Doctor Who
Summary
Doctor Whoseason 14 ’s retcon of a Peter Davison - earned run average monster vastly improved a 42 - year - old level . Every actor who playedDoctor Whohas face off against various powerful creatures who want to destroy the universe , many of whom have a hatred for Earth and human beings . The authoritative serial publication boast both recurring scoundrel such as the Daleks and lusus naturae that appeared once or doubly before being trounce , on the face of it forever . Some of the one - off stories are among thebestDoctor Whoepisodesof all time , though they feature powerful enemy who are n’t likely to stay conquered for eternity .
The 2005 reboot of the series is intend to be a continuation of the master copy despite its dissimilar formatting and darker spirit . It sometimes links new episodes to classic ones , which it did in the episode whenDoctor Whoexplained the Susan Twist characterwas a vessel for Sutekh , a powerful enemy the Doctor trapped in a time corridor at the goal of 1974 ’s " Pyramid of Mars . “This narrative also retconned another monster who made two appearance during the Peter Davison era of the series , making those tarradiddle even more impactful than they were when they in the beginning air .
This seems to be something the fandom ca n’t concur on - some think it ’s heavy , others claim casual friends totally got it .
I ’m a big devotee of New Who , have n’t watch much of the Classic serial , and recover it all a number alienating - the anagram part of the twist particularly felt like it was imply to be something you should be intimate . But how many people watching Doctor Who in 2024 have seen Pyramids of Mars ?
Compare to The Master in season 3 , which had lots of explicit textual set up ( fob watches , You Are Not Alone ) . I ’m not saying the villain did n’t have to be Sutekh - but perhaps the twist should have been more about his method / car-mechanic / Pantheon plans and less about his name and history .
The Mara Explained
The 1980s Monster Possessed a Companion Twice
The Mara was to begin with a manifestation of pure evil that appear in the form of a serpent . It appeared doubly during Peter Davison ’s running play , both times involving his fellow traveler Tegan ( Janet Fielding ) . Tegan first encountered the Mara when she was mesmerized by some wind chime on a apparently idyllic planet , which make her to flow asleep and meet a creepy-crawly guy rope who demanded to have her so that it could use her to transport itself to a member of the Kinda tribe , the autochthonic people on the planet , to wreak mayhem and exacerbate the Kinda ’s conflict with whitened colonist .
Tegan was one of two comrade from the classic serial publication who fall in the Thirteenth Doctor ( Jodie Whittaker ) for her last adventure .
Althoughthe Doctor defeated the Mara on this function by tricking it into introduce a circle surrounded by mirrors , as evil can not stand to face at itself , the malevolent feeling still had some mastery over Tegan , and it influenced her to direct the TARDIS toward its home planet on the 500th anniversary of its proscription . The Mara then possessed Tegan for a second time because it needed her aid obtaining the Great Crystal , which could be used to facilitate its return in physical contour . However , the medico used mysterious training to defeat the Mara again , this time for good .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
The Mara has never appear on - screen since , though there are audio escapade related to the creature . Additionally , an former episode ofTorchwoodreferenced the Mara . When dealing with the fairies during " Small Worlds , " Jack Harkness suggested that they were touch on to the Mara and that the Holy Writ nightmare came from its name . Jack might not have been too far off in his assessment , consider Sutekh ’s recent revealabout the Mara .
Doctor Who Season 14 Confirms The Mara As A Member Of The Pantheon
Sutekh Claimed It As One Of His Own
Throughout season 14 , the Doctor and Ruby Sunday ( Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson ) have faced several members of thePantheon of Discord , excuse byDoctor Whoto be a group of nearly omnipotent , godlike wight . The Celestial Toymaker , the Maestro , and Sutekh are all members of the Pantheon who in all likelihood gained the power to enter the universe after the Fourteenth Doctor ( David Tennant ) flim-flam some creepy shapeshifters into believing a superstitious notion call for salinity so that he could get rid of them .
Every Member of the Pantheon Mentioned By Sutekh Who Has Been On Air
Name
Show
Episode
Celestial Toymaker - God of Games
" The Giggle "
hoaxer - God of Traps
Sarah Jane Adventures
" The marriage ceremony of Sarah Jane Smith : Part 2 "
Maestro - God of Music
" Devil ’s Chord "
Mara - God of beast
" Kinda " & " Snakedance "
Sutekh is the most powerful penis of the Pantheon , but there are many other members that the Doctor or his fellow traveler have encountered . After reveal his truthful build and his plan to put down the universe , Sutekh specifically mentioned that the Mara is a fellow member of the Pantheon . The Pantheon did not exist inDoctor Whocanon during Peter Davison ’s run , sothe Mara was not explicitly refer as a extremity of the Pantheon until Sutekh ’s declaration . However , this retcon makes sense given the Mara ’s premature verbal description as an evil spirit that was dire to wreak havoc in the universe .
The Mara’s New Origin Explains One Of Doctor Who’s Classic Mysteries
The Evil Creature’s Power and Origins Were Never Fully Explained
The Mara was introduced as a manifestation of pure evil but was never explained beyond that . Its original story was a clear emblem about the style Indigenous mass had been do by by white settlers all over the world , as the colonists had kidnapped two Kinda men to experiment on them and believed the Kinda were unfriendly and primitive because Kinda men did not verbalise , while the Kinda had a complex cultivation that admit understanding of the Mara ’s persona in decease and destruction . Thus , the author did n’t have a want to excuse the Mara ’s power beyond its theatrical role in Kinda culture .
" Snakedance " offered an bloodline story for the Mara , but did n’t explain its power beyond the introduction of the mysterious Great Crystal that could be used to land the Mara into the forcible realm from the non-white religious realm in which it normally resided .
Sutekh ’s revelation that the Mara is a member of the Pantheon fixes this problem . The Pantheon are all extremely powerful being that unremarkably domiciliate in the spiritual realm but have been able to come into the material universe because of the Doctor of the Church ’s error during " Wild Blue Yonder . " This explains the Mara ’s business leader on its home planet as well as on the Kinda ’s reality and suggest that it could reappear in late stories , as Sutekh has now done 50 years after his original defeat by the Fourth Doctor ( Tom Baker ) .
The Mara Being A Member Of The Pantheon Makes Them A Better Doctor Who Villain
Instead of Being a Random Monster Obsessed With Teagan, It Is Part of A Legion of Supervillains
Linking the Mara to the Pantheon gives an extra bed of meaning to the two tarradiddle that the puppet appeared in . While these stories were hard on their own , they did n’t resist out because they were just stories in whichone of the things that happened to aDoctor Whocompanionwas that she was possessed by an evil creature that would not reappear after it was crush . However , the Mara ’s new origin story evoke that the Fifth Doctor ’s skirmish with the goliath were part of a great plan .
The Mara ’s condition as a fellow member of the Pantheon intend thatDoctor Whocan bring it back in next episodes , perhaps even in the time of year 14 last .
The Mara ’s position as a member of the Pantheon means thatDoctor Whocan get it back in succeeding instalment , perhaps even in the time of year 14 finale . This tolerate the forward-looking serial to be more closely linked with classic episodes and offer a scarier , more upgrade interlingual rendition of the Mara . This also explains the Mara ’s origins and powers in a way the original did n’t , making this retcon one of the coolest things to hap during season 14 .
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The latest Doctor Who serial innovate the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by new companion Ruby Sunday .
