Doctor Who Series 10: 11 Easter Eggs & References In 'Oxygen'

2. The Sun Makers

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Things get unusually political in Oxygen, as the Doctor discovers that the real monster-of-the-week is capitalism, as the workers at the Chasm Forge space station have been killed off by their bosses.

Classic Doctor Who fans will be reminded here of 1977's The Sun Makers, in which the Doctor and Leela discover that the population of Pluto is being exploited by the ruling elite. In both stories, the foe is an unnamed, faceless company. It is possible, then, that the companies could be one and the same.

A corrupt space-based company with a sinister agenda is also highly reminiscent of sci-fi classic Aliens, of course, so the company could actually be Weyland-Yutani instead...

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