The Kids Aren't Alright - Doctor Who Season 1 Eps 5 Reaction

Adam and Jay react, review, riff, and rate the fifth, metaphor stuffed, episode of Doctor Who.
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[@tehBIGivan]

The real monsters were the people we ate along the way

[@SonOfEire3]

*slow clap*

[@kay-jay1581]

😂 By the end of the episode most people sided wide the dot and slugs. 🤣

[@IceMetalPunk]

~Heroic Slugs, whtaever-the-fuck future year

[@NicholasAyon]

Get out

[@trueblaze84]

​@@kay-jay1581except for the people who identify with the Finetimers sadly

[@astrowebs410]

"Part of me is rooting for these slugs." Adam has some good instincts.

[@firefawkes]

“Here we go Team Slug” Oh Adam, you had no idea!

[@jasonmarbach]

Ncuti’s powerhouse performance at the end of this ep was his first day on set after sex education wrapped. What a *beast* he is. Also, we should put some love on Millie’s name too. Ncuti gets the shine for that ending scene, as he should, but her decisions were so nuanced and understated, it kept her presence at the end from distracting from Ncuti’s performance, but still allowed it to be supportive and powerful in its own right. They both killed it SO hard in this ep. As did the actor who played Lindy, to be fair.

[@lionofdemise]

Who would've thought the Slugs were living our dreams of eating the rich

[@SonOfEire3]

-All the the Finetimers were white (and mostly blonde) -Lindy immediately blocked the Doctor -Lindy didn’t recognize the Doctor after he unblocked himself cuz “they all look alike” -Lindy told them all the Doctor was smarter “than he looks” -Lindy’s shock that Ruby and the Doctor were together It was all right there but I also didn't fully see it coming and the Doctor and Ruby's horror as it dawned on them was PALPABLE

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

Also, she said it was acceptable to see him online, but would not go with him in physical form.

[@cameronmcindoe6119]

Don't forget that she "couldn't wait to see him disiplined" which on a rewatch has some worrying implications.

[@EspanolBot]

The subtlest hint/joke was how Gothic Paul wasn't even wearing any dark coloured clothing, just a kinda gray t-shirt under white and pastels like everyone else there.

[@SonOfEire3]

@@cameronmcindoe6119 Especially with the way she was calling the cops... in hindsight that gets darker

[@knighthawk3749]

When the Doctor first appeared to her, the screen flashed red and there were warnings. None of that happened when Ruby first contacted her.

[@danielcoupland4108]

11:15 Her face has actually been in every episode this season. Ruby almost recognized her as the hiker towards the beginning of last episode.

[@mathewblaine1109]

Also she has an extra friend flash by that’s not on her list later

[@GladtoberanDOM]

She first appeared in the second special during Mavity

[@Engiflux]

@@mathewblaine1109 Shes the Twist at the End as the actress is Susan Twist.

[@michaeljeacock]

@@GladtoberanDOM yes, every Ncuti episode.

[@GladtoberanDOM]

@@michaeljeacock you used my name! But yes I’m aware and will “officially” be in the final ones

[@MatgoStyles]

The working title for this episode was "Monsters, Monsters, Everywhere". Also, they really answered the question of "What if The Doctor goes to the past and faces racism" by showing him facing it in the future.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

And yet in the next episode it seems completely tone deaf because of the setting and the casting and how this wasnt brought up again

[@MatgoStyles]

@@charg1nmalaz0r51 Not at all, they went along with the more fantastical style of Bridgerton where race isn't really noticed.

[@AmazingChi]

In case people had questions about the walking issues, they stem from the Bubble's rotation. They've learned to walk with that rotating anti-clockwise around them. That's why when she tried without it, she immediately speared to the right because her reference point was static. Enough time with it down, her brain got used to it. If you've ever used a treadmill - it's like when you get off one of those.

[@SteveODonnell]

You must have missed Susan Twist, she has appeared in every episode since The Christmas special. She was at Rubys gig in the bar. One of the crew on the videos in Space Babies. Tea lady in the Canteen in Devils Chord. The AI Ambulance in Boom The hitch hiker in 73 Yards. Lindy's Mum in this one. It will all be relevant in the 2 part finale.

[@jwsel]

She also was in Wild Blue Yonder as Newton’s maid. The only episode she did not appear in since that one was The Giggle. And I’m wondering if it will turn out that she was the one who picked up the Toyman’s tooth (i.e., she was in that episode but we just didn’t realize it).

