I'M LOST?!... DOCTOR WHO: '73 YARDS'- FULL REVIEW / REACTION! WHO'S MOST CONFUSING EPISODE! 

40 is not wrinkly and old... You are too young

The amount of unanswered questions can only be intentional

Did anyone notice no opening credits

Still dont understand the following: 1. Why did the doctor dissappear? 2. What was the woman/ruby saying to all those people? 3. What was the sign language all about? 4. Given she re-set the time line, does that PM now set off nuclear war?

I need “Watch where you step.” to become one of the Doctor’s rules.

Just a note: I’m almost 40 years old and I look exactly like I used to look when I was in my 20s. Nowadays people do not age like they used to

The theme of this season is abandonment, and its central to Ruby's character. She fears abandonment, and that's what the older self does when she "speaks" to people. We're watching it from her perspective, so what is said is irrelevant, it's about how it affects Ruby. The Faerie circle seemed to open a time loop, or pocket universe/timeline. Kate Stewart hints to other timelines when talking to Ruby this episode as well. There's actually a couple things that Kate Stewart says that could be hinting towards where this season is going. Whether a lot of the questions are explained or not is for future episodes to answer. There's clearly something odd about Ruby and they've given plenty of hints that she's not completely human. There's a chance she's related to the Pantheon, and that would mean she's connected to another universe. I think a lot of early reactions to this episode will change depending on how the season concludes.

You know what I'm truly confused about? The reaction to this episode! I LOVED IT! I fully expected to go to RU-vid and watch rave reviews. I loved it leaving so much up in the air, unanswered, unsettling - it fits with ruby's mystery (Ruby Who?).

Brilliant episode. Not all questions need answering or CAN be answered. Kate spoke of that directly when talking to Ruby, about how we humans create rules around the unknowable. The ambiguity sits uneasily in the mind because it's supposed to. Also, keep in mind that some questions are likely to be answered later.

I turn 40 this year and people often think I’m 25-27. I found Millie’s aging believable.

For me this was the best Dr Who season 1 episode. Reminded me of the 7th Doc's tenure. Bizarre and amazing, this ep gave me the chills!!

I LOVED the episode. Also, I thought the ending was pretty clear that it was old Ruby the whole time stalking her, I suppose it's punishment and that she had to torture herself for breaking the circle. It's not until she dies that she can finally break free of a time loop and finally able to send an audible message, so she hears her this time saying don't step, so she can finally complete the weird time loop. I ranked it a solid 9.5 and Millie gave it a killer performance.

Did you catch the line where Kate Stewart said something like “we think this timeline may be bound to you” - so they knew something is going on.

It felt to me like we are going to get the answers in a later episode.

I thought this was a nod to Welsh fairy tales of harbingers of death (Welsh folks, you've got a surprising amount of harbingers lol), except this time it's her literal death following her versus, say, a big ole dog. We may find out later in the season that something really was said to everyone that ran away, but within the episode, I thought being in the presence of death is what sent them off screaming. Death is our most primal fear, and despite it always following us, always being our constant companion, people will do almost anything to escape even being reminded of it. I thought the 73 yards represented when she was gonna die, where each meter (since this is a UK show) represented one year of her life left. She was 19 at the beginning, so that would've meant she almost 86 when she died (possibly 92 if it really was one yard = one year). But that's why it was finally able to get close at the end. Death didn't have to follow anymore as it was finally time. *73 meters would've made more sense since this is a UK show, but even if it was 66.75 meters, that tracks for around the age they made her at the end.

I just had a thought after watching this. The first person we see run away from the old Ruby is the Susan Twist charcter, right? She must be important due to constant appearences and Ruby even notices her a bit today. So, what if, the people weren't running away from Ruby, but, somehow, Susan Twist instead - like she is a mastermind behind this. This could be paid off later as we never found out why people ran, and mid-season episodes (yes we are there already!) are sometimes relevant to the overarching story.

