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[@4884nat]

The fact that this was Millie’s first episode is crazy, she nailed it.

[@user-uq5ce8wp9q]

It was the first episode she filmed?

[@x.michaelbell]

​@@user-uq5ce8wp9q yes, it was revealed in Doctor Who Unleashed

[@user-uq5ce8wp9q]

​@@x.michaelbell amazing performance for her first episode

[@4884nat]

@@user-uq5ce8wp9q yeah they mention it here I believe. Either the first episode of the full series that she filmed or first ever as companion.

[@user-uq5ce8wp9q]

@@4884nat oh OK thanks I must've missed it

[@ember.mp3]

i was so relieved when Kate showed up because she was the only person who knew what was happening but even she ran off

[@nickshillito1170]

This sold the episode for me

[@kara4131]

me as well, i was like omg Kate, she'll make everything better, it's going to be okay, the doctor is gonna come back and nope, i almost cried when she said disengage

[@jordangifford6544]

@@kara4131 I cheered when she turned up ha ha

[@Indestinate]

yeah that really gave me the shivers

[@tdbear]

What was all that about Rudy's timeline that Kate knew?

[@thedragonsunicorn]

this episode had mega sarah jane adventures vibes! like a hybrid between 'the woman in the attic' and 'the curse of clyde langer'

[@jonathanward2527]

Exactly what I was thinking! I was expecting a Totem Pole at some point. Would've benefitted from seeing Clyde instead of Kate, but I'm sure that was just to set up another story down the line.

[@godmatt-ic3ze]

Have u noticed the episode where ncuti is wearing a rugged robe outfit doesnt fit into any episode left in the series unless its a finale one 😊​@jonathanward2527

[@KayAstray]

@@jonathanward2527 I couldn’t stop thinking about everyone turning on Clyde and was convinced there was going to be some connection lol. Ever since people mentioned The Trickster I’ve been on high alert for any references to SJA 😅

[@neopagn2004]

It kind of reminded me of the episode "Turn Left" where Donna lived through that alternate timeline because she didn't go to the job interview that led her to meet the Doctor again.

[@bletheringfool]

I was thinking the Doctor's coat was reminding me of Sarah Janes' outfit from the Sontarin experiment

[@deadpuppetsociety]

At first, I wasn't a giant fan of how many unanswered questions were left. Then, as I sat with it and slept on it, i realized that that's kinda the whole point now. We're used to the hard logic of science in the show, but now we have a new and mysterious supernatural element that we and the show doesn't know much about. We're in uncharted territory.

[@melon2271]

i mean, some of the best stories leave more questions than answers, we never know what the creature from midnight actually was, and we still know barely anything about weeping angels.

[@moondoglovesyou]

Exactly!

[@luisd.mancilla8169]

Personally I absolutely adore when media does that, keeping the mystery, like in Blink. Which is why I kinda don't really like episodes like Flesh and Stone because I feel like they took away from the mystery of the angels that was set up in Blink and kind of overdid their power.

[@christophcookit6334]

That's why a lot of people to this Day say "don't bring back the angels they were only good in their first episde" That's where they were the scarierst.

[@stumbling_]

@@melon2271 I feel like we have a logical basis for the angels though

[@friendlyotaku9525]

Millie Gibson was absolutely PHENOMENAL. Seriously. She deserves all the awards, and the fact she was only 18 when she filmed this?! Wow! Loved this episode, really interesting and left me with lots to think about!

[@sola_is_chilling]

If this is her at 18... i can't imagine what she'll be like when she's ACTUALLY 40

[@BEE-oz7yd]

I'm still not over the fact that me and Millie are the same age!😭

[@TurnerWho]

⁠@@BEE-oz7ydsame 😭😭😭

[@stephenmurphy2212]

And the fact Millie’s probably the youngest actress ever to play a Doctor Who companion is really saying something.

[@stephenmurphy2212]

@@BEE-oz7ydI won’t get over the fact that she’s a decade younger than I am. 😳

[@mrmitchell78]

This episode was, quite simply, a triumph. The audacity in making a top tier Doctor Who episode with the Doctor having nothing to do with it is incredible, but it worked so well.

