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The twist? (spoilers for Split and the Village)
Something i just thought of with the female doctor issue.
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P&E not fighting back - i thought that was because Paige was there and they didn't want to risk her getting hurt. Philip even said "this is Paige" to Stan to remind him that she was there. I think if Paige had not been with them, it would have played out a lot differently.
Regarding the ID photo, i believe at that time, photo licenses were not mandatory. IIRC, you could have opted for a non-photo driver's license that just had a description at the time.
I liked the finale but was a little frustrated with all the unanswered questions:
What about Martha? I would have liked to see a reunion of "Clark" and Martha in the USSR.
What was Paige's plan for the rest of her life?
Did Philip ever unite with his son?
Was Renee a soviet agent? (i like to think she was and this was the show's way of indicating that they spy game would continue with business as usual - just with different players)
And more i can't think of right now.
Thanks. At least i know i didn't miss anything. I do have to admit that i was surprised at the beast's emergence in the third act but i wouldn't call it a twist because we were flat-out told about it throughout the movie.
The Sixth Sense, on the other hand, is an example of a twist done exactly right. The movie didn't cheat at all as all the indications were there but they were nothing you would pick up on until it was revealed.
I just gave you evidence that it does. What is your proof that it doesn't?
Clearly it does. Time Lords get married - male to female - and have kids (presumably the same way earth couples do). There is obviously a parallel. Plus, if it doesn't apply, why did the Doctor always look like a man? Coincidence? And why did the Master change his name to Missy when he regenerated?
It's probably been said here before (didn't have time to read all the posts) but getting upset about the doctor being a woman doesn't have to be a sexist thing. It's been established for the past 50 years that the doctor is male. To change it now reeks of pandering and it's just not who the doctor is. Why not make him a dog next time? I would be just as upset if they remade Wonder Woman as a man. That's just not who the character has been established to be.
Besides, i would argue that making the doctor female this late in the game could be argued as sexist. If the doctor could always have regenerated as a woman, why is this the first time in 12 regenerations? Also, this effectively means that, had the doctor not been granted the additional regenerations, he never would have been a woman.
I'm still holding out hope that this doctor only lasts one season and at the end, we find out the entire season was a dream.
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