I despise ranking things, as I find it reductive.

That said, I think “Boom,” “73 Yards,” and “Dot and Bubble” were all-timers, with every other episode being sone degree of “fine,” in my opinion.

“Space Babies” probably comes in last.

I actually have a Dyson Sphere themed character, so I might have an excuse to use it regularly!

I want to see more screenshots, but it sure looks purdy.

yes exactly

Sounds like that’s exactly it - it’s only briefly mentioned:

At this point in the episode as originally scripted, RTD explains, the Remembered TARDIS had collapsed and disappeared after depositing the Doctor, Ruby and Mel in 2046. That was an SFX sequence too far for this already-packed episode, and so it was cut from the script.

It pains me, I blame everyone else.

Okay, I actually find it somewhat refreshing and/or hilarious when a writer eats some humble pie about some narrative nonsense.

I have to admit, I didn’t even notice this specific occurrence - by this point, it was kind of a layer cake of nonsense, which…is not unusual for RTD season finales.

This sounds a lot like a defense of the episode, but it’s not meant to be, not really. I just don’t mind this specific narrative cheat, I guess.

It’s Star Trek all the way down, really.

All these years, and still no Pike City Pioneers uniforms. It ain’t right.

But my takes will be lukewarm by then, at best…

“Star Wars? We have to visit them some day!”

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At this point, I’m giving up on the linear channels, and am keeping my attention on the app.

Of course, the app doesn’t seem to contain information about what’s “coming soon,” so the season might just…appear there one day.

As much as they’ve been talking up the possibility that the Doc would actively go searching for her, I just don’t think that’s his style. Or maybe it’s not the show’s style - IIRC, we were told he went looking for Gallifrey, but we were not shown.

I’ll leave the storytelling to the pros, but I imagine he’ll either stumble upon her by accident, or she’ll find him (likely in the nick of time).

And it would seem downright criminal not to hire Carol Ann Ford to play her.

I will say, though, that I interpreted one of Ruby’s references to “my real mum” as a reference to Carla. I think it might have been in episode seven, but I forget the details.

For sure - that’s a possible side-effect of the shorter season.

To be honest, as good as Millie Gibson has been, I don’t feel like I’ve got a really good handle on Ruby as a character just yet, either.

Carla has been so supportive of Ruby’s search for her birth mother - a real unsung hero of the season.

Yeah, there have already been photos featuring both Gibson and, Varada Sethu, so I’m not too worried.

It’s been a while since we’ve had a companion who wasn’t living in the TARDIS full-time, and RTD tends to focus on companions’ home lives.

Everything so far has me convinced she’s a Time Lord…unless literally everything is a red herring, which is always possible.

“Half as well” is exactly the goal - how did you know?!

I think the secret to its success is that it puts narrative first, which makes it adaptable to all sorts of Star Trek nonsense.

I just wish the rulebook didn’t embrace that ethos quite as much as it does!

I appreciate it, thanks!

I strongly believe that there’s room in the Fediverse for multiple communities about any given topic - everyone should feel free to participate in any and all of them, if they want to!