I was like 80% sure it was racism but thought it could also be classism based on how their society is presented but then the ‘Voodoo’ line was what confirmed to me that’s what it was about

I didn’t noticed the racism until the last scene. Like blocking the doctor…yeah icl i might have thought that was spam. Ruby complimented her shirt and the bubble always moving too fast to not notice no people of colour. When she killed Ricky, my hatred for her went from her being annoying to loathing her and wishing the slugs killed her and the other survivors. Ricky only one who deserved to survive. Have to say this is by far my favourite of the series so far despite having her. Also R.I.P William Russel/Ian Chesterton

4:17 apparently that line about the weather satellite was put in there purely because in the dome it logically should be perfect weather. But in typical UK fashion they knew the weather might not be perfect so that line is purely to cover any inconsistencies in the weather while filming

Even I missed how deep it went the first time and that's despite actually noticing the fact that everyone was white.

What’s unfortunate is that we don’t know for sure if Ricky September wasn’t racist like the rest of them.

#Justice4Ricky

You know what gets rid of slugs? Salt. So they say.

I think missing the message was the message. He’s a very good writer - we were the twist, that’s some Rod Serling magic there

7:53 it does sting that literally a quarter of this season is doctor lite episodes. That's the problem with getting such a busy actor like Ncuti Gatwa

I also missed the racism thing, don't worry. XD

There were soooo many overt and subtle signs of racism and prejudice scattered throughout the episode: 1. Lindy was revolted and blocked the Doctor when he first appeared on her feed. 2. Lindy didnt block Ruby. She was more receptive to Ruby when she appeared on her feed. Lindy spoke to Ruby and believed her over the Doctor. 3. When the Doctor appeared for the second time on her feed, Lindy asked him if the monsters "have something to do with you" (she didnt ask Ruby this, just the Doctor) 4. Lindy told her groupcall to listen to the Doctor and that "i know this is wrong and after this is all over he will be so disciplined, i cant wait, and he doesn't look as stupid as he looks" (of course due to the color of his skin) 5. No person of color lived in Finetime 6. Lindy was shocked to learn that Ruby and the Doctor were in the same room together in such close proximity 7. Lindy told the Doctor "Didnt I block you? I knew it. I just thought you looked the same, but you're the same person I blocked. I was so right to hate you." (Implying all black people look the same) 8. When they met, Lindy told Ruby and the Doctor "Gosh, you two, this is strange." (meaning a white and black person working together) 9. And a few more microagressions towards the Doctor before they met in the final scene AND in the final scene where the racism got blatant.

Something I didn’t even clock until someone else pointed it out is that their society as a whole is clearly racist even down to the security system as shown by the Doctor appearing to Lyndi as unsolicited in big flashing letters when it didn’t for Ruby and it makes sense as to why the Doctor couldn’t enter the city in the first place

Dude, I'm old and black and I didn't get the racism right away. I thought it was just classism until I went back to the beginning and noticed that they were all a bit aryan, and it all clicked. Actually, most of the people that got it right away, that I've seen, were white. I think that's promising. 🖖😎👍

The reason this and the last episode have featured so little of the Doctor is that Gatwa was still filming for Sex Education which overran so these two Eps were filmed first. It's a bit annoying but there really was no way around it but at least it won't be the norm.

The blood was blue.

There could be others out there, maybe. Like Logan's run.

Like in you’re Team Slug

That bubble was Aryan Nation

Dot and Bubble is an INCREDIBLY dense and intelligent story hidden behind a facade of vapid zoom callers, goofy slug monsters and the wham twist ending. There aren't just hints and subtexts to be found in the dialogue, there are implications and ramifications of a much broader picture and NONE of it is at all pleasant. There are no plotholes, there are no loose ends that don't have answers. When you start to figure it all out, even the question of 'where did the boat at the end come from' has an answer that will leave a bad taste in your mouth. At that point, you will know *exactly* how the Finetime survivors are going to die. Ricky's unstated purpose in being the odd-man-out who possesses genuine intellectual curiosity is a prod to the viewer to look beyond the bubble right in front of them - the episode itself. Step back from the microcosm, examine everything you see and hear, and peel away at the layers upon layers about the racism, then the white supremacy, then about the history of Finetime itself, how it came to be, and what that actually means. Once you start seriously thinking about it, you will never ever stop. So don't feel bad. Don't feel bad about *anything* you missed. That's Dot and Bubble informing you of what white privilege is, and it means it's done its job.

A society looking like that is literally my vision of what hell is xD

They would have gone with the Ninth Doctor or the Twelfth Doctor (as long as Bill wasn't with him), though.

The 4 or 5 reactors i watched first (both UK & US) got the racism at some point, but I just watched Blind Wave and yourself one after the other. Was pretty shocked Blind Wave missed it as there's 4 of them, so I'll give you a pass. For me it was the "I thought you just looked the same, but..." that rang a warning bell, and from that point on I was looking for it, after which it became so obvious. But there is so much going on in every shot missing one line might make all the difference. The amusing thing is that there are people who complain about messages being so obvious and rammed down their throats (not you!) and then its done subtlely and they don't notice it... As for what other Doctors would do. Well, once you realise what the Finetime lots issue is, well, they'd just accept the help of the other Doctors and go with him. He'd save them and all would be happy without ever knowing the problem. Unless they were travelling with Martha, or Ryan, or Bill, or.... And think back to "the Macra Terror'. Lot's of parallels there.

The social media was more or less a red herring. I'm thinking it would be interesting to see you react to some Agatha Christie, though.

It would have been a bigger twist if Lindy had been all sweetness and light. Then the bigotry/xenophobia.

the doctor shouldve shouted 'well sod you all then' at the end when they sailed off ..i could definitely see the capaldi doctor doing it 😉

To be fair, I missed the racism on first watch, until the reveal that is. I initially thought the episode was more about elitism and upper class snobs playing influencer. In rich / upper class society it's more or less all white people in the UK. So to me it seemed logical to not notice any people of colour (cough, spelt correctly). I simply put the dismissal of the Doctor and not Ruby is that she came into the convo with a different tactic, make up an excuse to be there and appeal to their ego's, where as the doctor came in negatively. On 2nd watch knowing the ending, the facial expressions of Lindy Pepper-Bean were subtle but more impactful. From what i've seen of other people watching this ep, most people did not pick up on the white supremacy.

You're not the only one to miss the ending. It wasn't totally clear if Lindy was racist, xenophobic or classist.

For me, the last 5 minutes were exactly what was missing in the chibnall era... outstanding, emotional, and spine tingling and with the great murray gold music....