#timeless child and flux were some insane door opening levels of lore drop and i was geniunely terrified that it was just going to be

[ovenproofowl]

Despite the whackiness of the special effects, there were a lot of dark themes thrown about in this episode, but none - I think - were darker than the conversation the Doctor had with who he thought was Donna.

The fact she baits him by using the information she's learned from his mind, that she lets him think the DoctorDonna showed her everything that happened with Flux and the Doctor's own mysterious origins. And it kills me because the Doctor hasn't been able to talk to anyone about this. Not in depth. Not at all. And they're finally in a body that can say stuff like love and hug with abandon, facing one of their best friends and she knows everything, the Doctor thinks, so for just a second the walls go down and he steps forward and he's about to unleash it all.

And then the mask comes off. And it's not Donna at all, but he's still stood there with everything on the tip of his toungue with no choice but to swallow it down again. To yell and kick and scream where no one can hear him. Just like it's always been.

This was exactly how I was hoping they'd incorporate Flux and The Timeless Child into the story. I'm really wishing they'll stick to these themes going forward, with the Doctor's guilt and anger finally bubbling up, because so much could be done with it.

For now though, I am just so happy we got this.

#doctor who #dw spoilers #wild blue yonder #anyone who didn't watch chibnall's run needs to go back and watch it this is a demand. #timeless child and flux were some insane door opening levels of lore drop and i was geniunely terrified that it was just going to be #ignored like many lore drops that have come before it #i wonder now if ten's face coming back has something to do with the guilt thirteen still had when she died #that whole mentality of taking three steps back instead of one step forward #but i'm hoping the themes surrounding flux will continue forward for ncuti's run . now they've acknowledged it that's a 100% confirmation #the universe is still partially destroyed #so like. PLEASE tell me we'll get to play with that. pretty pleaseee. #i have a lot of thoughts.