[@SteveODonnell]

@@jwsel oh yeah I'd forgot about that one.

[@kay-jay1581]

Oh the acting in this episode was phenomenal. Lindy was an incredible representation of her society. Ncuti Gatwa killed the ending holy crap. But also Millie was wonderful! Ruby caught on right away what the other people were saying. She couldn’t do anything but to cry and comfort the Doctor. I wonder how many times she had to hear crap like that because her mom and grandma are black. And because lots of her friends are “not straight” She is a phenomenal companion and friend. I would do anything for a friend like Ruby. 🥹

[@scotthewitt258]

The thing with not being able to walk without the Arrows was probably because the "bubble" is constantly spinning around them. Which would be disorienting. Once the Bubble is down, it would take time probably to get reoriented to the whole "world" NOT "spinning".

[@kay-jay1581]

Also the depth of field. If you see people travel a lot in boats they feel disoriented in land and can’t walk properly for a while

[@nekolalia3389]

That would explain why she stumbles to the side when first trying to walk bubbleless. Huh.

[@rockwellknuckles9425]

I really wanted a deep dive on this one, fellas. Adam had SO MUCH MORE to say. The sheer look of shock on both your faces was priceless.

[@cam77756]

Capitalizing "SO MUCH MORE" made me think of 10 shouting "I COULD DO SO MUCH MORE" and now my soul is weeping

[@knighthawk3749]

They were likely worried about the extreme KZbin algorithms. They can't even say the word racist without possibility of being flagged. Probably a lot more was said on Patrion or their Discord.

[@4884nat]

This episode is exceptional. It makes so many points with such nuance. The fact that Ruby gets it first, the doctor has spent so long as a white person it takes him a minute to realise what is happening.

[@ugolomb]

He's faced bigotry and resistance for being a Time Lord. He defended companions and others against human racism. But (with the possible exception of some events in the Fugitive Doctor's life -- which he wouldn't remember), this would be his first time facing human racism against himself

[@gwenwafer6420]

Ruby gets it first because Ruby’s Mom and Nan are Black women. She’s seen that look. That icy stare of dehumanization.

[@gwenwafer6420]

@@ugolomb He’s facing Doninant Caste discrimination and dehumanization.

[@scotthewitt258]

It just hit me watching this reaction. The Aryan Army Kids could not see the Slugs. They could not see. Not-Sees.....

[@Marvelousgamer7697]

Ncuti gave an absolutely incredible performance in the last few minutes of this episode. The Doctor, for the longest time, always took command of the room, and people always made sure to follow his lead so they could guarantee their safety and survival. This was the first time that people had refused his help for absolutely no legitimate reason, and he doesn't know how to deal with it. For a Time Lord like him he can't grasp the idea of people refusing his help over something so trivial as preconceived class, appearance, and downplayed intelligence. Like the microaggressions these full of themselves rich kids were giving him despite him being the only reason why any of these people escaped the city alive were infuriating to hear yelled out to someone as patient as The Doctor. The physical performance Ncuti gave was masterful, especially with his facial expressions. At first I was confused why they made the situational main characters such big assholes in this episode but I'm glad they did go in this direction because they definitely went somewhere with it by the end of the episode. RIP Ricky. 😔 Gone but not forgotten. There's no resolution to the racism in Dot and Bubble. No big Doctor Who speech and no redemption; even the Doctor can only cry in anguish against the self-inflicted stupidity of it all. That's harrowing. Incredible episode! I'm giving it a strong 9/10!

[@pettyofficerdan1807]

Adam has good instincts. He could tell right away that no one except Ricky was worth saving. Jay has a disco bubble.

[@kacektv9405]

On a rewatch everything Lindy says to the doctor just makes your skin knowing that she was so comfortable degrading him while in her warped bigoted mind truly thinking it was The Doctors duty and obligation to help her "greatness" survive. Not Kindness but that it's what he was "supposed to do" for the "betters" of Finetime.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Exactly right.

[@psisax]

the music cue at the end was very "Rings of Akhaten"

[@jasonmarbach]

Gonna need me a “GO TEAM SLUGS” shirt. *cough*eattherich

[@AhsimNreiziev]

Especially Eat the Racist Rich.