I don’t get why people think it’s not explained Ruby got connected to the mad Jack by reading the messages (she set him free) and she had to complete the circle to make sure the timeline is preserved. The people who run away were just a collateral as she had the power to get rid of Jack. The old Ruby is facing her backwards because it shows the flow of time that they are the same person > that’s where Ruby is going.

I love how this episode is making everyone talking and wondering. No one knows what to think and thats great

My interpretation was that this cant be a stand alone story right ? After watching I felt pretty confident that a lot of the elements would be picked up again in the finale? If not then a lot of the critsicms still stand but I feel like the answer to a lot of questions is wait and see

the tardis being scared and refusing to open with even a key, proves that it knows the real threat of what happened, either of ruby messing the timeline, the circle creating a branch timeline like turn left or even just extra dimensional threat. it talks about being by the sea, n this being a key location in regards to wibbly wobbly stuff. the tardis does seem to like stopping by water, plus there are shoots happening at the same pier as one of the trickster episodes of sarah jane!

A touch of 'Midnight', a dash of 'Turn Left' and a dollop of the RTD mini-series 'Years & Years' makes this one of the tastiest episodes in years. All the 'Doctor-Lite' episodes in RTD's eras have been brilliant.

This is my favorite episode so far this season. I dont fully understood everything about it but i LOVED it.

About this episode ciclical structure... First time I watched the first and last scene I thought the Doctor mentioned Roger ap Gwilliam only the first time, not the second one. But he does. What he doesn't say is the nuclear situation. Now, my theory about the structure is this: Future Ruby (FR) appeared in the second timeline in order to distract Ruby from the Doctor's revelation about Roger, by turning her attention toward the Fairy Circle; this way, in the new timeline, Roger was not foreshadowed by the Doctor as a nuclear danger, but only as a bad politician (which can mean even just a dickhead, without any WW3 intention); then FT placed the name Mad Jack in the first timeline, because Present Ruby (PR) was now somehow aware of the danger, and she had to stop it; in fact, once the whole timeline replayed at the end, FR now knew she had to stop the Doctor from mentioning the nuclear incident, thus allowing it to not-exist in the new timeline; thus said, FR didn't need to exist anymore, as the old timeline. There was no evil spirit of any sort, just FR placing hints for her past self ti stop Roger from being a threat: once the Doctor aknoledges him, this future exists in the timeline, and Ruby was thus aware of it; the Circle, the 73-yards-distance, scaring people away were just meant to cause PR to maintain her on the track, and now knowing all of this, FR could now distract PR from allowing Roger to move on with the first timeline; not knowing the future allows it to change, and once you know it's meant to happen it can't be easily changed, which Is why PR had to not know of it in order for her to live in a différent timeline; it's a Schroedinger's cat situation with the Doctor's knowledge, and as long as he doesn't say it, it can not happen. Does it make sense? I hope. XD

Initially, I thought the story needed to be fleshed out a bit and the characters needed a reason for what they do... I still agree with that (Roger's storyline, in particular, needed fleshing out, as did his character? What were his motives for wanting a bomb and firing it?), but the episode intrigues me and has me thinking! There are still more questions than answers, though, and I hope we get those answers (though, I'm not holding my breath).

i think the curse is to live out what mad jack’s unleashing would bring. she was always destined to become the lady and fix the circle, but because of the influence of the doctor, ruby was clever enough to try and stop mad jack which was never apart of the curse. In my opinion, no matter how she died she would become the lady but the curse’s intention was probably for whoever was cursed to die in the nuclear war

Good golly, man! Women don't shrivel up and become old wizened prune people when they turn 40! I bought Ruby as 40 without a question! But they, I'm 63 this year, and even I don't fulfil your "expected look", I don't think. Make a mental note to take a good look in the mirror the day you turn 40, and I suspect you'll find there's not a huge, earth-shattering level of change between then and now. Ruby at 40 was realistic to me, is my point.

Just an idea, as the doctor went missing so did the credits.

