There is so much good about this episode. One bit that really stood out to me was when Poppy initially faded away. Genuine chills. I like how Rubyās thing now cause of 73 Yards is that she can sense when reality is messed up, itās made for some really interesting moments thus far.
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more evidence to add to the āconrad is probably also racistā pile? (aside from just vibes, and him being a conspiracy theorist, and his fantasy world being literally the 1950s)
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The way I called it tho. Make me showrunner, Russell.
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Make anyone else showrunner, Russell.
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Also I do not like how The Rani was making vaguely sexual comments in alotta her scenes.
And then she got vored.
Idkā¦ But itās a bitā¦
ITS A BITā¦
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More powerful than most nationsā¦
Absolutely. Heās the quintessential young conservative.
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The Rani is careful. The Rani is a survivor. The Rani has a plan. The Rani is the ultimate scientist, using the universe as an experiment. The Rani will live thr-
RTD: Here, hold @shauny 's beer.
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I agree this was a very good scene. There were quite a few small good moments. I just wish it added up better
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We didnāt even get Susan. Cannot believe I got Susan baited two years running. Canāt have shit on DW 
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Conradās worst sin is being a podcaster though. Glad heās been freed of that hell.
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Yeah, that annoyed me. They brought Carole on just for a couple pointless cameos.
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I cant lie I did like the epsiode. It was good. By no means perfect. I think it ran on too long at the end. But Billie Piper??! Iām shocked and excited if you told me prior to the epsiode Id have thoughtit was dreadful. But she looks so right for the role now.
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āThere was a balcony ending, falling to the Doctorās death, in mind, for yearsā¦ā
Of bloody course there was, Russell.
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Remember this?
Loved all the further revelations about Rubyās fam this seasonā¦
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So beyond disappointed in this episode - just so so much to say, which I have covered in my review. Really, a huge mess wasting its villains, set up and potential. And the last 20 minutesā¦
More detail in my review which Iāll share, containing spoilers, that I wont discuss here in case thereās someone who hasnāt watched yet (not sure why theyāll be reading here, but just in case)
https://tardis.guide/reviews/story-the-reality-war/joeymapes21/
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My brain is still boggled by the episode. It felt like two vastly stories shoved into one. Why mention Omega is heās just going to languish across the screen for a few moments and die while taking Panjabiās Rani with him? It was such an utter waste. I was prepared for another Empire of Death but this just completely butchered the elements it took from Classic Who. And donāt get me started on the whole Poppy thing, I was rolling my eyes at the whole Doctorās child concept but to instead retcon Belindaās storyline to accommodate her in a frankly lazy and misogynistic move really disappointed me. Thirteen showing up again kind of was the highlight of this story for me, which says a lot about all the other aspects. And as for Ncutiās regeneration, Iām sad to see him go after such a short tenure but I can understand it from a logistic point of view. Now, regenerating into Billie Piper has me split. I really am pleased to see her again but that excitement is undermined by RTDās obvious desperation. If he hadnāt been continuously coming back to all his old hits, Iād be more optimistic on her presence. But echoing what others have said, it really seems like RTD is lacking the faith in the show that would give us new and inventive storylines. I hate to be so overtly negative but this episode has just spurred a lot of opinions from me.
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Someone said on youtube that RTD could make Billie Piperās Doctor meet 14ā¦ 
(just their theory)
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