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== References == | == References == | ||
* The Doctor decides that several things are fantastic: | * The Doctor decides that several things are fantastic: Amazing [[ear]]s, always feeling the [[Earth]]'s spin, [[Genghis Khan]], and [[Auton]] [[Anti-plastic|plastic]], ''[[Tainted Love]]'', [[chips]], the [[Moxx of Balhoon]], [[Harriet Jones]] passing [[port]], [[vinegar]], ''[[Blue Peter]]'', and [[Jackie Tyler]]'s [[Shepherd's pie]], [[Kronkburger]]s, [[Banana]]s, [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack]]'s pyjamas, [[England]] in [[the Blitz]], [[tea]] at [[the Ritz]], red [[wine]], [[Woman Wept]], and [[Lynda Moss]]. | ||
* The Doctor also decides several things are not fantastic: [[Clive Finch|Clive]]'s shed, [[Auton|perfect brides]], [[Nestene]]s, [[Cassandra O'Brien|Cassandra]] and the [[Adherents of the Repeated Meme|Repeated Meme]], [[Zombie]]s in [[Cardiff]] dungeons, [[Charles Dickens|Dickens]] leaving the [[gas]] on and the [[Gelth|walking undead]], [[Pickled onion]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') the [[Metaltron]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') the [[Jagrafess|Mighty Jagrafess]] and [[Adam Mitchell|Adam]]'s [[Infospike]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'') his two left feet, over-active [[nanogene]]s, [[Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen|Slitheen]] romancing, [[Coleslaw]], the [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf]], the [[Dalek]] scheme, the [[Emperor Dalek]]'s fleet, the [[fear]] of never going to [[Barcelona (planet)|Barcelona]], and surviving the [[Last Great Time War]]. | |||
* The Doctor also decides several things are not fantastic: | |||
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Revision as of 13:34, 30 June 2020
Shortness of Breath was a poem published in the anthology Now We Are Six Hundred.
Summary
The Ninth Doctor looks back on his life, deciding "fantastic or not, [it] all meant a lot."
References
- The Doctor decides that several things are fantastic: Amazing ears, always feeling the Earth's spin, Genghis Khan, and Auton plastic, Tainted Love, chips, the Moxx of Balhoon, Harriet Jones passing port, vinegar, Blue Peter, and Jackie Tyler's Shepherd's pie, Kronkburgers, Bananas, Captain Jack's pyjamas, England in the Blitz, tea at the Ritz, red wine, Woman Wept, and Lynda Moss.
- The Doctor also decides several things are not fantastic: Clive's shed, perfect brides, Nestenes, Cassandra and the Repeated Meme, Zombies in Cardiff dungeons, Dickens leaving the gas on and the walking undead, Pickled onions, (TV: World War Three) the Metaltron, (TV: Dalek) the Mighty Jagrafess and Adam's Infospike, (TV: The Long Game) his two left feet, over-active nanogenes, Slitheen romancing, Coleslaw, the Bad Wolf, the Dalek scheme, the Emperor Dalek's fleet, the fear of never going to Barcelona, and surviving the Last Great Time War.
Notes
- This story appears to be set during the Ninth Doctor's final moments before he regenerates as there are references to his final story.
- The poem solely consists of references to stories in series 1.