I felt like I was watching a Black Mirror episode with this one

Ambiguity is ABSOLUTELY OK! In fact, sometimes it is the point!

I'm going to say this - the best episode since Heaven Sent. Also, I hope it will stay unexplained, because that's the point - if they try to explain it, it would be much worse and the magic would be lost. Like the scrolls you're not supposed to read

As i was watching the episode, i thought that maybe the 73 Yards woman was showing the people who approached her what Ruby really is, i was thinking Celestial being or something like that, which is why they were terrified and ran away, and why her mum ran away because she was ashamed she had brought up a monster. The monster idea also lead me to believe it was a parallel universe or a literal nightmare where Ruby's fears such as abandonment from her adopted family came true, as well as the Doctor running away, with the woman representing the hope her true mother was always there for her still. A side note about the difference in actresses for both old Ruby's is that maybe Russel expected that fans would theorise that Mrs Flood is older Ruby so wrote a specific epsiode that shows Ruby as old but then wanted to double bluff by having 2 versions of Old Ruby so we can still believe that Flood is her or not.

I do think a lot of this episode will be explained because RTD doesn't usually leave questions unanswered, even if we have to wait to the end of The Doctor's era.

My feeling is that there are things unexplained here on purpose, not just for atmosphere or whatever, but because this story isn't over. My feeling is that this will tie into the larger story of Ruby. Did everybody notice how many shots of Ruby from here were in the "Ch-ch-ch-changes" preview? This feels significant.

I thought the aging thing was a weird thing that signified how Ruby isnt entirely human and is maybe part timelord and ages slower but then it cut to her at 80 and i was like "oh probably not" 😂

I remember bad wolf, Saxon and dr Donna. I have faith that rtd can write a journey that is fun but the destination will make me want to go back and watch everything again. So far there are through stories about the actress s twist, children, and stepping on things - salt, butterflies, zebra crossings, landmines, and fairy circles. Obviously it’s somewhat supernatural but I can’t wait to actually finally get it.

To me, this was the clearest and best episode so far. Ruby, when she realises, states something along the lines of “ my turn to save the world.” Precedents a plenty. The how and why will fall into place.

I could tell it was her first episode because it gave me a bit of a BLINK feeling.

I'm not sure that full attention to an episode like this can be given at a housemates watching party after midnight !

I liked this episode, HOWEVER, the tonal shifts from the Welsh tavern, to Ruby’s home life and then to Roger ap Gwilliam felt a bit jarring and too overstuffed - I was initially anticipating the Welsh folklore horror vibes going into the episode, and I think it was a shame they didn’t spend more time with that concept. That being said, I LOVED Ruby’s characterisation on her own without the Doctor, and the consistent development of Susan Twist as a mysterious character this season. The 73 Yards woman was genuinely one of the creepiest, strangest characters I’ve ever seen - just wish they could’ve resolved WHY people ran away from her - but I did enjoy the twist at the end. Overall, not my favourite episode of this season so far (probably my second favourite), but it certainly kept me intrigued and hooked all the way through!

I have a feeling this will all come back in the finale, especially what the old woman said to scare people off Ruby. The middle episode is always the one that sets up the finale, e.g Fugitive Of The Judoon

If you view this episode as a mythological fairytale, which was heavily implied with the tavern scene, you can forgive some of the unanswered questions. I believe that the Doctor traded places with Mad Jack in the fairy circle; it was established that the fairy circle was built to keep Mad Jack at rest in that spot. The woman/old Ruby was the Omen Keeper for Mad Jack warning Ruby about disturbing the circle. Sadly I don't understand why when other people interacted with the woman, they withdrew and became mad and distant. Maybe only Ruby could interact with her because she is a paradox?

I'm glad it wasn't just me thinking about the superstition at the edge of the universe. I guessed very quickly the woman was Ruby, and it got me thinking that Ruby could be her own mum

Tardis lands and causes strong winds, as it usually does. Flimsy faerie circle is blown away across the heath. Roll credits.

