Episode Discussion: The Reality War

My pet theory if she’s not the Doctor is that she’s the Master.

Though this may be influenced by my having wanted Billie as the Master for a little while.

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I wish Ncuti stayed a bit more longer , it doesn’t even feel complete

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The no limit was a Moffat thing, not a Chibnall thing. Time of the Doctor & Hell Bent confirmed it.

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To cheer people up! :sob: (I found it on pinterest)

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I thought in Time of the Doctor he was just given a new regeneration cycle.

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And to think this is the same guy who created a genuinely good portrayal of a single mum dealing with extraterrestrial and supernatural shenanigans in The Sarah Jane Adventures.

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That’s what is implied, but in Hell Bent Rassilon goes “How many regenerations did we grant you” implying it could be a lot more.

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I really hate what happened to Belinda, really awful.

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Why did her timeline got rewritten :sob:

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Locked in a box for most of the episode holding the baby then a man rewrites her timeline to make her a single mum without consent. What’s not to like?

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And the Carla thing really felt like a “who can we give this baby to in a hurry” moment…

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Best not to think about those sort of questions, just think about Billie saying “Oh hello”

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Its okay though, because at least Conrad is happy!! …

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I loved her smile though :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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I was still thinking about Jodi’s smile, though…

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I saw a theory out in the wild that Poppy might have always been part of Belinda’s timeline; we just didn’t see that part of it because the Doctor is an unreliable viewpoint character/narrator.

Given his actions in Interstellar Song Contest, I can kind of get that take, but… retcon is still retcon, no matter what you mix it with.

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It’s like Russell is uncapable of commiting to a sad ending. Everything has to bright. It would be grim, but at the same time it would bold of him ending the storyline with Poppy being erased, with only Ruby remembering her. But no, he decided to constantly shift between “Poppy is real!” “Poppy isn’t real!” “Poppy is the Doctor’s daughter!” “Poppy isn’t the Doctor’s daughter” and came up with that nasty, cheap and lazy retcon to Belinda to find a “happy medium”

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Like I’m sorry but I do NOT care about a bigots happiness :sob: What’s up with Anita being pregnant , then Belinda’s sudden motherhood , then Carla adopting another baby??? It feels very wrong

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That would explain her appearing to Belinda in TSATE. But if that was the plan make it happen more often. Yes, I have just asked RTD to add another arc/mystery box character lol

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