The following contains spoilers for "73 Yards." Russell T. Davies admits his writing eschews narrative formalism in favor of things that just feel right. Two decades ago, his critics pointed to his use of deus ex machina endings as a stick to beat his reputation with. But we're in a different era now, where vibes matter just as much as logic -- both inside the show's new more fantastic skew, and in the real world. "73 Yards" is the vibiest episode of new Doctor Who so far, but I even found it ea...
The following contains spoilers for "73 Yards." Russell T. Davies admits his writing eschews narrative formalism in favor of things that just feel right. Two decades ago, his critics pointed to his use of deus ex machina endings as a stick to beat his reputation with. But we're in a different era now, where vibes matter just as much as logic -- both inside the show's new more fantastic skew, and in the real world. "73 Yards" is the vibiest episode of new Doctor Who so far, but I even found it ea...
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