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I can see the Rosa Parks episode working if they play it as it's a fixed point in history that someone's trying to disrupt to change history, and The Doctor and her friends are running around in the background to make sure the plans fail with any of the principal characters (Rosa, etc) knowing that they are there. But they probably won't do that.
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"Aliens are trying to change history to make Rosa Parks more successful. Racism is gone by 1980, but this leads to a nuclear war by 2022. Can the Doctor and her friends join the side of the racists to keep racism alive in the US for another 50 years? Find out on the exciting new episode of Doctor Who, Rosa!"
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Astroman posted:"Aliens are trying to change history to make Rosa Parks more successful. Racism is gone by 1980, but this leads to a nuclear war by 2022. Can the Doctor and her friends join the side of the racists to keep racism alive in the US for another 50 years? Find out on the exciting new episode of Doctor Who, Rosa!" That's still what I wish the plot of Victory of the Daleks had basically been, that the Daleks had determined the way to make humanity easier to defeat in the future was to undo the post-WW2 tech boom by ending the war earlier and helping the Allies defeat the Nazis.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I feel like any attempt at “someone’s trying to disrupt Rosa Parks’ protest and only The Doctor can help!” is going to come across as a really gross attempt at inserting your fictional character into an extremely sensitive and important historical matter. I don’t think there’s a writer alive skilled enough to pull that off. Counterpoint: in the 2004 Stephen King novel Song Of Susannah(set at some point in the 1990s I think), the main characters find themselves unable to destroy an evil magical object, so they store it in a lockbox in New York. They joke that maybe the object would be destroyed if the whole building they're storing it in fell on it, then it's revealed they stored it in one of the Twin Towers
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Oct 12, 2018 02:36
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Why not just set it after the bus?
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Oct 12, 2018 04:33
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I can see the Rosa Parks episode working way better with the current cast than it ever would have with a white male Doctor and white companions. Having a perfect 50/50 ratio of white/non-white, male/female crew will make it less patronizing no matter what.
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Oct 12, 2018 13:20
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So long as someone doesn't say "You're a credit to your race" and have one of our heroes throw shade with a "Y-You too" then it's better than I imagine.
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Oct 12, 2018 14:33
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3r8KN17wP0 The reason why this works so well is that these heroes are artificially jacked up with 1950s Bullshit, and aren't how they REALLY are And Green Lantern BARELY tolerates that regardless
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2house2fly posted:Counterpoint: in the 2004 Stephen King novel Song Of Susannah(set at some point in the 1990s I think), the main characters find themselves unable to destroy an evil magical object, so they store it in a lockbox in New York. They joke that maybe the object would be destroyed if the whole building they're storing it in fell on it, then it's revealed they stored it in one of the Twin Towers That really was a dumb book.
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A White Time Lord Set Them Free
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Oct 12, 2018 16:48
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Martin Luther King was a Zygon.
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AndyElusive posted:Martin Luther King was a Zygon. Don't be silly. He was a Rutan.
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Oct 12, 2018 22:04
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Oh boy, there's a credited actor playing MLK in the episode.
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Oct 12, 2018 22:32
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TinTower posted:That'd be the first since Black Orchid, yeah? Sure, if you only count  televised episodes.
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Oct 12, 2018 23:10
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The_Doctor posted:I feel like all of Who fandom is sucking air through its teeth in apprehension at this episode. 😬 Yeah, definitely. I'm just going to prepare to cringe and hope that I'm wrong.
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Ep 5 &6 summary: The Tsuranga Conundrum “RISK TO LIFE: ABSOLUTE.” Injured and stranded in the wilds of a far-flung galaxy, The Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan must band together with a group of strangers to survive against one of the universe’s most deadly — and unusual — creatures. Guest Stars: Suzanne Packer Ben Bailey Smith Brett Goldstein Lois Chimimba Demons of the Punjab “WHAT’S THE POINT OF HAVING A MATE WITH A TIME MACHINE, IF YOU CAN’T NIP BACK AND SEE YOUR GRAN WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER?” India, 1947. The Doctor and her friends arrive in the Punjab, as the country is being torn apart. While Yaz attempts to discover her grandmother’s hidden history, the Doctor discovers demons haunting the land. Who are they and what do they want? Guest starring Shane Zaza, Amita Suman and Hamza Jeetooa. Written by Vinay Patel. Directed by Jamie Childs.
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So an entire episode about Yas' gran in the past? That's kind of insensitive to Ryan, no?
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Oh look, another "Universe's Most Deadly Race Ever For Real We Swear This Time"
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Next episode synopsis. Not on Earth then. “Delivery for the Doctor!” A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of the galaxy’s largest retailer: Kerblam!
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Also, New Years Day special synopsis, which is vague at best, but does reveal Team TARDIS is still together. quote:As the New Year begins, a terrifying evil is stirring from across the centuries of Earth’s history. As the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz return home, will they be able to overcome the threat to planet Earth?
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Nov 15, 2018 20:22
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Clip from the next episode. Features a pretty good gag.
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http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/11/doctor-who-episodes-nine-and-ten.html Looking forward to Kevin Eldon playing a non-animated character in Doctor Who.
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BSam posted:http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/11/doctor-who-episodes-nine-and-ten.html Now I'm gonna have the It's Kevin theme song stuck in my head
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BSam posted:http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/11/doctor-who-episodes-nine-and-ten.html The Actor Kevin Eldon?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C2Jmg82_1g
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Nov 17, 2018 22:51
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By the time this season's over I really hope someone puts together a "13th Doctor Weird Noises" supercut. Because she's just adorable when she's excited or confused by things.
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Nov 17, 2018 23:36
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Still me? 
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MrL_JaKiri posted:The Actor Kevin Eldon? no, the pope kevin eldon
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Dabir posted:no, the pope kevin eldon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKvAKef3vno
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Nov 18, 2018 22:27
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So, the next episode looked like it’s not a pure historical like was rumoured. 
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Dabir posted:no, the pope kevin eldon also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04NfM2s-zc8
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Ah yes, I remember his sitcom days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpcL9plQS_A
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The_Doctor posted:So, the next episode looked like it’s not a pure historical like was rumoured. I really hope it isn't another story about evil witches actually existing during witch-hunt hysteria.
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"The problem isn't the witch hunts, it's the fact that witches like you are terrorising these poor communities".
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Gravastars posted:"The problem isn't the witch hunts, it's the fact that witches like you are terrorising these poor communities". lol The Doctor admonishes the witches with a stern warning that it isn't McCarthy who's the problem, it's how people use McCarthy.
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Ultimately, the important lesson learnt was that the witches were equally culpable for the pain they suffered. If only they'd expressed their minority cultural practices in socially acceptable ways, then this whole witch pricking, lady burning, mob justice escapade could have been completely avoided. Oh well, at least no one of consequence was hurt.
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Hopefully King James will learn the valuable lesson that time wasted on witches could have been better spent on Catholics.
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BSam posted:Ah yes, I remember his sitcom days. I'll give it to Charlie Brooker, he did capture the BBC Three sitcom style perfectly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US6Gqerlc3s
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Rumor right now is that the New Year special is going to feature the return of the Daleks
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I’m intrigued by the talk of losing the bronzed look.
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