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Caution : spoilers ahead for Doctor Who season 15 , sequence 3 , " The Well . "
The big twist ofDoctor Whoseason 15 , episode 3 , " The Well , " is given away long in advance of the real reveal , but viewers will need a good computer memory to make the connection . While the installment begins as a unconstipated base - under - siege tale , Doctor Who ’s " The Well " eventually attempt to be a hole-and-corner sequel to " Midnight"from time of year 4 . Taking place many millennia after the Tenth Doctor ’s sojourn alongside Donna Noble , " The Well " reunify the Doctor with the faceless menace that torment him and the other shuttle passenger back when the surface of Midnight was covered in diamond .
head intoDoctor Whoseason 15 , it had been hypothesize that a follow - up to the season 4 installment from Russell T Davies ' late stint as showrunner was coming , but the connection between " Midnight " and " The Well " still land as a surprisal . Compared to Lux being one ofDoctor Who ’s Pantheon deity , the " Midnight " twist is not well-heeled for those unaware of the online discourse to see come . Nevertheless , the porta minutes of " The Well " do let in a clever cue that give the spin away for viewer with a respectable capitulum for recall .
How Doctor Who’s “The Well” Gives Away Its Big Twist Early
Did You Notice It?
" The Well " tacitly confirms its link to " Midnight " only five minutes into the story , beforethe Doctor and Belindaeven go into the mining base . The line in query comes as the Doctor is being innovate to Platoon Leader Shaya Costallion . Shortly after exchange pleasantry , Shaya explains , " This is major planet 6 - 7 - 6 - 7 and the air is charged with galvanic radiation . " Back inDoctor Whoseason 4 ’s " Midnight , " during the panorama where Professor Hobbes was give his PowerPoint intro about the major planet , he pointed out , " This is Midnight , do you see ? Bombarded by the sunlight . X - tonic shaft , rude galvanizing radiation . "
Professor Hobbes was portray by David Troughton , boy of the Second Doctor ’s thespian , Patrick Troughton .
" Midnight " is not the only sentence " galvanic " has been uttered inDoctor Who . The gun used at UNIT headquarters during " The Giggle " is referred to as the " galvanic irradiation , " but " Midnight " persist the most overt example , and certainly the only prison term a planet is described as being cover in galvanic radiation therapy . As such , it should have been clean from the very beginning that Planet 6 - 7 - 6 - 7 was but a cover for Midnight- albeit only if viewers recall a single , throwaway line of credit from almost 20 age ago .
Other Clues Doctor Who’s “The Well” Was A Sequel To “Midnight” All Along
There Were Two Other Hints Near The Beginning
While the citation to galvanic radiation is by far the big indicant that " The Well " isDoctor Who ’s stealth " Midnight " continuation , other jot are dropped along the way . A little after the six instant cross , Shaya Costallion discuss the C 46 being mine on Planet 6 - 7 - 6 - 7.Carbon is , of course , what diamonds are made from , and this is partially how the Fifteenth Doctor himself deduces the truth . By itself , minelaying carbon would not be enough of a clue for audience to figure out the large " Midnight " twist , but with voltaic radiation also mentioned within the same 60 - second period , it should be clear-cut from the beginning that " The Well " can not be taking topographic point anywhere except Midnight .
Episode Title
Release Date
" The Robot Revolution "
April 12
" Lux "
April 19
" The Well "
April 26
" Lucky twenty-four hours "
May 3
" The Story & The Engine "
May 10
" The Interstellar Song Contest "
May 17
" Wish World "
May 24
The Reality War
May 31
The other breadcrumb is the landscape Fifteen and Belinda look out upon as Shaya Costallion relays this information . At first glance , the craggy and cragged landscape could be any number of planets from the annals of sci - fi history . Rewatching the " Midnight " scene where the 10th Doctor start the screen blocking the bird ’s cockpit , however , the satellite ’s surface seen in " The Well " certainly search like Midnight without all the shiny part . Again , it ’s not enough of a clue by itself to draw in a connection between the twoDoctor Whoepisodes , but combined with the other hints , it should have affirm those suspicion .
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