Infinite potential, the nature of change and mystery, the finale’s paratext and positioning, the many stances on the series, chosen one narratives, lore, Morbius, the Other, and so, so much more is discussed within!
CREDITS:
Neo
Ingiga
Kode
Tomtit
Nate Bumber
Edited by Neo
SOURCES:
- Ingiga’s blog discussing the finale by way of ruminating on 2015’s HELL BENT episode
- Intro modeled off the first series 12 trailer
- The song used in that first series 12 trailer is ‘It’s a Good Day to Save the World’ by the Danger Twins
- Chibnall saying to EW the finale will leave fans ‘wrung out and open-mouthed’
- Guardian article claiming the show is ‘more offensive than ever’
- Spyfall: Part Two originally having a scene depicting Noor Inayat Khan’s death – glimpsed article here, the actress saying so here, the earliest wide reporting on it (so before the episode airing) here
- BBC upload of the Doctor’s climate change speech from the end of ORPHAN 55 claiming the title ‘space Greta Thunberg’ here
- Radio Times on the Doctor and Graham’s conversation from the end of CAN YOU HEAR ME? receiving enough complaints so as to prompt a response from the BBC here
- Steven Moffat interviewed by Christel Dee, talking about mystery being key to the show and the title character
- Andrew Ellard Tweetnotes on the episode
- The BBC titling a clip from the episode ‘The origins of Doctor Who FINALLY REVEALED – BBC’
- BBC series 12 ‘space for all’ advertising
- Chibnall advertising the next Doctor Who special
- Vinay Patel comments on chosen ones
- Radio Times interview with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss about Ascension of the Cybermen
- Steven Moffat’s ‘the show lives in the hearts and minds of viewers’ philosophy outlined in Doctor Who Magazine #496 – partial transcription here
- Kate Orman, after watching the finale, saying ‘bring back looms!’
- Doctor Who’s lack of canon
- Matt Strevens liking negative tweets about the finale
- Reddit post about ‘walking away from the fandom’
- Tom Baker returning as The Curator in Big Finish audio dramas
- Sacha Dhawan worried about fan reactions to the Master in the finale
- Russell T Davies’ future Doctors
- The Pandorica, by Murray Gold
- Screenshots of all 106 shots from the climactic montage of the finale
