Episode Discussion: The Reality War

The sonic that never really looked like a gun to begin with :sob:

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OK, I will concede. It was nice to see Anita back...

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I need a spinn-off with Anita in the time hotel. A work-place comedy, perhaps

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This has solidified my belief that ~8 years down the line, we’ll get a time hotel boxset, followed by a sequel boxset that ends on a cliffhanger that never gets resolved

Also 8 will be there because of course

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Which series suffered this?

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Okay to be fair, not a cliffhanger, but it’ll hint at there being more to come and there won’t be (Rani Takes on The World felt like there should be more and there’s not)

(also SJS ended on a cliffhanger as far as I know)

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Tbf I, like them, thought they’d sell like hot cakes so I’m still shocked they didn’t :sob:

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the SJS cliffhanger is brutal :sob:

And I would have thought Rani would have done great too, isn’t everyone hankering for the Bannerman Road gang or is that just me :smiling_face_with_tear:

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The archive footage from the Day of the Daleks comes from the Special Edition, as it includes Nicholas Brigg’s dubbing of the Dalek voices and the new version of the Dalek’s interrogation screen. This was the first time something exclusive from a home video release is used in the main show.

Last week we got the first use of Big Finish, this week we get the first use of a home video release

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The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre turn up in the Billie Piper 2026 Xmas special.

Edit: Still waiting for that completion badge.

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I have to agree with what others have said re: committing to the casting. If it turns out its some fake out or not technically 16 then it’s just a joke at this point.

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The more I think about it, the more I want multiple seasons with Billie as Sixteen. It would be fun if she didn’t mention that she looks like Rose and just goes 200% from the start. The last part will not happen, but it would be fun!

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I am not terribly enamoured with the idea of Billie as 16 but I’d rather she at least gets a whole full series. The idea of this being a clickbait move is worse to me than it being ā€˜for real’. That said, I really do not want her to meet Tennant again if she gets a full series. Please please just let her be her own thing

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I cannot see this being done for any other reason than clickbait. Its all just content now in the age of streaming. How many people on social media are talking about the actual episode v just talking about Bilie turning up.

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I suggested to @BillFiler that they should go with the Matt Smith as the master idea but with David instead. That would be fun (for me).

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If Billie really is the Doctor, then I don’t think she needs one season for her Doctor. I think she needs five, six, seven. No more shortlived Doctors! That’s what I hoped for Ncuti but oh well.

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I agree with this part, Ncuti got the fuzzy end of the lollipop.

As for multiple seasons of Billie as Doctor Who. I’m sure there are plenty of young new actors that would love the opportunuity but RTD gatekeeping & giving things to his mates again.

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She was exactly the same. No discernible difference in portrayal (writing or acting)… and that made me smile sooo much!

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In all honesty these are gonna be a very tiring few weeks to be a Doctor Who fan, especially one that actually likes this episode. Yesterday alone was bloody exhausting - say what you want but seeing something you like get repeatedly rinsed by like, 95% of the fandom is not a good feeling :sob:

I wonder what the ratings of Hell Bent or TTC would have been if TARDIS guide had been around when they aired…

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Oh dear Rassilon no. As much as I enjoyed 14, I want ā€œGimmickyā€ incarnations out of the TARDIS as soon as possible.

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