[@ariaflame-au]

Blink also was minimal Doctor

[@mrmitchell78]

@@ariaflame-au Yes, but even Blink had more Doctor than 73 yards.

[@danielskelton1145]

Turn Left was another Doctor-Lite, Companion-Led episode from RTD which also worked superbly. Some of his best episodes are when he either gets the Doctor out of the way, or when the Doctor faces something he cannot understand and resolve (such as Midnight).

[@kirreranin9991]

Aneurin did such a great job as the evil politician! And Millie did such a fantastic job carrying the episode herself! Loved both of them so much in this episode. Definitely a new favorite one!

[@DoctorMysterio15]

Yeah, he really sold me the British Donald Trump and it was brilliant. I genuinely got scared he could get away with the nuclear codes untill Ruby saved the day.

[@ghilemaer]

@@DoctorMysterio15 Except that unlike Trump he actually has looks and charisma, which makes the prospect of a politician like Roger even scarier.

[@DoctorMysterio15]

@@ghilemaer Yeah, I bet people in universe weren't afraid of the nuclear winter because they were all in heat for this politician 🤭🤣

[@ghilemaer]

@@DoctorMysterio15 Haha, that would go some way toward explaining how he won the election, right? I wouldn't have voted for him, but would definitely have had "I can fix him" thoughts 🤭

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

Also his character name Mad Jack reminded me of another character with the same name from another time travel show called “Time Warp Trio.” This episode made me remember time warp trio.

[@torafuliar3928]

I for one thought that Boom, and 73 Yards were absolutely fantastic episodes.

[@daos20000]

boom was boring … but this episode was good but I still don’t understand that ending whatsoever

[@Eclipsed972]

Yeah those are the best eps for the season so far for sure

[@Anzy.99]

boom was bad, but 73 yards was fantastic

[@DrKnockers05]

Fantastic performance from Millie in what could possibly be one of the most gorgeous episodes of Doctor Who ever. Something so utterly perfect about seeing the TARDIS on a Welsh cliffside, the sun rising behind it.

[@tulliusexmisc2191]

To be precise, the sun is rising, as Dylan said at 2:49. Tenby is in the westernmost county of Wales, but nevertheless, it faces east.

[@DrKnockers05]

@@tulliusexmisc2191 How right you are! Missed that bit, thanks

[@aerelyamirart]

Aneurin Bernard being embarrassed seeing his face on posters. What a precious bean. 😂

[@chill2006]

I lived a whole lifetime through Ruby's eyes. This is Doctor Who at its very best.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Jimjim192]

I can see why Russell was so impressed with this one out of all of his scripts this episode had me on the edge in the best way possible just seeing how Ruby handled herself and showing us essentially Millies "Turn Left" story its always a treat to see how the companion can handle themselves without the Doctor and she did a great performance definitely a favourite to rewatch when i go through the series again.

[@tulliusexmisc2191]

The comparison to Turn Left is very apt, or at least it's exactly what sprang to my mind. And it shows us a lot about Ruby that she handles her situation very differently. Donna would never have shown such patience.

[@shmikex]

When looking at this episode from a high level, you get "Turn Left" vibes. Similar to Turn Left, there is a Doctor-lite episode involving the companion living their life in an alternate timeline. But once you get beyond that, there are a few concerning things. 1. The difference here is, we see 60ish years of a "Doctorless Timeline" and everything turned out fine (unlike in Turn Left when the world went to crap only within a few years without the Doctor). So I guess throughout their time traveling adventures moving from now on changes will need to be made so that something does attack the Earth again (probably Daleks). 2. That being said, in this "Doctorless Timeline" they could have had some tragedy (or tragedies) occur which sets the world up such that Roger ap Gwilliam could come to power. And basically now with the Doctor back in the universe he can save the day from these threats over the next X adventures and never have the world at a point where Gwilliam actually gets elected. 3. They also could have had it such that in the beginning of the episode the Doctor mentions Gwilliam and he steps on the circle after Ruby distracts him with questions about Gwilliam, but in the end loop he doesn't go off on that tangent (because Gwilliam was an issue) and was able to prevent himself from stepping into that circle. 4. Now in this timeline where the Doctor still exists, Older Ruby isn't able to use her future shadow to stop Gwilliam. So there's still that to deal with.

