“The Witchfinders”
In this episode: Thirteenth Doctor (4), Graham (1), Yaz (1), Ryan (1)
[A witch trial is taking place.]
We've gotta do something, Doctor.
The Doc said don't interfere. You said don't interfere, right?
[The Doctor jumps into the river to try to save the woman being ducked.]
So much for not interfering.
As King James has written in his new Bible, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."
In the Old Testament. There's a twist in the sequel: "Love thy neighbour".
These are hard times for women! If we're not being drowned, we're being patronised to death!
What do you know of my mother?
You could have seen her before she died, but you didn't want to. Why?
She left me. When I was not even one year old. What kind of mother does that? Why would I wish to see her?
Nobody will ever know why she left you, James. But you can't go hurting people just because you're scared to face up to the darkness inside you. You have to be better than that.
Who are you? How do you know these things?
I know, because we're all the same. We want certainty. Security. To believe that people are evil or heroic. But that's not how people are. You want to know the secrets of existence? Start with the mysteries of the heart. I can show you everything if you stop being afraid of what you don't understand, if you trust me.
Do you know why the ducking stool was invented, Doctor? To silence foolish women who talked too much.
Yeah, I did know that. Which is daft, cos talking's brilliant.
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