Doctor Who
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Summary
Doctor Whoseason 14 , sequence 7 , " The Legend of Ruby Sunday , " has Russell T Davies making a much - need adjustment to the franchise canyon , answering a question about the doc ’s descendant that ’s been burning since 1963 . TheDisney geological era ofDoctor Whohas already clean up up some of the rougher part of the show ’s lore , and " The Legend of Ruby Sunday " continue that course in a way that make many exciting future possibilities . While no one from the Doctor ’s bloodline is right away sum up to theDoctor Whoseason 14 castfor the penultimate episode , their looming presence ca n’t be discount .
WhileWilliam Hartnell ’s First Doctor ’s very first associate was his biologic granddaughter , the implication that the Doctor has had tike at some point is pretty much all viewers have had to go on for the last 60 years . The Doctor ’s offspring have never been at the heart of the legal action inDoctor Who , with never so much as a name being mentioned by the show ’s main character . Now , decade after Susan ’s introduction in theDoctor Whopilot instalment , Russell T Davies has clarified why her mother or father has receive so trivial focus .
Doctor Who has been a fixture on TV screens for 60 years , meaning there are plenty of stories to choose from when pick out the Time Lord ’s in effect .
Doctor Who Season 14, Episode 7 Confirms The Doctor’s Children Aren’t Born Yet
The Fifteenth Doctor confirms this to Ruby Sunday & Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
The Doctor tells Ruby he believes his granddaughter Susan is deadinDoctor Whoseason 14 , instalment 2 , " The Devil ’s Chord . " During this exchange , Ruby connects the dots and points out this meansthe Doctor must also have children so as to have a granddaughter . The Doctor retorts with , " I did have . I will have . Time Lords get a bit complicated . " This is a sentiment he rewords when speak to Kate Lethbridge - Stewart in " The Legend of Ruby Sunday . " explain the phenomenon of being a grandfather before being a father , he only assign it to the " Life of a Time Lord . "
Both of these moments basically support that , despite suffer a lot of interaction with Susan in the early stages ofDoctor Who ’s Graeco-Roman geological era , the Doctor still is n’t yet a father from his secular linear perspective . This may seem like a gamey - concept twist to embrace - because it is - but it allows the glaring absence seizure of any mention of the Doctor ’s baby to make far more sense .
How The Doctor Met Susan Before Having Children
The Doctor’s “timey-wimey” life has allowed him to skip meeting a generation of his family
The Doctor ’s want of direct fatherhood has n’t stopped him from having a account with Susan . While he might well cast the situation aside as a puzzling necessity of being a time traveler , the scenario necessitate to have an element of system of logic applied to it so that Humphrey Davy ' canonical tweak does n’t fall apart . Fortunately , there is an explanation that makes sense , and there ’s already a very similar office that already exists withinDoctor Who .
IfRiver Song ’s timeline with the Doctoris used as a loose object lesson , David Tennant ’s Tenth Doctor met River before he had get hitched with her , but River had a pictorial memory of their conjugation - even if it was to Matt Smith ’s Eleventh Doctor rather . So , the Doctor ’s relationships with his loved ones rarely take shape a true linethrough clock time and space . That being enunciate , the doc ’s association to Susan are slightly more elongate than the ones to his late married woman .
The First Doctor entrust his granddaughter , Susan Foreman , on Earth , but Doctor Who metier has provide several updates on her position since then .
Susan has always been the Doctor ’s biologic granddaughter , whereas River ’s family relationship with the Doctor meant they ab initio met as unknown who arguably had no two - sided association . So , the medico ’s prison term with his granddaughter is slightly less complicated , as all it means is that he skipped fulfill his children ( for now ) and jumped right to coming face - to - face with Susan . There does n’t seem to be the puzzling back - and - off crossing of timelines that fall out between River and the Doctor .
The Doctor’s Children & Susan’s Mother Can Still Appear In Doctor Who
The long-running British sci-fi has plenty of time to introduce the Doctor’s descendants
Susan already exists in theDoctor Whouniverse , which stand for that in some nook of space and prison term , so will her parents - one of whom will be a child of the medico . This means that whoever Susan ’s female parent turns out to be , the Doctor either has n’t met her yet or just has n’t reproduce with her . So , this will be a very polar reference to enter inDoctor Whoseason 15or beyond , even if there ’s a elephantine wait for the reveal .
As the Doctor ’s descendants , his children and grandchildren would share at least part of his deoxyribonucleic acid , intend he would no longer be alone in the universe as a member of an unknown species .
Even after Susan ’s mother appears inDoctor Who , there ’s still a generation between the Doctor and Susan that need to make its debut . Fascinatingly , the Doctor ’s children could even show up before he ever meets their mother , which would mirror his relationship with his granddaughter . As the Doctor ’s posterity , his nestling and grandchildren would share at least part of his desoxyribonucleic acid , meaning he would no longer be alone in the universe as a member of an unknown coinage .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
Chris Chibnall ’s Timeless Child storyline castrate the Doctor ’s backstory . So , he is no longer Gallifreyan , despite still being a Time Lord .
While Susan is real evidence that the Doctor has had - or will have - at least one child , the implication is that he has actually fathered at least two . The Doctor ’s issue are often referred to as " children , " rather than make water the illustrious distinction that he has only ever had one child . If so , thenSusan ’s existence may just be the crest of the icebergwhen it come to the future size of the Doctor ’s biological family line .
Doctor Who Season 14 Changing The Doctor’s Timeline Makes A Lot Of Sense
It ’s always been strange thatthe Doctor has hardly ever cite being a parentin the six decade ofDoctor Who . There has been the unexpended throwaway remark , but it ’s a facet of the type that has been handily disregard - despite the presence of a biological descendent in the very first instalment . Doctor Whoseason 14 , episode 3 , " Boom , " is one of the most prominent reference , withNcuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor ’s " Dad - to - Dad " gambit . Such a solid mention of the Doctor ’s fatherhood could be indicate to foreshadow the reveal in " The Legend of Ruby Sunday . "
" Rogue " shows a brief glance of an alternate Doctor , and while it ’s not confirmed to be link to bi - generation , it ’s knotty to explain it otherwise .
Russell T Davies has warrant the omission of the Doctor ’s baby being mentioned with this small moment inDoctor Whoseason 14 ’s penultimate instalment . His modification means , from the Dr. ’s point of view , he has never meet his children - because they have n’t been born yet . On the other hand , his status as a meter traveler allowed him to witness the future of his bloodline and form a bond with his granddaughter . What remains indecipherable is whether Susan still has a family relationship with her parentsduring her clock time onDoctor Who , or if they have met their final stage .
Episode
Disney+ Release Date
" Space Babies " & " The Devil ’s Chord "
May 10
" Boom "
May 17
" 73 thou "
May 24
" Dot & Bubble "
May 31
" Rogue "
June 7
" The Legend of Ruby Sunday "
June 14
" Empire of Death "
June 21
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The latest Doctor Who serial introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , link by Modern companion Ruby Sunday .