[@nomisunrider6472]

I love how you start out thinking that it’s gonna be a “kids these days on their tiktoks” story but then it’s like “Nah, the real danger of the social media is how people can create echo chambers leading to radicalization.”.

[@Surfboarder4]

Calle Cooke delivered the performance of the season! And man that final scene is so powerful. Murray's score as well!

[@fayesouthall6604]

She’s fantastic as a truly awful person.

[@rockwellknuckles9425]

The moment she said “I thought you all just looked alike…”

[@legendswarble2845]

That's when I realized too. It was just enough of a dogwhistle that I zeroed in on the rest of it. I was still hoping I was wrong until the end though

[@legendswarble2845]

That's when I realized too. It was just enough of a dogwhistle that I zeroed in on the rest of it. I was still hoping I was wrong until the end though

[@NankitaBR]

I realized that that sounded racist, but since she was being a bit rude to Ruby too (even though in hindsight she wasn't as hostile to Ruby as she was to the Doctor) I thought that I was just seeing things and took it more as classicism than racism (as in, she sees everyone not on "her level" or "her bubble" as the same), but when that reveal happened at the end this was the first thing that came to my mind. Even at the scene at the end in the beginning of the scene I was a bit in denial (even though I was recognizing it for what it was I didn't want to believe what I was hearing) but when her friend said "That's voodoo" I was so blown away I couldn't pretend anymore. I spent the rest of the scene hoping for a bunch of slugs to just come out of somewhere and eat them all and the doctor just let them be eaten.

[@kevenpinder7025]

"Dead in 6 months..." Depending on the predators, parasites, weather, poisonous plants and terrain hazards, try 6 hours.

[@scotthewitt258]

Or six minutes.

[@kevenpinder7025]

Yeah, it's unlikely any of them had completed a USCG boating safety course.

[@knighthawk3749]

60 seconds because there is a waterfall as soon as they exit.

[@IceMetalPunk]

If there's any cosmic justice, 6 seconds.

[@WielkaAutorkaaD]

And their stupidity

[@aliwantizu]

The Dots and The Slugs are the True Heroes of this episode. 😉

[@ClanMcDuck]

This was an 8/10 episode with a 16/10 ending..

[@dramonmaster222]

The more I think about this episode, the belter the writing seems because the ending is such a punch to the gut.

[@MeleeHellBot]

When you rewatch the episode, you'll see that this whole time they were leaving hints that this was a white supremacist society.

[@tomjordan1170]

The actress who played the mother in this episode (Susan Twist) was one of the crew members that left in Space Babies, the woman who served the tea in Devil's Chord, the ambulance in Boom, and the hiker in 73 Yards.

[@Knightowl1980]

The brilliance of the episode is that it’s a twist you should have noticed but you’re not wrong if you did and somehow wrong if you didn’t

[@whoviantrev]

Ricky September is essentially performing the role of the Doctor. He does everything we'd expect the Doctor to do and Lindy Pepper-Bean accepts his help without any hesitation or reservations. Ricky's likability is intentional, as it illustrates just how hypocritical Lindy is when she shuns the actual Doctor responding in the same altruistic manner as Ricky. Of course, the only difference being Ricky is white and the Doctor is not.

[@blackbenetavo7715]

Interesting side note to this is that she's so morally rotten that she immediately turns on even the "paragon" figure of Ricky as soon as it's convenient, and she's not even really upset about it.

[@bryter00]

Imho, this has been - by far - the best series since series 4 with Tennant and Tate.

[@fayesouthall6604]

I agree with this 😊

[@ANIpJs]

The slugs did nothing wrong. I fully get why the machines learned to hate them.

[@IceMetalPunk]

What I love is that when the Doctor first figures out what's going on, he thinks the Dots learned to hate them for being vapid, and even apologizes for it sounding insulting. But in all likelihood, the Dots learned to hate them for being fucking racists; and the Doctor had no idea until he tried to help them.

[@the-nothingman]

Calling the Tardis Voodoo when the Doctor calls it a magic box isn't even a microagression that's a macroagression

[@seamusburke639]

That’s just plain ole premium organic aggression at that point.

[@ThePlayTyperGuy]

I don’t think the Doctor actually calls it a “magic box” (that’s the other Finetimer). He specifically says that it has advanced technology, which the racists openly reject as absurd.

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@ThePlayTyperGuy White guy: "Dimensional technology!" Racists: "Cool!" Black guy: "Dimensional technology!" Racists: "Ugh, yeah right, that's voodoo."