[@TaylorTrask]

This was hands-down the best episode RTD has ever written. But it was expertly brought to life by every actor and designer who worked on it.

[@SG20three]

I think RTD and the crew really knocked this one out of the stadium - all 73 yards. Unnerving, poignant and riveting - even without The Doctor for the most part. Best story so far.

[@divinemadness7119]

SPOILERS!!!! - - - This line kills me: “Don’t worry, everyone has abandoned me my whole life”

[@loomingmoon4682]

One of THE greatest episodes of the show, and I think it's an episode that isn't fully grasped by most of us yet, but will be dissected and discussed for years to come

[@elliottf313]

Is this a joke?

[@MonoLith2049]

​@@elliottf313maybe it's another bot

[@loomingmoon4682]

Or maybe you need to get over your egos and acknowledge that people's opinions can and will differ from your own

[@elliottf313]

@@loomingmoon4682 na, it's not possible for someone to like this

[@user-do4sk7ce6o]

@@elliottf313 Why are you here? Watching a behind the scenes for something you think is so bad it's impossible to like seems like a huge waste of your time, and you've certainly wasted ours.

[@cipherhex]

Interesting tidbid: at 11:01, the subtitles contain a line from Amanda Walker (old Ruby) that was obviously cut from the video but subtitles not corrected, where she says "There's' a lot that I wish I could talk to the author about".

[@ZOMBiFOX13]

it's very interesting lol

[@cipherhex]

Given the discussion so far about the meaning of the ending, in this instance, we can definitely rule out the typical idea that the actors were taken aside and explained the full details!

[@XmorganlamiaX]

Looks like they removed the proper subs now. There's only the auto generated ones 👀

[@93Chowo]

3:48 What I get from this is that it was about fixing the mistake the Doctor did by breaking the Fairy Circle so Ruby had to do something good (stop Roger Williams) so that she could spring back in time to prevent what the Doctor did. I thought it was about an evil spirit in form of "Mad Jack" who may possessed Roger Williams but could it be that it was just a vengeful spirit who was mad about the broken fairy circle? It would give the phrase "Watch your step" another deep meaing as you can´t be sure what you´re going to step in.

[@luisd.mancilla8169]

I got the same impression as you about Mad Jack possessing Rogers. Because Rogers obviously was already meant to exist before the circle was broken, seeing as the Doctor was talking about him beforehand, but he was just sort of a bad pm rather than a nuclear bomb maniac. So I feel like Ruby's act of redemption was stopping Mad Jack who was acting through Roger.

[@Sparx632]

@@luisd.mancilla8169 The Doctor did say the Gwilliam would put the world on the *brink* of nuclear war, perhaps Ruby entered a timeline where he would have actually caused a nuclear war, but on the regular timeline he only gets close and so doesn't need to be stopped in the same way.

[@scotttovey]

The butterfly affect, only without stepping on the butterfly.

[@boreragnarok7232]

​@@Sparx632didn't Kate mention something about Ruby's time line??

[@digi7773]

The problem is that the doctor never leaves but up and vanishes and to be honest that screw up and you have unit with another doctor and never tell ruby before hating her about him

[@daveinhell7476]

This episode joins the ranks of 'Blink', 'Midnight', & 'Turn Left'.

[@charleslord2433]

Bravo RTD and crew and BRAVA Millie! One of the best horror DW episodes ever!

[@filozica867]

She is such a great companion. I really enjoy ncuti and her together! Gosh i have been a fan of this show for so many years! I am from Denmark... and i just love everything about doctor who, and i am so happy to see the show still going.. hopefully forever!

[@theneondragon004]

73 yards was such an intriguing episode. Very very captivating experience, and eerie all the same. Cheers to Russell and his writing, I couldn't stop watching.

