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YMMV / Doctor Who S39 E6 "Flux Chapter Six: The Vanquishers"

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  • Angst? What Angst?: There were a fair few fans and critics that were puzzled that the destruction of most of the life in the universe was never mourned by the other characters after the Flux is stopped. The sheer scale of destruction and death that occurred was noted by fans to be something that the other characters weirdly don't seem to show any emotion over or even acknowledge the amount of death that has just occurred, especially since it isn't reversed. For reference, when one quarter of the universe was accidently destroyed by the Master in "Logopolis", which was already noted for its own missing angst, it was met with more emotion and consequences for the characters than what happened with the Flux. This makes it all the odder that the Fourteenth Doctor would express guilt about this in the 60th anniversary specials two years later.
  • Common Knowledge: The abrupt ending and lack of any reflection on the destruction of much of the universe has resulted in a widespread misconception that Swarm and Azure reverse the destruction that has taken place thus far so that they can set up a "Groundhog Day" Loop with the Doctor Forced to Watch as the universe gets destroyed over and over again. However, Azure only mentions putting the Doctor in a loop for the final Flux event — in other words, eliminating what little remains of the universe — with there being no mention of their reversing the existing destruction, or even that they have the ability to do this. The 60th anniversary specials definitively confirmed that the destruction was not reversed and that subsequent Doctors at least feel guilt over it.
  • Narm: Karnavista gives a howl of anguish on learning all the Lupari are dead. It doesn't necessarily work.


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