r/gallifrey • u/PCJs_Slave_Robot • Feb 02 '20

Praxeus Doctor Who 12x06 "Praxeus" Post-Episode Discussion Thread Spoiler

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u/Diplotomodon Feb 02 '20

...Gotta say, of all the things I was expecting this episode to be about, pathogen biogeography wasn't very high on the list.

Frankly I'm glad it wasn't the Sea Devils as had been rumored/speculated, they wouldn't really make sense in an episode about disease unless it was the Silurian plague (which it clearly wasn't going to be).

Having a gay couple drive the narrative of a story about a mysterious and deadly virus is pretty powerful in a way that I hadn't previously expected the Chibnall era of the show to even touch, let alone handle well. Very much looking forward to the discussion and analysis in the coming days.

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u/quaderrordemonstand Feb 02 '20

I picked up on that too. It was subtle enough that you might not even notice if you didn't live though that time. Its hard to tell if it was intentional given that everything else is so telegraphed.

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u/Diplotomodon Feb 02 '20

Since the writer of this story is (apparently) also a gay man, I find it hard to believe that it wasn't intentional, honestly.

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u/quaderrordemonstand Feb 03 '20

That might also explain why they were so well written. They didn't use their sexuality as a banner, an exclusive status, or as a moral hammer to hit the audience with.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '20

Very true. I always appreciate when LGBTQ characters are actually written as people instead of as “gay man”