Main thing is that a split in the timeline happened when the circle was broken. And that caused an alternative reality to branch off. Where the Doctor went IDK. Ruby was caught at the center of it all and was not affected by time changing around her. Then time resumed along the path of this alt universe following the fracture that travelled back along the old timeline. Resulting in a universe that spanned the life of Ruby. The ending was just that alternate Ruby warning current day and main universe Ruby to avoid the circle. Mad Jack wasn't resurrected essentially and no mention of the nuclear stuff once they exit the TARDIS

There is something about Susan Twist's appearance this time that bothers me. At the beginning of the episode, Ruby begins to recognize / remember her as she walks down the hills alone. By the end of the episode, it's pretty clear, that the events we just saw won't ever happen that way again. As a result, Susan would never have been recognized by Ruby. So far, we have not made much progress on this mystery.

Has RTD has been watching Haunting of Hill house....Also, Wild Blue Yonder invoked a bunch of stuff apparently because the Doctor asked and then challenged the nothings to step forward, and now the Doctor keeps stepping into trouble, is that a thing?

Seems to have been a lot of stepping on stuff this season. Ruby steps on butterfly, Doctor steps on landmine, Doctor steps on mystic circle….

We do not know Ruby’s origin, therefore we do not know if she is totally human or human at all, so maybe that is why she ages differently.

It was a bit confusing, but not in a bad way. Im still making sense of it. Theres likely a bit of lore in those fairy circle thingies. I believe the notes could have been the magic seal to prevent roger ap gwilliam from coming into existence, but the doctor being a time traveller had seen gwilliam at some point. By breaking the magic seal the events that led to gwilliam happened, but the disturbance of the magic seal led to old ruby becoming a sort of spirit ever warning younger ruby to not disturb the seal, and the fact that no one could help ruby or abandoned her was part of the spell / ward. The fact that someone in the past knew about gwilliam is part of the witchcraft / divination aspect of the thing. There's a line about the clifftops near the sea being a soft place between land and sea, past and future etc that really resonates with the mystically inclined.

FYI, Ruby is 40, not 70 as your dismay suggests what you think a 40 year old should look like. The makeup and wardrobe artists did a WONDERFUL job aging and dressing up Millie to look twice her current age. She looks like a convincing "old millennial" rather than a boomer.

This is my favourite episode of the new season so far! A wild mix of Turn Left and Black Mirror, creepy and fun storytelling, great performance from Millie and even an ambiguous ending did it for me.

I may be wrong, but I thought the ambulance said Ruby was a little over 3000 years old which made me think they were in the future.

You're missing the point about the snow. Ruby's emotional state can make it snow. Any time, any place.

something came into rubys life that caused people to run away. that epiode was full gaelic/celtic traditions as someone who is irish i dont know if that episode went over peoples heads. fairy rings are part of irelands traditional past they were building up mad jack. Gwenn ap william was monsterous and dangerous and all ruby had to do was go up to him with her phone. at 73 yards and whisper at him in banshee way and he ran away and resigned

I disagree with the Inside No. 9 comparison as Inside No. 9 episodes do almost always have all the information in the episode to get a whole picture of what happened & almost always makes everything clear at the end of the episode (the latest episode for example is an outstanding example. Even the episodes which are less clear what happened, the episode tends to give you enough information to point you to answer (the opening episode of Series 9 is great example of that). 73 Yards however doesn’t feel like it gives me everything or even knows everything. Things just kind of happen, and that’s disappointing. If something happens without any explanation, then that disappointment feels justified. Also, Inside No. 9 episodes are all self contained & are unique when it comes to setting & characters, all being told in just half an hour. Doctor Who is episodic & serialised, with recurring settings & characters, so the comparison between the two doesn’t work that well, to me at least

I understood right away that it all had something to do with the TARDIS and perhaps a combination of timey-wimey and whatever unusual abilities Ruby has. She didn't "become" the old lady when she aged up, she *was* the old lady when she aged up. And I think, as touched on in the episode, the "perception filter" had something to do with her appearing like a blurry hologram after she passed in the future of whatever moment she kept appearing in. Simple as. (obvious not that simple lol) As for the 'Mad Jack' plot, it may have just been an implied coincidence, since the mystical lore she gathered at the pub made it appear as if it were plausibly connected to her past. The episode fringed on magic and sci-fi pretty well, at least I thought so. Kept me on my toes.

