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Similarly, the critique mocks Belinda’s obsession with her own misery, suggesting that her self-centeredness starkly contrasts with genuine heroism or sacrifice. Her complaints about her dead relatives and desire for validation echo the episode’s superficial moral — that emotional vulnerability equals profundity.
The Finale: Explosions, Self-Sacrifice, and Cosmic Ignorance
The climax involves the Doctor being unable to fight the god directly, as he’s immobilized—per usual. Belinda’s reckless destruction of the film and the surroundings aims to save the day, but her ineptitude is again highlighted. She attempts to destroy the film—acknowledged as flammable—while the Doctor’s ineffective attempts to intervene complete the picture of a series character who cannot save anyone.