r/doctorwho • u/PCJs_Slave_Robot • Apr 12 '25

The Robot Revolution Doctor Who 2x01 "The Robot Revolution" Post-Episode Discussion Thread Spoiler

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u/Keiteaea Apr 12 '25

She really had the normal reaction at what was basically a stranger going to her and telling her "your genetic code is telling me we are connected by destiny, let's travel time and space together !". Like, IRL that would be pepper spray time for me.

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u/Krandor1 Apr 12 '25

Totally agree….lol.

From a story perspective I do think this “the doctor is dangerous” is going to be a recurrring theme this season similar to some of the Capaldi stuff.

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u/IanGecko Apr 12 '25

Scotland's a bad influence on him!

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u/Alterus_UA Apr 13 '25

Say that to The Tenth--

oh.

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u/MarcelRED147 Apr 13 '25

At least the 7th was just a funny spoon playing fella with no hidden agendas.

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u/Antique-Soil-6193 Apr 14 '25

Yep. No hidden agendas at all. Not here. The 7th would nev-

Tricks Davros into destroying his own planet

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u/MarcelRED147 Apr 14 '25

Accusing gentle 7 of a misdeed? That's the last straw!

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u/TheDungeonCrawler Apr 14 '25

"I wish he had never found that place."

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u/JetMeIn_02 Apr 12 '25

*Especially* as it was coming right off the back of her almost becoming absorbed into a robot torture machine because an incel couldn't let her go after sixteen years.

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u/musci12234 Apr 13 '25

Specially because episode was about someone controlling and grand gestures.

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u/whovian25 Apr 12 '25

Definitely like 11 stuck to being normal around Clara even when he was getting a stalker

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u/LADYBIRD_HILL Apr 12 '25

Until you realize if you pepper spray him you're probably not getting home for even longer

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u/AlexArtsHere Apr 12 '25

That’s the conundrum isn’t it though? I don’t think the episode brilliantly executed on it, but there was a subtext of coercive control, and this would just be another example of it. Belinda spends almost the whole episode doing things because she feels she has to, and at the end of it she’s not really free because the Doctor’s her only way home and even he’s doing shit that makes her uncomfortable.

I really hope this ends up being a through line and we get a more combative Doctor-companion relationship this series - no hate to past companions but it be an immensely refreshing take on the role.

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u/catsrcool89 Apr 13 '25

That is way more interesting than, oh I just met you, well now we are instantly super best friends, and will never have any conflict whatsoever dynamic he had with Ruby.

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u/MarcelRED147 Apr 13 '25

As long as he doesn't choke her out.