Doctor Who
Doctor Whohas finally returned with The Robot Revolution, the first episode in the shows fifteenth season.
The story sees the introduction of Varada Sethus character Belinda Chandra, who will replace Ruby Sunday as the Doctors full-time companion in the upcoming episodes.
Shes an excellent addition toDoctor Whos cast, and one of her lines in this weeks episode has already made her a fan favorite.
Doctor Whos new premiere had a very complex timelineand plenty of time-travel twists that certainly felt like classicDoctor Whoin many ways, and the script even featured an obvious reference to Russell T. Davies previous era as showrunner.
However, the line may actually have been poking fun at his long-time collaborator and fellowDoctor Whowriter, Steven Moffat.
The pair have worked on this show since it was brought back in 2005, and Moffat was a frequent guest writer during David Tennants era.
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The phraseTimey-Wimey was first coined by Stephen Moffatt in Blink, one of the writers earliestDoctor Whocredits, before he took over as showrunner in 2010.The term was used by the Doctor to describe the effects of time-travel to Sally Sparrow, the one-off protagonist played by Carey Mulligan.
Since then, the phrase has lived on as a running joke to poke fun at the shows flexible time-travel laws.
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The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
In The Robot Revolution, the Doctor uses the phrase again to explain the time fracture that caused Belinda to arrive on the alien planet long after the Doctor.
However, shes much less accepting of the juvenile phrase than Sally Sparrow was, repeating it back to him and adding sarcastically, Am I six?This subtle dig could have been Russell T. Davies way of playfully mocking Moffats line, as its one of the few iconic catchphrases from the David Tennant era that RTD didnt come up with himself.
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The Line Has Clearly Lived On Despite The Mockery
Although its undeniably childish (as Belinda points out), theres something about the term timey-wimey that perfectly explains the laws of theDoctor Whouniverse.
There are no clear time-travel laws, with certain moments serving as fixed points that cant be changed while the rest of the universes timeline can famously be rewritten.
The laws often bend to serve the story thats being told, and explaining this all as timey-wimey is a fun way of dismissing any plot holes and criticisms that audiences may have.
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The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
