Empire of Death ⌛ Discussion & Review Podcast | Doctor Who: Season 1

Who Cares? - Dr. Who Fans Talk TV

Investing significance. RTD finales. Whistles. Ropes. Spoons. Dogs. What story did the finale tell? (00:00:00) Preserving 73 Yards’ mysteries (00:05:10) Ruby rejecting the Doctor's advice (00:10:19) Designs and vibes we liked; praise for Bonnie Langford (00:14:30) VFX & concept of the climax (00:17:51) Linking Timeless Child with Susan (00:20:08) The 'distracted Davies' thesis (00:26:24) Alternative theories about RTD (00:29:45) Inspired first album vs. second set of songs (00:35:27) Format of NewWho breaking down in S1 (00:40:32) 15 & Ruby's lack of drama/arcs (00:44:54) Repetition & reduction of old themes (00:48:48) Deep symbolism of the black dog of death (00:57:08) Treating themes like puzzles (01:01:12) Sutekh’s hollow usage & lack of character (01:05:22) Fanfiction-esque language & fake moral dilemmas (01:10:54) 'Anti-nostalgia' readings of a nostalgic story (01:17:36) Cultural appropriation jab (01:20:33) Rewriting Pyramids of Mars' ending to make it bad (01:24:26) Redundancy & parallels (01:27:27) The dog whistle and the removed ‘origin’ (01:38:19) The unsnapping & whether it had impact (01:41:38) Residual Sue Tech confusion (01:45:41) Investment of the Significance (02:05:55) Attempted Last Jedi homage (02:09:49) Lingering plot strangeness & spoons (02:13:06) Ruby & the Doctor's farewell (02:21:44) End of main discussion (02:25:14) Cinema viewings of the finale (02:55:49) Music of the episode…

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