Liked it. Turn left vibes. I wish more of the episode took place in the Welsh village tho. Cool atmosphere

Some people literally just don't age my sister still looks the same age as she did when she was 20 she is now 40

I like it, there are many unanswered questions in doctor who and this is an example

1. Why did the doctor dissappear? A: He didn't. Our perspective followed Ruby into the Pocket-of-Time Spell. 2. What was the woman/ruby saying to all those people? A: They faced with their own mortality like what we see in the end scene(spoilers). 3. What was the sign language all about? A: no language, just attention grabbing. 4. Given she re-set the time line, does that PM now set off nuclear war? A: (spoilers) Mad Jack is now trapped in the Pocket-of-time Spell as you will notice the Doctor does not mention him this time around.

I feel like there has to be a part 2 later on. Maybe one where we see something happening from the doctor's pov possibly.

I still don’t understand why it was necessary for there to be a Doctor-Lite episode when we’re only getting 8 episodes this season to begin with 🤷‍♂️

Part 2 was needed

We don’t all need answers. 73 yards joins a very special group of Doctor Who stories where the common theme is what the fuck is going on. Warriors Gate, Kinda and Ghost Light to name but three.

I wonder if that watching woman who scared everyone away told the most dangerous joke in the world from Monty Python?

Did we get a new pantheon member reveal ?? I remember someone saying “the spiteful one” ????????

The best episode in years. I don't understand what people are confused about? There are questions remaining but that's part of thought-provoking story-telling. What was the old Ruby saying? Why did people run away from her? These are fascinating aspects of a clever open ending. I'm sure some of it will play into the finale but if we don't get answers, it doesn't matter. We know as much as Ruby knows; the "pay off" is our growing connection with and empathy for Ruby.

Sorry if I'm not the first to mention it, but I keep thinking that both Carla and Kate didn't just look mad; they were disgusted by Ruby after hearing the old lady. I know RTD said that we will never know what "old Ruby" was saying, but really, I can't stop thinking about it, it's been 10 hours and I'm still shivering

I guessed that the woman she sees is Ruby herself from beginning. But the worst thing is they don't give you reason for why this all happened? Especially why does the Doctor disappear?

the cornetto trilogy in the background?? Nice!

I think we’re getting an ongoing mystery story about Ruby where each episode gives a few more clues (or puzzles), rather than each one wrapped up in a bow. Why can she make it snow? What was the music that came out of her? And, in 73 Yards, how can two Ruby’s be present in the same moment, let alone for 63 years, without a dangerous paradox? And does 2 Ruby’s on the same timeline support the theory that a version of Ruby brought infant Ruby to the church doorstep? And I’m sure we’re meant to wonder what those repeated arm movements of the woman/Being/Ruby2 were meant to be saying, not because production ran out of time, but because the camera purposely kept cutting away so that we couldn’t clearly catch the order they were repeated in. Why couldn’t older Ruby make it snow anymore, and when did she realize she was actually the one making it happen? And why did the Doctor forget what year she was from? That’s out of character. But Ruby also forgot, in the last episode, when she’d last seen Carla. For a mother-daughter bond like they have, that seems odd too. I almost wonder if the six months we didn’t get to see, after she signed on, actually happened… Ruby’s origins are a mystery that is building with each episode, intentionally. They couldn’t fully explain the Being at 73 yards, because Ruby became her. But I don’t think it was a simple time loop. Why would Ruby frighten Carla, and destroy their relationship? Something is amiss here, and they’re building clues leading to an eventual reveal.