[@tmage23]

I liked the episode. I've watched enough David Lynch films to be perfectly comfortable with ambiguous endings and unanswered questions and the episode itself felt like a Twilight Zone (Black Mirror if you're under 40) episode.

[@JakeRaven1970]

Thank you. I was trying to work out why I didn't enjoy this episode. I don't enjoy David Lynch. I appreciate that everyone is doing a great job on camera and behind it, but all the unanswered questions don't work for me.

[@matthewlittle9174]

Talking of Black Mirror, why do I feel like the plot about Roger Ap Gwilliam and the Albion Party was borrowing heavily from the plot of Demon 79, with Michael Smart and the Britannia Party?

[@tmage23]

@@matthewlittle9174 That's a possibility but remember that 3 Prime Ministers have been deposed under RTD. It's kind of a running theme.

[@Desincarne]

​@@matthewlittle9174 I don't know. It's not really possible, given that 73 Yards was filmed before Demon 79 was released on Netflix. But this is a really common sci-fi horror trope - the first time I saw it as a teenager in the nineties was in The Dead Zone, Cronenberg's 1983 adaptation of the 1979 Stephen King novel, where the sociopathic politician who will cause a nuclear holocaust is the US President.

[@joearrowsmith6813]

⁠A lot of the questions you can answer if you think about it. One of the unanswered questions is ‘why did The Doctor disappear?’ I’ve formed a workable explanation in my head but I can understand this feeling like a stone unturned. Otherwise, the rest of the questions unanswered don’t really matter, e.g. ‘what was the old Ruby saying that made others run away?’ It just doesn’t matter, that’s not the point of the episode. If you’re frustrated by not knowing that, it’s not for you, which is fine

[@shawnholbrook7278]

This is real Sci-Fi/Fantasy short story. Best episode yet. Very well done. could have been a few minutes longer, but that is just me wishing that y'all would make mini movies or more episodes please. This one I'm going to watch again and again. No cringe, just wonderful.

[@judithstrachan9399]

I think I will, too & I almost never rewatch. (Except season 4 cos I love Donna.)

[@MeidasWhovianAdvocate]

I love this show it has a special place in my heart .

[@GeorgeBack02]

Stunning episode, didn't think Wild Blue Yonder could be topped so soon. After the 60th specials and the current series, I haven't felt this excited about Doctor Who for the best part of a decade.

[@avalonrhys]

This episode scared the crap out of me, but in the best way! I'm so glad Doctor Who has this fantasy vibe. As a fan of both sci-fi and fantasy, it's really exciting to see. I can't wait for more!

[@panamasrose]

Exactly how I felt!

[@NF30]

I woke up last night to use the bathroom and couldn't fall back asleep for more than an hour because I was still so terrified of this episode

[@SuperHeroStoriesUnlimited]

​@@NF30the next episode looks less scary and more fun though right?

[@NF30]

@@SuperHeroStoriesUnlimited I hope so! But I deliberately don't watch the previews to avoid spoilers

[@SuperHeroStoriesUnlimited]

@@NF30 no i didnt watch the preview At the end of every episode they have a quick very very short snippet for next time

[@CaptainJack]

Loved this episode! Finally nice to see Kate Stewart back once more!

[@menaceinsane]

I couldn't bear to breath at some scenes. how beautiful old ruby was. how beautiful and tragic the story went. confusion, fear, uncertainty, bored, eager, joy, acceptance - so many emotions in one episode, one lifetime. I was just asking myself, how many times it happened. it must have been at least 2. first: the doctor disappears. the nuclear war breaks out. ruby dies. second: the doctor disappears. the nuclear war is prohibited. ruby dies. but, what did she say to the people that talked to them? what in the world could she have said?

[@AmalGum001]

Might not be related at all but right at the beginning Ruby says "I've been to Wales twice." At the end of the episode, the dialogue is basically the same except for Ruby saying "I've been to Wales three times now."

