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Warning : mollycoddler ahead forDoctor Who ’s 2024 Christmas special , " Joy to the World . “Steven Moffat ’s return toDoctor Whoappears to have been brief , but even if he never writes another script for the long - running British sci - fi show , his last two account have brightly set up a major antagonist for the future of Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor and possibly evenevery actor to play the Doctorafter him . So , Doctor Whoseason 15could be a slow - burning continuation of a plot of land revive by the former showrunner . ThebestDoctor Whoepisodes written by Steven Moffathave been sprinkled throughout the show ’s post - revival history .
The 2024 Christmas special,“Joy to the World , " is the 50th installment compose by Moffat , and as such , it would be a great meter for him to bow out of the franchise for goodness . His work on the show dates back to Christopher Eccleston ’s Ninth Doctor ’s prison term in the TARDIS . However , when Moffat took over from Russell T. Davies as theDoctor Whoshowrunner in 2008 , that ’s when he was genuinely able to leave his mark on the saga . On the surface , his influence onDoctor Who ’s Disney eramay seem subtle , but it is n’t .
“Boom” & “Joy To The World” Made Villengard More Prominent In Doctor Who
Gatwa’s Doctor has arguably had the biggest run-ins with Villengard
Steven Moffat introduced Villengard to the franchise inDoctor Whoseason 1 , episode 9 , " The Empty Child . " The villainous major planet is home to countless weapons manufactory , and the advanced instruments of death are distributed very far and very all-encompassing . However , Villengard only features very little in " The Empty Child . " In later Moffat endeavor , once he had read over as showrunner , he start to work Villengard into more and more scripts .
One of the most famous instances was 2017 ’s Christmas special , " Twice Upon a prison term , " but Moffat ’s two most recent sequence are Villengard ’s bragging outings yet . Doctor Whoseason 14 , episode 3 , " Boom , " heavy features Villengard tech , and so does the 2024 Christmas special " Joy to the World . " late outings for the villainous establishment have been largely contained in singular installment , butMoffat has very of late made it so Villengard ca n’t be ignoredor leave about conk forwards . Without " Boom " or " Joy to the mankind , " Villengard would still be bubbling off in the screen background .
Did The Doctor Already Beat Villengard? It’s Not Confirmed
Nine passed comment on Villengard’s fate in Doctor Who season 1
" The Empty kid " conclude with a 2nd episode -Doctor Whoseason 1 , sequence 10 , " The Doctor Dances . " In the two - parter ’s finale , the Ninth Doctor mentions he destroy the factories of Villengard . While there ’s no reason to believe the Doctor is lying in this scene , it ’s also possible his solution was n’t quite as final as he thought . In other Logos , Villengard may very well still be alive after weather the Time Lord ’s effort at wipe them from being .
John Hurt ’s War Doctor turn the Villengard factories into medal tree using a molecular yield bomb calorimeter in theDoctor Whocomics . However , with this mo happening away from the main show , it ’s confutable whether this act is part of the officialDoctor Whocanon .
Villengard is a vast pot with an immense grade of firepower and influence . So , while the Doctor may consider he neutralized the threat for commodity , Villengard could have survived the Doctor ’s attack and keep elsewhere , or even reconstruct after the Time Lord believed the planet to be rendered inert . Alternatively , the Doctor may have been successful in completely annihilating Villengard , but a show likeDoctor Whoallows threats from the past to arise all the prison term . If Villengard is live on , that does n’t scrub them from the timeline . They ’re still out there somewhere in the past , thriving .
Villengard Has The Potential To Become A Major Antagonist In Doctor Who’s Future
Moffat’s storyline can last for years
Villengard has n’t exactly been undistinguished when it has shown up inDoctor Who , but it has n’t been a particularly full-grown focal point either . For example , " bonanza " only really addresses the desolation make by Villengard on one specific world , while the branch dealers are almost definitely wreak even more havoc in all corner of the world . So , the Doctor often only terminate up treating the symptom rather than the diseasewhen it come up to Villengard , which will only allow the organization to reorganise and go again after the Doctor has departed in apparent triumph .
Although Ruby Sunday give at the end of Doctor of the Church Who season 14 , the show seems determined to recreate the introduction of Millie Gibson ’s character .
Moving forwards , the ongoing menace dumbfound by Villengard will surely only increase . It would be groovy if Russell T Sir Humphrey Davy could proceed the oeuvre done by Moffat and uprise Villengard into a genuinely fearsome resister of the Doctor in the year to come . This would also work out the problem of the show unceasingly cycle between the Cybermen , the Daleks , and the Master as the main opponent to the famous Time Lord . Eventually , the Doctor will patently come out triumphant , butDoctor Whocan sure as shooting make it a thrilling drive .
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The modish Dr. Who serial introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , join by new comrade Ruby Sunday .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
