Doctor Who
Doctor Who ’s 2024 Christmas Special included a reference to a former companion , and highlight just how underused she was during her clock time on the show . Doctor Whomay have embark on back in 1963 , but the advanced interlingual rendition of the show has only been on the line since 2005 . In that time , the show has seen six different thespian meet the role of the Doctor manning the TARDIS , with several companions joining them for adventure through metre and space .
While many of these companion left lasting stamp on the Doctor , and became like family to him during their travels , some comrade became much more . For Rose Tyler , she became one of the only companions to truly form a romantic connection with the Doctor , for Donna Noble , she became the Doctor ’s best Quaker , and for others likeAmy Pond and Rory Williams , they became literal menage . Butnot every companion beget such a fond send - offor warm welcome .
Doctor Who’s 2024 Christmas Special Brings Back The Hospital From “Smith & Jones”
Martha Jones Old Stomping Ground Makes An Appearance
In " Joy to the World , " the 2024Doctor WhoChristmas Special , the Doctor , play by Ncuti Gatwa , teams up with a young woman named Joy . Joy is a dynamical character who make a hold up impression as she share her story and the challenging experience she had during the COVID-19 pandemic when her mother cash in one’s chips away in a hospital while she was not allowed to visit due to lockdown . This emotional history is beautifully written , and conduct to an inspiring termination , but amid the intense prospect , it ’s well-heeled to lack the fact thatthis infirmary had actually appeared onDoctor Whobefore .
Steven Moffat is a legendary Doctor Who author and former showrunner with more than one entryway to the Whoniverse in 2024 after the return of RTD .
The Royal Hope hospital was initially have in " Smith & Jones , " the time of year 3 premiere , where the Doctor first met Martha Jones , playact by Freema Agyeman . This nod to that former sequence is a wonderful fashion to splice the show back in with its own history , but it also highlights an issue that turn out during that early catamenia of the show ’s revival . Martha Jones was a character who wasnever really afford an chance to be developedand shine during her sentence on the TARDIS .
Martha Is Modern Doctor Who’s Most Underused Companion
Doctor Who Failed Martha Jones During Her Time On The TARDIS
The Doctor meets Martha a little time after being severalise from Rose Tyler , who was sucked into an alternate world . This signify that the Doctor was still pining for his dear Quaker , whom he also had a romantic warmness for . However , when Martha met the doc , she immediately develop a deep pastime in him due to his enigmatical nature , intelligence , and the courage he display facing extraterrestrial like the Judoon . Despite being a aesculapian doctor , and an intelligent woman herself , Martha was made into a lovesick girlwho wished the Doctor would love her back .
This led to a conflict in the companionship , and an intense imbalance . It also have in mind that despite their inadequate time together , Martha was often left to stand for herself . at last , this did make her a stronger , more independent , and telling character reference who went on to be an priceless UNIT agent , but it also meant her eccentric and relationship with the Doctor felt miss . Now , with a reference to Martha in the latest Holiday Special , it only serve up to remind viewers of the way of life Martha was underused inDoctor Who , despite her tremendous voltage .
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The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by young fellow traveller Ruby Sunday .
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The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
