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Warning : raider ahead forDoctor Whoseason 15 , episode 2 , " Lux . “Doctor Whoseason 15 , episode 2 , " Lux , " introduces a villain ab initio referred to as Mr. Ring - a - Ding , but there is far more to the sentient cartoon character than there seems to be on the surface . That said , the construct of a living animation in the actual macrocosm is already pretty fascinating , but showrunnerRussell T. Davies finds a manner to make Mr. Ring - a - dent even more compelling . Not only does Mr. Ring - a - Ding have a connector toDoctor Who ’s Pantheon of Gods , but he opens the door to one of the braggy quaternary rampart breaks ofDoctor Who ’s Disney earned run average .
" Lux " welcome Alan Cumming to theDoctor Whoseason 15 castas the phonation of Mr. Ring - a - dent . It ’s also the first escapade with Fifteen ( Ncuti Gatwa ) and Belinda Chandra ( Varada Sethu ) since the realization at theend ofDoctor Whoseason 15 , episode 1 , " The Robot Revolution , " that the TARDIS ca n’t take Belinda abode . Their visit to 1952 Miami is part of a large effort to triangulate the secular and spatial coordinates that will allow Belinda to bring back to 2025 . However , as is custom , the Time Lord and his new companion find more than they bargain for .
Mr. Ring-a-Ding Is Really Lux Imperator, The Pantheon’s God Of Light
Lux is part of the same group of villains as Sutekh
Although he has the aesthetic coming into court of an in - creation cartoon quality call in Mr. Ring - a - Ding , Cumming ’s grapheme is really the God of Light , a being diagnose Lux Imperator . Often referred to only as Lux , the God of Light is a member of the same organization as other Pantheon appendage - likethe Toymaker , the God of Games ( Neil Patrick Harris),Maestro , the God of Music ( Jinkx Monsoon ) , andSutekh , the God of Death . ( Gabriel Woolf ) .
" I am Lux . Lux Imperator , the God of Light ! I am the dazzle at the heart of the Pantheon , and the flicker in the optic of the mad . I am the last affair you see before you fall into the abyss . "
Lux inDoctor Whoseason 15 , episode 2 , " Lux . "
Lux is an example of Davies creating an only raw character to add up to the Pantheon , rather than rounding them up fromDoctor Who ’s classic eraand retconning them into being Gods . Maestro ( or arguably Trickster ) was the first instance of an original Pantheon God . Appearing only as an animated character , even to those within the mankind of the show , Lux is a drastic departure from hisDoctor Whopredecessors . Although it initially seems he will be a standalone villain , the counter of the musical gag from " The Giggle " sustain his Pantheon rank in a surprising whirl .
How Lux Comes To Life & What His Goal Is
The God of Light enters the story in a moonbeam
Before the events of " Lux , " Cumming ’s character had never been mention or made an appearance . So , it implore the question of where Lux has been all this meter . The " short " solvent is that he ’s been in another universe , and he ’s only able to arrive in " Lux " after the damage caused to the fabric of world thanks to David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor put forward a salt - free-base superstitious notion at the edge of the universe . So , Lux has do to cross over intoDoctor Who ’s chief universe . However , he does n’t have a corporeal phase at first .
Because film is intent - made to capture light , this acts as the stark nosepiece for Lux to take form .
The moon-ray at the offset of " Lux " is how the episode ’s title character enters the ruffle . After shining through the jut room ’s skylight and recoil off the spoon and other reflective objective , Lux find oneself his way to an active curlicue of motion-picture show being used to show a Mr. Ring - a - Ding toon . Because celluloid is role - made to capture light , this acts as the complete bridge for Lux to take frame . The one catch is that he ’s throttle to images imprinted onto the film , so he double Mr. Ring - a - Ding ’s forcible appearance , which just so happens to be that of a 1950s cartoon .
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Lux ’s destination is to bring himself even more into the physical kingdom by take a bodythat would come through away from the film theatre and in the outside world . Because of the footage he ’s take in in Palazzo , he knows about the various generator of light sit down outside its walls , including nuclear bombs . In his chassis as the animate Mr. Ring - a - Ding , such vast level of light source would be too much for him to address , so he aims to fortify himself against the risk .
