You'll never pop bubble wrap again after this episode of 'Doctor Who'

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You'll never pop bubble wrap again after this episode of 'Doctor Who'
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Great, even everyday postage items are no longer safe.

In the latest episode of Doctor Who, bubble wrap, which you've likely popped with copious amounts of glee, has been rendered a fearsome, transparent temptation of doom.

In the sixth episode of Series 11 "Kerblam!," the Doctor, Graham, Yaz, and Ryan visit the warehouse of Kerblam, the galaxy's largest retailer (and a subtle dig at Amazon).

Without giving too much away, this is what bubble wrap from Kerblam can do to you:

People lost their minds over this terrible, poppable new threat.

Others remembered that it's not the first time bubble wrap has appeared in Doctor Who, throwing back to a 1975 episode "The Ark in Space," starring the Fourth Doctor Tom Baker.

Topics Doctor Who

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.

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