
In dark times, you can count on Doctor Who to bring the light.
That's what happened in the madcap and meta "Lux," episode 2 of Season 2 (also known as Season 15 since showrunner Russell T Davies' Who reboot, or season 41 if you're classic). Not only does "Lux" manage an upbeat tone in a grim setting — the segregated American South, 1952 — but the episode is also Davies' love letter to light in all strange and miraculous forms, including the movie projector, the animation studio, and the TV screens on which Doctor Who itself has lit up audiences for 61 years.
Let's unpack all the references you may have missed, via your most flammable burning questions.
Where have I seen that clothes scene before?
"This is the fun part, honey," th...

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