TMC
06-18-2023, 07:50 PM
https://whatculture.com/whoculture/10-doctor-who-moments-deeper-than-you-think?rf=homepage
Callbacks, subtle connections, and other Doctor Who moments where there's more than meets the eye.
BY MARK DONALDSON
JUNE 18TH, 2023
For a show that has existed for almost 60 years, it's got to the point where it's becoming impossible for Doctor Who not to bump into something from its past. However, this isn't a list about obvious bits of fan service - those moments where Steven Moffat or Russell T Davies or Chris Chibnall dig you in the ribs, winking incessantly, and asking if you noticed what they did.
This is instead about those subtle nods that refer back to the rich canon of Doctor Who, or that have some other type of deeper meaning you might not have realized.
In lesser hands, these kinds of things could ring out like the Cloister Bell on the eve of universal destruction. However, Doctor Who writers are generally a far more savvy bunch that trusts the intelligence of its audience. Or, failing that, they'll rely on WhoCulture writers to point out all these details years after the fact!
The following moments all have deeper meanings that reach all the way back across Doctor Who's history, from the show's genesis in 1963, to some of the most recent episodes of the show.
Callbacks, subtle connections, and other Doctor Who moments where there's more than meets the eye.
BY MARK DONALDSON
JUNE 18TH, 2023
For a show that has existed for almost 60 years, it's got to the point where it's becoming impossible for Doctor Who not to bump into something from its past. However, this isn't a list about obvious bits of fan service - those moments where Steven Moffat or Russell T Davies or Chris Chibnall dig you in the ribs, winking incessantly, and asking if you noticed what they did.
This is instead about those subtle nods that refer back to the rich canon of Doctor Who, or that have some other type of deeper meaning you might not have realized.
In lesser hands, these kinds of things could ring out like the Cloister Bell on the eve of universal destruction. However, Doctor Who writers are generally a far more savvy bunch that trusts the intelligence of its audience. Or, failing that, they'll rely on WhoCulture writers to point out all these details years after the fact!
The following moments all have deeper meanings that reach all the way back across Doctor Who's history, from the show's genesis in 1963, to some of the most recent episodes of the show.