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Summary
Russell T Sir Humphrey Davy ' " Mavity " gag during theDoctor Who60th - anniversary specials is as funny as it is impactful , changing the timeline on a seemingly permanent cornerstone , but the regress showrunner has already installed a way to prevent similar natural event from happening again . The muddle comes very early on inDoctor Whoseason 14 , instalment 1 , " Space Babies , " with Ncuti Gatwa reform a major timeline - change issue almost right away after it occurs . While it ’s a good way of stopping the show ’s time travel logic from getting even more puzzling , it also explains howDavid Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor allowed the Mavity slip to happen .
Isaac Newton misnaming his find as " Mavity"after mishearing Donna and the Fourteenth Doctor seemed at first like just a comic succession for the cold surface of " Wild Blue Yonder . " However , the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Dr. have continued to get gravitation ’s true title wrong ever since . As a operative gag , it ’s funny , but when the larger implication are think , it ’s a game - record changer forDoctor Whocanon . lasting changes to the timeline do n’t come all that often inDoctor Who , and Davies has taken step to make certain Mavity go to a rare group .
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Ruby Stepping On The Butterfly Is Just Like Doctor Who’s “Mavity” Joke
Fifteen manages to correct Ruby’s mistake
WhenMillie Gibson ’s Ruby Sunday voices her concerns in " Space Babies " about by chance switch the timelineby stepping on a butterfly in the yesteryear , the Doctor is confident that it ’s not something she needs to worry about . However , the fact that Ruby does just that , changing the evolutionary story of her entire species , is trial impression that the timeline is n’t inaccessible . This is very reflective of David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor and Donna inadvertently causing Isaac Newton to misname gravity .
The biggest difference is that the Fourteenth Doctor is blissfully unaware that anything has changed , as he and Donna exit the vista before Isaac Newton declare , " Mavity ! "
Granted , Ruby ’s error leads to much more stern consequences than that of Fourteen and Donna , but the fundamental conception is pretty much the same . The big deviation is that the Fourteenth Doctor is blissfully unaware that anything has change , as he and Donna release the vista before Isaac Newton hold , " Mavity ! " Fifteen witnesses Ruby variety into a new species before his eye after she beat the butterfly stroke , so he knows he has to take military action to invert the alterations to the timeline .
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Mavity Happened Because The Fourteenth Doctor Wasn’t Used To His New TARDIS Controls
The “Butterfly Compensation Switch” wasn’t turned on
The ease with which Fifteen regenerate the situation make it puzzling as to how Fourteen did n’t fix his mistake with Isaac Newton . However , not only didFourteen not witness the radioactive dust of his poorly - time joke , but he also was n’t yet habituate to his new - redecorate TARDIS . Gatwa ’s Doctor refers to a handily - name " Butterfly Compensation Switch . " presumptively , the switch in head does far more than rectify the specific scenario involving Ruby and the unfortunate insect . So , Fifteen ’s entrance money that he ’d neglect to flip the switch yet after the TARDIS ' translation would excuse why the Mavity change went nebulous .
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It ’s also possible that the switch was knocked off whenDonna spilled coffee on the TARDIS console in " The Star Beast . “This would account for her encounter with Isaac Newton changing the course of history , albeit in a fairly minor way . Having said that , it ’s still solely plausible that the switch need to be manually activated each clock time the TARDIS changes , and the Fourteenth Doctor either leave to do so or had n’t set out around to it yet . Either direction , the transposition being in the off position in " Space Babies " could have made human chronicle unrecognizable after Ruby kill the butterfly .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
Mavity Is Still A Thing In Doctor Who’s “Space Babies” Episode
Russell T Davies is sticking by his change
The Mavity muzzle did n’t finish up by theend of theDoctor Who60th - day of remembrance specials , nor did it go off in the 2023 Christmas special , " The Church on Ruby Road . " As a result , the word " Mavity " still shows up inDoctor Whoseason 14 , installment 1 , " Space Babies " - even if it is n’t talk out aloud . On a screen on the space place , there ’s a Mavity recitation . It ’s a subtle addition to the crack , but one that reinforce the fact that Russell T Davies intends to go along the style , and possibly suggests a bigger take relating to Mavity down the air .
Now that the Butterfly Compensation Switch has been activated and Ruby ’s mistake has been corrected , the continued presence of Mavity is arguably a worrying sign .
Now that the Butterfly Compensation Switch has been actuate and Ruby ’s error has been right , the continue comportment of Mavity is arguably a worrying sign . The modification to the timeline appear to now be trench , andit ’s unreadable if the Doctor will ever notice that something is n’t correct . If Mavity is the only causality of the shift not being turn on , the Doctor may have gotten lucky , as it could have been much bad .
Don’t Expect Any More Changes Like “Mavity” In Doctor Who Season 14
The Butterfly Compensation Switch should prevent any further unwanted alterations
The Mavity variety hazard the water gate being open up in terms of change up and down theDoctor Whotimeline . Thankfully , Russell T Davies has patch that hole with the introduction of the Butterly Compensation Switchin " Space Babies . " As well as being a clever addition to the show ’s canon , the switch is also a helpful penning equipment that once again allows the Doctor to move into the yesteryear without worrying about small accidents that could lead in big changes to all corners ofDoctor Wholore .
It ’s also an exalt way to enclose up any loose ends from the special ahead ofDoctor Who ’s main Disney erabeginning . Gatwa ’s first full season is being marketed as time of year 1 on Disney+ , likely in part due to an attack to entice a new audience . While sure accommodations have been made to make the early moments ofDoctor Whoseason 14 more approachable to starter , Davies made trusted the show ’s continuity has remain intact . test that meter can indeed be transfer and then fix is a swell means of helping establish the show ’s premise for the uninitiated .
The Doctor is the primary character in Doctor Who , but the Time Lord has appeared in other shows on more than one occasion and for various reasons .
The butterfly prospect could be interpreted as theDoctor Whowriter / showrunner subtly tie up the unusual drive of Newton ’s mistake , causing wavelet through time . Without Ruby ’s error being fixed by the Fifteenth Doctor figuring out his new TARDIS controls , the show was in danger of suddenly having to take the air on shell whenever the Doctor move anywhere in prison term and infinite . A big part of the joyfulness ofDoctor Whocomes from the sheer scope and freedom of the show ’s universe , and to limit that because of one joke would have been a huge waste .
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" Space Babies " & " The Devil ’s Chord "
May 10
" Boom "
May 17
" 73 Yards "
May 24
" Dot & Bubble "
May 31
" Rogue "
June 7
" The Legend of Ruby Sunday "
June 14
" Empire of end "
June 21
The latest Dr. Who series introduce the Fifteenth Doctor , conjoin by novel companion Ruby Sunday .
