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Peter Davison episode. Colin Baker’s Doctor is standing in the TARDIS, in Gallifreyan soldier garb, which doesn’t involve the giant collar, but instead a metal chest plate and fluffy white and colorful purple shoulders. He’s in the TARDIS, lights down and dark, holding a piece of the console. Caption reads, “IF you try to leave again, my men will shoot to kill.” Wait, no, it’s just Commander Maxil, who’s also played by Colin Baker.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Matt Smith episode. Rory Williams is running into Amy’s house as fast as he can, a nice brick building covered in tasteful overgrown vines and flowers around the front. He’s running into the front door full speed, face mashing into some pink roses hanging down. Caption says “Argh.” Flowers: 1. Rory: 0.
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Tom Baker episode. (Aren’t they all?) Sarah Jane Smith is standing in a dark concrete industrial looking basement, with an exceptionally British man in a tweed coat and another woman just off-screen. Sarah’s got a lovely purple outfit with a white necklace. Oh, and there’s a giant metal robot standing in the room, too. Sarah asks, “What do you do?” The robot replies, “Insufficient data.” Typical.
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Jodie Whittaker episode. Alan Cumming is dressed as King James, in an old English building, standing in front of a big wooden door, inexplicably framed in a severe Dutch angle. He has a slight smile on his face as he says, “You may prostrate yourselves before me,” and indeed I will.
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Patrick Troughton missing episode animation. The Doctor is playing his flute with Jamie, his lover, and a number of people off-screen — Victoria, Maxtible, Waterfield and Kemel — in a prison cell in the future, and you can tell, because the door is a weird 6-sided shape. Jamie says, “You mean to say, he’s worked against us all, just for that?” The Doctor says, “People have done worse for less, Jamie.” True dat.
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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David Tennant episode. (Aren’t they all?) Shot of the Earth in space, half in sunlight and half in darkness. It’s about nighttime for good ol’ dot co dot uk. Caption reads, “NARRATOR: …everyone had bad dreams.”
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Colin Baker episode. The Doctor is strapped to some kind of medical bed, hooked up to a machine with a bunch of wires and electronics and a glowing blue tube, for some reason. In the middle of a brawl. Peri is wearing an excellent big flowy pink top, trying to help him. Some armed men are pointing guns at them off-screen. Caption reads, “Don’t shoot! We need him alive to sign contracts!” Pesky bureaucracy, getting in the way of murder.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Jodie Whittaker episode. The Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz are walking through a northern English village in the forest in the early 17th century, lots of people walking about selling fruits and wares. The #fam is wearing their ordinary clothes, not making any attempt whatsoever to blend in. Ryan says, “Ye olde hipster pop-up happenin,’” exactly how teenagers talk.
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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William Hartnell episode. Vicki is sitting at a table inside a small spaceship, talking to the Doctor, who’s just off screen. She’s from the future, and you can tell, because her sweater (?) has a weird zig-zag collar on it. Caption reads, “He thinks this planet should be wiped out…” Hm, I’d be willing to hear him out.
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Episode with Peter Capaldi, teenage heartthrob. The Doctor is peering out of the TARDIS, eyes wide in wonder. The camera is all wide-angle, or a “point five,” as the kids say. The TARDIS is surrounded by trees and vines and lush green brush. Caption reads, “Are those trees?” Excellent skills of observation.
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Tom Baker episode. (Aren’t they all?) Adric is standing in a surprisingly well-lit cave, a few other younger people sitting and standing around him, yellow sky in the background. Adric looks exasperated, arms out in frustration. Caption reads, “It’s too small.” “That’s not what you told us. You said it was huge…”
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Ncuti Gatwa episode. The Doctor is standing with Belinda Chandra in the TARDIS, glowing with orange lights, around the console. The Vindicator is leaning next to him. The Doctor is wearing a tight multicoloured polo tucked into black pants, looking mighty fine. He’s grinning wide, not quite looking at Belinda, who’s turned away from the camera. He says, “…my body changes a lot.” You and every teenager.
