new season doctor who is in full swing and some major initiatives have already been taken early in its run.This week’s episode “Boom” introduces doctor and ruby On the planet Castalion 3, which is currently in the midst of a war, the two are unable to escape after the Doctor is trapped by an active mine. That doesn’t stop them from making friends during the conflict, though – in fact, one of the allies they gain comes as quite a surprise.
Anglican Marine Mundy Flynn helps the Doctor and Ruby throughout the episode, presented by Andor’s Varada Setu, who will be the new (currently unnamed) companion in the next season.It looks like Sethu won’t be reprising the role after going full-time, that much has been made clear Twitter as she talks about taking her first steps into the franchise through Mondy. “I’m grateful to be back for more,” she wrote, “but y’all will have to wait and see how this plays out in the new companion characters.”
Working with hollywood reporterSeries writer Steven Moffat has been similarly tight-lipped about how her double casting came about, delaying Sethu’s appearance as a role for showrunner Russell T. Day. Part of Russell T. Davies’ plan.However, he did note that there was some fun in making the classics World Health Organization The casting move of hiring guest actors ends up being companions.nowadays World Health Organization This happened to both Freema Agyeman and Jenna Coleman – the former had a cameo role that turned into her cousin and eventually her companion character Martha Jones – and even Peter Capaldi had a cameo in the role before eventually becoming the Twelfth Doctor.
Davis reiterated Setu’s statement that Mundy’s story is over and that her companion characters will be fully revealed next year. Believe it or not, her presence made the episode that much more exciting and the wait for her to be with the Doctor and Ruby that much longer.
Let us know what you thought of “Boom” in the comments below, and look forward to our recap of the episode on Monday.
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