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From: Theory11 <card.master@bee92.invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: S2.2 - LUX
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:26:49 +0000
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On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:29:10 +0000, Hornplayer9599 wrote:

> On 4/19/2025 06:00, Theory11 wrote:
>> SEASON 2 - EPISODE 2 - LUX
>>
>> Better than THE ROBOT REVOLUTION is the best I can say about this
>> episode.
>>
>> Dr Who meets Scooby Doo. Some fun parts, some imaginative parts, more
>> fourth wall breaking - BLINK gets a mention -  however, the writing
>> still leaves a lot to be desired, meaning LUX ends up being average
>> fare.
>>
>> Five out of ten is a good as LUX gets from my side of the screen.
>
> Yeah...I'd go with that.  Not great, a bit of an improvement overall,
> better that Robot Revolution, but not great.
>
> There were parts that I really liked, then it got stupid in the middle
> (meeting the fans that were watching the episode in "real
> time"....eyeball rolling city right there), started to regain its
> composure, then failed to stick the landing.
>
> Took 32 minutes for the Doctor to cry...I think that's a record.

WHAT IF:

The Doctor crying in every episode is because time lord tears contain
mysterious power meaning Mrs Flood is given life from the Doctor's
tears. The more that he cries the more real she becomes. Russel T Davies
has not been showing us how emotional the doctor is - he's been giving
us a clue to Mrs Flood's identity.

FLOOD OF TEARS

? ? ? ? ?

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