With only weeks remaining in the Thirteenth Doctor’s era and Chris Chibnall’s tenure, we’re left with some parting thoughts.

We address the balance of ‘hard’ and ‘fluff’ sci-fi concepts, the criticisms of “woke” subject matter, the incorporation of historical references and figures, and the Doctor’s pervasive optimistic worldview (and avoidance of the “Dark Doctor” trope).

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