It’s very conceptual and reminds of beau is afraid the film which also baffled me, i think it’s good for writers to challenge the audience but you have to balance that with something to latch onto to pull the audience through the story

I'm getting prepared for it im still gonna give my thoughts hope you take care mate have a nice day

People are saying "We'll find out all the answers in a later episode". I highly doubt this. There's no indication of this beinga continuing story. The episode was highly "episodic". Next week we're on to a completely different story. I truly think that RTD has just gone insane and written a story that doesn't make any sense. A series of random events without any explanation.

Bro, relax, you can be 40 and look really good.... someday you'll understand.. 😅 👍

Was hoping this would be a two parter, imagine if Ruby defeating Mad Jack was the cliffhanger, the day is saved but it doesn't bring the Doctor back. I'm predicting Dot and Bubble might be my least favourite episode of the season because of this and I was already annoyed it wasn't a spot for a guest writer.

The parts about Ruby's living her life with the follower was alright. All the mysteries made no sense at all. The guards pointing guns at Ruby because she walked into the field made no sense either. They were ready to shoot her for having her phone out on the field?

Okay, so, don't just TLDR this, or ignore it... Ruby Sunday doesn't go back in time to become that woman at all. Well... sort of. My theory, thought up when hearing everyone else's theory, is that we see 'reality three (or more)' from the moment the Doctor vanishes. Reality one is one where nothing happens except Mad Jack is released (from the Doctor stepping on the circle). Roger Ap Gwilliam does his thing, gets the codes, and sets off the nukes - which is why the Doctor knows this happens in the future. After this, perhaps not long after this, Ruby becomes, or somehow merges with, that woman, who lives her time in reverse with respect to everyone else. From HER perspective, she first of all uses Ruby to prevent the end of the world (perhaps successfully, perhaps not) and then carries on to stop the Doctor stepping on the circle in the first place... but she fails to do that too. He DOES step on the circle... again. This triggers a repeat of events, with the woman connecting to Ruby at the end of a timeline in which the woman (and Mad Jack) both exist from the start. Eventually, the woman gets it right... and she succeeds to prevent the world ending (with Ruby's help, of course). and also stops the Doctor stepping on the circle. This timeline, from the 'current' Ruby's perspective, is what we see from the start - the overlapping reality where both of the woman's tasks succeed. When this happens, the Doctor never steps on the circle, Mad Jack never emerges, and the woman herself stops existing (as she is only generated after a failed attempt). Thoughts, please???

I thought that people ran for their lives as they saw the world where they stay by ruby’s side. She needed to be alone to stop the potential nucleur war and as such people were terrified because if they stay with her the entire world ends.

Some of us still don't have wrinkles in our 50's, however we do look older than we did in our early 20's. 😁 I was okay with not getting answers on everything except what old Ruby said to make people desert young Ruby. That question did need to be answered or at least give a hint. Mostly because SUCH a big deal was made about it. I mean her mom dumping her and a megalomaniac giving up being PM? We needed to know that one thing.

Can I just say I loved this episode because it was very turn left meets season three finale for me and I loved those as a concept. Also I love your conetto trilogy poster ❤

A great episode. Breaking the circle opened up Mad Jack, and it opened a new reality. Trump wanted more nukes but who knows who he wanted to nuke. No offence but I’m 56 and I’m wrinkle free.

I’ve noticed most modern companions have been aged up at somepoint, Donna in Libary, Amy in Girl who Waited, Clara in Santa Dream, Bill in Mondas Ship, Yas And Dan in flux

Good video ❤ i agree with you ❤ it was 6.5/10 episode. Maybe in the future we will have more answer and it will make this episode more logical 😅

Great review, great episode, WTF?!? BUT I'm 63 with barely any wrinkles -- at 40 I had none. Damn, do young people really think 40 year-olds are supposed to look old? I found the way she looked at 40 totally believable. Scarlett Johansson, Avril Lavigne... google 40 year old celebrities and you'll see a bunch of young people. LOL. Anyway, I adored the episode and your reaction. Thanks.

