This episode is really all about the robots. In the tradition of Moffat Who, they are not EVIL or even malicious, they just don't understand. Miscommunication between different species and even between the Doctor and Bill. That's it. ('This is a kindness' <- The Girl Who Waited) And it's a great warning - don't jump to conclusions.
The Doctor tells Bill about his promise but doesn't really tell her. When Bill asks what happens if he gets lost or stuck in space/time, his response is "that would be terrible so I don't think about it". Bill's "WTF" response is priceless. Adults don't normally operate like that...
Bill is someone who wants to confront problems head-on and at least understand if not fix them. The Doctor has a more roundabout way of dealing things. Unless he can blow stuff up. He's all for that.
Pretty sure Bill has already recognised that the Doctor isn't really an adult, even if he is the best tutor ever. XD She probably files it away under 'alien & thus weird'. ;)
Blowing stuff up isn't fixing the problem though, it's getting rid of it, which is not exactly the same thing... An excellent distinction.
That's it. ('This is a kindness' <- The Girl Who Waited) And it's a great warning - don't jump to conclusions.
The Doctor tells Bill about his promise but doesn't really tell her. When Bill asks what happens if he gets lost or stuck in space/time, his response is "that would be terrible so I don't think about it". Bill's "WTF" response is priceless.
Adults don't normally operate like that...
Bill is someone who wants to confront problems head-on and at least understand if not fix them. The Doctor has a more roundabout way of dealing things.
Unless he can blow stuff up. He's all for that.
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Unless he can blow stuff up. He's all for that.
Blowing stuff up isn't fixing the problem though, it's getting rid of it, which is not exactly the same thing...
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She probably files it away under 'alien & thus weird'. ;)
Blowing stuff up isn't fixing the problem though, it's getting rid of it, which is not exactly the same thing...
An excellent distinction.
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