In Space Babies, the first episode of Ncuti Gatwa's tenure on Doctor Who, the following exchange took place between Ruby and the Fifteenth Doctor:
It was an unexpected little meta-media tip of the hat from one iconic series to another, like listening to the cast of Friends discuss their favourite episode of Survivor.
Last week, the Star Trek franchise returned the favour in The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail, the sixth episode of Season Three of Brave New Worlds. The Enterprise is trapped inside a gargantuan scavenger ship, along with the remnants of a variety of other captured ships, including a Klingon D7-class battlecruiser, and, if you look very closely, a Type 40 Gallifreyan TARDIS in its standard British police box camouflage.
It's good to see some reciprocal recognition, although, to be honest, I hope that's as far as it goes. With the best will in the world, I can't imagine the canonical complexities that would result from an actual crossover episode, entertaining though it might well be.
- Sid
P.S. Just for the record, I did not spot this myself, but I have a strong geekish admiration for whoever did.
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