Doctor Who
Summary
One possibility about the ancestry ofDoctor Who’sRuby Sunday suggests she might be connected to a Graeco-Roman Fifth Doctor ( Peter Davison ) story . Davison played the Doctor from 1981 to 1984 , leave the role five years before the Hellenic series was canceled . The 2005 reboot offer hr - retentive , self - contained episodes rather than serialized write up demote into 30 - minute episode , but is still imply to be a sequel of the original serial and sometimes take a shit references to people and events from the past .
" The Devil ’s Chord " took the Doctor ( Ncuti Gatwa ) and new companion Ruby Sunday ( Millie Gibson ) to 1963 London , andtheDoctor Whoepisode offer multiple Easter eggsthat reference the show ’s long story . The report was set in the same time and piazza as the original series ' debut episode , which was really speak by the Doctor in the instalment . There were also some more subtle references that fans who have watchedeveryDoctor Whoactormay have picked up on . Notably , this include a detail that hints at a connection between Ruby and the Fifth Doctor .
Russell T Davies unpacks the hierarchy of Doctor Who season 14 ’s fresh introduced Pantheon of Gods , tease that the worst is yet to do .
Doctor Who Season 14 Hints Ruby Sunday Is Connected To The One Who Waits
This Latest Hint Has Big Implications for Her Origin Story
Doctor Whorevealed a clue about Ruby ’s origins during a tense scene in which the Maestro ( Jinkx Monsoon ) was attempt to slip the euphony from her soul . The Maestro used vines made out of melodic government note to wed Ruby to a rod and was try on to find her secret Sung dynasty . However , when the villain heard the Christmas music that played when Ruby was desolate at the Christian church as a baby , they back off , saying she was plug in to the One Who expect .
The One Who Waits was antecedently mentioned by the Toymaster ( Neil Patrick Harris ) in " The Giggle . " The Toymaker mentioned this character as the only creature he was ineffectual to defeat at a biz , but would not give more selective information . likewise , the Maestro , who say they were a fry of the Toymaker , was so scared of The One Who Waits that they back off from Rubyand resist to excuse further . The only other clue the Maestro gave about The One Who Waits was that he might have been present at the time Ruby was leave at the church .
Modern Who often makes giant and stranger from the past more scary and malevolent than they were in the first place , so it is exclusively potential that the One Who Waits is a terrifyingly hefty Eternal .
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The One Who Waits May Be A Continuation Of The Fifth Doctor’s Eternals
This Immortal Race of Beings Last Appeared During 1983’s “Enlightenment.”
The One Who Waits is likely an immortal being , andone possibility for The One Who Waits ' personal identity is that he is one of the race of Eternals that was last seen during 1983 ’s " Enlightenment . “This four - part serial was the third segment of a trilogy imply a newfangled companion who had been tasked by the Black Guardian to toss off the Doctor . The Eternals were immortal beings who were stealing humans from various timelines to help them rush along historic sailing ship through space in an effort to gain nirvana and eternal wisdom .
At the episode ’s determination , the Black Guardian was defeat , cause both he and the White Guardian to go away . The Eternals repay to the void of time and space , and presumably , they ’re still there , debate that they ca n’t die . With that in judgement , there ’s a opportunity The One Who Waits is one of these Eternals . That possibility is boosted by their amoral nature , which is exclusively in billet with what ’s known about The One Who Waits .
to boot , the name The One Who Waits could also be a credit to " Enlightenment . " A subplot involve an Eternal that was attracted to Tegan ( Janet Fielding ) . He wanted to course on her psyche and also found her beautiful , continually flirting with her even though she fight off him and even ask to return to the TARDIS untimely to invalidate him . This Eternal was so obsessed with Tegan that he likely would have waited forever for another opportunity to bilk paths with her , which could be where he got the moniker The One Who Waits .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
Tegan recently returned to Doctor Who , appearing in Jodie Whitaker ’s final episode .
The Fifteenth Doctor’s “Pantheon” Comment Can Link The One Who Waits to the Eternals (& Ruby)
Could the Eternals and Ruby Be Part of The Same Order?
Doctor Whoexplained the Pantheonas immortal , divine animal who are so muscular that even the Doctor fears them . , and that the Maestro and the Toymaker are both part of this parliamentary law . The Doctor is far from cowardly , but he ran aside from the Maestro and encouraged Ruby to blot out because of the Maestro ’s power as a member of the Pantheon , which was also creditworthy for the Doctor ’s bi - propagation . This type of immense power could only be wielded by immortal beings that are made of energy rather than matter , which is also an appropriate description of the Eternals .
The Maestro also had petty concern , yet they were ineffectual to steal Ruby ’s musical vim and seemed scared of the estimate of The One Who Waits being connect to Ruby ’s birth . The most ordered account for this is that the Maestro is a lower - order fellow member of the Pantheonthan The One Who Waits . to boot , Ruby ’s connexion to the One Who Waits must give her mightiness she ’s incognizant of , as learning about it caused the Maestro to back off and leave her alone .
Ruby ’s origins could also explain why she seems connected to other foundlings , as the Doctor inquire about during " Space Babies . "
The Eternals' Doctor Who Return Can Link To Other Immortals From Past Eras
The Black and White Guardians are Only One Example
The Eternals can be linked to several other immortals , with The Black and White Guardians being the most famous . They first appeared during Tom Baker ’s " Key to Time " saga , which involved the Doctor and Romana ( Mary Tamm ) collecting the piece of the Key to Time on the White Guardian ’s behalf . The Guardians returned in the " Mawdryn Undead " trilogy but have not been seen since the terminal of " Enlightenment " whenthe White Guardian explain that the Black Guardian ’s frustration meant he also had to vanish to sustain proportionality in the universe .
More late , the Thirteenth Doctor deal with Zellin and Rakaya , two immortal lovers who delight constitute nightmare in hoi polloi ’s brains and otherwise misrepresent humans into destructive demeanor . Although these villains were qualify as immortals rather than Eternals , their ability suggest they are part of the same wash , or at least , part of the Pantheon . Similarly , the Trickster fromSarah Jane Adventuresis a phallus of the Pantheon of Discord , which could be the same Pantheon the Doctor is referring to now . Any of these villains could be linked to the current story through the return of the Eternals .
Zellin and Rakaya originated in theDoctor WhonovelThe Guide to the Dark Times .
It’s About Time Doctor Who Brought Its Eternal Characters Back
The Modern Series Has Brought Back Other Classic Doctor Who Villains
The fresh era ofDoctor Whohas brought back many of the Graeco-Roman serial ' popular villains . The Master , Daleks , and Cybermen have made many appearance , andDoctor Whoalso reimagined and re - make the Toymaker , who last appeared in a William Hartnell instalment that is so old that most of the footage no longer live . Thus , there is no material ground not to bring back the Eternals , who are more late scoundrel than the Toymaker . In add-on , Russel T. Davies read that he was resting the Master for a while , which leave an initiative for some other villains to go forth .
The entry of the Pantheon open up the threshold for the Eternals to return , and there have already been many confidential information that Ruby is link up to them somehow . Ruby ’s origins paint a picture she is plug into to the Pantheon and is powerful enough to scare the Maestro . It is thus likely that her parentage story is a set - up to reintroduce the Eternals in a newfangled , scarier mode that fits well with modernDoctor Who .
The current time of year ofDoctor Whostreams on Disney+ . Classic sequence like " Enlightenment " stream on Britbox .
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The latest Doctor of the Church Who serial publication acquaint the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by raw fellow traveler Ruby Sunday .