[@JasonDWitte]

I’m so glad it just ended without any of the characters realizing they were awful people

[@scotthewitt258]

The Maths of Bigotry. Micro-Aggressions become MACRO-Aggressions. INSTANTLY dismissing The Doctor with a disgusted scowl. "I hate you! I hate you!" "I hate you!" "You're in the SAME room?!?!?" "I just thought you {all} looked alike." "He will be disciplined when this is over." "Contaminated." "He's not as stupid as he looks." The only thing missing was "It's gonna be a maze when it's finished."

[@knighthawk3749]

You missed "Do you have something to do with it?" and "Voodoo".

[@scotthewitt258]

@@knighthawk3749 Yeah. My memory is old. I forgot those.

[@knighthawk3749]

@@scotthewitt258 No worries. Every time I re-watch it, I catch something new.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

i dunno i dont buyt the scenario, they are clearly overtly racist so why the micro aggressions until the end. Also why does the doctor not notice how racist they are and why have they not said anything to him the entirety hes down the basement area with them. Just seems like crap writing tbh

[@stacyp2186]

You guys are our Ricky September. lol.

[@seamusburke639]

Yeah the Finetimers are gonna be dead by the end of this sentence.

[@TevAndo886]

I really want the people on the boat to come back as recurring villains. There's something about horribly irredeemable humans as long term villains in a show like this that I think would be great. No aliens, no cybermen, just wealthy, entitled, racist kids. I'd love to keep hating them

[@malcolmrowe9003]

Except I don't see any of them lasting more than a week in the wild.

[@RKStrikerJK5]

For the record, the Finetimers aren't human. There's a shot of one of them being dragged away and leaving a trail of bluish blood.

[@malcolmrowe9003]

@@RKStrikerJK5 maybe the trail was something to do with the slug. Ricky's blood seemed red enough when his head exploded.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

@@malcolmrowe9003 there are no trails left behind by any other slugs though

[@blackbenetavo7715]

@@malcolmrowe9003 Those little racists died the very first day, let's be real.

[@mamatv7121]

Adam’s vibe detector being supreme from the jump! 💯🤴🏻

[@yqrgirl7125]

The giant wooden stein makes another appearance!🍺 Your faces at 20:20 🙀 The gut punch for this episode. No Jay no! Resist the Bubble!

[@steve8510]

Their imminent deaths soften the blow.

[@fayesouthall6604]

A video loop of Lindy going into the lamppost for an hour on KZbin is cathartic as hell.

[@mauriceedwards9588]

I really didn't see the warning signs of these people not until near the end it sank in, great reaction guys.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

But then you see them on a rewatch, knowing the ending. The blocking, the "not listening to Doctor but listening to the white blonde", the...

[@elektralyte1]

haha I was rooting for you guys to get it because some reactors got to the end and it still went over their heads like a 747.

[@BloodDjimon614]

If you watch the last scene again, when the Ncuti spins around in anger a HUGE amount of spit flies out of his mouth and Millie completely loses it and hysterically laughs the rest of the take. It's wonderful.

[@Drakoni23]

Such a fantastic episode and loved your reaction to that last bit. Kinda wish you would have talked about it a bit longer after :D

[@grump9001]

That was my response at the end exactly, just kept going, "WOW. WOW. WOW. Wow.... WOW...!!!" as my brain processed it. Master piece episode.

[@jakeoliver9167]

Yep unfortunately you missed the other appearances of that woman and understandably misunderstood this as a villengard episode

[@christianschoff2490]

I'm actually wondering if they have a point now. What if that ambulance AI gained sentience and is going after him across time?

[@firefawkes]

There is always a Twist at the end…

[@knighthawk3749]

​@@christianschoff2490 watch episode 8.

[@timaustin2000]

Easiest 10/10 in a long, long while, this one. I adored it.

[@scotthewitt258]

Mom is dead. Homeworld population was ZERO.....

[@knighthawk3749]

I didn't even notice during the first several viewings that the Homeworld picture has a slug on the roof.

[@jademann9994]

The mummy character is known as susan twist, she has been in every episode this series

[@scotthewitt258]

What a twist!

[@scotthewitt258]

And at least some of the specials. She was Newton's maid, for instance.

