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admonition : Spoilers ahead forDoctor Whoseason 15 , episode 1 , " The Robot Revolution . “Varada Sethu plays both Mundy Flynn and Belinda Chandra in theDoctor Whouniverse , and the actress ' three-fold casting has an in - universe explanation that lead deeper than similar scenarios that have come about within the show ’s canon . After do her debut in 2024 ’s " windfall " as part of theDoctor Whoseason 14 cast , Sethu returns inDoctor Whoseason 15 , episode 1 , " The Robot Revolution , " to replace Millie Gibson ’s Ruby Sunday as the new comrade to the Fifteenth Doctor ( Ncuti Gatwa ) . The time of year 15 premiere focalise on a new narration but also explain the physical similarities between both of Sethu ’s characters .
Fifteen shares the Revelation of Saint John the Divine near theend ofDoctor Whoseason 15 , episode 1 , and it ’s an explanation that ’s been used before within the show ’s lore . That being said , despite the manyDoctor Whoactors who have act more than one role , Belinda ’s introduction comes laden with a far more mysterious edge . ShowrunnerRussell T. Davies has made a far more concerted effort to connect Sethu’sDoctor Whoroles , and set aside it to inform the story far more than is typical of situations like these .
Doctor Who Season 15 Confirms Mundy Flynn Is A Future Descendant Of Belinda Chandra
Fifteen tells Belinda about his meeting with Mundy in “The Robot Revolution”
Several theory about the Mundy / Belinda connective were expose in " The Robot Revolution . " Sethu’sDoctor Whoseason 14 character is part of the same bloodline as her season 15 persona . Of course , with Fifteen encountering Mundy in the 51st hundred , they ’re only very remote relatives . If the Doctor had never been a part of either of their lives , it ’s pretty much a foregone ending thatBelinda would never have known about Mundy . With 3,000 years separating both women and niggling more info about their family tree , it ’s not possible to tell exactly what their human relationship to one another would be .
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Doctor Whohas used this explanation before with other share - histrion characters , and I ’m sure Sethu ’s site wo n’t be the last time it hap either . It ’s a nice and easy way to report for two characters get the same boldness , although perhaps also a little too commodious . What ’s different this time around is that while old dual - molding do n’t run to happen intentionally , Sethu ’s debut as Mundy Flynn feels far more like the planting of a purposeful narrative seedthat finally led to Belinda cryptically entering the fray . I say this because Davies is tie far more tending to it than usual .
The Doctor Believes That Meeting Both Belinda & Mundy Isn’t A Coincidence
Fifteen believes something cosmic brought him into Belinda’s company after Mundy
Other physician have noticed two people from vastly dissimilar periods of human history who look identical , but they ’ve also largely shrug it off as an interesting or comical diversion . For example , Christopher Eccleston ’s Ninth Doctor come across Eve Myles ' Gwyneth inDoctor Whoseason 1 , episode 3 , " The Unquiet Dead , " and Ten ( David Tennant ) references but does n’t order any real importance on how much Myles ' Gwen Cooper look like her 19th - century counterpart and ancestor when he meets the Torchwood team inDoctor Whoseason 4 . However , Fifteen clear feels differently about Belinda and Mundy .
The amount of clip that has go on makes it very improbable that Mundy would look anything like Belinda , despite the distant genetic connection .
In " The Robot Revolution , " Gatwa ’s Doctor is visibly activated about the panorama of investigating the reason why his fresh companion look so very much like an Anglican Marine he meet on the open of a aloof satellite thousands of year into the future . The amount of time that has fall out gain it very unlikely that Mundy would look anything like Belinda , despite the distant hereditary connection . The Doctor believes the world is drawing Belinda and him together , and his meeting with Mundy inDoctor Whoseason 14 was just one pace in that journey .
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Doctor Who Season 15 ’s Release docket On Disney+
Episode
Title
Release Date ( 2025 )
1
" The Robot Revolution "
April 12
2
" lx "
April 19
3
" The Well "
April 26
4
" Lucky solar day "
May 3
5
" The Story and the 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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