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If you suffer from even mild arachnophobia, surely this episode did just that.
Once again, I would posit that this isDoctor Whoat its best.
Arachnids isnt the shows first tango with eight-legged beasties.
So the new Doctor is no doubt equipped to deal with all of this without batting an eye.
For starters, the maggots got bigger.
Sounds familiar, yes?
It all starts innocently enough with tea.
Yass family are normal, decent folk.
(On a side note, Hakims pakoras looked mouthwatering.)
His political aspirations are a terribly kept secret.
Hes a pompous pig who treats everyone in his employ like garbage.
Hes a coward who hides behind guns and inside panic rooms.
One could even argue that Robertsons a grotesque caricature of America itself at this point.
But my argument is that it would be irresponsible ofDoctor Whoto not do this at some point.
Remember last season when the Doctor said Donald Trump was inevitable?
So was a character like this onDoctor Who.
Clearly, the Doctor has mellowed over the years.
In the end, Robertson just gets up and leaves and pays no price for his villainy.
Here we have a villain I activelywantto return.
I want this guy to become president in 2020.
I want the Doctor and Robertson to keep crossing paths.
I want her to be a recurring thorn in his side.
I felt as though Graham was speaking for viewers ofDoctor Whoin that moment.
We watch the show to take us somewhere else, away from our daily worries and fears.
Dont concern yourself with the imposition that is Jack Robertson.
Next week well go somewhere so far away that itll make him look like the insect that he is.
Nobody actually wanted to say good-bye to each other.
Of course they were all destined to hop back into the TARDIS with the Doctor.
She tells them theyll change and they wont be the same when they get back.
Theyre fine with that.
Theres trepidation in the Doctors acceptance of their request.
; You cant be president if you fired Yass mum; I eat danger for breakfast.
I prefer cereal; and my personal favorite, Dude, I have all the authorization I ever need.
I call people dude now.
