we love about doctor who - and wanted to spread some more positivity! Heads up, it's mostly about 13's era, lol.

Thirteen. She's just - ahhhh. My absolute favourite doctor ever. I never knew how much I wanted to see a woman playing the doctor until I watched 13. I love her energy, how she moves and bounds across the screen, how she delivers her awe-speeches and her anger too (her rage against the Master is just *chef's kiss*). Her way of delivering emotion too. I also love her outfit! It's so cool. The magenta shirt is a favourite, but I love her coat the best.

Thasmin. What can I say about this, other than it's everything I ever wanted? I've shipped Yaz and 13 since their first ever episode. I fel the vibes from them, and to see it be canon on screen is a feeling that will never leave. I adore the way they interact together, especially as s12 hits and that slow burn/crush/feelings make themselves obvious. Their hints that are scattered in s12 are magical - the lingering look in Praxeus, the comparison with Bryon and the 'get off me, Yaz' bits are just more ahhhh! I love how it pans over into flux (the hug!! The way they fly the TARDIS together!!) and into the love story of the specials.

Which need their own point: the 13 specials. All of them are just such favourites. Time loops and daleks and love confessions! And then LOTSD is one of the eps I will always remember just watching with my jaw dropped in amazement. And TPOTD is, imo, one of the best finales in dw. The independance and beautiful drive Yaz has. The hand/arm touch when 13's regenerating. The bridal carry! The implict and very much there intimacy the two have, where it's almost like the viewer is intruding.

Yaz Khan. I adore Yaz. She's one of my favourite companions. Her journey through the series - how she grows and develops herself. Yaz's arc is so subtle and beautiful and amazing, and it really shines now her whole era is done. She's such a good character, and I love how she stopped taking 13's shit and confronted her, and actually got so much of 13 told to her, and got to experience her first taste of love. How she'll be able to go on in her life now knowing what she's capable of, and that she deserves everything. And I will always love the fact that she can fly the TARDIS.

And of course, Mandip and Jodie specifically, because their acting was phenomenal. Towards the thasmin scenes and in general too.

Thirteen's TARDIS. It's honestly so beautiful. I love the colouring and the vibes, and how warm and cost it could feel and how cold and alien it looked in s12. It's such an organic structure, and really looked fascinating and alien.

Dhawan's Master. He is hands down the best for me. He's amazing in acting, he brings such energy and gusto. His chaotic evil, lashing out and hoping for that strike, his gambling, has made him so good to watch. His anger is explosive, his humour is great, and the way he interacted with 13/Jodie just was so good. The Rasputin dance scene - just wow, lol.

For S11 eps: Demons of the Punjab. What a stunning, heart-wrenching ep. And The Tsuranga Conumdrum since it's probably my favourite of s11 and I love the story progression. Also the 'come to daddy. I mean mummy' line in Ghost Monument.

Chibnall. I love how his era went (It's, if you can't tell, my favourite). The ideas he used, his timeless child arc and how it relates to adoption and abuse. The fact he gave us canon thasmin. How he brought in the 'terrible/imperial time lords' again, with the timeless child. The existence of Karvanista. How he ended his era in a perfect way, that wasn't devestating or grimdark but fit the natural tradegy every doctor must face while also giving Yaz a whole life to explore from now on - how every 13 companion got to live and go home too.

Martha Jones. She was my first favourite companion and I adore her personality and her sense of self and drive. And that leather jacket! (Smith and Jones will always be a favourite ep for me too, because of how cool Martha is in it).

The Runaway Bride and Partners in Crime. They're absolutely hilarious eps I love coming back to.

Lastly, I love the doctor themselves. How they are a character who is so full of love and will gladly sacrifice themselves to save their chosen home and people. They have flaws, but at their core all they want to do is help and be loved and love.

All I can think of right now - if you've reached the end, go and make your own post to keep sharing the positivity! <3

[doctorthedoctor]

More Thasmin Parallels/Rambling

I rewatched The Tsuranga Conundrum yesterday and noticed something that gives me hope for another very vulnerable moment between the Doctor and Yaz before Thirteen regenerates — a confession of love or some equivalent? Maybe I’m a fool, but the longer I think about it, the more I believe the show might follow through on the thasmin front in some form. All of this is just me babbling about my own personal interpretations, so . . . ya know. Take it for what it is.

Flux spoilers under the cut.

In The Tsuranga Conundrum, Eve Cicero’s relationship with her brother, Durkas, is what caught my eye. Cicero is a distinguished neuro pilot allegedly being treated for Corton Fever on the med ship. When the Doctor learns her name, she recognizes it and recalls Cicero being mentioned in the Book of Celebrants. Upon learning the Doctor’s name, Cicero also recognizes her from that same book. From the moment they meet, they have a common thread.

Much like Yaz with the Doctor, Durkas knows that his sister is hiding something. We learn about this when Graham walks in on him snooping.

