Shortness of Breath (poem)
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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. (TV: Rose)
- Tainted Love, chips, and poor old Moxx of Balhoon. (TV: The End of the World)
- Harriet Jones passing port, vinegar, Blue Peter, and Jackie Tyler's Shepherd's pie. (TV: Aliens of London / World War Three)
- Kronkburgers. (TV: The Long Game)
- Bananas, Captain Jack's pyjamas, England in the Blitz, and tea at the Ritz. (TV: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances)
- Red wine and Woman Wept. (TV: Boom Town)
- Lynda with a Y. (TV: Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways)
- The Doctor also decides several things are not fantastic:
- Clive's shed, perfect brides, and Nestenes. (TV: Rose)
- Cassandra and the Repeated Meme. (TV: The End of the World)
- Zombies in Cardiff dungeons, Dickens leaving the gas on and the walking undead (TV: The Unquiet Dead)
- Pickled onions. (TV: World War Three)
- The Metaltron. (TV: Dalek)
- The Mighty Jagrafess and Adam's weird new face (TV: The Long Game)
- His two left feet and over-active nanogenes (TV: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances)
- Slitheen romancing. (TV: Boom Town)
- Coleslaw, Bad Wolf (twice), the Dalek scheme, the Emperor Dalek's fleet and the fear of never going to Barcelona (TV: Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways)
- Surviving war galactic. (TV: Rose et al.)
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.
