Doctor Who
Summary
Doctor Whoseason 14 faces a potentially insuperable obstacle thanks to the specials that air throughout late 2023 . In celebration ofDoctor Who ’s 60th day of remembrance , a deuce-ace of specials release across November and December 2023 , which were then followed by " The Church on Ruby Road " marking the return ofDoctor Who ’s Christmas specialtradition . These episode also serve as a relaunch forDoctor Who , now once again under the leadership of showrunner Russell T Davies and enjoying its widest outside audience yet thanks to a swarm deal with Disney+ .
Naturally , then , Doctor Who ’s sixtieth day of remembrance and Christmas extravaganza functioned as a lead - in forDoctor Whoseason 14 . Scheduled for spring 2024,Doctor Whowill take up its distinctive hebdomadary data formatting with Ncuti Gatwa asterisk as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as new companion Ruby Sunday . Rather than just paving the way for Gatwa ’s sovereignty in the TARDIS to start right , however , the 2023 specials have created a chronicle trouble that could prove black forDoctor Whoseason 14 ’s hope of winner .
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Doctor Who Season 14 Has Too Many Mysteries To Solve
Thanks toDoctor Who ’s 2023 special , season 14 now has far too many closed book to resolve in good order . Across just four episode , RTD sow in the seeds for a vast bit of coming stories , with at least six major secret go out dangling . " The Star Beast " used the Meep ’s parting scene to coiffe up an unknown villain called the Boss , and 2023 ’s remaining episodes did nothing to develop that hint . Instead , Doctor Whodropped yet more deep teases in " The Giggle . " The Toymaker referred to a second unnamed scoundrel called the One Who Waits , while the Toymaker himself made an allusion to his " legions , " and the episode also raised questions over the crimson - nailed hand that picked up theToymaker ’s golden tooth containing the Master .
The Boss , the One Who Waits , the Toymaker ’s legion , and the red - nailed hand had already providedDoctor Whowith plenty of secret for time of year 14 , but the Christmas special lead further , do none yet add two more to the growing pile - Ruby Sunday ’s line and theidentity of Mrs. Flood . Russell T Davies is no alien to enigmatically foreshadowing larger stories -Doctor Whoseason 1 had Bad Wolf , season 3 had Saxon , etc . The onslaught of twistsDoctor Whohas laid fundament for , however , could potentially result in dissatisfying close , with each major mystery take its own resolution while jostling for narrative literal estate in season 14 .
Doctor Who’s Mystery Overload Dampens Excitement For Season 14
When executed correctly , minacious speck and insidious tease can build machination and enhance hullabaloo by generating word . unsound Wolf and Saxon are not the only examples ofDoctor Whousing this tactic in effect - even the first mention of"Timeless kid " inDoctor Whoseason 11 proved fascinating at the clock time and trigger off endless speculation . Russell tee up up one closed book after another in immediate sequence , however , has lessen take , and the TARDIS cloister bell is a swell parallel to show why this is problematic . The Alexander Melville Bell is supposed to phone whenever the universe is confront imminent and extreme danger , but the more frequentlyDoctor Whouses it , the less dramatic event it creates .
likewise , the more story hints and mysterious plot item get teased forDoctor Whoseason 14 , the less machination they create . The One Who Waits was a immense piece ofDoctor Whosetup in " The Giggle , " but the spotlight has been taken away by discourse over who Mrs. Flood could be . alike , concentrate on the identity of Mrs. Flood becomes difficult after rememberingDoctor Whostill has n’t address Meep ’s boss , and so the cycle continues . Ultimately , none of the secret are having the wallop they should be because attention is disperse too thinlybetween them . And that ’s without even factoring in the many unrequited head still remaining from the Timeless Child .
How Doctor Who Can Successfully Pay Off Its Multiple Mystery Teases
IfDoctor Whoplans to give each of the above tease its own individual reply and payoff , season 14 could easily descend into a messy splodge of exposition and confusion , but there is hope for optimism . Although each moment of setup appears freestanding at present , many of the clues could be connected . Mrs. Flood ’s identity , for example , could easily factor into Ruby Sunday ’s parentage - especially if thetheory that Flood is a succeeding interpretation of Rubyproves accurate . besides , Meep ’s Boss and the One Who Waits could refer to the same villain , and might then involve the unseen build picking up the Toymaker ’s tooth .
Another potential solution toDoctor Who ’s teemingness of cryptic hints can be found within the franchise ’s wide-eyed Whoniverse . It is no secret thatDoctor Whois expanding , with 2023’sTales of the TARDISthe first spinoff of the new earned run average . The stories get going inDoctor Who ’s 2023 special are not necessarily intended for season 14 alone , and may instead be spread across multiple shows , easing the core . If therumored UNIT spinoffcomes to realisation , it could focus on Meep ’s boss . David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor , meanwhile , could entrust the safe confines of Donna ’s garden to uncover the One Who Waits .
Doctor Whoreturns in spring 2024 on BBC1 & Disney+ .
