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Obsessed with how the first two episodes of this season were like "Drag queens! Space babies! Whimsy and charm!" And this one was all "Fuck the military industrial complex and fuck capitalism too, war is essentially self-destruction, we're going to destroy an interstellar arms manufacturer with the power of a father's love"

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loving the fact that doctor who used the money from a multi billion pound company to fund an anti capatalism episode iconic

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Proof that the Doctor can just stand in one spot for an episode and still carry the whole bloody episode.

Bravo Ncuti for encapsulating the whole of the Doctor's character while standing still.

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Steven Moffat coming back to Doctor Who after years away just to go after capitalism, organized religion as a cover for violence, the military industrial complex, AI, and “thoughts and prayers” in 46 minutes.

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the problem with watching doctor who as a child is that a small part of your brain can never completely give up the idea that the doctor exists. if i saw a blue police box materialize out of thin air i would not be anywhere near surprised enough.

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Doctor Who The Pandorica Opens | 5.12

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Doctor Who | The Day of the Doctor

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DOCTOR WHO Deep Breath

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Doctor Who | 1.13 - "The Parting of the Ways"

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Doctor Who | 9.12 - "Hell Bent"

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Love when The Doctor gives one of their little "humanity is a fucking nightmare why are you people like this" speeches because like. My sibling in space you CHOSE to hang out with us.

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We do NOT give Jackie Tyler and Mickey Smith their props for their character growth in the Parting of the Ways. Rose is absolutely amazing, an absolute ferocious beacon of hope and stubbornness and bravery in the finale, the absolute reason why the Doctor lives and the world is saved and an equal hero to Nine, but she has a moment of doubt. A moment of hesitancy.

And Mickey Smith and Jackie Tyler step in and help her save the day. Both Mickey and Jackie give up on their idea of Rose and their hatred of the Doctor and help her pull open the TARDIS. Even within this one episode we see them struggle with their feelings and decide to put them aside and help do this because Rose is right- this is a better way of living your life.

Doctor Who is about ordinary people making extraordinary decisions and making themselves extraordinary and this doesn't just apply to official companions (who I love with all my might)- it applies to the people they love, too. We see it over and over again in Davies' era, with Jackie and Mickey and Sylvia and Tish and Wilfred and Francine and Harriet Jones and every one-off character as well, from Lynda-with-a-Y to Jabe to Gwyneth to Novice Hame to McDonnell to Sally to Chantho to Nancy to all the rest.

Doctor Who is at its strongest when the story is focused on the strength of the bleeding, beating heart of humanity (and character in general, in its non-humans), when the characters drive the story, when at the end of the day you understand why, for all of the world's flaws, the Doctor comes back over and over again because of people like this- not just his companions, but the Jackies and Mickeys and all the rest of the world.

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The best thing about old doctor whos is they are all just random uncles that the press drags out of retirement so they can give iconic takes like this

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The Church on Ruby Road // The Giggle

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THE SNOWMAN #Merry Christmas!

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DOCTOR WHO S04E11 Turn Left