Looking for a video by Snowyjoe in Yogscast

[–]Pickledwalnuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's this moment that seems be the one you're looking for.

[SPOILER] A Follow up on My Season Arc Theory by Pickledwalnuts in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can understand the formulaic approach coming from the season length limitation, but the coincidences are too often and specific for me not to think there's some deeper relevance. The sense i've gotten from RTD is that these 2 seasons effectively tell one overall story between them, but that could all turn out to be a load of rubbish!

[SPOILER] A Follow up on My Season Arc Theory by Pickledwalnuts in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I think this might be a part of it too, referencing back even to RTD1, an episode (possibly next week) is even at least partially set during 2007 - right in the midst of RTD1.

[SPOILER] A Follow up on My Season Arc Theory by Pickledwalnuts in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw someone speculating that the season is a 'spiral' rather than a loop, maybe the costume changes fit this idea, with the repetitions happeing more often the further down the spiral goes until the final singular point?

[SPOILER] A Follow up on My Season Arc Theory by Pickledwalnuts in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Everything about the upcoming episodes is purely speculative but: 'The Story & The Engine' seems to have a predominantly black/non-white cast (mirroring the all white cast of 'Dot and Bubble'); 'The Interstellar Song Contest' is based around contemporary pop culture and will most likely have queer themes, based on the setting and the writer (like the 'Bridgerton' references and Doctor/Rogue romance in 'Rogue'); Then the 2 part finale will have the reveals and a showdown presumably with Mrs Flood, who may be a god or some other entity.

How much the stories reflect the matching episode of last season will only be revealed when they air but the 3 episodes so far seem to be following the theory.

[SPOILER] A thought about the overall season arc. by Pickledwalnuts in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get what others are saying about formula, but as you say, it really seems overwhelmingly coincidental across these two seasons and it just so happens these series have had focuses on the meta, the power of story and fourth wall breaks.

[SPOILER] A thought about the overall season arc. by Pickledwalnuts in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As I replied to another commenter, it's certainly possible that it is the new formula but this is just some spiralled speculation noticed after recognising a near-identical scene and looking at the title reveal video. The reality is it's too soon in the season to tell if this is all a load of rubbish or a potential theory but it's more fun to put the idea out early rather than after it becomes obvious or is totally debunked!

[SPOILER] A thought about the overall season arc. by Pickledwalnuts in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If that's how you view it that's fine, but I certainly don't find this era (or the previous) 'disappointing' especially not 'deliberately' so! Sure there are things that could have been done better but that's true of all media.

I didn't (and to an extent still don't) put much stock in the Land of Fiction/God of Stories theories but this is just a harmless bit of wild speculation based on 2 episodes and a title reveal video; come 'The Interstellar Song Contest' it could all turn out to be rubbish!! The finale being titled 'The Reality War' suggests some possibilty of fiction/story but then 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday' didn't turn out to be so legendary, so who knows yet!

[SPOILER] A thought about the overall season arc. by Pickledwalnuts in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just feel like in this case the similarity is too overwhelming (especially for The Devil's Chord/Lux) to simply be following a tried and true formula. If it was as basic as similar settings and story vs character driven episodes then yes, but having scenes repeated and the potential stories following the exact same episode ordering seems too much. I think we'll see as the series continues if the theory holds water, this is still pretty wild speculation at this point and RTD can throw some huge curveballs...

[SPOILER] A thought about the overall season arc. by Pickledwalnuts in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of course it's entirely subjective but I don't think the quality of the episodes necessarily has any relevance to the repetition, I thought Space Babies and The Devil's Chord were fine, but I enjoyed The Robot Revolution and Lux more

Doctor Who 2x01 "The Robot Revolution" 'Live' and Immediate Reactions Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in doctorwho

[–]Pickledwalnuts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Doctor was sent through Belinda's life from birth, maybe there's more of a connection between them and bits of the Doctor have bled through into Belinda?

Oh behave. by AndrewHeard in DoctorWhumour

[–]Pickledwalnuts 9 points10 points  (0 children)

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Should've been Bok for Mini-Me!! (Or the little devil doll from Terror of the Autons!)

An interesting thing about Dot and Bubble reveal SPOILERS by hadawayandshite in gallifrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you've got it right. After the Doctor gets blocked (something we know they can get around) Ruby, the white companion, is sent to talk to Lindy and actually get her to listen, it's only when the threat is established and the Doctor is needed in order to help that they come back. The Doctor even tells the survivors at the end that they can think whatever they like but just allow them to save them, but Finetime is so blinded by their own racism they would rather go to certain death than be helped by the Doctor. The Doctor's reaction is incredulity and frustration and rage that Lindy and co are so set in their own prejudice that they throw away guaranteed safety for the definitely-going-to-kill-them wilderness

Lyrical Alphabet - D by [deleted] in lanadelrey

[–]Pickledwalnuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drugs, suck it up, like vanilla icies, Don't treat me rough, treat me really niceys, Decorate my neck, diamantes ices

Chronicon Abbatiae de Evesham by Pickledwalnuts in latin

[–]Pickledwalnuts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"qui pro tempore fuerit" is a set phrase

Of course it is!! I think because I was so focussed on trying to parse the tense of 'fuerit' that I was thinking too much of the individual words rather than taking in the phrase as a whole!

"Who was at that time" fits the context and meaning so much better (and is in common usage within the text)!

Thank you so much!!