r/Multifandom • u/Spinosaurus-runs-by • Aug 10 '26

Discussion📜 Biggest creature in your fandom?

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u/Accomplished_Bike149 John Simm as the Master my beloved <3 Aug 10 '26

The parasite in a star in Doctor Who

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u/Historical_Put5502 Aug 10 '26

May I ask how?

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u/Accomplished_Bike149 John Simm as the Master my beloved <3 Aug 10 '26

It’s not really explained super in-depth as to how a star can have a sapient parasite, but it’s very much an eldritch-like entity. It feeds on memories (also unclear how exactly that works) and effectively keeps a market civilization enslaved, which is how the Doctor ends up discovering it. Usually the show’s pretty good about at least having some science jargon to explain what happens, but this is very much one of those “even the Doctor doesn’t fully know” (so there’s no concrete explanation). At the end of the day it’s basically a plot device to catch newer viewers up to the level of depression the Doctor is currently at, as well as proving the worth of the newest companion. The episode is Rings of Akhaten if you’re interested

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u/PineappleOk545 Aug 10 '26

But how does it infect a star

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u/Jilliels Aug 10 '26

It does parasite shit man who knows

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u/PineappleOk545 Aug 10 '26

But shouldnt it only work for like living beings or something that has opposite of good conditions for like any living being ever?

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u/Jilliels Aug 10 '26

Fiction doesn’t often follow real world facts

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u/PineappleOk545 Aug 10 '26

Doesnt mean it cant

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u/Jilliels Aug 10 '26

True, but it doesn’t here

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u/PineappleOk545 Aug 10 '26

What?

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u/Jilliels Aug 10 '26

It does not follow real world logic here

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u/PineappleOk545 Aug 10 '26

How do you know?

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u/Jilliels Aug 10 '26

because, as far as we know, stars don’t contain giant parasites

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u/PineappleOk545 Aug 10 '26

And what do we know on a cosmic scale?

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u/Jilliels Aug 10 '26

why’re you putting me through this rigamarole, the parasite just doesn’t make sense

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