GRAHAM: Well, we've all hacked into our loved ones' confidential records at one stage or another, haven't we? Can I ask why?

DURKAS: Well, she's lying to me about, about... about what's wrong with her.

This conversation also reveals that Durkas feels inferior to his sister.

GRAHAM: What do you do, then?

DURKAS: Me? I'm an engineer.

GRAHAM: Oh.

DURKAS: Yeah, I fix the things pilots like my sister tend to wreck, and she looks down on me for it. And she always will.

This gives us the sense that Durkas longs for his sister’s approval, just as Yaz consistently tries to prove herself to the Doctor — but there’s a wall of insecurity in both dynamics. No matter how intelligent and dedicated and capable and compassionate Yaz proves herself to be, the Doctor refuses to confide in her. Yaz trusts the Doctor, but the Doctor does not appear to trust Yaz with what’s really important. (We see this dynamic reflected more explicitly with the gay couple from Praxeus, but that’s, like, a whole other thing).

While Durkas and Yaz respectively push for information, Cicero and the Doctor cling to putting on a front for them, despite it being painfully obvious that they’re lying.

DURKAS: What're you doing? Adrenaline blocker? You can't take adrenaline blockers with corton fever.

CICERO: It's fine.

YASMIN: Might get you out of your mardy mood.

DOCTOR (ALONE IN A DARK CORNER): My mood's fine.

However, in The Tsuranga Conundrum, the Doctor also knows that Cicero is hiding the real reason she’s there, and she is the one who gets her to confess.

DOCTOR: It isn't corton fever, is it? Is it pilot's heart? I'm sorry, Eve, but if we're going to survive this, you need to be honest with me.

CICERO: I started as a pulse pilot. I graduated to Neuro Fleet Commander faster than anyone in Keeban history. I'm the most decorated general. I'm the poster woman. I cannot have pilot's heart. I cannot be that example to others.

DOCTOR: But you have. And you've been using more and more blocker shots to get through the day.

Sounds familiar. If only the Doctor would listen to her own advice instead of proceeding to have Yaz blindly risk her life for her own benefit. But in this moment, even the Doctor acknowledges that a secret of that magnitude can’t be kept forever.

DOCTOR: Does Durkas know?

CICERO: I don't want him worrying.

DOCTOR: He's going to find out sooner or later.

DURKAS: He already has. Not that he's surprised, just... disappointed.

In order to save everyone, Cicero insists on piloting the ship. Durkas assists her, but she begins to have doubts right before she starts.

CICERO: This isn't going to work.

DURKAS: Quiet, General. Trust your engineer and tell me you're well enough.

CICERO: I'm well enough.

DURKAS: Now promise me that's true.

(she nods)

Because I’ve been rewatching s11, this reminded me of Yaz and the Doctor interacting at the end of The Ghost Monument. The Doctor loses hope, believing they are going to die, but the fam convinces her to not give up. Then, the TARDIS appears.

DOCTOR: I thought maybe you didn't believe me that I'd get you home.

YASMIN: I thought you didn't believe yourself for a second back there.

DOCTOR: Who, me? No. Never doubted. Don't know what you mean.

I don’t know if Cicero genuinely thought she was well enough, but I can’t imagine that she’d ever admit the opposite in a situation that dire, where she’s the only one with practiced knowledge of how to get them to safety. I think she would have risked her life trying to pilot regardless of what state she was in. And that, of course, sounds very much like someone else we know. Rule number one: the Doctor lies.

But what struck me the most is the conversation she and Durkas have while she pilots the ship on the verge of death.

CICERO: I'm sorry.

DURKAS: For what?

CICERO: I didn't tell you I was ill.

This is the same conversation the Doctor has with Yaz at the end of Flux, right after finding out that her time is ending.

DOCTOR: Yaz? I'm sorry. I didn't let you in . . . to what I was doing. Going after Karvanista. What I was looking for. I shouldn't have shut you out.

But what really stood out to me is what followed Cicero’s apology.

DURKAS: There's plenty of things I never told you.

CICERO: Yeah? Like what?

DURKAS: Like I love you. I'm proud of you, sis.

CICERO: I love you too, bro. I'm sorry.

When the Doctor and Yaz return after ejecting the Pting, they find Cicero dead on the floor and Durkas piloting the ship to safety. This engineer, who spent so long feeling inferior to his sister, literally stepped into her shoes and carried out her task. Cicero wouldn’t even let the Doctor pilot because she said it takes a dozen years to learn, but she gave control over to her brother. In those final moments, she trusted him. She believed in him.

Out of the fam, Yaz is the one most similar to the Doctor (Reverse the polarity -- Neural blanacers -- We're going to find her and we're going to rescue her - -WWTDD? -- We’ve got a task, we have to stick to it).