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Tom Baker episode. (Aren’t they all?) A middle aged man in a nice grey suit is sitting in a big lovely castle, in a truly excellent looking chair. He looks unimpressed by the conversation he’s a part of. He says, “Doctor, are you a party to this militaristic nonsense?” The Doctor is putting his hat on a knight armor statue, and says, “I’m not a party to any kind of nonsense, your Grace.” [citation needed]
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Matt Smith episode. Amy is stepping just outside the TARDIS door, wearing her nightie. You can’t really see where she is, but it’s inside some kind of shopping center. She looks stunned and surprised, one hand leaning back on the door. Caption reads, “Welcome to London Market. You are being monitored.” Typical British greeting.
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Colin Baker episode. The Doctor and Peri are standing just outside the TARDIS. Peri is wearing a lovely yellow dress looking up at the Doctor, posing triumphantly over a tiny hill, looking down on her literally and figuratively, tie swept in the wind. It’s kind of a dreary spot covered in weeds and dirt. Caption reads, “Some substitute for Kew Gardens!”
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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David Tennant episode. Donna Noble is at a party talking to a coworker, wearing a Christmas cracker crown. (A gold foil one!) She looks pissed off. Caption reads, “Don’t tell me you’re getting all spooky again.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Tom Pertwee episode. Horner, a middle-aged man with a mustache, an incredible tweed three-piece suit and a black hat, speaks into a news microphone. Caption reads, “April 30th - Beltane - greatest occult festival of the year, bar Halloween.”
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Jodie Whittaker episode. Graham is standing while holding a torch at night, on some kind of junk pile, looking exasperated at the Doctor off-screen. Caption reads, “If we've wasted the last four hours on the wrong planet…” Not sure why he’s so concerned about wasting time when they have ready access to a time machine, but…
October 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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William Hartnell missing episode animation. Vicki is sitting in a space base, with a very industrial submarine type interior. Dirty metal walls, big buttons and levers, round screens, lots of bolts. She’s sitting at a basic table and chairs, a plate in front of her, with a few bits of flower and leaves on it. She’s holding one, looking disappointed. A very tall future space woman (and you can tell, because her jacket is all stripey and has Stuff on it) is sitting opposed to her, seriously, looking twice as big. Vicki says, “It looks like leaves to me.” The woman says, “It is leaves.” There’s that mystery solved.
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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David Tennant episode. (Aren’t they all?) Donna Noble and Rose Tyler are standing outside at night. Rose looks a bit curiously at Donna, arms crossed, head a bit tilted. Caption reads, “Next Christmas. Any plans?” Posting this because the BBC just announced a Doctor Who Christmas special for 2026, presumably also featuring Billie Piper, possibly as the Doctor.
October 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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William Hartnell episode. Ian Chesterton is dressed in ancient Aztec warrior garb in a way that is almost certainly a bit problematic. Two other men are with him, one of whom he’s looking at mighty flirtatiously. They are looking at him as he raises one thumb, and raising an eyebrow in a suggestive manner, and says, “This is all I need.” Oh my.
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Ncuti Gatwa episode. The Rani is in a modest old cabin, holding a baby. She is joined by the incredible company of six mallard ducks on a table. Although these ducks used to be six boys just moments ago (don’t ask), the ducks appear to be female, as they are not crested. Also joining her is an excellent owl perched on a stand. Captions read, “Hoot, hoot.” [owl hoots] [quacking] “Quack, quack.”
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Sylvester McCoy episode. A woman with green skin and hair dyed pink and purple, wearing some kind of robe, is standing very close to another woman, also with pink hair, just off screen. (Average users of Mastodon.) Caption reads, “Have a nice death!”
October 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Episode with David Tennant. (Aren’t they all?) The Doctor and Donna Noble are standing in a modern looking building, somewhat plain walls in a very big room. Not a lot of details to pick out. The Doctor is looking at a computer that’s mostly off-screen, looking very confused; Donna looks bored. Donna says, “Maybe it’s a Sunday.” The Doctor says, “No, I never land on Sundays.”
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Jon Pertwee episode. Liz Shaw, who could inflate a car tire in one breath, is sitting in a poshly furnished office with some maps and things pinned to a cork board (but not in a suspicious conspiratorial way). Liz Shaw, who can hop with no feet, is talking to A Man From The Ministry, and you can tell, because he’s middle aged and has a combover. Liz Shaw, who stays clean by giving all the dirt on her body a stern talking to, says, “Dr. Lawrence, you must admit there is…” to which he says, “I will admit nothing. There is no epidemic.” Where have I seen this before…
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM