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Warning : mollycoddler ahead for Doctor Who time of year 14 , episode 8 .
Summary
David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor has a very good excuse for not help in the conflict against Sutekh duringDoctor Whoseason 14 ’s stopping point . The existence of multiple Doctors has never caused major problems forDoctor Whobefore . It is widely accept that the rules of time prevent different incarnations of the Doctor coming face - to - brass , and regenerations typically only fill by accident , when meter is broken , or when it ’s an anniversary . MD Who ’s bi - generationtwist in " The Giggle " changed that by allow David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor and Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor to coexist - one relaxing with the Nobles , the other explore time and space .
Immediately , bi - generation risked aDoctor Whoplot cakehole . Because the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctor of the Church occupy single timelines , there is nothing to foreclose them working together . Fourteen may be officially retire , but that ’s unlikely to end him saving the world if a major threat emerges , and Sutekh is nothing if not a major terror . This present the question of why Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor receives no assistant from his predecessor inDoctor Whoseason 14 ’s ending .
medico Who season 14 is Ncuti Gatwa ’s first full outing as the Doctor , and he is joined by an exciting shape of freshman and familiar faces .
The Fourteenth Doctor Is Killed By Sutekh’s Wave Of Death In Doctor Who Season 14’s Finale
The Fourteenth Doctor Is Turned To Dust
The Fourteenth Doctor certainly would have assisted in Sutekh ’s defeat , butTennant ’s latter interpretation of the Time Lord is killed during the God of Death ’s cosmic massacre . Sutekh divulge himself at the end ofDoctor Whoseason 14 ’s " The Legend of Ruby Sunday , " and immediately begin wiping out life across the universe when " Empire of Death " begins . The Fifteenth Doctor is amazed that he and Ruby are left awake , and eventually see out that Sutekh is so curious about the identity of Ruby ’s female parent , he is forbear from dust them until the mystery is solved .
Fifteen realizes , " No wonder he ’s keeping us live - to figure out the answer : who is she ? " By the time the final showdown begin , the possess Mel affirm Fifteen and Ruby as " the last two creatures in universe . " This try David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor is , at some point offscreen during " Empire of Death , " kill by Sutekh along with everyone else . Fifteen is the only Doctor that Sutekh needs alert , meaning Fourteen - and all other incarnation of the Doctor - die .
Future Doctor Who Stories Must Still Explain The Fourteenth Doctor’s Absence
Doctor Who Gets Away With Its Fourteenth Doctor Plot Hole… This Time
In this instance , David Tennant ’s absence seizure fromDoctor Whomakes pure sensation , but the initial problem cause as a import of bi - contemporaries remains , and will inevitably rear its principal in future episode . By the ending ofDoctor Whoseason 14 , everyone down by Sutekh is revived , meaning the Fourteenth Doctor is back in Donna ’s garden sip Prosecco and boasting about the time he " snog Madame de Pompadour " ( probably ) .
Based onDoctor Whohistory , it will not be long before another devilish villain attempts to pass over out all life on Earth , and when that time comes , the " why is n’t the Fourteenth Doctor helping ? " question will grow again . Doctor Who ’s challenge in season 15 and beyond will be to bear on accounting for the Fourteenth Doctor ’s absence in these situations , and there are only so many self-justification that can be made before the trope wears thinly . Doctor Whogets away with it in " Empire of expiry , " but sooner or later , will ask a more permanent answer to its Fourteenth Doctor problem .
The up-to-the-minute Doctor Who series stick in the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by new companion Ruby Sunday .
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The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
