The Shadow Passes (short story)

The Shadow Passes was a short story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and written by Paul Cornell.

	Thirteenth Doctor
	Graham, Yaz, Ryan
	Calapia
	Paul Cornell
	15 April 2020
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Summary

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Characters

• Thirteenth Doctor
• Yasmin Khan
• Ryan Sinclair
• Graham O'Brien

References

• The Death Moon forces the Calapians into shelter when it passes over Calapia every sixty-four years.
• Yaz has studied criminology.
• The Calapians enjoy balloon animals, yoga and karaoke.

Story notes

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

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; WC: 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, The Timeless Children)
  • 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

• The Shadow Passes on the BBC website