Doctor Who
Summary
The Whoniverse is only just getting started , butDoctor Whois already winding up an exciting projection that has brought pleasure to one-time and unexampled viewers likewise . Doctor Whoseason 14marks the commencement of a newfangled era under returning showrunner Russell T Davies . An international statistical distribution deal with Disney+ not only boosts the TARDIS coffers , but assures Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor a worldwide audience . RTD is also lancinating to thrive the cosmos ofDoctor Whoby launching the " Whoniverse , " which now occur with its own MCU - style intro at the start of all releases .
The Whoniverse is still in its infancy . Aside fromDoctor Whoseason 14 , the only other labor to emanate from under that umbrella has beenTales of the TARDIS- essentially classic episode rerun bookended by new footage . ADoctor Whospinoff base on the Sea Devils calledThe War Between The Land & The Seais reportedly in the pipeline , whileDoctor Who ’s 60th anniversary worked very hard to set up the bruit UNIT spinoff . disregarding , nothing concrete has yet emerge from the smoke and mirrors .
Doctor Who ’s nominal Time Lord has regenerate many times over the years , but the process has been triggered by a wide-eyed array of injury .
Doctor Who Dropping Its “Collection” Series Is Disappointing
Since 2018,Doctor Who ’s blu - ray " The Collection " box do release from the Greco-Roman era have been accompanied by short films that grew more and more sophisticated and exciting . " Jovanka Airlines " pop the drift , but was little more than a clowning skit starring Janet Fielding as Tegan alongside cameo from Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton . While some entries in The Collection follow this humorous slant , others have been miniatureDoctor Whoepisodes revealing what became of classic fellow after leaving the TARDIS . Sadly , Pete McTighe - the writer behind the task - has confirmedtheDoctor WhoCollection short will soon be rested .
McTighe stated , " We are hand the point where we ’re going to have to have a breather from those prevue for a while , because they ’re a lot of employment . " While the author does confirm at least one more collecting film is in production , he press out uncertainty over how the serial could progress , meaning one ofDoctor Who ’s most exciting wall plug for original content is destined to end earlier rather than later . MD Whoslamming the brakes on its Collection series is certainly dissatisfactory . In addition to take back beloved companions from the past tense , the Collection has suffice questions and plot holes that the mainDoctor Whoseries never could .
" The Promise " gave Ace a proper closing afterDoctor Who ’s original cancelation in 1989and " The Eternal Mystery " afforded Peri Brown an improved farewell . " Risen " explicate Davros ' return in " Destiny of the Daleks " and " The Passenger " finally made Tegan and Nyssa ’s romanceDoctor Whocanon . Most of late , " The Final Battle " answered the long - standing question of what happened to Leela during the Time War . Much like Paul McGann ’s return in " The Night of the Doctor,“Doctor Who ’s solicitation short are beloved because they fill missing ball of story that had gone frustratingly ignored .
RTD ’s Tegan and Nyssa Romance language did n’t boast in Jodie Whittaker ’s finale , but a new Doctor Who episode hints at a romantic reunion for the couple .
Why Doctor Who’s “The Collection” Shorts Series Couldn’t Continue
dissatisfactory though it may be , Doctor Whostopping its The Collection serial is understandable . ThatDoctor Whowould go to the exploit of work back classical actors and spending on optical burden for what is fundamentally a rest home video release trailer that will be chiefly ascertain for free on social media always seemed absurd . Only half - joking , McTighe confirms the shorts were made for " 20 wad and a ham actor sandwich . "
Putting Louise Jameson ’s Leela back in the Time War with flying Daleks and a destroyed Gallifrey in the background took the Collection shorts to their logical conclusion in term of what can be achieved by such a small production . It comes as no surprisal that bollocks up sports fan in such a style is n’t sustainable . Additionally , there are only so many angles for the Collection to explore , with a limited routine of companions whose level can in reality be expanded upon , and too many classicDoctor Whoactors deplorably no longer with us .
One must also entertain the possibility thatDoctor Whois overstretch back on its Collection serial because many of the ex-wife - companion imply - the like of Bonnie Langford ’s Mel - are now taking bigger roles in the franchise as part of Kate Stewart’sUNIT inDoctor Who . This is a rule many other shared universe play by . Marvel , for instance , would probably not desire Blade to appear in the low - profileWerewolf By Nightbecause that would dampen excitement for his upcoming solo moving picture . UNIT ’s why - did - it - take - this - long tactics of lease the Doctor ’s former fellow traveler sets up endless returns for former fictional character , which is something The Collection might intervene with .
Nevertheless , the timing ofDoctor Whostopping the Collection ’s poor movies is strange . With the Whoniverse in its first form , this is the prison term whenDoctor Whoshould be expanding and growing , andTales of the TARDISpreviously demonstrated RTD ’s desire to bring back classic companions to proceed their journey . The Collection was doing exactly that , so while it does make sense that these on-line treats must stop , it feels unusual to nix the one part ofDoctor Who ’s enfranchisement that was well action its shared universe aspiration .
Doctor Whoseason 14 start out in May 2024 .
