A Doctor Who 11. évadának legfrissebb epizódja, a "The Tsuranga Conundrum" néhány klasszikus sci-fi trópára támaszkodik, ám sok kíváncsi kérdést megválaszolatlanul hagy. Úgy látja, hogy az orvos és barátai csapdába esnek az orvosi űrhajó fedélzetén, mint egy Pting néven ismert szörnyű lény, aki fenyegette a hajó elpusztítását.
A showrunner Chris Chibnall megkísérelte bemutatni a Doctor Who pusztán sokféleségét, olyan epizódokkal, amelyek mindent megtesznek az idegen inváziótól a történelemig, a környezeti katasztrófáktól a "base-under-underge" ötletig. Fogalmi szempontból hasonlóságok vannak a "The Tsuranga Conundrum" és az első epizód között, amelyet a Doctor Who-nek írt a "42." Világos tisztelgések vannak az Alien franchise-ban is, a Pting-t az űrbe dobva ugyanúgy, mint a klasszikus film xenomorfja. Mindezt ellensúlyozza számos szeszélyes részlet, beleértve a férfi terhességet.
A "Tsuranga összecsapás" azonban sok kíváncsi kérdést vet fel. Mi az ünneplők könyve? Hogyan változott meg az emberi faj a 67. században? És a Doktor karakter kissé különbözik-e ebben az epizódban? Vizsgáljuk meg az összes kérdést.
- Ez az oldal: Az emberi faj jövőjének feltárása
- Következő oldal: Csak mi folyik az orvossal?
Mi történt Ryan családjával?
Kezdjük egy véglegesen megválaszolt kérdéssel: mi történt Ryan családjával? A "The Tsuranga Conundrum" egyik legerőteljesebb jelenete látja, hogy Ryan végre bízik Jazban, és elmondja neki, mi történt anyjával. Úgy tűnik, hogy csak 13 éves korában volt agyvérzése, és a tizenéves Ryan volt az, aki a konyhában találta testét. Ryan és apja közötti kapcsolat megszakadt, részben azért, mert Ryan emlékeztette apját az asszonyra, akit szeretett és elveszített.
"Family" is the central theme of Doctor Who season 11, and "The Tsuranga Conundrum" is a crucial step on Ryan's character journey. It's possible he's coming to a point where he can be reconciled with his dad. Meanwhile, the scene is important for another reason; it shows Ryan and Yaz continuing to bond, with Ryan opening up to her about things he doesn't normally talk about. The scene is made all the more effective by powerful performances by Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole.
What is the Book of Celebrants?
"The Tsuranga Conundrum" contained a number of references to "The Book of Celebrants." This is presumably a record of the most distinguished figures in human history, and apparently General Cicero is featured in it. Unsurprisingly, the Doctor is too; General Cicero remembers that she's the subject of an entire chapter. "I'd say it was more a volume than a chapter," the Doctor brags.
It's interesting to note that General Cicero wasn't particularly surprised that the Doctor was a woman, though. This may suggest one of two things - either the human race isn't really interested in gender by the 67th century, or else history (accurately) records the Doctor as both a man and a woman.
What is a Junk Galaxy?
While there are a lot of differences between the human race of the 21st century and of the 67th, there are a lot of similarities. Humanity has always been wasteful, and it seems that this tendency has continued into the future. The episode opens with the Doctor and her friends scavenging in a junk galaxy, which is presumably the cosmic equivalent of a dump. The Doctor implies that every single planet in a junk galaxy serves a single purpose, as a repository for the universe's trash. It's also implied that junk galaxies aren't particularly uncommon.
Doctor Who season 11 has a fascinatingly nuanced view of the human race. A previous episode, "Rosa," suggested that the battle against racism will always continue; "The Tsuranga Conundrum" pointed to a sophisticated future of gender equality that definitely feels quite liberal in philosophy, and yet still shone a subtle light upon one of humanity's bad points as well.
How Has The Human Race Changed By The 67th Century?
One of the most fascinating plots in "The Tsuranga Conundrum" is the pregnancy of Yoss Inkle, a cosmic jack-the-lad who had an ill-judged holiday fling and is about to give birth. It seems that he's from an (evolutionary or genetically engineered?) branch of humanity where both men and women can give birth; men give birth to men, women give birth to women. Pleasingly, "The Tsuranga Conundrum" treats this as an entirely serious plot point rather than a gag about men having babies. But Yoss doesn't seem fazed by the fact that Graham and Ryan can't get pregnant; indeed, he associates their inability to bear a child with their being from Earth. So presumably there are now at least two distinct sub-species of humanity, with the traditional humans still hailing from Earth.
This isn't actually the first time Doctor Who has suggested that, in the future, some men will be able to have children. Back in the David Tennant era, it was revealed that the immortal Captain Jack Harkness would ultimately become "The Face of Boe." In "The Long Game," a news report in the year 200,000 claimed that the Face of Boe was pregnant.
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