NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 347: "The Reality War" Is Up!

 
"I don't want to do this alone. I'm never alone with you. Joy to the world! And that is exactly the word. This has been an absolute joy."
-- The Fifteenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Reality War"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we're joined by DJ Nik, Holly Mac and Rachel Frend to discuss "The Reality War", the Doctor Who Series 15 finale, featuring the final episode with Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra, and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, along with the return of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor!

In this episode, Jesse, Nik, Holly, Rachel, and I discuss things like Jesse celebrating his birthday and wedding anniversary, the missed opportunity to address the "mavity" running gag, the lack of certainty regarding Doctor Who's future, the disservice done to the Doctor's companion and two of his enemies, not buying the official explanation for Ncuti Gatwa's exit after only two seasons, the last-minute reshoots made to the finale to accommodate Ncuti's departure, being grateful that Ncuti Gatwa got a regeneration scene, how hilarious it would be if Billie Piper was actually playing Billie Piper instead of the Sixteenth Doctor, the promotional image feature the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda dancing at a club that never aired during the finale, Jodie Whittaker getting to interact with Ncuti Gatwa, the archive footage from the special edition of "Day of the Daleks", some background on the Zero Room, the surprise return of Anita Benn from "Joy to the World", Jesse's thoughts on "The Boss", the finale being overstuffed with characters, UNIT not being part of the major narrative, the Time Lords suddenly being sterile, Ncuti Gatwa mispronouncing "Omega", the Doctor not knowing anyone else who can raise kids besides Carla Sunday, Rachel calling out Russell T Davies for doing the Rani dirty, the surprise that Archie Panjabi's Rani was turned into Omega Chow instead of Anita Dobson's Rani, Omega being turned into another lame CGI monster like Sutekh, Ruby being a better person than Conrad once again, the great sequence of Thirteen meeting Fifteen, Jesse not caring about Poppy, RTD calling Billie Piper for a last-minute favor, Disney not giving Doctor Who the love they give Star Wars and Marvel because they don't own it, Nik's take on Thirteen being a closeted lesbian compared to Fifteen being openly gay, David Tennant wanting to play Mr. Fantastic, the Doctor's regeneration not destroying the TARDIS interior for once, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor and Sandi from Oregon, our upcoming schedule for the rest of 2025, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Snakedance", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 20 in 1983, featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, and the return of the Mara!