r/doctorwho 9d ago

Empire of Death Doctor Who 1x08 "Empire of Death" Post-Episode Discussion Thread

541 Upvotes

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Click here and add your score (e.g. 320 (Empire of Death): 8, it should look like this) and hit send. Scores are designed to match the Doctor Who Magazine system; whole numbers between 1 to 10, inclusive. (0 is used to mark an episode unwatched.)

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r/doctorwho 9d ago

SPOILERS Doctor Who 2x00 "Joy to the World" Trailer and Speculation Thread

204 Upvotes

This is the thread for all the thoughts, speculation, and comments on the trailers. if there are any, and speculation about the next episode.


Megathreads:

  • 'Live' and Immediate Reactions Discussion Thread - Posted around 60 minutes prior to initial release - for all the reactions, crack-pot theories, quoting, crazy exclamations, pictures, throwaway and other one-liners.
  • Trailer and Speculation Discussion Thread - Posted when the trailer is released - For all the thoughts, speculation, and comments on the trailers and speculation about the **next episode. Future content beyond the next episode should still be marked.**
  • Post-Episode Discussion Thread - Posted around 30 minutes after to allow it to sink in - This is for all your indepth opinions, comments, etc about the episode.
  • BBC One Live Discussion Thread - Posted around 60 minutes prior to BBC One air - for all the reactions, crack-pot theories, quoting, crazy exclamations, pictures, throwaway and other one-liners.

These will be linked as they go up. If we feel your post belongs in a (different) megathread, it'll be removed and redirected there.


Want to chat about it live with other people? Join our Discord here!


What did YOU think of Empire of Death?

Click here and add your score (e.g. 320 (Empire of Death): 8, it should look like this) and hit send. Scores are designed to match the Doctor Who Magazine system; whole numbers between 1 to 10, inclusive. (0 is used to mark an episode unwatched.)

Voting opens once the episode is over to prevent vote abuse. You should get a response within a few minutes. If you do not get a confirmation response, your scores are not counted. It may take up to several hours for the bot (i.e. it crashed or is being debugged) so give it a little while. If still down, please let us know!

See the full results of the polls so far, covering the entire main show, here.

Empire of Death's score will be revealed next Sunday. Click here to vote for all of RTD2 era so far.


r/doctorwho 4h ago

Discussion Why does it look like that like...

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407 Upvotes

Also I can't take it seriously when the doctor flies towards the master, but why does he look like that like what he do to him


r/doctorwho 5h ago

Discussion Space Babies would have been EXCEPTIONAL with one tiny change

174 Upvotes

For me, personally, what would have made Space Babies a top tier episode is a plot twist where the babies are actually the villains trying to hunt down and kill a stowaway who was just trying to escape its wartorn planet.

Sure, it LOOKS like a horrible monster, but its just trying to survive and find peace in its life.

Don’t know if that’s been discussed before or not, but there it is.


r/doctorwho 4h ago

Discussion Am I the only one that would like to see a sad companion departure that stays sad?

26 Upvotes

This is not knock on previous companion departures… more just something I’d like to see in the future. Not necessarily with Ruby.

All of the companion departures of the Modern Series have been bittersweet and I’d like to see one that’s just sad. Here are the departures that we’ve gotten so far…

Rose- She’s in an alternate dimension, but she’s there with her family and eventually the Metacrisis Doctor.

Martha- She decides to leave and eventually marries Mickey

Donna- She loses her memories and that was sad, but later on she gets them back and gets to live a happy life with her husband, daughter, mom, and grandad… as well as The 14th Doctor and Mel.

Amy and Rory- They died, but they got to spend a full happy together.

Clara- She died, but the Doctor pulls her out of her time stream the moment before her death. She then gets to travel in a TARDIS for however long she wants before returning to her death.

Bill- She’s turned into a Cybermen, but eventually she and her sentient oil girlfriend go off to see the universe.

Ryan and Graham- They decide to leave and have their own adventures. They even have a Psychic Paper

Dan- He decides to leave as well and lives his life.

Yaz- The Doctor leaves her, but she’s alive on modern day Earth.

