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Where do I start?
We saw this days ago, and I'm still trying to think what to say! It shouldn't have worked, I think. If I poke at the logic, though, I don't quite puncture it. It's like gelatin. I just get stuck!
Yet "73 Yards" hit the right notes for me: a bit creepy, increasingly sad, and surprisingly satisfying at the end considering that I have no idea how any of this worked.
I asked myself and Brilliant Husband many questions, and we even came up with a few answers, so my entry is entirely Q&A:
Was Out-of-Focus Old Woman some future Ruby?
I think not. She didn't look like the future Ruby that we did see. I think she was probably some kind of non-human entity: an elf, fairy, or something else conjured up by the circle.
Why did the Doctor disappear?
BH has an answer for this one: he accidentally paradoxed himself out of existence while the paradox resolved. Telling Ruby what was going to happen did it. The second time, he stops himself before he completes the thought.
Will the Doctor ever watch his step?
Probably not.
Will the Doctor be more careful about what he says?
Probably not. After many Doctors who wouldn't explain when they should, we have a Doctor who can't keep his mouth shut!
What did the old woman say?
It doesn't matter. It wasn't the words; it was some power she had. No words alone would have made Ruby's mother treat her that way.
Is Ruby awesome?
Absolutely! I thought that the Doctor would reappear at some point, until Ruby had to celebrate Christmas alone, and then I realized she wouldn't see him again until it was all over, whatever that meant. I felt worse and worse for her as her relationships all fell apart. I thought Kate would save the day, or at least help! I felt more betrayed by Kate leaving her than by the Doctor disappearing, even though I don't imagine Kate really had control over the situation! And then I thought it would end when Roger ap William resigned, but it didn't! It seemed so unfair that she had to live decades alone! I felt her pain as she let the other intern be taken in by ap Williams, and I couldn't disagree with her choice, really. But I also felt her triumph as she single-handedly brought the man down, giving up everything and risking her life to do it. And then she had no recognition, because few people ever recognized the danger, and she still had the curse.
Ruby has already made her way pretty high on my list of all-time favorite companions.
Why did she have to live decades alone?
Because the writers are cruel.
We saw this days ago, and I'm still trying to think what to say! It shouldn't have worked, I think. If I poke at the logic, though, I don't quite puncture it. It's like gelatin. I just get stuck!
Yet "73 Yards" hit the right notes for me: a bit creepy, increasingly sad, and surprisingly satisfying at the end considering that I have no idea how any of this worked.
I asked myself and Brilliant Husband many questions, and we even came up with a few answers, so my entry is entirely Q&A:
Was Out-of-Focus Old Woman some future Ruby?
I think not. She didn't look like the future Ruby that we did see. I think she was probably some kind of non-human entity: an elf, fairy, or something else conjured up by the circle.
Why did the Doctor disappear?
BH has an answer for this one: he accidentally paradoxed himself out of existence while the paradox resolved. Telling Ruby what was going to happen did it. The second time, he stops himself before he completes the thought.
Will the Doctor ever watch his step?
Probably not.
Will the Doctor be more careful about what he says?
Probably not. After many Doctors who wouldn't explain when they should, we have a Doctor who can't keep his mouth shut!
What did the old woman say?
It doesn't matter. It wasn't the words; it was some power she had. No words alone would have made Ruby's mother treat her that way.
Is Ruby awesome?
Absolutely! I thought that the Doctor would reappear at some point, until Ruby had to celebrate Christmas alone, and then I realized she wouldn't see him again until it was all over, whatever that meant. I felt worse and worse for her as her relationships all fell apart. I thought Kate would save the day, or at least help! I felt more betrayed by Kate leaving her than by the Doctor disappearing, even though I don't imagine Kate really had control over the situation! And then I thought it would end when Roger ap William resigned, but it didn't! It seemed so unfair that she had to live decades alone! I felt her pain as she let the other intern be taken in by ap Williams, and I couldn't disagree with her choice, really. But I also felt her triumph as she single-handedly brought the man down, giving up everything and risking her life to do it. And then she had no recognition, because few people ever recognized the danger, and she still had the curse.
Ruby has already made her way pretty high on my list of all-time favorite companions.
Why did she have to live decades alone?
Because the writers are cruel.
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