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admonition : This article contains raider for Doctor Who season 14 and the 2024 Christmas special !
Six month after the ending of season 14,Doctor Whodoubles down on its controversial Sutekh ending with one subtle joke in the 2024 Christmas special . Over the retiring 61 years , Doctor Whohas consistently rank among the best andmost challenging sci - fi appearance of all time . Even when it was off the breeze from 1989 to 2005 , the show maintained a consecrated fanbase . Sadly , the show ’s ambition has n’t always yield off , with certain narrative choices flop .
TheDoctor Whoseason 14 finale became a prime case of the showrunner , Russell T. Davies ( RTD ) , biting off more than he can masticate . It ’s copiously unmortgaged that RTD has a strong grasp on portend and building latent hostility . Sutekh , the opposer from the Pyramids of Mars series , appearing onscreen again after almost 50 geezerhood is exciting as well . However , the villain ’s defeat does n’t be up to the expectation he place . Despite the fan ’ negative reaction , Doctor Whodoubles down on the conclusion in the 2024 Christmas special with one easy missed line .
Doctor Who’s Christmas Rope Joke Is A Nod To Sutekh’s Controversial Defeat In Season 14
The Doctor References The Fact That They’re Good With Rope
During the flood tide of theDoctor WhoChristmas 2024 special , the Doctor exclaimed that they are really good with rope . At first glance , this financial statement references the character get word Mexican valium technology in the 2023 Christmas special . However , it also is a nod to the controversial licking of Sutekh at theend ofDoctor Whoseason 14 , which shows the Doctor dragging Sutekh through the time vortex to rescind the death . The method and ease with which the titulary main character defeats the villain did n’t sit well with many witness .
Steven Moffat is a legendary Doctor Who writer and former showrunner with more than one entry to the Whoniverse in 2024 after the return of RTD .
While Sutekh is guess to be the god of all gods , the Doctor defeats him more easy than both the Toymaker and Maestro – two lessermembers of the Pantheon . It ’s queer that roofy could overpower Sutekh , and the fact that he did n’t just cut the rope makes no sense . That is n’t to say that theDoctor Whoseason 14 finale is n’t pleasurable , but it ’s narratively blemished . Unfortunately , the rope jest toward the ending of theDoctor Who2024 Christmas special feels like the show doubling down on the controversial storyline .
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Doctor Who Season 15 Must Learn From The Divisive Reaction To Sutekh
RTD Needs To Focus On Writing A Really Great Story
Though the BBC has n’t directly confirmed the acquittance date , Doctor Whoseason 15is have a bun in the oven to return in May 2025 . When it comes back , the show will press an uphill battle to win over fans after the divisive ending . The 2024Doctor WhoChristmas special helps , but there ’s still a long agency to go . RTD needs to take note of the reaction to Sutekh ’s defeat as well as other refutable storylines .
RTD should focalize on narrative consistence and character unity moving ahead rather than haphazardly retcon a beloved ClassicWhoserial .
Over the preceding six decades , Doctor Whofans have become accustomed to unanswered interrogative and timey - wimey shenanigans . Sci - fi and fantasy musical genre , whichDoctor Whoblends , postulate some dangling of disbelief . Still , writers should n’t just trust on that to explain away secret plan holes . There ’s only so much leewayDoctor Whofans will offer , especially when it comes to write up that draw on retiring characters and arc . finally , RTD should focus on story consistency and character unity move forrad rather than randomly retcon a beloved ClassicWhoserial .
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