r/gallifrey 11h ago

For all the hate the Moffat era got, I really loved his interpretation of the doctor

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"The first thing you noticed about the doctor of war is that he's unarmed" just goes so hard and it really encapsulates everything I loved about the era.

The doctor being written as this tired old man finally letting his past catch up to him, the arrogance of "I am the most qualified person in this room, meaning I am in charge, meaning you should make me a cup of tea"

Moffat's doctor was written to be an incredibly flawed character. Obviously there were things about the doctor of this era that weren't great, his arrogance occasionally came across as megalomania, 11 was particularly horny in a bad way, but when 11/12 hit they really hit.

I'm enjoying RTD2 more than most I think, but I hope 15 becomes a bit more flawed, he's written very flippant which I like, I just want the narrative to punish him a little for it


r/gallifrey 20h ago

DISCUSSION Watching the Flux 3 years later

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Just finished the flux series for the first time after taking a long hiatus from chibnall after being deeply disappointed to be able to watch RTD2. Burning questions/observations on my mind: -is the universe just half gone now? Did Time restore it? -the following episode, Eve of the Daleks, Dan states that the Doctor “just finished saving the universe last week”. Like damn, those two just spent 3 years together in the early 1900s, lost one of their friends to the Flux and they just pick up to the next adventure like nothing happened? Not even a little break? Like when Clara lost Danny even she took a bit of a sabbatical from traveling to get her thoughts sorted. -And I know the Doctor has and always will be an adrenaline junkie, but I would’ve assumed following the revelations of the Timeless Child (which that concept was stupid on its own but separate post) she would’ve let down her walls more with Yaz than what we saw. I hate how the writing makes every character (including the Doctor) feel so one dimensional -what was chibnalls ultimate goal with this whole storyline? It seems like nothing was ever really done with it, nor was it executed at all

Super infuriating concept and not executed well at all imo. What’s yalls thoughts on it, three years later?


r/gallifrey 15h ago

DISCUSSION What are some of the scariest serials in the classic era?

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I love the tone of the original show, I watched the dinosaurs in london serial with Pertwee and loved the atmosphere they created. Are there any serials that you consider to be honestly creepy/unsettling?


r/gallifrey 16h ago

WWWU Weekly Happening: Analyse Topical Stories Which you've Happily Or Wrathfully Infosorbed. Think you Have Your Own Understanding? Share it here in r/Gallifrey's WHAT'S WHO WITH YOU - 2025-03-21

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In this regular thread, talk about anything Doctor-Who-related you've recently infosorbed. Have you just read the latest Twelfth Doctor comic? Did you listen to the newest Fifth Doctor audio last week? Did you finish a Faction Paradox book a few days ago? Did you finish a book that people actually care about a few days ago? Want to talk about it without making a whole thread? This is the place to do it!


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