Doctor Who season 10 episode 5 spoilers: When spacesuits attack

Doctor Who season 10 episode 5 airing next week is entitled “Oxygen,” but it could have easily been titled “Killer Spacesuits.” What do you do when the main source of your survival is also the source of your undoing? On the surface, this is an episode that sounds weird, cognitive, and also potentially funny. In short, it should be another perfectly imaginative Doctor Who episode.

Here is the thing with this show — while not all ideas work, we appreciate and respect that many of them could from an interesting and constructive place. It’s hard to fault any of the writers when they are seemingly putting their heart into every little thing that they do.

Doctor Who season 10 episode 5 synopsis – “‘Space – the final frontier. Final because it wants to kill us.’ Trapped on a space station with no oxygen, the Doctor, Bill and Nardole are horrified to discover the automated spacesuits keeping them alive are also trying to kill them!”

How in the world do you visually represent the idea of a spacesuit trying to kill the person within the costume? This seems like it will be the challenge in the episode more so than anything. The performances we’re sure will be here — Nardole is going to have a larger role than he’s had in a couple of episodes, so fans of Matt Lucas can surely appreciate that.

Meanwhile, poor Bill is already struggling to accept the existence of this odd world (or worlds) existing around her, or that a man with multiple hearts exists with the ability to travel through space. It’s the time of her life, and also the time for great panic and confusion. A part of what makes this season so much fun to date is that Bill is not an reluctant traveler; there is the sort of wide-eyed enthusiasm and hope with the character that you would want to see from anyone. This is therefore one of the reasons why she’s so likable and in many ways inspiration. There are more than likely plenty of people out there who would be happy to have some of Bill’s qualities.

What do you think about the idea of Doctor Who season 10 episode 5, and how in the world do you think they will be able to pull this off? Share in the comments!

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