Being a police officer, she possesses skills and insight that complement the Doctor well. When the Doctor is gone, she is the one to step into her role, taking command and building a plan for survival. In the first ten months they spend apart, Yaz sleeps in the TARDIS and researches how to get back and save the Doctor. During the following three years they spend apart, Yaz channels her pain into carrying out her task, just like Durkas did. (Co-pilot? Of course).

In The Timeless Children, Graham even points out how much Yaz embodies the Doctor in human form.

GRAHAM: I think you're such an impressive young woman. Never thrown by anything. Always fighting.

YASMIN: Thanks.

GRAHAM: You said to the Doc that you thought she was the best person you'd ever met. But you know what, Yaz? I think you are. You ain't got a time machine or a sonic... but you're never afraid and you're never beaten. I'm going to sound like a... like a proper old man, but you're doing your family proud, Yaz, you really are. In fact, you're doing the whole human race proud. Sorry. I haven't offended you, have I?

YASMIN: It's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me.

GRAHAM: Oh.

YASMIN: You're not such a bad human yourself either.

GRAHAM: Not su...? Is that it? I've just said all them lovely things about you, and all you give me is, you're not such a bad human?

YASMIN: Mate, I'm from Yorkshire. That's a love letter.

That interaction with Graham screams Yaz’s love for the Doctor without her directly saying it. If, “You're not such a bad human yourself either,” is basically a love letter, what the ever loving fuck is, “I want more. More of the universe. More time with you. You’re like the best person I’ve ever met,” supposed to be? I could combust just thinking about it.

I know I’m kind of veering off from The Tsuranga Conundrum, but these parallels between Yaz and the Doctor make me want to reiterate something I wrote about last year (which you can find here if you’re interested).

Yaz, like the Doctor, has had her past touched on in a way that leaves us with a lot of questions. Right now, we know that she has struggled with her mental health and accepting help in the past, but there’s nothing to imply that the Doctor is aware of this (as far as I can remember). We’ve only seen her mention Izzy Flint and the year from Hell once, but she never went into detail about the circumstances surrounding her bullying.

Alongside that, the police officer mentioned Yaz’s home life being rocky. Our clearest glimpse of this is through Najia. After meeting the Doctor, she asks Yaz if they're are seeing each other, but neither Najia nor Yaz sound happy during the conversation. Once Yaz promises to tell her about the Doctor, she immediately runs away to the TARDIS and commits to traveling with her. We never see that conversation with Najia happen. As far as we know, Yaz has been avoiding it ever since.

I personally feel like Yaz’s arc would make a great coming out story, which is another thing I touched on in what I wrote last year. If by some miracle this turns out to be the case, I think another part of the catharsis in their final episodes could stem from Yaz facing this part of herself — pieces of her identity and past that she’s been hiding from, just as the Doctor is beginning to do.

But the Doctor might be completely oblivious to what Yaz has been grappling with this whole time, especially since she’s been so consumed by her own pain since the Master turned up. We even see how easily she can veer off from considering others at the beginning of The Tsuranga Conundrum.

ASTOS: Don't! If you interfere with the navi-systems, they'll take it as an act of hostility or hijack. They can detonate the craft.

DOCTOR: I'm not being hostile!

ASTOS: Yes, you are. You're being hostile and selfish. There are patients on board who need to get to Resus One as a matter of urgency. My job is to keep all of you safe. You're stopping me from doing that.

DOCTOR: You're right. Of course you're right. I'm sorry. That mine hit me harder than I thought.

In this scene, the Doctor is so blinded by her own pain and the need to get to a familiar and safe place that she almost risks the lives of all the patients on that ship. If Astos hadn’t been there to hold her accountable, it definitely looks like she would have done it without batting an eye.

I have a feeling that the Doctor didn’t genuinely consider the extent to how everything might be affecting Yaz until after she disappeared for ten months. The first time they reunited, composed and compassionate Yaz got so angry that she shoved the Doctor. But the second time, after witnessing how sad she was when Ryan and Graham left, Yaz tried to soften the blow, even though it had been significantly longer and more difficult.

After blindly risking her life for the Doctor's benefit, after being shut out and snapped at and abandoned for so long, Yaz still put her feelings aside to make sure the Doctor was okay. I don’t think that was lost on the Doctor, and I think that’s another contributing factor to her initiating that conversation with Yaz at the end of Flux.

After rewatching The Tsuranga Conundrum, I genuinely believe Dan interrupted the Doctor and Yaz right on the cusp of expressing love like Durkas and Cicero did. It’s a different kind of love, of course, but even if it’s not entirely romantic, it’s also not entirely platonic. Regardless of where it stems from, Yaz so tangibly loves the Doctor. And after being separated for three years, with the Doctor so close to regeneration and a lot of repenting ahead of her, I think we’re at the point where they might finally acknowledge it.