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We start our two-part look at Doctor Who Flux as if it were a single six-part story. At six hours of television, it rivals the length of even the longest classic Doctor Who series. There’s a lot to unpack and the unpacking begins here.
Simon and Eugene discuss Doctor Who Flux.
Serial Synopsis
Chapter 1
A long-imprisoned villain called Swarm escapes imprisonment. A woman living an ordinary life on Earth is actually, unbeknownst to herself, Azure, Swarm’s sister. How did that happen? Don’t waste your time asking silly questions, there are more pressing concerns. The Flux, a universe-ending MacGuffin is ending the universe.
Also, Dog People known as the Lupari are going to save the inhabitants of Earth, one person at a time, starting with Dan. Karvanista, the dog who tried to kill the Doctor in the pre-credit sequence, rescuing “his” human, Dan, and he just happens to get there first because of a time thingy. (Don’t worry about that, it’s not relevant later)
The Lupari have built over 7 billion Flux-proof spacecraft, which the Doctor reconfigures into a shield to save the Earth. Not so lucky for the TARDIS though, and it crashes headlong into the Flux.
Oh, and we’re introduced the Vinder, Di, Joseph WIlliamson, and Claire…. I’m sure they’ll be important later.
Chapter 2
Damaged, the TARDIS lands in the 19th century Crimean War, except, it isn’t about the Russians anymore, it’s the Sontarans, and no one seems to notice. Mary Seacole is there, just generally being better than the British. Dan and Yaz get zapped elsewhere. Dan back to modern-day Liverpool where he single-handledly (with some phoned in help from the Doctor) and the timely arrival of Karvanista, saves the Earth from the Sontarans.
Yaz goes to the Temple of Atropos on the planet Time, where she meets Vinder – one of the good guys – and Swarm and Azure, the bad guys.
Back in the Crimea, the Sontarans are really rubbish and the Doctor sends them packing.
Chapter 3
The Doctor rescues Yaz and Vinder from Swarm and Azure by throwing them into their timelines. For giggles, she chucks Dan in there, too. They have a bunch of flashbacks.
Chapter 4
The Weeping Angels have captured the TARDIS and take it to an English Village in 1967. There, the Doctor meets Claire – she’s from 2021 but has been sent back to 1967 by the Angels.
It’s all a trap. The Division are hunting the Angel because it has escaped and contains all the Doctor’s missing memories. The fugitive Angel lured the Doctor there to help it.
The plan fails and the Angel turns the Doctor over to the Division Angels. Yaz, Dan, and Professor Jericho are flung back to 1901.
Chapter 5
The Doctor meets Tecteyune, her supposed adopted mother, and they exposition at each other in the gap between universes. The Division sent the Flux to destroy the universe because… the Doctor? Don’t get hung up on that concept, it comes to nothing.
The Swarm and Azure arrive, and kill Techteyune.
Yaz, Dan, and Jericho travel all over the world for very little reason.
UNIT gets a retcon as we learn the history of UNIT has been infiltrated by an alien life form known as the Grand Serpent since long before Col. Lethbridge-Stewart even formed the darned thing.
Chapter 6
Everybody loves a multi-Doctor story, and in this episode we’ve got three – 13, 13, and 13 – split into three parts, each expositing like mad.
The Sontarans are back, with the aid of the Grand Serpent, and they’ve got a plan to rid the universe of the Daleks and the Cybermen – a plan which they succeed in executing.
One of the Doctors manages to get the Flux swallowed by another convenient MacGuffin, which, unbeknownst to Swarm and Azure, has thwarted their plan to release Time.
When they go visit Time, thinking they have triumphed, they have failed, and Time kills them, but doesn’t kill the Doctor, just says “your time is running out” and the story is over.
After all the trouble the Doctor went to retrieve her missing memories, she gets rid of them. She’s just about to kiss Yaz, too, but goofy old Dan cock blocks that.
Nothing will be the same though, most of the universe has been completely destroyed, countless trillions of life forms have been wiped out of existence, the Sontarans, the Cybermen, and the Daleks no longer exist.
Next time: The Doctor battles the Daleks. Ok, maybe things will be the same.
