RE: Timu's Doctor Who and Torchwood Reviews (spoilers!)
06-01-2024, 10:53 AM
dr15 s1 e4
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Spoilerthe doctor and ruby visit Wales! oopsy whoopsies, the doctor steps on a fairy circle and vanishes. The Tardis is locked and the key isn't working.
A creepy woman appears in the distance, making series of gestures.
No matter how ruby moves, approaching or un-approaching, when ruby looks again, she'll see the woman again, 73 yards away (about 50 meters), continuing to make the same series of gestures. She never sees the woman move herself, she seems to just teleport whenever ruby looks away.
Other people can see the mysterious woman but won't really acknowledge her unless ruby points her out. If anyone hears what the woman has to say, they will turn to Ruby, react with disgust and fear, and flee. This happens with a hiker that Ruby encounters, and a patron at the inn that Ruby stays at. Later the innkeeper asks the patron why he never goes to the inn anymore (he's a regular). "Ask her" is his only reply.
Ruby's mother approached the woman- the idea is that Ruby will and Mom will be on a phone call together, so that Ruby can hear what the woman is saying. Ruby is unable to hear anything through the phone, and the mom flees. Later, Ruby's mom changed the locks and disowned her and filed an injunction.
Kate, the UNIT leader who is our great ally from previous episodes, yay!, Kate tries to help Ruby. Apparently supernatural stuff like this (as opposed to alien sci-fi stuff) has been happening more often lately. Also, any photographs of the woman become low quality, blurry as if viewed by a person 73 yards away. Kate sends the soldiers to approach the woman, but hears the woman through her earpiece. Kate cancels the mission and runs away with all the soldiers.
20 years later. Ruby has basically a normal life now, but she is still haunted by The Woman.
Ruby hears about a political candidate. Previously, thanks to time travel future knowledge, Ruby happened to learn that this politician starts a nuclear war! Ruby joins his campaign, seeking a way to destroy him from the inside. Unfortunately, no good opportunities come, and the politician manages to get away with some vile things. Ruby is running out of time. She risks getting shot by the soldiers in order to position herself 73 yards away from the politician. The politician notices the Woman, who has been placed right next to him. Politician turns to Ruby. And then he runs. He later has resigned his entire campaign. His explanation for the press: "ask her."
40 years later. Ruby is 85 now, and it's the future, year 2089. Scary moment alert! Turns out cars require an internet connection to drive! oh god!
Anyway ruby is like bedridden and she falls asleep and the woman reappears- now facing away from her, and right at her bedside instead of 73 yards away somewhere outside the building. Something confusing happens and we now see that scene at the start of the episode, with old Ruby's POV 73 yards away from young Ruby and the Doctor. a message is whispered to young Ruby: "Don't step! Don't step!" Young Ruby turns and sees the Woman, but after getting distracted for a moment, the Woman is no longer there. Ruby is confused by manages to stop the Doctor from accidentally stepping on that fairy circle. They go around the fairy circle and the episode ends.
Overall Rating:
Main Villain: Fairies??? The Woman? Nuke-loving Politician?
It's a very mysterious episode and just like poor Ruby, we really get no answers about what is going on. Is the Woman actually old Ruby, going through a time loop paradox thing? The Point Of View switching thing seems to suggest that but also the Woman and old Ruby have different actors so maybe not. You can never be too sure when dealing with faerie magic.
As for the nuke-lover, the episode provides an unsettling and plausible look into how a dictator might be able to rise to power. Also, he 100% could have just fired Ruby from the campaign and then just kept being evil. Thank you fairy magic for making him resign?
Deaths: the doctor, the tardis
Births: the doctor, the tardis (timeline averted)
Birth Rate: n/a
Moral of the story: WATCH YOUR STEP! literally the previous episode you stepped on a sci-fi landmine and now you stepped on a fairy land mine. Don't mess with faeries!
Overall Rating: 73 yards/10. Creepy. Mysterious. Cool concept. Executed pretty great! Loved it! my actual rating is like, about 9/10 i guess?
A creepy woman appears in the distance, making series of gestures.
No matter how ruby moves, approaching or un-approaching, when ruby looks again, she'll see the woman again, 73 yards away (about 50 meters), continuing to make the same series of gestures. She never sees the woman move herself, she seems to just teleport whenever ruby looks away.
Other people can see the mysterious woman but won't really acknowledge her unless ruby points her out. If anyone hears what the woman has to say, they will turn to Ruby, react with disgust and fear, and flee. This happens with a hiker that Ruby encounters, and a patron at the inn that Ruby stays at. Later the innkeeper asks the patron why he never goes to the inn anymore (he's a regular). "Ask her" is his only reply.
Ruby's mother approached the woman- the idea is that Ruby will and Mom will be on a phone call together, so that Ruby can hear what the woman is saying. Ruby is unable to hear anything through the phone, and the mom flees. Later, Ruby's mom changed the locks and disowned her and filed an injunction.
Kate, the UNIT leader who is our great ally from previous episodes, yay!, Kate tries to help Ruby. Apparently supernatural stuff like this (as opposed to alien sci-fi stuff) has been happening more often lately. Also, any photographs of the woman become low quality, blurry as if viewed by a person 73 yards away. Kate sends the soldiers to approach the woman, but hears the woman through her earpiece. Kate cancels the mission and runs away with all the soldiers.
20 years later. Ruby has basically a normal life now, but she is still haunted by The Woman.
Ruby hears about a political candidate. Previously, thanks to time travel future knowledge, Ruby happened to learn that this politician starts a nuclear war! Ruby joins his campaign, seeking a way to destroy him from the inside. Unfortunately, no good opportunities come, and the politician manages to get away with some vile things. Ruby is running out of time. She risks getting shot by the soldiers in order to position herself 73 yards away from the politician. The politician notices the Woman, who has been placed right next to him. Politician turns to Ruby. And then he runs. He later has resigned his entire campaign. His explanation for the press: "ask her."
40 years later. Ruby is 85 now, and it's the future, year 2089. Scary moment alert! Turns out cars require an internet connection to drive! oh god!
Anyway ruby is like bedridden and she falls asleep and the woman reappears- now facing away from her, and right at her bedside instead of 73 yards away somewhere outside the building. Something confusing happens and we now see that scene at the start of the episode, with old Ruby's POV 73 yards away from young Ruby and the Doctor. a message is whispered to young Ruby: "Don't step! Don't step!" Young Ruby turns and sees the Woman, but after getting distracted for a moment, the Woman is no longer there. Ruby is confused by manages to stop the Doctor from accidentally stepping on that fairy circle. They go around the fairy circle and the episode ends.
Overall Rating:
Main Villain: Fairies??? The Woman? Nuke-loving Politician?
It's a very mysterious episode and just like poor Ruby, we really get no answers about what is going on. Is the Woman actually old Ruby, going through a time loop paradox thing? The Point Of View switching thing seems to suggest that but also the Woman and old Ruby have different actors so maybe not. You can never be too sure when dealing with faerie magic.
As for the nuke-lover, the episode provides an unsettling and plausible look into how a dictator might be able to rise to power. Also, he 100% could have just fired Ruby from the campaign and then just kept being evil. Thank you fairy magic for making him resign?
Deaths: the doctor, the tardis
Births: the doctor, the tardis (timeline averted)
Birth Rate: n/a
Moral of the story: WATCH YOUR STEP! literally the previous episode you stepped on a sci-fi landmine and now you stepped on a fairy land mine. Don't mess with faeries!
Overall Rating: 73 yards/10. Creepy. Mysterious. Cool concept. Executed pretty great! Loved it! my actual rating is like, about 9/10 i guess?
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