being a 60s Dr Who fan is so hard. like hello I'm writing a fanfiction to explore this character's trauma. Yeah his trauma from when he was imprisoned on Mechanus. From when he was imprisoned on Mechanus by the Mechanoids. Stop laughing at him.
& his fellow companion who has trauma from being held hostage by whatever this thing is
On reflection I think i was being a little unfair to The Rescue here. The Chase is perhaps one of the goofiest things Doctor Who has ever done and the fact that Steven's backstory is all wrapped up in it is unfortunate when you're trying to take him seriously. The Rescue on the other hand I remember finding genuinely chilling on first watch.
like i get the impression some people think the twist in Rescue is stupid but i don't understand that at all. the twist pivots it from a run of the mill sci fi story to a psychological drama and well. in effect a story about grooming.

















