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word of advice : spoiler ahead forDoctor Whoseason 15 , episode 1 , " The Robot Revolution . “When the Cybermen seem inDoctor Who , the episodes run to have sure hallmarks , and " The Robot Revolution " has almost every one while lacking the cybernetic villains themselves . Doctor Whoseason 15 , episode 1 ’s complex timelinedoesn’t feature the Cyberman at all , but it feels very much like an installment that would have suit them . It ’s been a while since they last appear , and it looks as though we ’ll be waiting a little longer before we see them again . However , as one of the mostcommonly recurringDoctor Whovillains , they ’re a bad part of the show ’s legacy .
As well as quiet highlighting theconnection between Belinda Chanda and Mundy Flynn- both of whom are played by Varada Sethu -“The Robot Revolution " introduces fresh configurations and charactersthat do n’t reference anything from before the era of Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor . That being say , the installing still finds ways to make itself feel peculiarly familiar , mostly thanks to the incidental nods to the Cybermen .
“The Robot Revolution” Has The Bare Bones Of A Cyberman Episode
Russell T. Davies has written an episode that wouldn’t need much tweaking to feature the Cybermen
Cyberman episodes run to orbit around a very similar assumption . They often begin with a complimentary society that goes on to discover itself under the control of the infamousDoctor Whovillains during the course of the history . Doctor Whoseason 2 ’s " Rise of the Cybermen " two - parter is a great instance of this , asDavid Tennant ’s Tenth Doctorrescues an alternate version of Earth from this exact scenario . From there , the unfortunate somebody of whatever community is oppressed are convert into bionic woman - a process known to the Cybermen as being " upgraded . "
" The Robot Revolution " even goes as far as " upgrading " Jonny Green ’s Alan Budd into the AI Generator , making him part man and part machine - just like a Cyberman . Plus , Nicholas Briggs voice both the Cybermen and the season 15 Robots .
When interpret down a list of cliff notes that would describe a Cyberman sequence , " The Robot Revolution " ab initio appear to conform to into the category . The episode ’s Robots are the overlords of the organic beingness on Missbelindachandra One , just as the Cybermen have been countless times on Earth and other planets . " The Robot Revolution " even goes as far as " upgrading " Jonny Green ’s Alan Budd into the AI Generator , make him part man and part machine - just like a Cyberman . In a way , he becomes the Robots ' interpretation of the Cyber - Controller .
Why Doctor Who Couldn’t Use The Cybermen For “The Robot Revolution”
Missbelindachandra One needed to have once had peace with the Robots
At first , it seems a minute puzzling that showrunner / author Russell T. Davies did n’t just fetch back the Cybermento serve the villains in " The Robot Revolution . " Upon further reflection , I realize the main grounds why he did n’t , and it amount down to the Robots ' relationship with the humanoid indweller who live on their satellite of origin . The Doctor ’s encode conversation with Belinda in the throne roomreveals that the Robots and Missbelindachandrakind populate in harmony for millennia before the war broke out , and that would never befall if the Cybermen were part of the story alternatively .
Another lose Doctor of the Church Who story has been recreate in audio soma , as heavy Finish prepares to accommodate Genesis of the Cybermen into a fully - frame audio dramatic play .
" The Robot Revolution " needed the arrival ofAlan and his journeying to become the planet ’s authoritarian as the AI Generatorto attend to as the catalyst that brought about the oppression of Missbelindachandrakind . Plus , the homecoming of the Cybermen is certain to be a landmark social occasion whenever it inevitably happen . If they had seem in " The Robot Revolution , " it would have pull focus from Belinda ’s debut and the closed book surrounding her connection to the Doctor and her place in the show ’s canon . So , new characters with less dramatic luggage were insert or else .
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Ncuti Gatwa Still Hasn’t Faced One Of Doctor Who’s “Big Three” Villains
Fifteen has mainly faced new bad guys so far
Even though the size of it of theDoctor Whouniverse allows for countless opening when it comes to fresh villains enter the fray , the show tends to turn back to three of them far more often than others . The Daleks are plain the main villain to have return multitudinous times , but the Cybermen and thevarious versions of the Masteralso have an telling numeral of show . Despite their frequent resurgences since evenDoctor Who ’s classic era , Gatwa ’s translation of the Time Lord has n’t encountered any member of the otherwise omnipresent triad .
Hopefully , Gatwa gets to do battle with one of the big three before he step away asDoctor Who ’s leading human being .
Other than the Doctor ’s reunion with theToymaker ( Neil Patrick Harris)in " The Giggle " and Sutekh ’s tax return at theend ofDoctor Whoseason 14 , pretty much every other defective guy with whom Fifteen has hybridize paths has been completely original to Gatwa ’s era . This could be to keep the show more accessible to new viewer , but that also means they ’re missing out on a bad part of the long - running British sci - fi show ’s history . Hopefully , Gatwa have to do battle with one of the grownup three before he step by asDoctor Who ’s lead mankind .
Dr. Who Season 15 ’s Release Schedule On Disney+
Episode
Title
Release Date ( 2025 )
1
" The Robot Revolution "
April 12
2
" Lux "
April 19
3
" The Well "
April 26
4
" favorable Day "
May 3
5
" The Story and the Engine "
May 10
6
" The Interstellar Song Contest "
May 17
7
" Wish World "
May 24
8
" The Reality warfare "
May 31
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