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Memory, manipulation, and moon landings collide in one of the most audacious season openers in Doctor Who history. We dig into Moffat’s high-wire act and how forgetting may be the most frightening concept of all.

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We park the Randomizer for a rare moment of reflection on the Ncuti Gatwa era — a time of goblins, gods, wish worlds, and controversies that may have rewritten more than canon.

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Next time on Pull To Open, we look back at the Ncuti Gatwa era.

Podcast materializing July 19

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...for True Companions of Pull To Open. We give our lukewarm take on not just Season 2 of Doctor Who, but the entire Gatwa era. You just need to be a member of our YouTube channel. Come on board our TARDIS and watch 👉 youtu.be/vcHTKm3OewY

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When the Twelfth Doctor trades the TARDIS for a mop at Coal Hill School, awkwardness is bound to follow. Join us as we revisit the awkward love triangle of The Caretaker.

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The Randomizer has pulled us into The Android Invasion. If you’ve ever dreamed of a Doctor Who/Stepford Wives crossover filmed in a quaint British village, this one’s for you.

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Listening to the chaps on @pulltoopen.bsky.social wrestle with the same things on The Story & The Engine as Rob & I did on @thedwshow.net hot take! Glad we're not alone!

An interesting @pulltoopen.bsky.social on Reality War where they pick all the same faults, but enjoy it a lot more than @thedwshow.net - especially the last 30 mins.

Although @petepachal.bsky.social notes almost exactly the same points on Omega as I do! 😂

A fun, different perspective.

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Is it a medieval space opera or a green-skinned fever dream? The Curse of Peladon has it both ways, complete with a courtly Pertwee and the most phallic alien ever approved for Saturday tea time.

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Our HOT TAKE podcast on The Reality War is up!

How do you stick the landing for a story about a fake world that’s made of wishes? You dial the emotional resonance to 11. We declare victory for The Reality War.

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Our HOT TAKE on Wish World is up!

The Doctor’s stuck in a 1950s fever dream, and UNIT’s been rebranded as an insurance agency. What is even happening in Wish World? This one’s more ride than story—but what a ride

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It turns out our dress rehearsal of The Interstellar Song Contest was missing one extremely important reveal! In this emergency analysis of the post-credits scene, we tackle the big surprise.

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Our HOT TAKE on The Interstellar Song Contest is up!

It's a full-on sensory overload: galactic glam, massive stakes, and more hooks than a Skybox full of Hellions. But has RTD gone too far, or just far enough?

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For all its faults, Lucky Day has sparked some great discussions, & shout out to both @pulltoopen.bsky.social & @illexplainlater.bsky.social for really thrashing out the issues in the ep!
Agreed with some points, not others, but all well made.

But note please, populist =/= right wing always!

Our HOT TAKE on The Story & the Engine is up!

The Doctor finds himself in a Nigerian barbershop… on a spaceship… on a spider… in the realm of living stories. With us so far? Good—because the story’s just getting started.

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Yeah they did!

Thanks to all who lent their eyeballs—Mr. Ring-a-Ding is de-light-ed 😜

It's a Lucky Day… or is it? Can conspiracy theorists exist in a world where UNIT is canon? From shrieks to lip gloss, we unpack all the continuity—and the politics. But sorry, we can’t spare a 50p piece.

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Appreciate the comment, Cody, though we're a bit confused. Which nitpicks specifically?

A very enthusiastic review of Aliens of London from @pulltoopen.bsky.social!
Does approaching this story randomly work in its favour?
I've only ever watched it twice... just always felt a little too silly for me!

Our HOT TAKE on The Well is up!

Doctor Who has plunged into The Well—and trust us, you’ll want to keep your back covered. How does the Doctor face an unknown that stares right back at him?

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Our HOT TAKE on Lux is up!

Alan Cumming is a cartoon god named Mr. Ring-a-Ding, and that’s not even the weirdest part of “Lux.” Pete and Chris are here to unwrap it all, including the Doctor’s best mini-speech in years.

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Our HOT TAKE on The Robot Revolution is up!

It's the future, and your star registry gift just triggered a robotic uprising. Welcome to Doctor Who's "Season 2" premiere, where RTD maybe went too far on consent.

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Father's Day is one of those New Who stories I've only watched a couple of times, because it made such an impact on 1st viewing, & I don't want to lose that.
So very interesting to hear how @pulltoopen.bsky.social felt about it when they watched it for the podcast!

Surprise—latest podcast is up!

Say it with us now: it’s not just Slitheen fart jokes. Aliens of London/World War Three is the Ecclestone-Piper powerhouse that firmly established how NuWho would grow beyond the old-school kind of Earth invasion.

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