Ruby- TBD


r/doctorwho 1d ago

Discussion Currently doing a rewatch of 11 and Clara’s run together and I noticed something

528 Upvotes

Clara’s first line is “what chapter are you on” And when the kid responds “chapter 10” she says “oh you’ll love 11, 11s the best” which I think is a clever nod to his current regeneration, and I also never noticed that the painting in the beginning was of Clara


r/doctorwho 2h ago

Discussion All of The Doctor’s Incarnation’s (that we know of) in Order

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Technically the morbius doctors and the shalka doctor could be before OR after the fugitive doctor (jo Martin), we don’t know where they actually go, I just thought this is the order that made the most sense.


r/doctorwho 8h ago

Spoilers I just watched the season finale and I'm still left wondering what was up with the snow?

24 Upvotes

Ruby's mom is not anyone important and her mystery that caused Sutekh such frustration only existed because Ruby and the Doctor put so much into it coupled with time wibbly wobbly vortex voodoo which enhanced that. But what about the snow? Why did it snow when Ruby was upset.


r/doctorwho 4h ago

Discussion What Doctor did everyone start with?

10 Upvotes

Hello, I’m new to the group and new to Reddit. I’m curious, who was the Doctor when everyone started watching the show? Thank you.


r/doctorwho 9h ago

Discussion Why is the 11th doctor so silly?

20 Upvotes

Like the title says, is there a canon reason 11 is so silly compared to 10? Obviously the show runner changed, and I know 10 had PLENTY of silly moments, but 11 just seems so… childlike? In many moments he feels immature and goofy compared to 10. He can definitely turn it on and be super serious when he needs to but I wondered if anyone could explain the character development that made him so silly?


r/doctorwho 10h ago

Arts/Crafts My cafe co-workers are having fun with the Doctor Who sticky notes I brought in (the water station is straight ahead from the register)

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23 Upvotes

r/doctorwho 1d ago

Discussion Unpopular opinion: I miss the Doctor's mystery and darkness

664 Upvotes

Dont get me wrong - I like Ncuti as the doctor...But I feel like his character is missing the classic darkness and mystery that the incarnations before him had. The doctor's anger. His hidden grief. The concealed darkness and pain in his eyes. I feel like that is missing in the new doctor.

I especially noticed this when watching Empire of Death. I couldn't help but think of how Smith and Capaldi would have been in this episode. Their rage would have been felt through the screen. I didn't get the same feeling from Ncuti.

Maybe its character development? Perhaps the doctor is becoming a less resentful version of himself? I don't know....I'd be interested in hearing other thoughts on here!


r/doctorwho 3h ago

Discussion Just rewatched S3 EP11 “Utopia”.

4 Upvotes

I just finished rewatching the first episode of the three part finale to David Tennant’s second season as The Doctor. I remember watching it when it aired and being absolutely blown away by the YANA reveal and in general the last act of the episode as a whole. I was 9 at the time of release so was probably at the perfect age to enjoy the show, just curious to hear, whether you watched it live or have seen it recently, what other people’s reaction was to the episode…


r/doctorwho 3h ago

Speculation/Theory Question About the Tennant Era (Repost from r/gallifrey) (Spoilers for Series 3)

4 Upvotes

It’s established that Jack Harkness matures into the Face of Boe after millions of years. However, despite Jack being immortal, he dies at the end of Gridlock. Clearly, this isn’t just because he gave a lot of his energy, as we see him do the same in Utopia. What killed Jack after so many years?


r/doctorwho 23h ago

Discussion Anyone else hate Martha's mum?

134 Upvotes

She was lying to her daughter to try and protect her from someone who saved her entire family. She completely gave up the doctor and Martha's positions.

Even when Martha does call her she has no interest in her actual well wing so much as she does just getting rid of the doctor.


r/doctorwho 1d ago

Discussion "WE HAVE INVADED EARTH. AGAIN..."

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311 Upvotes

That line delivery in Day of the Daleks tickles me. It's only the 70s and they've already had enough of our bullshit.


r/doctorwho 1d ago

Discussion Been rewatching the Flux

183 Upvotes

Okay so I’ve decided to rewatch the Flux since it first came out. Honestly?