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We start our two-part look at Doctor Who Flux as if it were a single six-part story. At six hours of television, it rivals the length of even the longest classic Doctor Who series. There’s a lot to unpack and the unpacking begins here.
Simon and Eugene discuss Doctor Who Flux.
Serial Synopsis
Chapter 1
A long-imprisoned villain called Swarm escapes imprisonment. A woman living an ordinary life on Earth is actually, unbeknownst to herself, Azure, Swarm’s sister. How did that happen? Don’t waste your time asking silly questions, there are more pressing concerns. The Flux, a universe-ending MacGuffin is ending the universe.
Also, Dog People known as the Lupari are going to save the inhabitants of Earth, one person at a time, starting with Dan. Karvanista, the dog who tried to kill the Doctor in the pre-credit sequence, rescuing “his” human, Dan, and he just happens to get there first because of a time thingy. (Don’t worry about that, it’s not relevant later)
The Lupari have built over 7 billion Flux-proof spacecraft, which the Doctor reconfigures into a shield to save the Earth. Not so lucky for the TARDIS though, and it crashes headlong into the Flux.
Oh, and we’re introduced the Vinder, Di, Joseph WIlliamson, and Claire…. I’m sure they’ll be important later.
Chapter 2
Damaged, the TARDIS lands in the 19th century Crimean War, except, it isn’t about the Russians anymore, it’s the Sontarans, and no one seems to notice. Mary Seacole is there, just generally being better than the British. Dan and Yaz get zapped elsewhere. Dan back to modern-day Liverpool where he single-handledly (with some phoned in help from the Doctor) and the timely arrival of Karvanista, saves the Earth from the Sontarans.
Yaz goes to the Temple of Atropos on the planet Time, where she meets Vinder – one of the good guys – and Swarm and Azure, the bad guys.
Back in the Crimea, the Sontarans are really rubbish and the Doctor sends them packing.
Chapter 3
The Doctor rescues Yaz and Vinder from Swarm and Azure by throwing them into their timelines. For giggles, she chucks Dan in there, too. They have a bunch of flashbacks.
Chapter 4
The Weeping Angels have captured the TARDIS and take it to an English Village in 1967. There, the Doctor meets Claire – she’s from 2021 but has been sent back to 1967 by the Angels.
It’s all a trap. The Division are hunting the Angel because it has escaped and contains all the Doctor’s missing memories. The fugitive Angel lured the Doctor there to help it.
The plan fails and the Angel turns the Doctor over to the Division Angels. Yaz, Dan, and Professor Jericho are flung back to 1901.
Chapter 5
The Doctor meets Tecteyune, her supposed adopted mother, and they exposition at each other in the gap between universes. The Division sent the Flux to destroy the universe because… the Doctor? Don’t get hung up on that concept, it comes to nothing.
The Swarm and Azure arrive, and kill Techteyune.
Yaz, Dan, and Jericho travel all over the world for very little reason.
UNIT gets a retcon as we learn the history of UNIT has been infiltrated by an alien life form known as the Grand Serpent since long before Col. Lethbridge-Stewart even formed the darned thing.
Chapter 6
Everybody loves a multi-Doctor story, and in this episode we’ve got three – 13, 13, and 13 – split into three parts, each expositing like mad.
The Sontarans are back, with the aid of the Grand Serpent, and they’ve got a plan to rid the universe of the Daleks and the Cybermen – a plan which they succeed in executing.
One of the Doctors manages to get the Flux swallowed by another convenient MacGuffin, which, unbeknownst to Swarm and Azure, has thwarted their plan to release Time.
When they go visit Time, thinking they have triumphed, they have failed, and Time kills them, but doesn’t kill the Doctor, just says “your time is running out” and the story is over.
After all the trouble the Doctor went to retrieve her missing memories, she gets rid of them. She’s just about to kiss Yaz, too, but goofy old Dan cock blocks that.
Nothing will be the same though, most of the universe has been completely destroyed, countless trillions of life forms have been wiped out of existence, the Sontarans, the Cybermen, and the Daleks no longer exist.
Next time: The Doctor battles the Daleks. Ok, maybe things will be the same.
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