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|image | |image = Things She Thought.jpg | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Yorkshire]] skies, [[September]] [[2018]] | ||
|writer | |writer = Chris Chibnall | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Doctor Who website | ||
|release date | |reprint = Adventures in Lockdown | ||
|release date = 25 March 2020 | |||
|format = Online short story | |||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' originals | |||
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'''''Things She Thought While Falling''''' was a short story written by [[Chris Chibnall]] for the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] which acted as a prequel to [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', namely ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]''. | '''''Things She Thought While Falling''''' was a short story written by [[Chris Chibnall]] for the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] which acted as a prequel to [[series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', namely ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]''. It was later published as the second story in the charity anthology ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Hello! We're living through [[COVID-19|some strange times right now]]. | Hello! We're living through [[COVID-19|some strange times right now]]. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
' | The Doctor has just fallen out of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|her TARDIS]] after it [[explosion|exploded]] and [[dematerialise]]d, or as she puts it "dematerialexploding". Feeling the [[regenerative energy]] flowing through her, the Doctor attempts to figure out how to solve her predicament and begins arguing with herself. As she wishes that a trampoline factory was under her, she gets distracted and remembers a planet with trampoline like terrain called [[Fintleborxtug]] which was named by an alien who "was hiccuping and just before it was sick." As she calmly thinks about the planet, her inner voice snaps her back to her current falling position. | ||
The Doctor deduces that she must be near [[South Yorkshire]] and looks down to see an approaching train. She laments that her new appearance does not have [[x-ray vision]], something she has always wanted, and as she embraces for impact she notices that she has a warm feeling in her stomach which she identifies as kindness. She crashes through the roof of the train and quickly heals from her injuries before [[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|starting a new adventure]]. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Grace O'Brien]] (cameo) | * [[Grace O'Brien]] (cameo) | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
* The Doctor is tumbling through the night skies above [[Sheffield]] after having been ejected from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|her TARDIS]]. | * The Doctor is tumbling through the night skies above [[Sheffield]] after having been ejected from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|her TARDIS]]. | ||
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=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* The Doctor claims the [[Fintleborxtug founder|founder of Fintleborxtug]] was in fact in the middle of a [[hiccup]] while naming the [[planet]]. | * The Doctor claims the [[Fintleborxtug founder|founder of Fintleborxtug]] was in fact in the middle of a [[hiccup]] while naming the [[planet]]. | ||
* The Doctor remembers getting [[The Tenth Doctor's hand|"his" hand]] | * The Doctor remembers getting [[The Tenth Doctor's hand|"his" hand]] chopped off by the [[Fadros Pallujikaa|leader]] of the [[Sycorax]]. | ||
* The Doctor, after crashing through a [[train]], gets up and [[ | * The Doctor, after crashing through a [[train]], gets up and [[Electrocution|electrocutes]] a [[Gathering coil|strange creature]] and makes [[Team TARDIS|new friends]]. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This short story serves as a sequel to ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' and a prequel to ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]''. | * This short story serves as a sequel to ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' and a prequel to ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]''. | ||
* The short story was written | * The short story was written in response to the ongoing [[COVID-19|Coronavirus]] pandemic, offering a form of escapism for fans during a time of anxiety. | ||
* Neither [[Grace O'Brien|Grace]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] or [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] are mentioned by name in this story, but it is mentioned that the Doctor "[made] new friends", revealed in ''The Woman Who Fell to Earth'' as being them, cementing their cameos in this story. | * Neither [[Grace O'Brien|Grace]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] or [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] are mentioned by name in this story, but it is mentioned that the Doctor "[made] new friends", revealed in ''The Woman Who Fell to Earth'' as being them, cementing their cameos in this story. | ||
* This is the first ''Doctor Who ''related'' ''prose story from showrunner Chris Chibnall, who had previously written exclusively for televised media. | |||
* There's no mention of the [[Sonic sunglasses]] nor the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]; still making it confusing as to what happened to them. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor sees the TARDIS vanishing as it explodes while complaining about being in [[Twelfth Doctor|her predecessor]]'s clothes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | * The Doctor sees the TARDIS vanishing as it explodes while complaining about being in [[Twelfth Doctor|her predecessor]]'s clothes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor remembers getting her [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]]'s [[The Tenth Doctor's hand|hand]] | * The Doctor talks to herself at length. ([[TV]]: ''[[Orphan 55 (TV story)|Orphan 55]]'', ''[[Can You Hear Me? (TV story)|Can You Hear Me?]]'', ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'') | ||
* The Doctor crashes through a [[train]], zaps [[Gathering coil|a creature]] | * The Doctor remembers getting her [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]]'s [[The Tenth Doctor's hand|hand]] chopped off by a [[Sycorax]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') and crashing through the roof of the [[Naismith mansion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor reminds herself to stop switching [[personal pronoun]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') | |||
* The Doctor crashes through a [[train]], zaps [[Gathering coil|a creature]] and [[Team TARDIS|makes new friends]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | |||
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