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care : pillager onward for Doctor Who season 15 , sequence 2 , " Lux . "
Doctor Whodoesn’t typically let in mid - credits scenes , but the bonus stop to " Lux " adds a whole raw skin colour to the entire instalment . Ever since Russell T Davies returned as showrunner , the TARDIS has been on a deliciously meta kick , from the Toymaker ’s puppet show aboutDoctor Who ’s retiring companionsto Maestro and Mrs. Flood gleefully give the fourth bulwark . Oddly , that all looks small - metre compared to what transpire inDoctor Whoseason 15 ’s second instalment , " Lux . "
With Lux , a member ofDoctor Who ’s Pantheon , sport the ability to trap foe inside reel of film , Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor and Varada Sethu ’s Belinda Chandra meet a ternion of " Doctor Who " devotee . The preposterously trippy succession includes product , stacks ofDoctor WhoDVDs , and even the show ’s own logo plastered on the television set . By break-dance Lux ’s semblance , the Doctor believes these make - believe fans will disappear , but the episode ’s mid - credits scene curiously reveals Lizzie , Hassan , and Robyn all survive , which could have major implications forDoctor Whoseason 15 ’s ending .
The Doctor Who Fans Being Alive Could Mean They’re Real
If They Don’t Disappear, They Must Be Real
As the Doctor explains it , the entire frame-up with the"Doctor Who " fans- the elbow room , the three people , the logo , etc . - is fabricated by Lux as an thaumaturgy to keep Fifteen and Belinda trapped inside the picture , just like the fake pig and Pye ’s late married woman . As soon as the Doctor shatter this illusion , everything within it should end to be , like change state off a torch . Because Lizzie , Hassan , and Robyn are n’t real , therefore , they should go away as shortly as the Doctor stops interacting with them .
The three fans do exist , but the slew of the Doctor and Belinda crawling from their TV like something out ofThe Ringmade them question reality .
Since this does n’t happen , the straightaway , logical conclusion to draw is that the three lover in " Lux " truly be , and there are several clues pointing in this direction . Shortly before the Doctor leaves them , Robyn laments , " we ’re the form of characters who do n’t have surnames " as she prepares to winkle out of realism . WhenDoctor Who ’s " Lux " creditsroll , however , the three characters are list as Lizzie Abel , Hassan Chowdry , and Robyn Gossage , which confirmsthe fans are n’t quite as dispensable or meaningless as they thought .
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A second clue amount inDoctor Who ’s 2024 Christmas special . During his year at the Sandringham Hotel with Anita , the Doctor take up collecting modeling police boxes as a pursuit , and was surprised at how pop these bauble were online . The prank was a reference toDoctor Whofans collecting TARDIS merchandise , but it also play with the estimation that"Doctor Who " exist as a TV show insideDoctor Who ’s universe- a possibility that looks way more likely after season 15 ’s " Lux . "
MD Who ’s Disney era has made a habit of quite distinctly breaking the quaternary wall , but one example of this in time of year 15 ’s opener is leisurely to pretermit .
It ’s possible , therefore , that the three rooter do exist , but the sight of the Doctor and Belinda fawn from their TV like something out ofThe Ringmade them oppugn reality for a minute - a utterly understandable reaction . Another option is that Lux did not create the fans as an illusion like the Doctor assume , but rather sent the Doctor and Belinda into another dimension ( " our " world , whereDoctor Whois a TV show ) . As a Pantheon God , this would probably fall down within Lux ’s power .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
If The Doctor Who Fans Are Real, Does That Mean The Doctor Isn’t?
The Doctor Isn’t A Real Boy After All
Since the " Doctor Who " fan survive the upshot of " Lux , " one must consider the possibility thatthe Doctor has his logic backwards : they ’re genuine and he is not .
