By the end, it’s especially clear that Fifteen is a supporting character.

It’s a quick line but holds a lot of meaning.

“Incel” is a contraction of “involuntary celebate,“or sometimes “involuntary celibacy.”

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It can often make them physically and/or emotionally abusive toward women.

Put eloquently by the Doctor, Belinda “needed a Time Lord to take the kaboom.”

In other words, he absorbed the energy that would have killed Belinda as it did Alan.

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So, the mysterious connection between Belinda and the Doctor is strengthened even more by this event.

However,Davies adds a sharp left turn at the end of the episode.

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