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LoglineCaught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor is trapped when he steps on a landmine. Can he save himself and Ruby, plus the entire planet... without moving?

Written by: Steven Moffat

Directed by: Julie Anne Robinson

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[–] SpaceScotsman@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I feel quite dumb, I hadn't even realised Susan was the same person. I noticed familiarity, but i didn't put it together.

With that, the snow, and everything around Ruby I'm really not sure where its all going.

I think what works really well about the Anglican marines is it's a perfect stand in to allow the writer to criticise the concept of English exceptionalism (acting in God's name makes everything all right, going to war whether we're needed or not, colonisation because we know best, etc) , but adding a bit of fantasy abstraction so they're not being too literal about it.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah...Susan Twist played Isaac Newton's maid in "Wild Blue Yonder," the woman requesting a song at the bar in "The Church on Ruby Road," one of the recorded station crew members in "Space Babies," the tea server in "The Devil's Chord," and now the ambulance.

There's no obvious connection between any of these, and in two of them, she didn't interact with the Doctor or Ruby in any way. It's curious.

[–] SpaceScotsman@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago

It would be hilarious if this was just a massive misdirect because all the fans expect there to be a link and the real mystery is answered by something no one has noticed yet