[@WastedPo]

I'm glad you guys liked this episode so much, but disappointed you barely talked about it afterwards.

[@calhou91]

“I can save you, now let me!” Both the Doctor and Dr. Fauci, and both getting the same response from far too many people.

[@Surfboarder4]

he just admitted he made up covid rules, he's no hero.

[@cerberus01]

Don't forget when her friend Gothic Paul her line, "I'm trying to save you....why won't you listen." or something like that

[@scotthewitt258]

Okay.....

[@IceMetalPunk]

It's the curse of "we think we know better precisely because we don't know better".

[@LancerJak]

New comers to Doctor Who see the Doctor act all goofy and crazy and eccentric, jumping to one thing to the next and trying to have fun. There is a reason. The Doctor harbors the darkest thoughts and the most painful of generational trauma buried deep inside. The Doctor always Lies, there is a reason why, if he stand stills and deals with the truths of themselves, the fabric of existence could be in jeopardy. The slugs or the racists a-holes weren't the scariest thing in this episode, it's when the Doctor grows quiet and darker inside that is truly terrifying.

[@KeithAndrewPGbiz]

Her "mummy" has been in every episode guys. Even the Christmas Special.

[@path5657]

Adam immediately looked so disturbed by this one 😂😂

[@ExMalakite]

Half the episodes this season feel like Black Mirror episodes that The Doctor just stumbles into…

[@pwalmsley9]

Something that's not really noted on by reactors is the sort of 'over perfect' complexion/styling of Lindy and co so they look a little too clean and unblemished; it's touching on the whole idea that everyone on social media is seen with these beauty filters nowadays.

[@DJMaul1031]

##JusticeForRickySeptember

[@TheFiddleFaddle]

Man, Ncuti is such an incredible Doctor. He's just... 👏👏👏

[@solitarymaninblack]

Have seen a few reactions. I like how different this is. How you noticed how bad these people are. I think Lindy assumed The Doctor released the slugs.

[@christianschoff2490]

Finally. This is what I've been excited to see.

[@jetvulcan2020]

the Slugs have it right eat the rich

[@AlicesOdyssey]

Ncuti’s acting at the end was so good! If you think about it this is the Doctor’s first run in with racism face to face. Sure he’s seen it with his companions in the past but this is the first time he couldn’t save someone all because they didn’t like the color of his skin!

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

1. *Skip to **1:10* 2. No lie, these 2 episodes ("73 Yards" and "Dot & Bubble") have felt like Black Mirror episodes. So much horror elements with biting commentary on top of it. 3. I don't know how this episode/season will be overall examined after Ncuti's time is done as The Doctor, but, you can't say that RTD isn't giving this new Doctor and companion some damn great material, because Episodes 2-5 so far have been stellar work. 4. Moral of the story/episode is no matter what, you can't save ignorance and/or bigotry. Sadly, there are those who'd rather choose hate than love.

[@sidriss]

I have never rooted so much for a man-eating-monster! Just an FYI - the 'Itsy Bitsy' song she was listening to was an actual UK pop-song from the 90s, just incase of copyright strike!

[@stealahb]

me flirting: you're so good at walking.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks to Jay and Adam! ⏳ I love this one... so sad, but profound. I hope tech dependent youths take note.

[@HenrikAskestad]

Have you guys missed that Susan Twist has been in every episode so far?

[@JorgieLlanos]

I don't know if you noticed, but there is a recurring character that has appeared in ALL episodes since the Christmas Special.

[@andygozzo72]

the doctor shouldve shouted ' well sod you all then' when they went to sail off...

[@wolveraza9896]

As for VR and expensive, the Meta Quest 3S will be coming soon. It should be around 300 and will have enough juice to play the Quest 3 exclusives .. Of which there is a new Batman VR game coming this year that is set between Origins and Asylum. Side note.. The regular Quest 3 is out now and much better at only 500 for the base model. Worth lookin into if your interested.

[@Cayles764]

Did you catch the several racially charged microaggressions Lindy said when you were editing?

[@Mark_o_Helm]

It was about racism from the beginning. She blocked him without even speaking to him.

[@tomvalentino557]

She said “He WAS sooo brave” 😛

[@csk7769]

Villengard was only calling back to the Ninth and the Twelfth Doctor, it has nothing to do with this episode. The dot naturally learned to hate them and thus decided to get payback, it's not a Villengard product, they only make weapons. The woman in the ambulance and Penny Pepper-Bean look identical bc they're played by the same actress, who has had small parts in every single episode of this season AND Wild Blue Yonder from the 60th specials, which is where the real overarching plot stuff for this season happened

[@SupaKen74]

This episode almost required a second watch for me. To see all the micro aggressions I missed.

