History YMMV / DoctorWhoS38E7CanYouHearMe

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Doctor's response to Graham sharing his fears of cancer is to say she is too socially awkward to properly respond and that she'll think of something to say later. Is she being genuinely obtuse, or does she recognise that Graham just wanted someone to listen and is now playing up her awkwardness to lighten the mood. Muddying the waters is Graham just laughing her response off, as f he got what he needed.

* AntiClimaxBoss: The episode spends a lot of time building up the threat posed by Zellin and Rayaka, describing them as godlike figures and even comparing them to past characters like the Black and White Guardians, the Celestial Toymaker, as well as the Eternals. However, they are taken down fairly quickly; with Tahira having tamed the Chagaska by literally facing her fears, she forces them both back into the prison, while the Doctor shows them their greatest fear.
* EndingFatigue: Zellin and Rayaka are defeated with nearly ''ten minutes'' of the episode still remaining. Negated a little in that a good chunk of the remaining time is dedicated to giving Yaz some much-needed CharacterDevelopment, however.
* FanficFuel: Who are in the TARDIS Jacuzzi? It's easy to figure out that it's all the people they rescued from Zellin, but why did they decide to all go and relax in the Jacuzzi?
** And which Doctor had to tap-dance and when?
* HilariousInHindsight: It is ironic that Graham is among those who falls victim to Zellin, an entity who feeds on fear, considering Bradley Walsh's previous role as Odd Bob the Clown, a similar villainous entity, in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' story "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS2E3E4TheDayOfTheClown The Day of the Clown]]". However, Zellin's modus operandi, subjecting his victims to nightmares, is more similar to the eponymous villain of "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E1E2TheNightmareMan The Nightmare Man]]", also a story of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The episode finally gives some expansion to Yaz's character, establishing that she was helped through her depression in the past by a police officer, explaining her career choice and strengthening her role as the rock/straightman of Team TARDIS.

* {{Squick}}: The fingers. Let's just say Whovians would think twice about touching their ears after this episode...
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The Doctor's brushing off Graham's cancer concerns would have been a great way to establish tension and sow the seeds for a future arc and even his departure. Instead, it's never brought up again, resulting in one of the most out-of-character moments for the Doctor ''ever'' essentially amounting to nothing.

* EndingFatigue: Zellin and Rayaka are defeated with nearly ''ten minutes'' of the episode still remaining. Negated a little in that a good chunk of the remaining time is dedicated to giving Yaz some much-needed character development, however.

* NeverLiveItDown: For many, this episode will always be remembered as the one where Graham pours his heart out to the Doctor over his fears of his cancer coming out of remission and killing him, and the Doctor not knowing how to comfort him. The backlash was at least great enough for the BBC to issue a formal statement to explain the scene.

* NeverLiveItDown: For many, this episode will always be remembered as the one where Graham pours his heart out to the Doctor over his fears of his cancer coming out of remission and killing him, and the Doctor refusing to comfort him because she's "socially awkward". The backlash was at least great enough for the BBC to issue a formal statement to apologise for the scene.

* NeverLiveItDown: For many, this episode will always be remembered as the one where Graham pours his heart out to the Doctor over his fears of his cancer coming out of remission and killing him, and the Doctor refusing to comfort him because she's "socially awkward."

* HilariousInHindsight: It is ironic that Graham is among those who falls victim to Zellin, an entity who feeds on fear, considering Bradley Walsh's previous role as Odd Bob the Clown, a similar villainous entity, in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' story ''[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS2E3E4TheDayOfTheClown The Day of the Clown]]''. However, Zellin's modus operandi, subjecting his victims to nightmares, is more similar to the eponymous villain of ''[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E1E2TheNightmareMan The Nightmare Man]]'', also a story of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''.

* HilariousInHindsight: It is ironic that Graham is among those who falls victim to Zellin, an entity who feeds on fear, considering Bradley Walsh's previous role as Odd Bob the Clown, a similar villainous entity, in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' story ''Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS2E3E4TheDayOfTheClown''. However, Zellin's modus operandi, subjecting his victims to nightmares, is more similar to the eponymous villain of ''Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E1E2TheNightmareMan'', also a story of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''.

* HilariousInHindsight: It is ironic that Graham is among those who falls victim to Zellin, a entity who feeds on fear, considering Bradley Walsh's previous role as Odd Bob the Clown, a similar villainous entity, in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' story ''Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS2E3E4TheDayOfTheClown''. However, Zellin's modus operandi, subjecting his victims to nightmares, is more similar to the eponymous villain of ''Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E1E2TheNightmareMan'', also a story of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''.

* FanficFuel: Who are in the TARDIS Jacuzzi?

* AntiClimaxBoss: The episode spends a lot of time building up the threat posed by Zellin and Rayaka, describing them as godlike figures and even comparing them to past characters like the Black and White Guardians and the Eternals. And yet for all the hype, they're taken down in the space of about thirty seconds with some technobabble and a throwaway comment about Tahira having tamed the Chagaska by "facing her fears" (which the episode apparently did not consider important enough to actually show us).

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Depression can be hard to combat, even for friends and family of people who are depressed, and sometimes impossible to destroy but it still must be fought and the people fighting it deserve respect, understanding, and care.

* BrokenBase: The Doctor's conversation with Graham about his fear of his cancer returning -- and in particular, her inability to give him a comforting answer. Some viewers thought it a touching echo of how many such conversations must go in the real world; others thought it out of keeping for a character who has access to advanced medical science across all of space and time, or felt it came across as a failed attempt at comedy.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The episode finally gives some expansion to Yaz's character establishing that she was helped through her depression in the past by a police officer, explaining her career choice and strengthening her role as the rock/straightman of Team TARDIS.

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* BrokenBase: The Doctor's conversation with Graham about his fear of his cancer returning -- and in particular, her inability to give him a comforting answer. Some viewers thought it a touching echo of how many such conversations must go in the real world; others thought it out of keeping for a character who has access to advanced medical science across all of space and time, or felt it came across as a failed attempt at comedy. The tiny portion of 'shippers that actively invest in the pair also can't tell if this was ShipSinking or ShipTease..and it got some hopeful for the latter thinking about the kind of thing The Doctor would have said to Graham once that minute she promised had passed...

* BrokenBase: The Doctor's conversation with Graham about his fear of his cancer returning -- and in particular, her inability to give him a comforting answer. Some viewers thought it a touching echo of how many such conversations must go in the real world; others thought it out of keeping for a character who has access to advanced medical science across all of space and time, or felt it came across as a failed attempt at comedy. The tiny portion of 'shippers that actively invest in the pair also can't tell if this was ShipSinking or ShipTease..and got some thinking what would have been said to him once that minute she promised had passed?

* BrokenBase: The Doctor's conversation with Graham about his fear of his cancer returning -- and in particular, her inability to give him a comforting answer. Some viewers thought it a touching echo of how many such conversations must go in the real world; others thought it out of keeping for a character who has access to advanced medical science across all of space and time, or felt it came across as a failed attempt at comedy.