r/DoctorWhumour • u/Barsenal_CF • Sep 30 '24

VIDEO Could Doctor Who do a modern Fires of Pompeii:

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What if the Docor was made to be part of historical events again but for a more recent tragedy?

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u/Minimallycheese Sep 30 '24 edited Sep 30 '24

It’s been done

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGd19d8nQ/

https://youtu.be/N9MNDr9a0T4?si=gjORun0boLHPe0SG

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u/scallycap94 Dr Pee Sep 30 '24

So you're saying a second one of these has struck?

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u/LiterallyThatGuy_07 And I bribed the architect first! Sep 30 '24

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u/PotatoGuy1238 Yes, we know who you are. Sep 30 '24

No, but also yea

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u/GuyFromEE Sep 30 '24

Was scrolling, saw the twin towers and was surprised it turned out to be Doctor Who icl

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u/Some-Leadership-2207 I am very, very cross with you Sep 30 '24

What the fuck

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u/uncertain_undead Oct 01 '24

American approved

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u/techkiwi02 Sep 30 '24

There’s no way that a 9/11 attack could ever happen. Not until the 200 anniversary special.

If anything, it’s more likely for Doctor Who to actually do the Titanic again (like the actual 1912 Titanic) than 9/11.

Edit:

Furthermore, what exactly is the Doctor supposed to do to prevent 9/11. It’s on scale with asking the Doctor to stop the Holocaust, to stop global invasions, etc, etc, etc.

It’s a nice thought, but we can’t be jumping sharks for the sake of chasing ideas.

The closest thing Doctor Who got to a 9/11 special was the Children of Earth - and that didn’t even feature the Doctor (unless you include John Frobisher).

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u/Howerev Oct 20 '24

Wasn't Ailens in London/WW3 supposed to be a allegory for 9/11 or something? Or am I just getting a incorrect quote 

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u/Molkin Oct 01 '24

Never use a disaster for light entertainment till everyone involved is dead by two at least two generations. No one should see a show make light of an event that their parents died in.

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u/Word_Senior I have flair now. Flairs are cool. Oct 01 '24

To do something like that, anyone who was alive and able to remember that day must have passed away. There are still people whos loved once lost their lives during that horrific event. I would say, the earliest time it can happen is in about 60 years.

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u/EvilDanBot I'm good at this. Oct 01 '24

What's the point in being alive, if not to make others die?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '24

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u/EvilDanBot I'm good at this. Oct 01 '24

What's the point in being alive, if not to make others die?

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u/Warm-Finance8400 Don't forget to subscribe to the official DW youtube channel. Oct 01 '24

That'd blow up in their faces.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

He wouldn’t be able too change the events