It’s not as bad as I remember, in fact it’s actually quite good, I’m really enjoying it 2nd time watch through.

Is there anyone else who thinks the flux isnt as bad as what people say it is?


r/doctorwho 23h ago

Arts/Crafts Redesigning 13's outfit for fun

107 Upvotes

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Tried to make an outfit more reminiscent of other doctor's costumes.

I never really liked the outfit they gave Jodie Whittaker. But I liked her version of the character a lot. Does anyone have any opinions on which of my redesigns looks best?

Might end up drawing her again some time. I love her.


r/doctorwho 9h ago

Arts/Crafts Ender themed TARDIS

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r/doctorwho 3h ago

Discussion Empire of Death Thoughts

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Hello all.

I just finished watching this season finale. And I was let down. I expected Ruby to be the Daughter of some creator god/goddess. And the results are Ruby is the daughter of teenagers. Average down on their luck teenagers. It was a let down in my opinion. Was the story that anyone can be special, even from humble beginnings? I wanted to see super powered beings, life versus death, battling for the souls and future. It felt like a let down to me. Maybe Ruby's death could reignited life?

This is just my opinion.


r/doctorwho 3h ago

Question Fifth Doctor Cosplayers... what do you do for shoes?

2 Upvotes

Five's outfits are easy enough to put together if you have the budget to go on cosplay sites and places like Magnoli Clothiers for replicated items... except the shoes. Back in the day they got Davison some decently expensive tennis/cricket shoes which are now incredibly hard to find (especially for a decent price), so what do you use?


r/doctorwho 1d ago

Discussion Why did she point at the sign?

558 Upvotes

Hopefully we’re far enough past that this isn’t a spoiler but— why the heck would ruby’s mom point at the sign? No one is there no one sees her. She just randomly points at a sign hoping that will name her daughter through… happenstance? I really feel like I’m missing something to explain that. Or do you all just randomly point at things when you’re alone?


r/doctorwho 1d ago

Clip/Screenshot Clive figured it out way back.

200 Upvotes

r/doctorwho 1d ago

Discussion No one is talking about this from Empire of Death

260 Upvotes

A big theme this season has been that the Doctor is a more healed man, but the last few episodes have shown him unravel and let down the mask just a little. Something that made it clear to me that we still have the very damaged Doctor that we’ve always known was during his goodbye with Ruby…

Ruby said “I love you,” and the Doctor said nothing and flew away. As much as he is more in touch with his feelings, he is still deeply wounded from loss, and it keeps him unattached even from someone he claims as his best friend.

It just reminded me so clearly of his goodbye with Rose. A young companion, knowing this was the end (even if for just a bit in Ruby’s case) and trying to have a moment with the Doctor before he goes, and the Doctor totally detaches from the pain of goodbye and says nothing to her. A truly healed Doctor would at least be able to say “I love you” back, but he’s still our good ole emotionally stunted Doctor. He’s not as healed as everyone is saying he is and surely not as much as he’d like us to think.

I’d really like future seasons with Ncuti to explore how he’s really not as healed as he’s pretending to be. To see him slowly unravel and relapse into his more toxic self would be SO interesting. But we’ll see what happens!


r/doctorwho 10h ago

Discussion Classic Who: Animation reimagining

5 Upvotes

Are we long due for an animation project, parallel to the show, that would explore all the classic doctors (from Hartnell to McGann)?
I am talking about a project, truthful to the original stories including all episodes, not just missing ones.

What animation styles would you like to see?
How would it be made possible?
Which studio can realize such an endeavor?

PS: How cool would that be?


r/doctorwho 1d ago

Arts/Crafts A comic I drew for my friend where a Time Lord David Bowie goes through some Ch-ch-changes. Guest starring The Meep because why not? (OC)

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118 Upvotes

r/doctorwho 9h ago

Discussion Looking for a particular book

3 Upvotes

I remember a DW book from about 2007-2009 that had a dalek on the cover with the eye being made out of plastic I think it was some encyclopaedia or visual dictionary or something along those lines

As well as another book along the same lines but has the supreme dalek on the cover??

Can anyone help if you remember the book if you could tell me what it is as I am struggling to find it ????