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Lets get into it, shall we?
The Doctor accidentally cuts the power in the entire building while trying to find her, but hes unsuccessful.
After they kill an unlucky neighbors cat, Belinda allows them to abduct her.
Flood observes before telling us, You aint seen me.
In the rocket, a distraught Belinda explains to the robots that Alan bought the star, not her.
Call it an AI-chilles heel?
So, as is basically law in theWho-niverse, she is immediately killed.
In the rebels Undercity hideout, the Doctor pauses as he remembers Belindas Boom look-alike.
The Doctor explains that he was following Belinda because someone implied to him that she was important.
Due to timey-wimey reasons, hes not sure he can share more.
Its a loop that allows the same object to exist twice.
My name is Miss Belinda Chandra, and its about time I owned it, she says.
This triggers a familiar response from the AI generator, which opens up to reveal Al…an.
In the next five minutes, so much information is thrown at us.
We also learn that Belinda broke up with Alan after an incredibly condescending and sexist marriage proposal.
But Alans next chain of ninth words Belinda.
indicate that he still thinks of women as something to possess.
Planet of the incels, Belinda mutters.
Its not that I expect Russell T. Davies to offer a comprehensive exploration of toxic masculinity in45 minutes.
The Doctor is also there, having jumped in to pull Belinda out.
But as a Time Lord, hes able to absorb part of the impact.
The Doctor and Belinda emerge unscathed, but Alan has reverted to a sperm and egg.
In a moment of levity, hes swept away by the polish robot.
Good-bye, Alan, the Doctor says, laughing as we officially return to lighter territory.
(When Belinda marvels that this place is nuts, he replies, Yas queen!
and does a high kick.)
sends Belinda off as the queen of Earth.
He scans her and points out the uncanny similarity, wondering if hes meant to be connected with her.
Is that what you said to Sasha?
Belinda asks, and his smile falters.
Youre dangerous, she declares, and the Doctor apologizes.
Unfortunately, that might not be up to him.
The Doctor doesnt know why and says hell get her home the long way round.
Well, theres our new big mystery of the season sorted, then.
Tell Steven Moffat how you really feel, RTD.
We dont know yet who told the Doctor to go looking for Belinda.
He said he couldnt reveal that for timeline reasons.
Do we think that hes referring to a new character or a future version of himself?
Im going to need to sit down and draw a diagram if we add any more temporal loops.
The Padam Padam reference reminded me that Kylie Minogue was in an episode ofDoctor Whobefore.
(Voyage of the Damned, more like Voyage of the Padam Padamned, am I right?)
I would love to see her again, and I hope her travels have been less chaotic than his.
RTD has said in aninterviewthat Mrs.
Flood will appear in all eight episodes this season.
Im excited to see her Miami fit.
Flood, she seemed to be on pretty neighborly terms with Belinda.
Does that mean that Ruby Sunday is also Belindas neighbor?
What are the chances of two companions being from the same block?