Basic Physics as we know now means if you are living in a timeline (timeline A) but cause a change in history as Ruby did then you will continue to live in a new (timeline B) with the awareness of timeline A but living in timeline B, Doctor Who is big on the multiverse as is the fashion in the early part of the 21st century, eg; Marvel and DC. Its a bandwagon and the Doc is on it!!

I’ve been so critical of RTD2 but frankly I loved this episode and I’m the exact type of person who hates his writing

Even though the episode was a closed circle, and even though the new timeline seems to imply that neither Ruby nor the Doctor are aware of what happened in the old timeline, I suspect that we haven't heard the last of this episode, that some of the hanging threads *will* be picked up in a subsequent episode. I could be wrong, of course

Yeah, I'm feeling a bit like you. The episode seems brilliant for most of it. The strange woman who seemed particularly scary during Ruby's train ride, people running away and apparently never being seen again, the absolutely gut wrenching moment Carla doesn't just run away, but sodding well gets in a taxi! And then Ruby pretty much accepts her life, with 73 yards woman always there. But yeah, the episode just sort of flops after that, with no payoff. Ruby's timeline is restored, but, i was was expecting at least a reaction from the Doctor, like, "you took an entire lifetime to figure it out, that's rude" or something. Tbh, i wasn't expecting the political stuff this episode, i thought that was later on? The concept is brilliant and for around 90-95% of it, it works well. Maybe this is all a part of the bigger mystery and the payoff will hapoen, later (The Legend of Ruby Sunday, perhaps )but i was expecting something more than, to restore her timeline and to save the Doctor from..where?, she just needed to warn him about the magical string circle. Maybe they could have had a sort of groundhog day situation where Ruby has to work out what to do differently to avoid her new timeline repeating and being restored etc, i dunno. I'm definitely doing a rewatch to see if i can make more sense of it.

I'm only confused by one thing about the episode. WHY would everyone be so terrified about the woman if the woman is Ruby (dead or alive)? This episode disappoints me, especially after how great Boom was.

It's the mad jack stuff I'm confused about. Ruby reads the RIP mad jack note and then in the future the guys nickname was mad jack. How do that work?

Could Ruby be the Doctor's daughter through Melody? Or Great-granddaughter from Susan? Why? In devil's cord Maestro mention there a song in Ruby. Also in the episode of the 1st doctor with his granddaughter Susan, we find out Susan has telekinetic powers. Could these be inherited powers that are manifesting in Ruby? We are also continually get the new Doctor talking about being a father, dad and mention having a granddaugther.

I looked great at 40! No so great now alas at 66. I very much enjoyed this episode.

Asking What the woman said is like asking what the Doctor said to River in let’s kill Hitler. But for some reason I still want to know what the Doctor said but I don’t mind not knowing what the woman said as it’s some sort of supernatural force that made them run away I think

Remember hearing about all the comments about a "new" villain. Wonder who that will be from all this? Ruby? The politician? The magic? The land itself?

There’s always a twist at the end…

This is a weird one. I think I liked it!

The problem with 73 Yards is that there are soooo many unanswered questions and nonsense acting (like old-Ruby hand signing rubbish) and finally after 60-odd years finally coming closer to dying old-Ruby and becoming her? Like why everyone feared and hated Ruby after speaking with old-Ruby, or in the case of Roger Ap Gwilliam, terrifying him into retirement? Film started great, then became a bedtime story for kids 'and they all lived happily ever after', no explanations, no forward thinking, just 'goodnight little Children' and that's exactly how RTD has made me feel, insulted and talked-down to.

Anyone who thought _this_ was confusing had better not watch "Ghost Light" ;) I love both stories, by the way.

Defiantly a strange and spooky episode, loved it not sure about the ending but i think i get it. When she dies she breaks the circle and time reset's Millie Gibson is excellent in this episode!