Doctor Who
Summary
Doctor Whohas set up up legion mysteries for season 14 , with the ominous - sounding " the One Who Waits " first among them , but the question of their identity may have been solve . From Timeless Child rewrites toDoctor Who ’s bi - generation twist , the Toymaker ’s 60th anniversary return created a myriad of canyon conditional relation for time of year 14 and beyond . One of the most pregnant was the tease for a future villain simply know as " the One Who hold back . " The Toymaker lay claim to have sensed this entity upon entering the world but avoid it , then refused to tell the Doctor anything further .
The One Who Waits will present a major plot compass point inDoctor Whoseason 14- perhaps even providing RTD with his next overarching baddie that obscure in the tincture before popping out for the season finale . The bounteous unknown surround the One Who wait are whether audiences have encountered them previously , who will be playing them , and what they will depend like . Referring back to a insistence release from April 2023 , however , all of the above may have been answered already .
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Why Jinkx Monsoon’s Character Could Be The One Who Waits
As an immortal celestial from another universe , the Toymaker rate among the most herculean baddie inDoctor Whohistory - possibly even the most herculean . When Neil Patrick Harris ' character bring up the One Who Waits in 60th anniversary peculiar " The Giggle , " however , he sounded genuinely afraid . For the Spice Girls enthusiast to by design invalidate toying with them , the One Who Waits must be even more fearsome , which is no miserly feat . That would undoubtedly makethe One Who Waits the Doctor ’s most potent enemyyet . Helpfully , the BBC had already revealed the Doctor ’s " most sinewy enemy yet " almost a year earlier- Jinkx Monsoon ’s character .
Monsoon was first declare as aDoctor Whoseason 14 castmember back in April 2023 . Shortly after , another prescribed announcement ( via theBBC ) offer a first glimpse of Monsoon in costume and proclaimed her quality as " the Doctor ’s most powerful foeman yet . " This might have been send away as marketing exaggeration initially , but it can not be a conjunction thatDoctor Who ’s 60th anniversary overtly foreshadowed a baddie more powerful than the Toymaker and a time of year 14 character has been described in exactly those terms .
Further grounds that Monsoon will play the One Who Waits can be see in their musical - themed costume . Details are few , but one obvious aspect of Monsoon ’s villain is the musical motif run through their design . Doctor Whohas already been suspiciously melodic since RTD refund , with theToymaker ’s Spice Girls performanceand Gatwa ’s goblin Sung dynasty happening in consecutive episodes . These musical moments may indicate that the influence of Monsoon ’s part is already being felt withinDoctor Who ’s fictional universe , which fits the estimation of the One Who look as an all - powerful villain who wields influence over reality .
Jinkx Monsoon Playing The One Who Waits Would Debunk A Doctor Who Season 14 Theory
One of the most popular theories hem in Jinkx Monsoon’sDoctor Whocharacter is that they will replace Sacha Dhawan as the raw Master . The official announcement key Monsoon as act a " delightfully camp scoundrel , " which may as well be the first job on the Master ’s résumé . From a certain slant , the Master could also be name as the Doctor ’s " most powerful enemy . " Despite a long history of being soundly beaten , the Master has put down Gallifrey , caused the Doctor to regenerate multiple metre , and even helped the Cybermen kill Bill . If Jinkx Monsoon were playing the One Who Waits , however , all Master - based meditation would be at once nixed .
That should be see as a positive footmark forDoctor Whoseason 14 . After Derek Jacobi , John Simm , Michelle Gomez , John Simm and Michelle Gomez together , and Sacha Dhawan , Doctor Whoneeds to let the Master rest low or else risk of exposure diminishing homecoming . to boot , Sacha Dhawan ’s version of the Master still has plenty more to offerbefore a newcomer takes his place . Jinkx Monsoon playing the One Who Waits would allowDoctor Whoto bring back Sacha Dhawan ’s Master , but only when the time is right .
Has Doctor Who Teased A Master & The One Who Waits Team-Up?
Jinkx Monsoon may not be playing the Master , butDoctor Whohas teased the Master teaming up with the One Who Waits . Another of the Toymaker ’s rapid - fire traditional knowledge dud bring out that the Master had played a game with them and lost , thread up as a gold tooth in the Toymaker ’s rima oris . After David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor and Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor crush the Toymaker , the tooth was left behind and peck up by a inscrutable manus with bold red nail . That may not be a lot to go on , but images of Jinkx Monsoon in character at least show they have painted nails , crap them a choice defendant in the " who picked up the Toymaker ’s gold tooth " mystery story .
If Jinkx Monsoon is indeed playing the One Who expect in time of year 14 , and it is indeed Monsoon ’s hand picking up the Toymaker ’s gold tooth , thenDoctor Whoappears to be set up a mephistophelean partnership between the godlike One Who Waits and the Master . Not only would such a partnership stand for the perfect portmanteau word of onetime and newDoctor Whovillains , it would create an unprecedented threat for Ncuti Gatwa ’s Doctor to overcome .
Doctor Whoseason 14 begin in May 2023 .
