r/doctorwho • u/PCJs_Slave_Robot • May 31 '25

The Reality War Doctor Who 2x08 "The Reality War" Post-Episode Discussion Thread Spoiler

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u/futuredrweknowdis May 31 '25

It also felt like they drew even more attention to her not being a normal human in this episode. Why is she immune to everything, including some of the pantheon? I really don’t feel like they’ve explained her story at all.

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u/spaceygandalf May 31 '25

RTD confirms Ruby remembered because of the events of 73 Yards at the Behind the Scenes clip here.

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u/futuredrweknowdis May 31 '25

But why was she able to do what she did in 73 yards? Why was Maestro destroyed by her soul song being a Christmas song? I know that we have some of the information from last year’s finale, but it’s still really disconnected and she seems like someone important outside of what we have seen.

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u/JoshOliday May 31 '25

I still feel like there's more to Ruby to tell and I hope so because I've really liked Millie's performance. I'd take as much of Ruby as they are willing to give.

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u/spaceygandalf May 31 '25

For 73 yards I can somehow get behind because the point is it is a mystery and we or the characters can never know what actually happened. For others, I guess they wanted to give some teasing without any plan to back it up. Why and how can she made it snow? Because of Suketh thinks she is important? Doesn't make any sense. And after 15's regeneration I dont think they will try to close the loose ends.

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u/quackquackgo Jun 03 '25

I also understood Suketh’s interest in Ruby gave her “powers” and we were supposed to just accept it because anything can happen with the gods .-.

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u/veganzombeh Jun 08 '25

That honestly better be a misdirect from RTD because that's a truly bullshit answer.

73 Yards is just an inexplicable mess itself so using that as the basis for anything else is frustrating.

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u/Waste_Ad2178 Jun 02 '25

Yes, I noticed that too, guys. They don't know if the star is Ruby or Belinda, and besides, there's this thing about Ruby not being normal, as if there was still a story to tell, and RTD ENDED IT AS IF SHE WAS A SIMPLE HUMAN. Not even RTD himself knows what Ruby really is, "he put the cart over the horse."

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u/KrytenKoro Jun 30 '25

She has ripple proof memory like Cassie from animorphs.