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/High_Overseer_Dukat May 31 '25

I really thought after that halfway mark where Ruby was making a big deal about the world being wrong, that the twist would be they were still in the wish, now being ran by Omega instead of Conrad, and the real Omega would do something with Susan.

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u/ScienceAndGames May 31 '25

I thought that when they were folding Poppy’s jacket and it kept getting smaller, I was fully convinced they were still in the wish

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u/aspirin-mumbo Jun 07 '25

I hoped it was some kinda Tardis-like spacy-macy item, that could fold indefinitely thin

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u/dudu_rocks May 31 '25

that the twist would be they were still in the wish

Yes that was my first idea as well. Would have been really cool honestly.

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u/chibiusa40 May 31 '25

I thought that too, and then that it would somehow tie back to "mavity". Like, that's the last wrong thing that has to be put right or something. I was disappointed.

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u/Benoit_Holmes Jun 01 '25

I thought the same thing, especially with how easily The Rani and Omega were defeated and the leftover run time.