[@thedarcbird]

You need to go back and watch the episode again. (You'll see all the clues from the beginning on just how effing bad they all are....)

[@KenFromchicago]

It's ... Dot And Bubble It's ... Doc Who! 🎵🎵🎵👍🤣

[@merchillio]

Doctor Who: Fyre Festival

[@liamross340]

insane that the 'darn kids and their phones' episode was actually a brilliant commentary on the echo chambers of online spaces and how they stoke the fires of white supremacy

[@stealahb]

everything IS awesome. [and my gosh, these bubble humans are the woooooorrrrrst]

[@DrWatson4]

Props to the actress for making a truly despicable character like wow new most disliked character unlocked 👏

[@LordBandit200]

This episode hurt😢

[@ianstopher9111]

The guy at the end suggests he would put himself forward for leader, which in German is Führer.

[@geordiekimbo2]

Yeah. The slugs were the good guys

[@mathewblaine1109]

Enjoyed I had the same face 😮

[@rufusqristofer]

The best part is how it makes you confront your own inherent privilege. How many of us watching didn’t even have it occur to us that every character in the episode was white except for the Doctor?

[@Cangeltibon]

Its actually really fun to watch others reactions, because the show makes it very clear from the beginning. The lightening for the episode was made to suit the Doctors skin tone (cinematic lighting is adjust to fit the skin tone of the actors) he looks good while everyone else kind of blends into their pastel clothes while he's wearing and bold orange. Basically any melenated person would stood out in his 1st appearance and since no one does its clear hes the only black person. The lighting and makeup for the whole episode makes the white characters look off

[@michaeljeacock]

Ricky was the only one worth saving but because the Doctor helped save the Hitler youth, he is DEAD! #JusticeForRicky

[@ToastKnight_]

Oh my god....Lindy was racist.

[@worland102688]

"That came out of nowhere!"

[@edinalewis4704]

I’m with Jay, I want that bubble!!

[@ChristianJull]

How have you guys watched through eight episodes and not noticed that the 'ambulance woman' (Susan Twist) has appeared in most of them as a different character? Especially when it's pointed out a zillion times in the comments....

[@ballroomdru]

Hi, this episode has so much subtle and not subtle, conscious and unconscious, racism and bias.

[@ballroomdru]

Have you noticed that everyone is white? As in, no diversity at all.

[@Darkly_i_Shine]

I also went team dot & slug !! where do we get the shirts made

[@IceMetalPunk]

I love how confident Adam was that Villengard had anything to do with this, while pronouncing the name itself wrong 😂

[@dragonwings36]

Team Slug! Go slugs!

[@meow0311]

Coggsworth and luminare

[@cafec42]

This was a good ep, and I liked that it took the extremely unsubtle social media story, and threaded through a good lesson on unconscious bias and the ways we don't register racism. That was all really well done. I do feel like the slug bit of it doesn't work quite as well though...if the dots can kill them, why did they...create? enlist? the slugs to do it for them, much less efficiently? The actress playing the ambulance lady has played a different role in every ep so far this series. As much as I am looking forward to finding out what the deal is with her, a part of me would have been DELIGHTED if it was just never mentioned 😂

[@ThePlayTyperGuy]

It stands out to me that the slugs are harder for the Doctor to deal with than technology. He could’ve just turned off all the dots if he’d known they were killing people.

[@IceMetalPunk]

The slugs eat people without anyone knowing, because by the time someone's getting eaten... they're too eaten to run. If everyone's bubbles started turning off and attacking them, people would start panicking, running, alerting others, etc. The slugs may be less efficient, but they're more likely to succeed across a large population.

[@scotthewitt258]

So, Jay. Still want a Dot & Bubble?!?!?

[@KenFromchicago]

This is why we can't have nice things. Clearly the episode is messaging how terrible it is to be isolated behind screens / bubbles all day and yet Jay craves it so even despite the risk of slimey slug death. Clearly a panel in the bubble should be able to turn transparent. Also, they need to be more specific about turns, 90 degrees or 45 degrees. Duh.🤔👍🤣