The significance of the phrase is finally revealed in the season finale, "The Parting of the Ways". Once again, reference is made to " Bad Wolf".The events from this episode take place in the year 200,000.Actor Simon Pegg is also known for playing the role of Montgomery Scott in the 2009 film relaunch of Star Trek.
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A terse exchange between Nardole and the Doctor showed the intimidating side of the android, who seems to be inching closer to turning on the Time Lord. Bill is set to take centre stage with the Doctor’s continuing blindness, a challenge she is most definitely up to. I'm hoping that he’ll learn from this period of dependence. We get to see the Doctor at his most vulnerable. Blind, he becomes curt because all he can do is “think”, rather than help. Later on when the Doctor loses his sight, everything gets inverted in a brilliant stroke which isn’t just there for the shallow shock factor.
The Doctor really likes it when he’s needed. At first he seems thrilled that he’s got to the essence of space, when it’s desperate and needs him. So when he tells them that he’s scaring them to keep their adrenaline high so they’re ready to run, it proves he’s giving them the credit they’ve earned by this point.Īs the Doctor puts it, “you see the true face of space when it calls for help”. This ends up giving the impression that he’s treating Nardole and Bill as equals rather than as pets (which was sometimes the impression you got from Clara, but never from Rose). Rather than having him infer that he cares about his companions’ well-being through off-the-cuff jokes and quips, Capaldi’s Doctor isn’t afraid to explain things bluntly. Getting insight into the Doctor’s way of managing his companions is a fascinating lesson in manipulation. But dear god, let’s hope it never, ever does.
You believe this hyper-capitalist space station could exist. Every single element asks “so what?” once it’s introduced, leading to more fleshed-out concepts and a really well-built world. Then it’s a case of whether the company supplying its workers with oxygen is getting its money’s worth. Distances between rooms are measured in breaths, because that’s the only important thing for its inhabitants. If oxygen is limited and therefore expensive, then why would you fill an entire space station with it? Why not just restrict it to the suits instead? From here, charging for the ‘pleasure’ of breathing becomes the obvious next step. The lack of oxygen underlines every single plot point rather than being used as an excuse for tense scenes. It’s not just an episode about rationing breaths, though.