Board Thread:Inclusion debates/@comment-2.26.183.189-20170416191252/@comment-4028641-20170416235528

Thefartydoctor wrote: What's at the heart of FftF? Throwaway scene without context? Genuine scene from a future episode that hasn't been written yet?

I know I'm retreading ground here, but I would easily compare it to something like Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe).

I think it was a short narrative to introduce the companion to the fans, and I think Moffat liked it enough to make it part of the actual narrative. It's a special case, but I don't think I would call it an "Advertisement."