Title speculation for episode 12 of S4 DW -- spoilers for titles

[rabid1st]

I know that the title for Episode 12 is hidden...but some people have mentioned that it is posted somewhere as a spoiler. Of course that could be a false title...like the one for Episode 9. Anyway...if you know the REAL title of episode 12...I suppose you can tell me that much here as a spoiler.

I don't know any spoilers but the titles so far...but since I know the title of episode 11...I'm about to talk about something that just dawned on me.

Episode 11 is called "Turn left" and, for me, that has always tied in to my idea that this whole season has been about the Doctor's journey and his running, running, running lifestyle coming to a major fork in the road, a point where he can either continue as he always has...or have what he's always wanted.

As I was thinking about that...about forks in the road...an old adage came back to me.

When you reach a fork in the road and you don't know which way to go, turn left and follow your heart.

What if episode 12 is called, "Follow your heart"?

I know...I know it's too ubershippy to be tolerated, but it would also be a title they would keep under wraps given the news about Rose.



Rae

Comments

[grbggrl.livejournal.com]

OMG. You should write this show.

Please let this be one of those things that you're right on the money with!

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Thanks! But I'm wrong about the next title...apparently. Still, it could be the meaning behind "turn left." And could foreshadow the finale...the way sound of drums did.

Rae

[sensiblecat.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming there's some link between "Turn left" and the ATMOS things in people's cars. But I'd love you to be right!

[onlyoot.livejournal.com]

You know some people say that when you are in a maze, you should always turn left to help you get out...

"Turning Left" in "Doomsday"

[fazeddaze.livejournal.com]

I love your connection to that adage! Sounds plausible enough to me! (and it's definitely something uplifting and hopeful that I can get behind!)

I'm not sure if you've stumbled across this before BUT...! An interesting reference that may or may not be related to the title "Turn Left" can be found in "Doomsday".

When Freema is taking one of her co-workers to be upgraded, she repeatedly tells him to go through the plastic barrier and "just turn left" or "go left".
Now, this could be ENTIRELY unrelated to the upcoming series 4 episode... or maybe it IS connected in some way? (no idea how though considering I do not foresee cybermen making a return in this series) ...but at this point in the game, even the smallest references in RTD's series catch my interest.

We shall see!

[lea724.livejournal.com]

(not reading the stuff under the cut, because I don't want to be spoiled)

Of course that could be a false title...like the one for Episode 9.

What was the false title for #9?

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Well...I use the word "false" for meaning...we had the wrong title from the spoilers in the press. They printed it as "River's Run"...this tied-in to the idea of "run" as a way to get companions into his life, I suppose, and so was considered to spoilery.

Rae

[lea724.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh. Hmm. Thanks! :)

[webeh.livejournal.com]

"Turn left"

You know what this made me thing of? Instinct and western culture. In North America and several western countries (I think), the right is where you walk/stand/etc. Basically, your first instinct is to walk or turn right. "Turn Left" could mean that someone breaks from this tradition or instinct and something interesting happens.

I just realized that I'm essentially repeating what you've just said. Silly me. ;)

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

That's okay...I think that's it though...I think this entire season has been about that...about breaking with your instincts...doing something new and transformative.

And you could make a case that we are saying Ten must break with Rose and move on to transform...but I think that was what was already in the cards for him...Rose is in another universe...and he's moving on..."I still have a TARDIS....same old life."

Turn Left...break with the same old life...love someone completely...and be a better, wiser Time Lord later on in your very long life.

Rae

[webeh.livejournal.com]

Or, it could be that Ten goes against his instinct and that's exactly how he finds Rose.

[nightbeast.livejournal.com]

I've read your post to 4x10, so I'm going to postulate what the title "Turn Left" might be pertaining to. I'm basing these ideas on the preview for 4x11 tagged on the episode 4x10.

I think >>> Turn Left is an alternative life for Donna, a 'what if.' I'm speculating this because in the preview Donna is saying things as if she's never travelled with the Doctor, like she's jobless (no longer temping) and drifting. Rose calls her the most important thing in creation, an ordinary human. So the title is 'what if I had turned left instead of right, what would have happened?' In Doomsday the Doctor says universes split into alternatives with every decision. So it's not beyond scope for Rose to turn up in a universe that wasn't her original one. <<<

Not very shippy, but I think the actual reunion will be better than any episode title.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Yes...I can see how that might be the case. And I do think that it won't be given away in an episode title...because RTD is doing all he can to mount suspense. I have a little idea about that which I am going to post in a few moments.

Rae