[@menaceinsane]

@@AmalGum001 the third version would be the last scene! yes, you're very right, thank you

[@hmmhm2315]

I don't think the woman says anything, I think she just messes with the people's minds

[@bilemcin]

Maybe as the woman is ***spoilers*** ruby her self, she makes them escape cus timeline is so twisted? Like they can't stand it. not in a rational way, just instinctively like the doctor couldn't be near Jack cus he was a fix point in time.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Maybe, being a magic creature, she can say whatever will make them uber-terrified of Ruby.

[@Foxy02016]

Such an amazing episode, took me a while to understand but when I did… amazing

[@FNGSandBNES]

I don't get it at all 😂

[@baggin.]

@@FNGSandBNESsame ruby was the old woman I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@panamasrose]

​@@baggin.Kate did say that was a different timeline, so that would make the old lady Ruby in a different timeline going to this one to save the world after saving hers. That's what I got anyway. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@demetriuswestwood1329]

​@@FNGSandBNESshe changed the doctor's past cos she stopped jack being the most dangerous prime minister there for she couldn't have known him and changed the timeline simple

[@kevanfox1066]

@@panamasrose🤯

[@mossmage1]

genuinely one of my favorite episodes ever ive rewatched it 7 times

[@djpookie2000]

I haven't stopped thinking about 73 yards since i saw it. Millie nailed it. I was in tears by the end. One of the best stories this show has produced.

[@willhamington7578]

After watching the episode I had to just sit there in silence to take what happened in, and now I'm looking out the window every time I pass just in case.

[@goblingamer0718]

Brilliant episode!! Broke my heart!!! ❤❤

[@iIrishLad]

This was a fantastic episode! My favourite so far.

[@KarinaMcKoy]

Loved this so much. So many questions and I just love that!!

[@VidDuality]

Absolutely brilliant episode! Poor Ruby really had a rough time in this timeline... you just KNEW things were going to take a turn for the worse as soon has her mother tried to confront the woman. 😭

[@SchrijverMarcel]

This episode blew me away and so did Millie. Absolutely fantastic.

[@grump9001]

Loved this episode so much!!

[@BEE-oz7yd]

Beautiful episode! Both in terms of the story and the direction!

[@speeeee35]

Whether this was your top favorite episode or one of your least favorite episodes (ur crazy!😂) we can all agree that all of the actors did an amazing job. Every single one of them. No matter the size of the role they should all be very proud of their performances.

[@riveracrobat8393]

Crazy episode. I was so confused about what happened in the episode but eventually I understood it….. Basically, It’s just gone full ⭕️

[@TheMelonerProductions123]

But we still don’t know why the people ran.

[@TouchGrazz]

Yeah I just want to know why people ran away from Ruby.

[@riveracrobat8393]

@@TheMelonerProductions123Might be explained later on in the series.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Exactly. Change the future & leave the threat “bound” before he can rise.

[@JamesBoxxy]

Loved this episode! 🔥🔥

[@Texicus_Reddicus]

Best one so far

[@JamesBoxxy]

Fantastic behind the scenes, combined with Unleashed, this cements the "73 Yards" episode as an 8/10 for me, potentially even a 9/10 after I've have time to let this episode ruminate for a bit! 😂 Enjoyed the mystery and how there were aspects left intentionally unanswered! A great Doctor Lite story on the whole! 🙌🔥

[@johnbeck5795]

Weird story line yet entertaining. They all run away from the mysterious woman presumably because they realise she is Ruby.

[@mystemo1980]

Amazing episode that I can't stop thinking about. A great example of not everything needing to be explained. Definitely one of the best written, directed, scored and acted episodes of the whole series.

[@kamsel79]

Lost for words. Amazing episode.

[@MrQuantumWellness]

Amazing work and you created a brilliant episode! Tnank you 🎉

[@AUMOTmusic]

Another instant classic like last week's episode. Ncuti's era is shaping up to be quite good!!

[@speccowo]

I loved this episode so much.

[@michaelbyrne5507]

This was a great episode. I'm glad that Russell is back!

[@TreyMcDonaldAnimator]

A very unique episode i have to say, but one that later had me thinking a lot about couse corrections, changes in life, perspectives... its really intriguing this installment. And with like 2 minutes of the Doctor, this one will go down as a unique entry but seemingly beloved.

