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It seems like nobody wants to walk these days!
Look, the Doctor and Ruby havent had the best track record with watching their step this season.
When were first introduced to Lindy, she seems harmless enough.
She simply blocks him and moves on with her day.
Thanks to the Bubble, shes also oblivious when a body is dragged away just inches from her feet.
Id like to get back to work now, Lindy says.
But the Doctor and Ruby convince her to leave the building.
Time for our regularly scheduled (Susan) Twist!
Ruby and the Doctor both recognize her, which makes Lindy realizetheyrein the same room.
I thought that you just looked the same, she says, which feels a little racially coded.
Maybe shes just bad with faces?
Lindys Dot battery is running low, and it dies right after she hears the location of the building.
Naturally, without assistance, she walks directly into a pole.
She probably wouldve died in an alley of bugs if Ricky September didnt show up to give her instructions.
Its immediately clear that we, as viewers, are supposed to like him.
Hes not just a pretty face.
Hes smart and empathetic.
Hes been trying to warn people about the bugs and reassures her multiple times that hell get her out.
When he discovers that the bugs have taken over the Homeworld, he spares Lindys feelings.
And even as theyre running underground,he takes the time to tell her to watch her head.
Once at the door, the Doctor sends the codes, which Ricky begins entering.
He tells her to go on without him when she enters the last code.
Im honestly starting to feel suspicious.
Like, this guy is just not real.
Are we headed toward a Hans-from-Frozenmoment, where hell suddenly drop the facade?
As it turns out, no.
His apparent perfection is just meant to make his death more tragic.
C comes before P!
she says and slips through the door just after the Dot appears to fatally strike Rickys head.
Clueless, a bit immature, and ultimately harmless.
The technology may have made her look helpless, but shes definitely not.
Only one of Lindys friends, Hoochy Pie, has also made it to the river.
Lindy hugs her and has the gall to refer to Ricky as a very wonderful man.
Meanwhile, Ruby and the Doctor are also waiting in person.
Lindy lies and tells them that Ricky bravely went back to save more people.
She learns that Home World is empty and says its lucky that Mummy has gone to the sky.
The Doctor instead offers to take them to guaranteed safety on his TARDIS.
Perhaps its because Ruby Sunday is a little more in line with the storybook names of Finetime.
Unfortunately, the real reason for the difference in treatment ends up being racism.
Lindy doesnt say this directly, but she doesnt need to.
Yet the Doctorstillbegs them to let him save their lives.
They dont have to be good people.
Still, no dice.
As the Finetime racists set sail, the Doctor laughs and shouts in pained disbelief.
You cant save someone who doesnt want to be saved.
And even when you do save someone, that doesnt mean theyll be grateful or learn anything from it.
Lindy accepted Rickys help but still chose to sacrifice him.
She also accepted the Doctor and Rubys help, but chose to ditch them once she had other options.
Penny Pepper-Bean, a.k.a.
Susan Twist, says shed pay for the whole moon to make her daughter happy.
Another moon reference after Boom!
Which could mean nothing, but who knows.
Both Ruby and the Doctor are clearly attracted to Ricky September.
Finetime did give us lots of great exclamations.
episodes left in the season.
