Episode Discussion: Lux

Did not even notice that! Amazing!!!

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Show the whole thing. It could be a way for them to start caring!

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I’m really not sure what you mean by this.

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I can try but I have a feeling she’ll continue to not be interested :rofl:

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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this episode.

Ignoring a certain scene, I absolutely adore this episode!

I’m looking forward to rewatching in the evening, and I’m very excited for the James Goss Target!

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Now that you know it’s coming, it won’t affect you as much. I always feel that a rewatch improves my feeling on bits that I wasn’t sure of, because it’s no longer a surprise.

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Oh definitely,it made me like 73 Yards more

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Oh and I love the Vindicator.

I know it’s pretty simple, but a little gadget like this that needs to be placed in several different locations around the universe to triangulate their position and take them where they want to go?

That’s such a great way to justify hopping around for a few episodes before the finale, and feels like something out of Big Finish (in a good way!)

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So excited for next week,if it can be as good as this one then what a start to the season

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Loved it!

Mr RAD was a fun villain. I actually quite like that he got linked to some of 15s other villains. I especially loved how his ‘real body’ was kind of gross.

The fan scene worked well for me. It felt like the right mix of fan service, serving the plot and poking a bit of fun. The joke about leaks was especially funny. RTD is a devious bastard.

The resolution was a little bit straightforward but Reg’s sacrifice added some emotional weight that made it work for me.

Whilst I’d defer to a more experienced opinion, I think the topic of racism and what it means for the Doctor to be a black time traveler was handled better than anything last season.

me during the scene with the fans:

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Really enjoyed it! Again, worried about leaks being true now.

Not seen anyone discuss this, but did anyone else see the set photos for this when they filmed last year? For those unaware, they did the harbinger lettering in real life so I’ve known for a year we’d get another Pantheon story. It didn’t lessen my enjoyment, but my partner was shocked at the reveal and I wish I was too.

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Please don’t discuss leaks in this topic.

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I thought that would be okay as I just said leak and no details whatsoever. Apologies.

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It is okay. I think that we have all mentions of it in the other topic.

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Hey! It’s me! Your resident negative opinion, here to be negative!

Ok, joking aside, I did enjoy Lux a lot more than last week but it still suffered from the same problems the rest of the era suffers from.

Incredible CGI and some fun performances make this a good time but a lack of depth or subtlety does make it somewhat painful.

Still, very enjoyable episode

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Ultimately 4.5/5 for me! I took of 0.5 because of the filming pictures ruining the harbinger/god twist :sob:

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Really enjoyed this episode.
New fav 15 episode

With the 4th wall breaking, i’m starting to believe the theory that Mrs Flood could be the god of stories,
I do think that the doctor could easily drop Belinda back off at like 11.59 the day before however, unless the writing gives us reason to believe otherwise

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Was that June Hudson on the film reel?

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noticed something:

Ep 1 Space Babies vs TRR

  • companions first trip off earth
  • future setting
  • AI is revealed to actually be a real person

Ep 2 TDC vs Lux

  • historical (post WW2)
  • god of chaos
  • 4th wall breaking
  • themed around some medium of entertainment
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Plus the almost exactly the same costume scene in both TDC and Lux!

I am wondering if this will lean into the TV theory/Mrs Flood as the God of Stories.

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