[@Bondnx75]

Its DW version of 'the inner light' , a Star Trek the Next Generation episode that was also one of its standout stories. Very similar in terms of a whole lifetime that happened, but didn't...but maybe did. An excellent ep on reflection...at first its seems bonkers but after you process it for a bit , it turns out this episode is yet another banger which stands on its own pedestal as well.

[@silverfilmsofficial]

One of the best episodes of the show to date!

[@ciaranbreweroffical]

Absolutely love it ❤

[@Thecutecyanbird]

So amazing at that! 😊

[@chicajoaninha]

This episode was spetacular, it s hard to describe into words the feelings and reflections it gave me

[@neilmcreynolds3410]

One of the best episodes ever

[@lisatirkot7210]

This was so reminiscent of Donna in turn left . The concept of the companion saving everyone.

[@mod1954]

I just watched it I liked how it was mysterious it kinda reminded me of Peter Capaldi's episodes with that kind of feeling of mystery and emotion. to add it was great to see how the episode was made

[@MaybeItsGas]

This was such a good Doctor-lite bottle episode. For me even right up there with Blink

[@TonyFisherPuzzles]

Not revealing what the older version of Ruby said that terrified people so much is a total cop out. It proves the writer couldn't actually think of the words to achieve the result required.

[@RosinaRosinaRosina]

really? i can’t think of a single thing that we could find out that would give me the creeps more than not knowing. It feels more psychological than just a simple explanation, because realistically what can cause people to react like that? If we got an answer, i don’t think it would be satisfying. I think keeping it ambiguous and letting our imaginations fill in the gap is perfect. I don’t like ALL of the unanswered questions in this episode, but that is one thing i’m happy not knowing.

[@SixNineFourTwenty]

@@RosinaRosinaRosina I reckon old ruby is ruby's fear of abandonment made manifest. Speaking to the woman doesn't really do anything, just makes people abandon ruby ig?

[@MartianRobusta]

So I guess the monster from Midnight needed an explanation then for you to like it? I'm sorry, did we just forget that some things are more creepy when they aren't known?

[@MrEveningsun]

So in the end it was Ruby herself, but... How did she travel back in time? How and why did she make everyone run away? She made her own life a lot worse by doing that. How did she teleport for example when following the train? How did she measure the distance to always be 73 yards away? How did she get the superpower to not be identifiable on camera even with UNIT technology? It somehow feels like Russell started writing the episode without and idea who the woman was supposed to be and then had to come up with some ending and didn't manage to tie all the loose ends back together. Don't get me wrong, apart from the last few minutes I loved the episode.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Magic. Fairy circle = fairy magic.

[@tartancarrot]

Older Ruby coming back to her younger self to change a different timeline was so similar to what they had already done in quite a few different episodes in the last few decades (I think one was with Amy and the Angels, one was the doctor coming back to his younger self, and a few more..). So I found it a bit predictable, but still the episode was very good! Also love how they keep stepping on things 🚨 the butterfly, the landmine, the fairy circle..hmm intriguing!

[@King_Zangetsu12820]

It was a surprise to me.

[@KalendorStorm]

I still want to know what elder Ruby said that made everyone run away.

[@judithstrachan9399]

She told them whatever would make them run away.

[@archivedcafeteria]

This episode was so cool, enjoyed it a lot, reminded me of turn left

[@Omnipotent-Q]

This hitchhiker that keeps appearing as different characters in different times every week. 4:05 - You could take that shot of the pub from any angle, why prefer the red phone box? I recall one prominently appearing in Dark Water / Death in Heaven insinuating it was Missy’s Tardis.

[@traceybradbury5022]

Love Millie ❤

[@DoctorMysterio15]

This episode was wild, an instant classic. I wonder if we will get answers to all the questions left unanswered in the end, because as good as the mistery was I couldn't help myself from scratching my head at various moments.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Maybe a rewatch will help with that. I’m hoping so. Edit Don’t get the idea that it bothers me, I loved the ep.

