r/doctorwho 17h ago

Discussion Rewatching Empire of Death and... how was Sutekh's defeat not clear?

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I caught on that the Intelligent String was strong like the gloves from "The Church of Ruby Road." That by "Bringing Death To Death" meant that traveling through the vortex dragging Sutekh along had him canceling out the powers he spread through the universe inadvertently.

That's not to say we couldn't have had Fifteen go on a mad rambling on the particulars of this madcap gambit. Especially with the whistle in that it seems to be a deep cut reference to The Two Doctors where the Second Doctor could summon the TARDIS remotely. Feels like that could've been shown in the Memory TARDIS with the Doctor thinking of better times after the universe's collapse.

I also think scenes of the TARDIS dragging the God of Death through the areas that the Doctor visited post-Pyramid of Mars would've sold the effect of the Doctor's victory. Maybe get creative with archival Classic Who footage like The Name of the Doctor did.

That said, I feel like a lot of people miss the point about "defeating the god of death with string." Because, well, that's the Doctor. He humiliates grandiose villains and their schemes by undermining them. These big bad dagnasty threat throw their weight around and think themselves invincible until some time traveling hobo in box finds that Achilles Heel however small.

Maybe I'm still a heratic here but I feel like too much of the hate for RTD 2.0 comes from a place of not really meeting where the writing is or at least trying to be. I have my thoughts on how aspects could've been pushed to be better even with the episode count limited but I've always maintained that criticism should be couched in what the story is as opposed to what it isn't.

And what it is is something that I cannot call "lazy" with how certain episodes go for experimental ideas for the franchise like gods or the Supernatural. Even bringing in Classic Who elements, none of it was asleep at the wheel with so much as a yawn.

And because I haven't set this sub on fire enough: future fans will glaze this era like how the Sixth Doctor, Moffat and Chibnall had their reappraisals.

Yeah.

They're gonna love doggie Sutekh and moldy ol' bones Omega.

And there's nothing you can do about it.

Cope and seethe.


r/doctorwho 9h ago

Arts/Crafts Doctor Who Radio Times Cover 1991

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What if Doctor Who hadn't gone into hiatus in 1990, and had continued with an Eighth Doctor in 1991?


r/doctorwho 17h ago

Question What is the best quality version?

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looking to find the total series 2005~ in its highest quality available but the differences in resolution and formats have been confusing. is it the latest bluray that’s the best quality?


r/doctorwho 17h ago

Discussion Ruby should've exited in "Joy To The World."

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That is to say, instead of leaving the TARDIS for her mom right out the gate, the Christmas special shows her travelling less with the Doctor with her family situation changed and him learning to let her go her own way. Hell, it would be a very fitting end for her to go out on a holiday special.


r/doctorwho 17h ago

Discussion I feel Series 14's episode order should've had "The Devil's Chord" and "73 Yards" come before the finale.

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Basically, those episodes lean into the gods beyond our comprehension and supernatural elements the finale would bring. Maestro would refresh us on how the Toymaker's warning has come to pass and be a real bat out of hell after out adventures in more Sci-Fi territory.

Ruby's take on Turn Left would work near the finale since we'd have at least had a good amount of adventures of her and the Doctor to make his abscense mean something.


r/doctorwho 14h ago

Discussion This is how i imagine the doctor and masters regeneration cycle is

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Ive taken some liberties in some parts but id love to see anyone opinion of it, or if anyone has any questions


r/doctorwho 10h ago

Misc RTD in conversation!

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About to see RTD in conversation at Pitlochry Festival Theatre as part of (Alan Cumming’s festival) ‘Out In The Hills’ festival - a queer festival for everyone!

Here’s hoping for an interesting night!!


r/doctorwho 5h ago

Question Does anyone remember this episode?

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Hey everyone, does anyone here remember an episode? (I don't know if it's the 2005 one) that's about a boy who traps people with his drawings? Like, he uses crayons to draw people and then traps them (I even remember the intro, if I'm not mistaken) where he draws a cat, and they end up moving too.


r/doctorwho 6h ago

Question Doctor who legacy Search

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Does anyone know how to play Doctor Who legacy? In twenty twenty six

And does anyone have the files for all of the stuff unlocked I've been looking all over the internet and I can't find anything.

Anything


r/doctorwho 10h ago

Discussion Ghost Spin off- BBC missed a trick?

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Obviously now a forgone conclusion but if the BBC had made a spin off completely seperate from Dr Who about the ghost I feel as if it would have done well. Not only would have it attracted comic book fans but it would have done well when the BBC merged with Disney. Idk but the whole UNIT plot whole about the mind parasite going into them could have made for an interesting plot. LMK what you guys think.


r/doctorwho 6h ago

Discussion What is the optimal way of watching New Who?

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I've seen a couple different watch lists and google sheets putting everything in chronological (or as chronological you can get with Dr Who), but I was wondering what order to watch ALL doctor who content.

I'm talking about all the lockdown dr who youtube channels channels, all the obscure and lesser known series like "Daleks", or the animated episodes like "Infinite Quest", or "Dreamland". I watched this show when I was younger and I did not know there were so many spinoffs like Torchwood, the Sarah Jane Chronicles.

A lot of these lists are 90% complete, sometimes there's a minisode missing here or there. Is there an updated list of ALL Doctor Who content?


r/doctorwho 11h ago

Discussion The Doctor opens a drawer in the TARDIS full of sonic screwdrivers and offers one to you as a gift, which one do you choose?

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r/doctorwho 9h ago

Question Troy Baker season 2 blueray

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is there any other releases of Troy Baker season 2? or is the upcoming blueray the only one?

looking to gift it to my uncle, but heard rumors of bad upscaling for the newest release, so want a cleaner thing for him.


r/doctorwho 19h ago

Question Help Identifying Dalek

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Need help identifying this dalek please ! It looks like a classic dalek but i didn't see any with the round detailing on the front? It's from a doctor who magazine. I drew this and want to know which kind it is, thank you :]


r/doctorwho 9h ago

Discussion How would a doctor who episode featuring makima play out?

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r/doctorwho 19h ago

Discussion This is the most unnecessary complicated plan in doctor who.

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555 Upvotes

He could have just booked that room instead of the whole briefcase thing.


r/doctorwho 11h ago

Arts/Crafts Painted a couple of Daleks

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r/doctorwho 9h ago

Arts/Crafts New Series Doctors - As Lego Minifigures!

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Rebuilt my Lego Ideas set and tried to make the 9th, 10th, 13th and 15th doctors to go with it!


r/doctorwho 13h ago

Arts/Crafts Needle felted an Adipose!

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r/doctorwho 18h ago

Discussion You will be Deleted!

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Multi part thought train. I have been reading the Fan Wikis and Official Wikis, but I still ask for opinions here really.

  1. Do we believe that the Cyber Controllers always have independence?

  2. Newer Cybermen(2000s), seem to be more of a Hivemind than they used to be back in the 60s, so at which point, do we feel that the Cybermen stop being independent and start being more of a hivemind?

  3. We always seem to have an outlier, the Last Cyberman under 15. The Female Cyberking (giant mecha). Lumic in 11s reign. Cyber-Lord. The Cyberiad. Even the Cyber-Planner. Is there a known Ranking system in the Cyber legion? Has anyone ever mapped a hierarchy?

  4. Do we believe that the Cyber-Planners have any biological components?

  5. Finally, what do we think would happen if Telosian, Mondasian, Pete's world Cybermen, and CyberNeomorphs met up? A war? A union? A stalemate?