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[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I wasn't understanding how the Doctor allowed the Toymaker into our reality.

I heard him say that his sprinkling the salt on the ship deck in the second special is what allowed the Toymaker to enter, but I don't understand why just sprinkling salt on the ground would allow that to happen.

Could someone elaborate?

[-] ech@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

(Disclaimer: There was a little explanation in the episodes, but I'm mostly extrapolating here)

He attracted a being of "game play" by playing a trick (ie 'game) on the edge of reality, where the borders are less solid, thus attracting the Toymaker's attention and giving them an anchor into this universe. Given how powerful they clearly are, it wouldn't take much to give them enough to make their way in.

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

As I understand it, in the previous episode the ship was on the edge of existence, with big parts of the universe now missing because of the Flux. With the salt he invoked a superstition at the edge of reality, where the boundaries are weaker which let the Toymaker get through somehow.

[-] Devi@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

My understanding is that playing a game or trick on the edge of the universe could attact things from outside the universe?

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Fair enough, though without going down the rabbit hole, I gotta wonder how they break through the barrier from their reality to ours? I guess its 'thin' at the edges??

[-] Devi@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That's definitely a phrase I've heard before.

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