[@12349370]

Torn about this episode! Felt like a few too many unanswered questions. Maybe you could have aged Millie a bit aswell? I kept thinking, "wait, is she supposed to be 40 here?". The episode definately kept me intrigued though, I'll give it that. EDIT: Okay, I realize they did try to age he up, but I really don't think you could notice? Might just be me idk

[@mareiramv]

To be honest, I didn't notice either.

[@samfowler2073]

What she was wearing glasses in the later scene! Everyone knows that's something only old people do! /s

[@marcwaller3657]

Some people don't actually age as much as others, I know people nearly 40 who look nearly the same as when they were 20.

[@mareiramv]

@@marcwaller3657 Paul Rudd is a good exemple of that, plus the fact that they were in the future so you never really know what kind of products they have there. I just think that the montage felt like a build up and I was suppost to be kinda shocked with the fact that time passed and all of that, but Millie's super cute face didn't allow me to experience it and that hurt the episode for me and for others.

[@boreragnarok7232]

As a person who has to age check people for products a lot of people look very young for their age. I think with her wardrobe and hair they did an okay job with ageing her sometimes it's mannerisms

[@PanBelacqua]

What an utterly haunting episode.

[@stuff31]

Crazy episode!

[@jjalaska]

Definitely a home run for this season

[@gaynarchist]

Genuinely one of the best episodes in the whole series.

[@user-ou5ei9dr4r]

with this and boom, doctor who is back in force!

[@HaruBprain]

It's so creepy episode, when Kate leave and people just said "Ask Her" it's so scared

[@Unakayboating]

More staff working on the show than viewers.

[@Mountain-bb9m]

Such a good episode ❤ ignore the hate dw and the cast, u guys are amazing. (coming from a 14 yr old)

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

So, do you understand who's going to deal with Roger ap Gwilliam now that Ruby hasn't stopped him? What about the fact that a random old woman was enough to make Ruby's mum abandon her? Why did people run away from the woman, and what could she have said that made even Kate Stewart do the same? So many unanswered questions means that the plot wasn't well thought-out.

[@ingec1736]

​@Jackson-ub1uv lol just because we don't have the answers yet, doesn't mean the plot isn't thought through well enough. You must be new to dw

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

@@ingec1736 Incorrect. I've been watching it since Matt Smith, and I've rewatched everything from Eccleston to Capaldi _several_ times over. All of these questions are ones that are only relevant to _this_ episode; as such, they are ones that should be answered _by_ this episode. This episode has introduced a villain and thwarted him, only to then set him back to where he was at the start and forget about him. It has also introduced the idea that Kate Stewart and Ruby's mum are so easily scared that a blurry old woman is enough to make them abandon people. The over-arching plot of Series 14 is the identity of Ruby's mum, the origin of the snow, and what's going on with Susan Twist's characters; this episode has done nothing to further these plot points beyond finally having a main character recognise that Susan keeps popping up, but even _that_ development gets erased by the end of the episode.

[@Mountain-bb9m]

@@Jackson-ub1uvhey! In my experience of watching dw, this show is supposed to leave you with more questions. If they were answered in the same episode, for me, I would have thought the plot was rushed. Hope u can understand lol.

[@Mountain-bb9m]

@@Jackson-ub1uvyour not supposed to know what the old woman said, ur not supposed to know what happens with mad jack. I think that's what gives the show its meaning

[@user-eq5ub5rs3g]

Favourite ep of the series so far, very strange and eery but a cool story and great acting

[@brownhard]

Good episode, so many unanswered questions. Hopefully they address these in later episodes

[@asuonval]

this is such a good episode, genuinely it was fantastic

[@BEE-oz7yd]

11:18 I definitely agree with Amanda there!

[@paularc1899]

ART. That was art.

[@thetasigmagallifreyan]

One of the best this series so far 😁also I liked the opening without the traditional pre-titles and titles

[@judithstrachan9399]

Added to the creepiness.

[@thewiseturtle]

While it was pretty to look at, it made no sense. Where was the Doctor? Why did he disappear and Ruby didn't? What were the hand movements the "mysterious woman" was making? What did the woman tell the people to make them run away and reject Ruby? Why was Kate acting so dumb, ignoring the warnings of what happens to people when they talk to the woman? Why didn't Ruby tell her boyfriends about her situation?