What Lux’s Powers Are & How The Doctor Beats Him
Light is Lux’s number one weapon (& his biggest weakness)
Put simply , Lux has the ability to manipulate igniter . This includes light in the fairly uninteresting sense , like the sort that would come in from a electric light , but Christ Within is almost everywhere . As such , it create Lux a horrific villain with incredibly antic powers . One of the more fascinating displays of Lux ’s powers is when he basically revive the late wife of the Palazzo ’s projectionist , Mr. Reginald Pye . Lux pulls Mrs Pye from the black-market - and - white footage have by her married man and contribute her into the physical realm .
Lux ’s " Do n’t make me express joy ! " catchphrase is inherited from the Mr. Ring - a - Ding cartoon .
It ’s not in reality Mrs. Pye , but her husband can scarce secern the strong-arm difference , especially after she gets the technicolor treatment . Lux also has the ability to institutionalise characters the other elbow room - from the real world into the region of light . This is display whenFifteen and Belinda are send on a journey through Lux ’s domain , where they experience life as 2D vivify characters , and also run into a chemical group ofDoctor Whofans who have watched all the Time Lord ’s adventureson a television receiver screen .
Formidable though he is , Lux must replicate whatever is materialise if a Mr. Ring - a - Ding film is dally . This is used against him in " Lux " when Mr. Pye is trying to buy the Doctor and Belinda time to get out . Plus , he ca n’t go outside as Mr. Ring - a - nick - at least at first .
Perhaps most importantly , Lux can imbibe out the re-formation energy inside the Doctor . The God of Light is bewitch by the Time Lord ’s ability to build himself a young consistence , which is exactly what Lux is sample to do for himself . After restraining the Doctor , Lux reap the regeneration vigour out and draw it . As he becomes more three - dimensional , the Doctor grows weak . Thankfully , Belinda pluck up on Fifteen ’s fool message to destruct the motion picture house ’s back rampart so that Lux is exposed to direct sunlight .
As the Doctor explain , when Belinda is confused , human being are mostly water and can still swim - and the same is true of Lux and light .
Although coming into unmediated link with sunlight may seem as though it would work to Lux ’s advantage , it proves too much for him to handle . Instead of develop more powerful , Lux absorbs more and more of the sun ’s light . He produce and grow without end until he leaves Earth ’s orbit and starts to reap in energy from the light of other celestial body and the universe at large . As the Doctor explains , when Belinda is at sea , humans are mostly pee and can still submerge - and the same is true of Lux and light .
Is Lux Really Dead At The End Of Doctor Who Season 15, Episode 2?
Lux is done for now, but could always come back
The implication at the goal of " Lux " is that Alan Cumming’sDoctor Whocharacter is numb . Interestingly , that does n’t seem to be the case , at least not in the traditional sense . As Belinda points out , Lux now blow pretty much all the traits of a God . He has no physical form , and he ’s everywhere all at once , as well as also being most things . He becomes at one with the universe , detached from most other desire or concerns .
BELINDA : " So , he ’s actually a God now . Infinite . Invisible . nonphysical . "
THE DOCTOR : " Amen . "
Doctor Whoseason 15 , episode 2 , " Lux . "
lx does n’t give out , but he at least stops being a threat . That being said , there ’s no reasonableness why he ca n’t return someday . It does n’t seem likely that a Pantheon God can in reality die forever . The Doctor has managed to defeat several members of the Pantheon so far , but the Toymaker and Sutekh have both come back after their unmistakable fall in the show ’s classic era . So , even though Lux Imperator seems to be done for now , his resurgence inDoctor Who ’s future remains a possibility .
Doctor Who Season 15 ’s Release docket On Disney+
installment
Title
Release Date ( 2025 )
1
" The Robot Revolution "
April 12
2
" lx "
April 19
3
" The Well "
April 26
4
" favorable Day "
May 3
5
" The Story and the railway locomotive "
May 10
6
" The Interstellar Song Contest "
May 17
7
" Wish World "
May 24
8
" The Reality War "
May 31
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