The meta tone of Ncuti Gatwa ’s integral era supports this conception . Maestro played theDoctor Whotheme song , and Fifteen himself made a reference to " non - diegetic " medicine in the same installment , implying he could pick up the show ’s soundtrack . Even in " Lux , " the Doctor inexplicably yells " cut!“before wondering why he said it . All the details seem to be repoint toward an coming Revelation of Saint John the Divine that the Doctor is not real inDoctor Who , and the fact that Lizzie , Hassan , and Robyn live to see instalment 3 adds further fuel to that fire .
Mrs. Flood has cosplayed as preceding companion such as Clara Oswald and Romana , indicating that she might be a member of the Whovian fan society .
The biggest indication that the Doctor is n’t real inDoctor Who ’s universe , however , is Mrs. Flood . Anita Dobson ’s enigmatical character has cite the Doctor on several function , often speak as if he ’s her favorite literary creation . InDoctor Whoseason 14 ’s conclusion , for exemplar , she utter , " I ’m sorry to say his storey ends in absolute terror . "
Mrs. Flood is Doctor Who ’s bragging mystery ahead of season 15 , and one odd theory may explain her unequalled option her outfits on the show so far .
Mrs. Flood , of row , can also deal the audience directly , which once again creates a sense that the people watching the Doctor are real , and the MD himself is not . Also worth noting is how Mrs. Flood has cosplayed as preceding associate such as Clara Oswald and Romana , betoken that she might be a member of the Whovian fan club right alongside Lizzie , Hassan , and Robyn . By the final stage ofDoctor Whoseason 15 , the Time Lord ’s entire life could be confirm as an elaborate fictional origination orchestrated by member of the Pantheon or some high entity .
Did The Doctor Bring The Doctor Who Fans To Life?
The God Of Life Strikes Again?
Another challenging possibility to take is thatthe threeDoctor Whofans were not real when the Doctor meet them , but they unwittingly became realin the consequence . The climax of " Lux " take Alan Cumming ’s nominal scoundrel debilitate regeneration zip from the Doctor ’s organic structure to take in physical form . As seen with the butterfly the Doctor run across when he first begin travel with Ruby Sunday , regeneration DOE can sometimes be used to heal or revive dwell matter , although this is n’t a great power the Doctor utilise often .
As the Doctor ’s positive feedback get-up-and-go is flowing into Lux , he ’s thinking about Lizzie , Hassan , and Robyn . We know this because he tells Belinda to remember the advice those three fans offered . As such , it ’s executable that the Doctor ’s thoughts , with his re-formation energy channel through Lux as the fans ' creator , brought the three humans to life . Before that minute , they really were just figment of Lux ’s illusion , butthe Doctor ’s power of re-formation combine with the essence of a Pantheon Godto create three living , breathing people .
By being connected to another Pantheon God - one of his own form - Fifteen was perhaps able to briefly intercept into his true , original gifts .
This mind harmonise nicely with an existingDoctor Whotheory thatthe Doctor is on the Q.T. the Pantheon ’s God of Life . Thanks to the Timeless Child retcon , the Dr. ’s race and place of origin are now invitingly unknown . The only clue lies in how the protagonist consistently defies end through the might of positive feedback .
In their infinite wisdom , the Time Lords limited the Doctor ’s great power through scientific experimentation , restricting the number of regenerations that could happen without their express consent . If that Gallifreyan meddling had n’t taken station , the Doctor might be able to make life story in a way that would explain how Lizzie , Hassan , and Robyn are n’t dead at the end of " Lux . "
Episode Title
Release Date
" The Robot Revolution "
April 12
" lx "
April 19
" The Well "
April 26
" Lucky Day "
May 3
" The Story & The Engine "
May 10
" The Interstellar Song Contest "
May 17
" Wish World "
May 24
The Reality state of war
May 31
The Doctor may not know it , but as the God of Life , they could possess the power of infrangible creation . By being connected to another Pantheon God - one of his own kind - Fifteen was perhaps able to briefly tap into his true , original endowment and create three sentientDoctor Who - loving human beings out of regeneration Department of Energy .
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The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by fresh comrade Ruby Sunday .