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

I can understand Ruby not wanting to tell her boyfriends, as the only two outcomes of that are them leaving because they think she's insane, or them trying to speak to the woman and being scared off. For Kate, it was probably just overconfidence, but that's also something that goes against her very character. I agree with everything else though, but I'd like to add the question of who will stop Roger ap Gwilliam now that the entity is gone.

[@judithstrachan9399]

He won’t need to be stopped. Not breaking the circle means not releasing Mad Jack which makes Roger either not become PM or not be so crazy.

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

@@judithstrachan9399 Except that, in _both_ timelines, the Doctor says that a Prime Minister named Roger ap Gwilliams tries to nuke the world.

[@judithstrachan9399]

@@Jackson-ub1uv so maybe, because Ruby saved the circle & stopped the release of Mad jack, Roger failed to get enough support to succeed.

[@jeckjeck3119]

More horror who, please.

[@Drekal684]

Good news, based on next week's trailer we're very probably getting more horror next week. I also want more horror as I genuinely think RTD is better at it - but doesn't like writing it as much as other genres.

[@carlosr5918.]

This was by far my favorite episode in the more scare and fear inducing DW episodes. It was chilling, saddening, deep. It really was grade A.

[@amandinecade5541]

that ruby had been scared of *SPOILER* herself all her life reminded me of Nells story in hill house... did anyone else make that connection?

[@Shadow_718]

Awesome Awesome episode! Great story.

[@hollymatton474]

I absolutely loved this episode! 73 Yards was rather terrifying and so emotional! But above all else it was brilliantly written and millie gibson's performance as ruby sunday in this episode was incredible and truly cemented her as one of doctor who's greatest companions for me! 😊😊

[@richardsouthard6106]

Brilliantly written?? What would cause the older Ruby to drive her mom away or a stranger or even Kate for that matter. None of it made sense

[@hollymatton474]

@@richardsouthard6106 I think the concept of the episode was that ruby was being punished for breaking the circle and the punishment was feeding off of her fears of being abandoned which was why everyone who tried to go near the woman suddenly turned against ruby and left her. I really enjoyed this episode and I personally thought it was cleverly written, but that doesn't mean I'm right, just my opinion. 😊

[@wignallyt]

So, at the end, when The Doctor didn't step on the string.... the whole episode never happened? Only we, the audience, experienced it?

[@annmariestubbs1793]

Yea so does that mean the PM will still be nominated or not?

[@susanfranklin1303]

Excellent ❤

[@michelmeunier1233]

First episode of new Era I liked, really a Doctor Who episode!

[@craiggillett5985]

So this series finally turned. Absolutely gave the creeps, been a long time since anything gave me that physical and emotional reaction. It was worth the pain of the first three shows. Milly nailed it.

[@johnclay7644]

Good behind the scenes

[@JBDazen]

Intense episode. I can handle aliens, monsters, all physically scary, but when it gets supernatural there's just something that really breaks out the horror in me. I had to take off my headphones and squint for the more intense parts. But, you know, great acting by Millie.

[@Wayzor_]

Quality episode.

[@Nightsky67]

Please tell me I wasn’t the only one who burst into tears after this?

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

You probably were. Sure, it's a bit sad that Ruby kept being abandoned, but she saved people from a potential nuclear war and seemed to live a fairly normal life.

[@Nightsky67]

@@Jackson-ub1uv yeah, that’s a good point. She was really good in this episode, she was really smart and proved she can handle a lot when push comes to shove

[@RosinaRosinaRosina]

i sure did! mostly because i felt so relieved and happy to enjoy doctor who again! My favourite doctor who episodes are the spookiest ones and this definitely served 🥹

[@laurafromliverpool]

No! I was so affected! I could hardly breathe and was sobbing. I don't know why it affected me so strongly.

[@judithstrachan9399]

I didn’t, but I did get choked up. I’m sure plenty of people did cry. Some have commented here.

[@zanite8650]

Wow, all hail the art department!