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|doctor          = Thirteenth Doctor
|doctor          = Thirteenth Doctor
|companions      = [[Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]
|companions      = [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]]
|setting        = [[Calapia]]
|setting        = [[Calapia]]
|writer          = [[Paul Cornell]]
|writer          = Paul Cornell
|release date    = [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|release date    = 15 April 2020
|format          = Online short story
|series          = ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' originals
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'''''The Shadow Passes''''' was a short story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and written by [[Paul Cornell]].
'''''The Shadow Passes''''' was a short story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and written by [[Paul Cornell]]. It was later published as the eleventh story in the anthology ''[[Adventures in Lockdown]]''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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* [[Graham O'Brien]]
* [[Graham O'Brien]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The [[Death Moon]] forces the [[Calapian]]s into shelter when it passes over [[Calapia]] every sixty-four years.
* The [[Death Moon]] forces the [[Calapian]]s into shelter when it passes over [[Calapia]] every sixty-four years.
* Yaz has studied [[criminology]].
* Yaz has studied [[criminology]].
* The Calapians enjoy [[balloon animal]]s, [[yoga]] and [[karaoke]].
* The Calapians enjoy [[balloon animal]]s, [[yoga]] and [[karaoke]].
* When playing a guessing game [[Lewis Capaldi]], [[Mel and Sue]] and [[Flavius Theodoric|Theodoric the Great]] are mentioned.


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* This story is told from [[Yaz]]'s perspective.
* This story is told from [[Yaz]]'s perspective.
* The story is an allegory for passing time during the {{w|2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
* The story is an allegory for passing time during the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor recalls putting "this girl in a mirror", and intends to finally release her, claiming that it no longer suits who she is. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]''; [[WC]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Mirror (webcast)|The Shadow in the Mirror]]'')
* The Doctor recalls putting "this girl in a mirror", and intends to finally release her, claiming that it no longer suits who she is. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]''; [[WC]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Mirror (webcast)|The Shadow in the Mirror]]'')
* The Doctor is still processing the revelation of all those forgotten early lives as the [[Timeless Child]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]], [[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
* The Doctor is still processing the revelation of [[The Doctor's early life|her forgotten early life]] as the [[Fugitive Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fugitive of the Judoon (TV story)|Fugitive of the Judoon]])
** However, this could also be interpreted as the Doctor processing the revelation of a new Doctor, the "Fugitive Doctor", without the knowledge of the Timeless Child revealed by the Master.
** That would mean the story is set before "The Timeless Children".


== External links ==
== External links ==
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The Shadow Passes was a short story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and written by Paul Cornell. It was later published as the eleventh story in the anthology Adventures in Lockdown.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This story is told from Yaz's perspective.
  • The story is an allegory for passing time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]