10 Doctor Who Questions That Always Confused You
5. What Was The Grand Serpent Up To?
Those fans confused by the Grand Serpent's scheme in the closing two episodes of Doctor Who: Flux clearly haven't been paying attention to the news during the pandemic.
When the Flux ravages the universe, he sought the perfect opportunity to dominate the Earth and reign over the shattered remnants of the universe. To do this, he had to meddle with UNIT's past in order to manoeuvre himself into a position where he could control the planet's defence systems. Then he sold the planet out to the highest bidder, the Sontarans. He's basically a dodgy intergalactic PPE provider!
It seems that Doctor Who fans were too busy being outraged at the alternative UNIT chronology and demotion of Lethbridge-Stewart to actually pay attention to what the Serpent's aims were. Kate Stewart literally spells them out to the audience before she goes into hiding! In The Grand Serpent, Chris Chibnall was taking aim at the various opportunistic chancers that seek to profit from tragedy, even the end of the universe itself! It's his funniest bit of satire since UNIT was defunded just as a rogue Dalek is let loose. Which, it turns out, was all part of the Grand Serpent's plan.