The Doctor projected herself into Yaz and Dan’s experiences and Vinder saw Yaz as his commanding officer.
#Once upon time doctor who series
It was similar to the Series 7 finale “The Name of the Doctor” where Clara went into The Doctor’s time stream to save him but ends up getting split into different moments of the Doctor’s timeline.ĭifferent characters appeared in each other’s timelines. It’s a great concept for a character-driven episode as they explore their past and face the worst moments in their lives. The idea behind it was simple enough: The Doctor and her companions were trapped in their own past and they needed to find a way out. It was an episode that only wanted to confuse instead of telling a compelling story. The general reaction on Twitter was ‘what the hell was that’ and at the time of writing the IMDB score was a muted 6.4. But all the characters experienced distorted events from their pasts.Īfter two solid episodes the reaction for “Once, Upon Time” was mixed.
The Doctor saves them by jumping into the time storm and hiding Yaz, Dan, and Vinder in their own time streams.
“Once, Upon Time” picks up where “ War of the Sontarans” with Swarm about to kill Yaz and Vinder with time energy. Doctor Who: Flux has reached its halfway point with the episode “Once, Upon Time.” What was delivered was one of the most confusing episodes the series has produced for a long time.