Jul 08 2024 136 mins 35
New writers! What's that like? Evoking past eras, generational nostalgia, romance pacing, valorising tradition, iconic characters, 'real Doctor Who', & much more gets discussed.
(00:00:00) New writers, cold open, ‘real Doctor Who’
(00:06:28) Captain Jack Harkness + the kiss
(00:14:23) Genesis of new writers + Loki controversy
(00:20:32) Rogue (the character)
(00:26:25) Romance speed (Gig departs)
(00:32:58) Fifteen characterisation
(00:37:42) Confusion + Rogue morality
(00:45:53) Ruby in the episode + Sunday flashback
(00:55:05) Derivative storytelling + production tidbits
(01:02:13) Music of the episode (waltz, TARDIS)
(01:11:58) Evoking eras + enemies to lovers
(01:16:45) Music & mystery + finale expectations
(01:25:54) Bridgerton (Gig reappears)
(01:31:56) Bounty hunting + moral ambiguity
(01:38:20) Good moments
(01:40:05) Doctor faces / Shalka scene (Tyler departs)
(01:51:37) Shalka VFX Twitter
(01:58:21) More musical moments (Shalka, Twist, proposal)
(02:06:02) RTD on the Shalka Doctor…
(00:00:00) New writers, cold open, ‘real Doctor Who’
(00:06:28) Captain Jack Harkness + the kiss
(00:14:23) Genesis of new writers + Loki controversy
(00:20:32) Rogue (the character)
(00:26:25) Romance speed (Gig departs)
(00:32:58) Fifteen characterisation
(00:37:42) Confusion + Rogue morality
(00:45:53) Ruby in the episode + Sunday flashback
(00:55:05) Derivative storytelling + production tidbits
(01:02:13) Music of the episode (waltz, TARDIS)
(01:11:58) Evoking eras + enemies to lovers
(01:16:45) Music & mystery + finale expectations
(01:25:54) Bridgerton (Gig reappears)
(01:31:56) Bounty hunting + moral ambiguity
(01:38:20) Good moments
(01:40:05) Doctor faces / Shalka scene (Tyler departs)
(01:51:37) Shalka VFX Twitter
(01:58:21) More musical moments (Shalka, Twist, proposal)
(02:06:02) RTD on the Shalka Doctor…
